South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3498

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Taylor, McGarry, Burns, Long, Forrest, Hosey, Caskey, Thayer, Hixon, Simrill and Davis
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3325ph21.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Constitutional amendment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/16/2020  House   Prefiled
  12/16/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 213)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 213)
   1/13/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
    2/2/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
    3/9/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Simrill
   3/10/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/16/2020

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

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO REPEAL SECTION 4, ARTICLE XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS PROVIDING DIRECT AID TO RELIGIOUS OR OTHER PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 4, Article XI of the Constitution of this State be repealed, which section presently reads:

    "No money shall be paid from public funds nor shall the credit of the State or any of its political subdivisions be used for the direct benefit of any religious or other private educational institution."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

    "Must Section 4, Article XI of the Constitution of this State be repealed so as to eliminate the prohibition against the State or its political subdivisions providing direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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