South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A77, R137, H3699

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rice, Govan, Huggins, Kirsh, Young, Viers and Thompson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11373ac07.doc

Introduced in the House on March 13, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2007
Last Amended on May 31, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2007
Governor's Action: June 13, 2007, Signed

Summary: Monuments

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/13/2007  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-45
   3/14/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/20/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers, Thompson
   3/20/2007  House   Amended HJ-26
   3/20/2007  House   Read second time HJ-27
   3/21/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   3/21/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   3/21/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-10
   5/24/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable General SJ-22
   5/31/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-62
   5/31/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-62
   5/31/2007  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-62
    6/1/2007  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-3
    6/4/2007          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/5/2007  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-48
    6/7/2007          Ratified R 137
   6/13/2007          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2007          Copies available
   6/18/2007          Effective date 06/13/07
   6/18/2007          Act No. 77

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/13/2007
3/13/2007-A
3/14/2007
3/20/2007
5/24/2007
5/31/2007
6/4/2007


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(A77, R137, H3699)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-240 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MORATORIUM ON THE PLACEMENT OF NEW MONUMENTS ON THE STATE HOUSE GROUNDS AND IN THE STATE HOUSE, EXCEPT FOR THE SENATE CHAMBER AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHAMBER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, A NEW MONUMENT MAY BE PLACED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT IF THE MONUMENT MEETS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OR MARKS A MILESTONE IN STATE HISTORY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO PLACE A NEW MONUMENT, A MAJORITY OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE MUST AGREE TO REVIEW PROPOSALS, A PROPOSAL MUST BE APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE, AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST ADOPT THE PROPOSAL BY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.

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

Moratorium on placement of monuments on the State House grounds and in the State House; chambers exempt

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

"Section 2-1-240.    (A)    For the purposes of this section, 'monument' means a statue, bust, mural, portrait, or other memorial to a person or event venerated for its enduring historical significance.

(B)    There is established a moratorium on the placement of additional monuments on the State House grounds or in the State House. The chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives are exempt from this moratorium.

(C)    If the moratorium is lifted, the State House Committee may approve the placement of a new monument, pursuant to this section, if the monument represents enduring significant historical contributions, achievements, or accomplishments of a South Carolinian or a milestone in the state's history.

(D)    To approve the placement of a new monument:

(1)    a majority of the State House Committee must vote to review proposals for the placement of a new monument. To be considered, a proposal must include:

(a)    a detailed, written statement explaining the enduring historical significance of the proposed monument, including how the monument will represent the contributions, achievements, and accomplishments of a South Carolinian or a milestone in the state's history;

(b)    an artist's rendering, scale model, or stamped architectural rendering of the proposed monument; and

(c)    a detailed statement of the funding for the proposed monument and its installation;

(2)    two-thirds of the State House Committee must vote in favor of recommending placement of the monument to the General Assembly; and

(3)    the General Assembly must adopt the proposal by concurrent resolution calling for the placement of the new monument."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2007.

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