South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 308

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator McConnell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3178dw03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3474

Introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Legislative Council, Code of Laws; revised Code volumes adopted

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/30/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   1/30/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7

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1/30/2003

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO ADOPT REVISED CODE VOLUMES 8 AND 12 AND NEW VOLUMES 7A AND 12A OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR CONTENTS, AS THE ONLY GENERAL PERMANENT STATUTORY LAW OF THE STATE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2003.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code authorizes the Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner to contract to be prepared and published under their supervision and direction revised volumes of the Code of Laws when, in their judgment, the supplement of any volume becomes too bulky for convenient use;

(B)    The Legislative Council and the Code Commissioner have determined that the cumulative supplements to Volumes 8 and 12 have become too bulky for convenient use;

(C)    Section 2-13-90 of the 1976 Code also provides that the revised volumes must be submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration.

SECTION    2.    (A)    Revised Volume 8 containing Title 17, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 8 which contained Titles 16 and 17.

(B)    Revised Volume 12 containing a portion of Title 36, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 12 which contained all of Title 36.

(C)    New Volume 7A containing Title 16, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 8 which contained Titles 16 and 17.

(D)    New Volume 12A containing a portion of Title 36, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, is substituted for original Volume 12 which contained all of Title 36.

(E)    Revised Volumes 8 and 12 and new Volumes 7A and 12A are adopted as part of the Code of Laws and, to the extent of their contents, the only general permanent statutory law of the State as of January 1, 2003.

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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