Bill 281

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       281
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  Senate
Introduced Date:                   19970130
Primary Sponsor:                   Ford
All Sponsors:                      Ford, Glover, Short, McConnell,
                                   Courtney, Waldrep, Rose, Wilson,
                                   Matthews, Patterson, Washington,
                                   Anderson, Mescher, Williams, Moore,
                                   Setzler, Cork, Elliott, Land, Hutto,
                                   Russell, Ravenel, Gregory, Leventis,
                                   Alexander, Saleeby, Drummond,
                                   McGill, Hayes, Holland, Leatherman,
                                   Thomas, J. Verne Smith, Courson,
                                   Reese, Rankin, Martin, Giese, Bryan,
                                   Lander and Passailaigue 
Drafted Document Number:           res1259.rf
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Date of Last Amendment:            19970429
Subject:                           Monuments or memorials, removal
                                   of; legislature to approve;
                                   Buildings, State House, Property,
                                   state-owned

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19970529  Recommitted to Committee                 25 HJ
House   19970527  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19970501  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970430  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970429  Read second time, ordered to
                  third reading with notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19970429  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19970424  Polled out of Committee:                 11 SJ
                  Favorable with amendment
Senate  19970130  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 27, 1997

S. 281

Introduced by Senators Ford, Glover, Short, McConnell, Courtney, Waldrep, Rose, Wilson, Matthews, Patterson, Washington, Anderson, Mescher, Williams, Moore, Setzler, Cork, Elliott, Land, Hutto, Russell, Ravenel, Gregory, Leventis, Alexander, Saleeby, Drummond, McGill, Hayes, Holland, Leatherman, Thomas, J. Verne Smith, Courson, Reese, Rankin, Martin, Giese, Bryan, Lander and Passailaigue

S. Printed 5/27/97--H.

Read the first time May 1, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 281), to amend Chapter 1, Title 10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to public buildings and property, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-210, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OR RENAMING OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHOUT A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-210. No monument, marker, painting, sculpture, memorial, street, highway, bridge, or park located on public property of the State or its political subdivisions which honors the memory of the Confederacy or individuals who served in the Confederate Army, Navy, or Marine Corps or the Women of the Confederacy or the memory of the civil rights struggle or individuals who participated in the civil rights struggle may be removed or renamed without two-thirds vote of each branch of the General Assembly, or the political subdivision, as appropriate."

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