South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3968

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Matthews, McKnight and Brawley
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11186dg21.docx

Introduced in the House on February 24, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Ratifications

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   2/24/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-135 SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONLY MAY RATIFY BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHEN NEITHER BODY IS IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 2-7-135.    To meet the requirements of Section 18, Article 3 of the Constitution of this State, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives only may sign a bill or joint resolution that has been read three times and on three several days in each house outside of the period commencing when each respective legislative body is called to order for the day and ending when each respective legislative body stands adjourned for the day."

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

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