Journal of the House of Representatives
of the First Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 10, 1995

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Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. HODGES explained the amendment.

Rep. MARTIN spoke in favor of the amendment.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

Rep. MARTIN continued speaking.

Rep. SPEARMAN spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON spoke against the amendment.

Rep. SHISSIAS spoke in favor of the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.

Rep. CROMER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 57; Nays 54

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Boan
Brown, H.        Cain             Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Cotty
Cromer           Dantzler         Davenport
Easterday        Elliott          Fair
Fleming          Fulmer           Hallman
Harrell          Harrison         Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mason
Meacham          Quinn            Rice
Richardson       Robinson         Sandifer
Sharpe           Simrill          Smith, D.
Smith, R.        Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Waldrop          Walker


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Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Wright           Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--57

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Carnell
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Delleney         Gamble           Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Harwell          Hodges           Howard
Jennings         Kennedy          Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Lloyd
Martin           McAbee           McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Phillips         Rhoad            Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Shissias
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Townsend         Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams         Witherspoon      Worley

Total--54

So, the amendment was tabled.

Rep. HUFF moved immediate cloture on the entire matter.

Rep. KEYSERLING demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 71; Nays 40

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Baxley
Brown, H.        Cain             Cato
Chamblee         Cooper           Cotty
Dantzler         Davenport        Easterday
Elliott          Fair             Fleming


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Fulmer           Hallman          Harrell
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harrison
Harvin           Harwell          Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Jennings         Kelley           Kinon
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Martin           Mason            McCraw
Meacham          Phillips         Quinn
Rice             Richardson       Robinson
Sandifer         Sharpe           Simrill
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Stille
Stuart           Thomas           Townsend
Tripp            Trotter          Vaughn
Waldrop          Walker           Wells
Whatley          Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Worley           Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--71

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Beatty
Boan             Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Carnell
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cromer           Delleney         Gamble
Govan            Hodges           Howard
Keegan           Kennedy          Keyserling
Kirsh            Lloyd            McAbee
McElveen         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Neilson          Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Shissias
Spearman         Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams

Total--40

So, immediate cloture was ordered.


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AMENDMENT NO. 29--MOTION TO RECONSIDER TABLED

Rep. CROMER moved to reconsider the vote whereby Amendment No. 29 was tabled.

Rep. ROBINSON moved to table the motion to reconsider.

Rep. HODGES demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 57; Nays 56

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Brown, H.
Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Fleming          Fulmer
Hallman          Harrell          Harrison
Haskins          Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Keegan           Kelley
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            Meacham          Quinn
Rice             Richardson       Robinson
Sandifer         Sharpe           Simrill
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Tripp
Trotter          Vaughn           Waldrop
Walker           Wells            Whatley
Wilkins          Wofford          Worley
Wright           Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--57

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Boan             Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, J.        Brown, T.
Byrd             Carnell          Cave
Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter      Cromer
Delleney         Gamble           Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harwell
Hodges           Howard           Jennings


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Kennedy          Keyserling       Kinon
Kirsh            Lloyd            Martin
McAbee           McCraw           McElveen
McMahand         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Neilson          Phillips
Rhoad            Rogers           Scott
Sheheen          Shissias         Spearman
Stille           Stuart           Thomas
Townsend         Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams         Witherspoon

Total--56

So, the motion to reconsider was tabled.

Rep. FAIR proposed the following Amendment No. 30 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\PT\1760AC.95), which was adopted.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part V, SECTION 1, Page 3613-9, by inserting after /./ on Line 31 /The State may provide benefits to a child born after ten months in the form of vouchers that may be used only to pay for particular goods and services specified by the State as needed for the child's mother to participate in education training and employment related activities./

Amend title to conform.

Rep. FAIR explained the amendment.

Rep. MOODY-LAWRENCE moved to table the amendment, which was not agreed to.

The amendment was then adopted by a division vote of 61 to 21.

Rep. HOWARD moved that the House do now adjourn.

Rep. HUFF demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 13; Nays 89

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Breeland         Carnell          Cave
Cobb-Hunter      Hodges           Howard
Kennedy          Lloyd            McAbee


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Neal             Scott            White
Wilkes

Total--13

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Askins           Bailey
Baxley           Beatty           Boan
Brown, H.        Cain             Cato
Chamblee         Clyburn          Cooper
Cotty            Cromer           Dantzler
Davenport        Delleney         Easterday
Elliott          Fair             Fleming
Fulmer           Gamble           Govan
Hallman          Harrell          Harris, J.
Harrison         Harvin           Harwell
Haskins          Herdklotz        Huff
Hutson           Inabinett        Jennings
Keegan           Kelley           Kinon
Kirsh            Klauber          Knotts
Koon             Lanford          Law
Limbaugh         Limehouse        Littlejohn
Marchbanks       Mason            McCraw
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Meacham          Phillips         Quinn
Rhoad            Rice             Richardson
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Sheheen          Shissias         Simrill
Smith, D.        Smith, R.        Spearman
Stille           Stuart           Thomas
Townsend         Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Waldrop          Walker
Wells            Whatley          Whipper, S.
Wilder           Wilkins          Williams
Witherspoon      Wofford          Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--89

So, the House refused to adjourn.


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Rep. HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 31 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\DKA\3751AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part V, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION __. In order to ensure the success of a family's ability to retain employment, adequate child care must be available. The State of South Carolina shall provide child care vouchers for up to three hundred dollars a year for each child under six years of age in a family with a total family income below the federal poverty level. The department shall administer the program, and eligible families may apply at department county offices./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. HODGES explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to by division vote of 59 to 32.

Rep. HODGES proposed the following Amendment No. 32 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\BR1\18218AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 3613-8, Part IV, by inserting on line 37 after Section 1:

/SECTION 2. No later than six months after an AFDC recipient's benefits are terminated under the time limits for the receipt of AFDC established in Part IV, Section 1, the department shall conduct an assessment of and make recommendations, as appropriate, for the health and well-being of the children in the care and custody of the former AFDC recipient including, but not limited to, access to family preservation funds or foster care or orphanage placement./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. HODGES explained the amendment.

Rep. HARRISON moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. CROMER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 63; Nays 42

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Boan
Cain             Cato             Cooper
Cotty            Dantzler         Davenport
Delleney         Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Fleming          Fulmer
Gamble           Hallman          Harrell
Harris, J.       Harrison         Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mason
McCraw           Meacham          Neilson
Quinn            Rice             Richardson
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Stuart           Thomas           Tripp
Trotter          Vaughn           Waldrop
Walker           Wells            Whatley
Wilkins          Witherspoon      Wofford
Wright           Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--63

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Carnell          Cave             Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter      Cromer           Govan
Harwell          Hines            Hodges
Howard           Inabinett        Jennings
Kennedy          Keyserling       Kinon
Lloyd            Martin           McAbee
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Neal             Rhoad            Scott


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Sheheen          Shissias         Spearman
Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.      White
Wilder           Wilkes           Williams

Total--42

So, the amendment was tabled.

Reps. HODGES, COBB-HUNTER and NEAL proposed the following Amendment No. 33 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\BR1\18211AC.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part V, by adding an appropriately numbered section to read:

/SECTION __. In order to ensure the success of a family's ability to retain employment, adequate child care must be available. The State of South Carolina shall provide child care vouchers providing one hundred dollars per month, for up to two children, for families with total income up to one hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level. The department shall administer the program, and eligible families may apply at department county offices. The provisions of this section shall take effect September 1, 1996./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. HODGES moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.

Reps. WILKES, NEAL, COBB-HUNTER, HODGES and McELVEEN proposed the following Amendment No. 34 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\BR1\18213AC.95), which was adopted.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IV, Section 4, page 3613-9, by inserting after /training/ on line 9 /or to start a business/.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.

Rep. WILKES explained the amendment.

The amendment was then adopted.

Rep. BEATTY proposed the following Amendment No. 35 (Doc Name L:\council\legis\amend\GJK\21512SD.95), which was tabled.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IV, Section 1, page 3613-8, by adding at the end of Section 1:


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/However, if an AFDC family is no longer eligible for assistance due to the time limits provided for in this section, the adult AFDC recipient in the family must be removed from the AFDC family budget and the children in the family remain in the budget with AFDC benefits to be paid on behalf of the children to the department as the representative payee for the children in the family./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and title to conform.

Rep. BEATTY explained the amendment.

Reps. COTTY and HUFF spoke against the amendment.

Rep. COTTY moved to table the amendment.

Rep. SCOTT demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 64; Nays 45

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Bailey           Brown, H.
Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Dantzler
Delleney         Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Fleming          Fulmer
Gamble           Hallman          Harrell
Harrison         Haskins          Herdklotz
Huff             Hutson           Keegan
Kelley           Kirsh            Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Marchbanks       Mason
McCraw           Meacham          Quinn
Rhoad            Rice             Richardson
Robinson         Sandifer         Sharpe
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Stille           Stuart           Thomas
Townsend         Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Waldrop          Walker


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Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Wofford          Wright           Young, A.
Young, J.

Total--64

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Brown, T.        Byrd
Carnell          Cave             Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter      Cromer           Davenport
Govan            Harris, J.       Harris, P.
Harwell          Hines            Hodges
Howard           Inabinett        Jennings
Keyserling       Kinon            Lloyd
Martin           McAbee           McElveen
McMahand         Moody-Lawrence   Neal
Neilson          Phillips         Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Shissias
Spearman         Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes

Total--45

So, the amendment was tabled.


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