South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4754

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Thompson, Kennedy and Sellers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19930ab10.docx

Introduced in the House on March 17, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on April 21, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

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HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/17/2010  House   Introduced HJ-7
   3/17/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-7
   4/15/2010  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-10
   4/21/2010  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-29
   4/21/2010  Senate  Introduced SJ-10
   4/21/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/17/2010
4/15/2010

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 15, 2010

H. 4754

Introduced by Reps. Thompson, Kennedy and Sellers

S. Printed 4/15/10--H.

Read the first time March 17, 2010.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4754) to urge the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina to refrain from memorializing the United States Congress with concurrent resolutions seeking arguably unattainable, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

LISTON D. BARFIELD for Committee.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO URGE THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO REFRAIN FROM MEMORIALIZING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS WITH CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS SEEKING ARGUABLY UNATTAINABLE RESULTS.

Whereas, on a frequent basis the General Assembly passes concurrent resolutions memorializing the United States Congress to take various actions desired by the General Assembly; and

Whereas, these memorializations occasionally seek arguably unattainable results, and consequently fail to constitute an appropriate use of the limited resources available to the General Assembly, a particularly troublesome practice in these times of economic hardship; and

Whereas, a proliferation of these memorializations might diminish the impact of the voice of this General Assembly when it seeks to speak to the United States Congress on issues of grave importance to the citizens of the Palmetto State, thus endangering the value of this useful legislative tool as a means for securing assistance from the federal government; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly express their desire that its members, when contemplating whether to memorialize the United States Congress, give pause to consider whether the memorialization prudently uses the State's limited resources, demonstrates appropriate respect to the institution of Congress, and does not diminish the value of a memorialization to the point that future memorializations might not be received with the level of attention and serious consideration desired when the General Assembly seeks action by Congress on matters of substance and meaning to the Palmetto State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly urge its members to refrain from memorializing the United States Congress with concurrent resolutions seeking arguably unattainable results.

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