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A113, R114, S11
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Peeler, Bennett, McElveen and Young
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19432wab19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3246, 3335
Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2019
Introduced in the House on March 21, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on January 15, 2020
Governor's Action: February 3, 2020, Signed
Summary: Daylight saving time
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/12/2018 Senate Prefiled
12/12/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/8/2019 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 41)
1/8/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 41)
3/13/2019 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 7)
3/19/2019 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
3/19/2019 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 28)
3/20/2019 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 15)
3/21/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 3)
3/21/2019 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 3)
5/8/2019 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(House Journal-page 3)
5/9/2019 House Read second time (House Journal-page 24)
5/9/2019 House Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-10 (House Journal-page 24)
1/15/2020 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 83)
1/29/2020 Ratified R 114 (Senate Journal-page 35)
2/3/2020 Signed By Governor
2/5/2020 Effective date See Act
2/7/2020 Act No. 113
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A113, R114, S11)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-30 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TO BE THE YEAR-ROUND STANDARD TIME OF THE ENTIRE STATE SHOULD THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AMEND CERTAIN RELATED FEDERAL LAW TO ALLOW STATES TO OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME YEAR ROUND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Daylight saving time observation
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-1-30. If the United States Congress amends 15 U.S.C. Section 260a to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year round, it is the intent of the South Carolina General Assembly that daylight saving time be the year-round standard of the entire State and all of its political subdivisions."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2019.
Ratified the 29th day of January, 2020.
Approved the 3rd day of February, 2020.
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