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A153, R162, S340

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Sheheen
Document Path: l:\s-res\vas\010poet.sp.vas.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 1, 2017
Introduced in the House on March 7, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on April 11, 2018
Governor's Action: April 17, 2018, Signed

Summary: Poet Laureate

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/1/2017  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 17)
    2/1/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on General (Senate Journal-page 17)
   2/23/2017  Senate  Committee report: Favorable General 
                        (Senate Journal-page 19)
   2/28/2017          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/2/2017  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27)
    3/2/2017  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
    3/7/2017  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
    3/7/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 99)
    3/7/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 99)
    3/1/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 3)
    3/7/2018  House   Rejected (House Journal-page 23)
    3/7/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-51  Nays-54 (House Journal-page 23)
   4/10/2018  House   Reconsidered (House Journal-page 18)
   4/10/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
   4/10/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-30 (House Journal-page 19)
   4/11/2018  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 10)
   4/12/2018          Ratified R 162
   4/17/2018          Signed By Governor
   4/24/2018          Effective date 04/17/18
   4/30/2018          Act No. 153

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/1/2017
2/23/2017
2/28/2017
3/1/2018

(A153, R162, S340)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-230, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S POET LAUREATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND TO ESTABLISH TERMS OF OFFICE AND DUTIES.

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

Poet laureate appointment, term and duties

SECTION    1.    Section 1-3-230 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-3-230.    Upon the recommendation of qualified candidates by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the Governor shall name and appoint an outstanding and distinguished person of letters as poet laureate for the State of South Carolina for a term of four years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. A poet laureate is eligible for reappointment one time. The poet laureate shall respond to requests of the Governor and participate in other relevant public programming."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 12th day of April, 2018.

Approved the 17th day of April, 2018.

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