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A21, R31, H3011

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Whitmire, Long, Gilliard and Williams
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22475zw13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on February 28, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on April 23, 2013
Governor's Action: May 3, 2013, Signed

Summary: Purple Heart Day

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 43)
   1/23/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, 
                        Williams
   2/20/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public 
                        and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 34)
   2/27/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 14)
   2/27/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-111  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 14)
   2/28/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 37)
   2/28/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/28/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   3/15/2013  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Allen, Johnson
   4/17/2013  Senate  Polled out of committee Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)
   4/17/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)
   4/18/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/18/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 26)
    5/2/2013          Ratified R 31
    5/3/2013          Signed By Governor
   5/13/2013          Effective date 05/03/13
   5/13/2013          Act No. 21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012
2/20/2013
4/17/2013

(A21, R31, H3011)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 53-3-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF PURPLE HEART DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, SO AS TO MOVE THE DAY FROM THE THIRD SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY TO THE SEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST IN ORDER TO COINCIDE WITH THE DATE GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED THE AWARD.

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

Purple Heart Day date

SECTION    1.    Section 53-3-120 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 342 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section 53-3-120.    The seventh day of August of each year is designated as Purple Heart Day in South Carolina to honor the decoration itself and those men and women who have received it."

Time Effective

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

Ratified the 2nd day of May, 2013.

Approved the 3rd day of May, 2013.

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