South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A25, R36, H3973

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Sponsors: Reps. Bedingfield, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, H.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood
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Introduced in the House on April 17, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on April 25, 2013
Governor's Action: May 3, 2013, Signed

Summary: Golden September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/17/2013  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 14)
   4/18/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 99)
   4/18/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 100)
   4/18/2013  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 101)
   4/19/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 6)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 59)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 37)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 37)
   4/25/2013  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 23)
    5/2/2013          Ratified R 36
    5/3/2013          Signed By Governor
   5/13/2013          Effective date 05/03/13
   5/13/2013          Act No. 25

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/17/2013
4/17/2013-A
4/23/2013

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(A25, R36, H3973)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF EVERY YEAR IS DESIGNATED AS "GOLDEN-SEPTEMBER CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Findings

SECTION    1.    The General Assembly finds that:

(1)    cancer is a disease that affects Americans of every sex, gender, race, and ethnicity;

(2)    it is a particularly horrible disease when it strikes children; and

(3)    to declare the month of September of each year as 'Childhood Cancer Awareness Month' in South Carolina and to designate it as 'Golden-September' would honor and give courage to all those children in our State who are fighting this terrible disease.

Month designated

SECTION    2.    Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-3-115.    The month of September of every year is declared 'Golden-September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month' in South Carolina to honor and give courage to all those children in our State who are fighting this terrible disease."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of May, 2013.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2013.

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