South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A204, R257, H4527

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Felder, D.C. Moss, Brannon, Allison, Daning, Crosby, V.S. Moss, Hosey, Sottile, Clyburn, Kennedy, Spires, Quinn, R.L. Brown, Cole, Forrester, Pope, Rivers, Wood and Gilliard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7374ahb14.docx

Introduced in the House on January 21, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on April 3, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 27, 2014
Governor's Action: June 2, 2014, Signed

Summary: A Day of Recognition for Veterans' Spouses and Families

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/21/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   1/21/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 11)
   1/23/2014  House   Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
   1/23/2014  House   Recommitted to Committee on Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 17)
   3/26/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 86)
    4/2/2014  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
    4/2/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 186)
    4/2/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 186)
    4/3/2014  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 14)
    4/3/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    4/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on General (Senate Journal-page 10)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable General 
                        (Senate Journal-page 18)
   5/22/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 57)
   5/22/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 57)
   5/27/2014  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 13)
   5/29/2014          Ratified R 257
    6/2/2014          Signed By Governor
    6/6/2014          Effective date 06/02/14
   6/10/2014          Act No. 204

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/21/2014
1/23/2014
3/26/2014
5/21/2014

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A204, R257, H4527)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-195 SO AS TO ESTABLISH "A DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR VETERANS' SPOUSES AND FAMILIES" ON THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY EACH YEAR.

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

A Day of Recognition for Veterans' Spouses and Families

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 53-3-195.    In gratitude and acknowledgment of the many and varied contributions of the spouses and families of this country's veterans and their sacrifices for the benefit of the freedom we so richly enjoy, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day each year is designated as 'A Day of Recognition for Veterans' Spouses and Families' in South Carolina."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.

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