South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016
Journal of the Senate

Thursday, July 9, 2015
(Statewide Session)

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The Senate assembled at 10:00 A.M., the hour to which it stood adjourned, and was called to order by the ACTING PRESIDENT, Senator LEATHERMAN. (This is a Statewide Session day established under the provisions of Senate Rule 1B. Members not having scheduled committee or subcommittee meetings may be in their home districts without effect on their session attendance record.)

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

The following were introduced:

S. 905 (Word version) -- Senator Cromer: A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DEBORAH B. SMITH FOR HER OUTSTANDING YEARS OF SERVICE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEWBERRY OPERA HOUSE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
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The Senate Resolution was adopted.

H. 4375 (Word version) -- Rep. W. J. McLeod: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE AND EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO DR. JAMES E. WISEMAN FOR HIS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NEWBERRY OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION.

The Concurrent Resolution was adopted, ordered returned to the House.

Message from the House

Columbia, S.C., July 9, 2015

Mr. President and Senators:

The House respectfully informs your Honorable Body that having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title be changed to that of an Act and enrolled for Ratification:

S. 897 (Word version) -- Senators Sheheen, Malloy, Coleman, McElveen, Kimpson, Nicholson, Massey, Campbell, Hembree, Williams, Matthews, Hutto, Setzler, Sabb, L. Martin, Jackson, Davis, Lourie, Johnson, Reese, Thurmond, Campsen, Rankin, Scott, Hayes, Bennett, Allen and Gregory: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-10-10(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE FLAGS AUTHORIZED TO BE FLOWN ATOP THE STATE HOUSE AND ON THE CAPITOL COMPLEX, TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA FROM ITS LOCATION ADJACENT TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER MONUMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT UPON ITS REMOVAL, THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE CONFEDERATE RELIC ROOM FOR APPROPRIATE DISPLAY.
Very respectfully,
Speaker of the House

Received as information.

RATIFICATION OF ACTS

Pursuant to an invitation the Honorable Speaker and House of Representatives appeared in the Senate Chamber on July 9, 2015, at 10:10 A.M. and the following Act was ratified:

(R132, S. 897 (Word version)) -- Senators Sheheen, Malloy, Coleman, McElveen, Kimpson, Nicholson, Massey, Campbell, Hembree, Williams, Matthews, Hutto, Setzler, Sabb, L. Martin, Jackson, Davis, Lourie, Johnson, Reese, Thurmond, Campsen, Rankin, Scott, Hayes, Bennett, Allen and Gregory: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-10-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FLAGS AUTHORIZED TO BE FLOWN ATOP THE STATE HOUSE AND ON THE CAPITOL COMPLEX, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA FROM ITS LOCATION ADJACENT TO THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER MONUMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT UPON ITS REMOVAL, THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY BATTLE FLAG OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA SHALL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE CONFEDERATE RELIC ROOM FOR APPROPRIATE DISPLAY.
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ADJOURNMENT

At 10:30 A.M., on motion of Senator LEATHERMAN, the Senate adjourned, pursuant to the provisions of H. 4274, the Sine Die Resolution.

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