South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3563

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Howard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11231sl03.doc

Introduced in the House on February 11, 2003
Last Amended on May 7, 2003
Rejected by the House on May 8, 2003

Summary: Straw distributed in restaurant or another public place must be covered in a wrapper

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/11/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   2/11/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-10
   4/30/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs HJ-85
    5/6/2003  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Littlejohn, Altman, 
                        W.D. Smith, Stewart, Leach, Cotty, Kennedy, Young, 
                        Skelton, Moody-Lawrence, Duncan and Taylor HJ-25
    5/7/2003  House   Amended HJ-35
    5/7/2003  House   Read second time HJ-36
    5/7/2003  House   Roll call Yeas-55  Nays-54 HJ-36
    5/8/2003  House   Rejected HJ-100
    5/8/2003  House   Vote for passage:  Yeas-43  Nays-55 HJ-102

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/11/2003
4/30/2003
5/7/2003

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AMENDED

May 7, 2003

H. 3563

Introduced by Rep. Howard

S. Printed 5/7/03--H.

Read the first time February 11, 2003.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 45-1-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STRAW THAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN A RESTAURANT OR ANOTHER PUBLIC PLACE MUST BE COVERED IN A WRAPPER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 45 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 45-1-100.    A straw that is distributed in a restaurant or another public place must be covered in a wrapper unless the straw is dispersed from a container designed to dispense a sterile straw individually and untouched."

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

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