South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 1325

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Alexander and Malloy
Document Path: l:\s-res\tca\082sine.kmm.tca.docx

Introduced in the Senate on May 10, 2022
Introduced in the House on May 10, 2022
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 11, 2022

Summary: Sine Die Adjournment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/10/2022  Senate  Introduced, adopted, sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   5/10/2022  Senate  Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-8 (Senate Journal-page 10)
   5/10/2022  House   Introduced, placed on calendar without reference 
                        (House Journal-page 652)
   5/11/2022          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/11/2022  House   Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence 
                        (House Journal-page 85)
   5/11/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-5 (House Journal-page 86)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/10/2022
5/10/2022-A
5/11/2022

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INTRODUCED

May 10, 2022

S. 1325

Introduced by Senators Alexander and Malloy

S. Printed 5/10/22--H.    [SEC 5/11/22 9:45 AM]

Read the first time May 10, 2022.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, 1895, WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN ON THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022, NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M., EACH HOUSE SHALL STAND ADJOURNED TO MEET IN STATEWIDE SESSION AT 12:00 NOON ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022, AND CONTINUE IN STATEWIDE SESSION, IF NECESSARY, UNTIL NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED MATTERS; EACH HOUSE SHALL STAND ADJOURNED TO MEET IN STATEWIDE SESSION AT 12:00 NOON ON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022, AND CONTINUE IN STATEWIDE SESSION, IF NECESSARY, UNTIL NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022, FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED MATTERS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECEDE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2022, NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M., EACH HOUSE SHALL STAND IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE FOR THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT TIMES THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE BODIES TO MEET FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED MATTERS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN NOT LATER THAN SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL STAND ADJOURNED SINE DIE.

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

(A)    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9, Article III of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, and by the two-thirds vote required by that section in order to recede for more than thirty consecutive calendar days, each house agrees, by this resolution, to recede from the other body for a period of either less than thirty days, or more than thirty days, as the case may be. The General Assembly, by this resolution, agrees to bind itself subject to the provisions of this resolution. The Sine Die adjournment date for the General Assembly for the 2022 session is recognized and extended to permit the General Assembly to continue in session after Thursday, May 12, 2022, under the terms and conditions stipulated in this resolution.

(B)    For this purpose, when each house recedes subject to subsection (A) and not later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022, the General Assembly shall stand in recess to meet in statewide session on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 12:00 noon and to continue in statewide session, if necessary, until not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022. Each house agrees to limit itself to consideration of the following matters and subject to the following conditions, as applicable:

(1)    receipt and consideration of the General Appropriations Bill, the Capital Reserve Fund Resolution, any Supplemental Appropriations Bill, any rescission bill, and any Continuing Resolution to fund the ordinary expenses of state government, if necessary, until the passage of the General Appropriations Bill;

(2)    receipt and consideration of gubernatorial vetoes;

(3)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of resolutions affecting Sine Die adjournment;

(4)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of legislation necessary to address any shortfall in revenue meeting the conditions of Section 11-9-1140;

(5)    receipt and consideration of appointments;

(6)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of resolutions expressing sympathy or congratulations;

(7)    receipt and consideration of local legislation that has the unanimous consent of the affected delegation;

(8)    in addition to disposition and conference on the other matters authorized in this subsection, receipt, consideration, and disposition of conference and free conference reports for which a committee of conference has been appointed prior to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022, or at such date as established pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-1-180(b);

(9)    convening of a joint assembly to conduct elections for offices or vacancies in any offices filled by election of the General Assembly;

(10)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of redistricting legislation including, but not limited to, receipt, consideration, and disposition of conference or free conference reports, appointment of conference and free conference committees, messages pertaining to such reports and appointments, and amendments to redistricting legislation enacted by the General Assembly concerning the South Carolina House of Representatives and the United States Congressional Seats allocated to South Carolina; and

(C)    Further, when each house recedes subject to subsection (A) and subsection (B), the General Assembly shall stand in recess to meet in statewide session on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at 12:00 noon and continue in statewide session, if necessary, until not later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Each house agrees to limit itself to consideration of the following matters and subject to the following conditions, as applicable:

(1)    receipt and consideration including, but not limited to receipt, consideration, and disposition of conference and free conference reports concerning the General Appropriations Bill, the Capital Reserve Fund Resolution, any Supplemental Appropriations Bill, any rescission bill, and any Continuing Resolution to fund the ordinary expenses of state government, if necessary, until the passage of the General Appropriations Bill;

(2)    receipt and consideration of gubernatorial vetoes;

(3)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of resolutions affecting Sine Die adjournment;

(4)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of legislation necessary to address any shortfall in revenue meeting the conditions of Section 11-9-1140;

(5)    receipt and consideration of appointments;

(6)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of resolutions expressing sympathy or congratulations;

(7)    receipt and consideration of local legislation that has the unanimous consent of the affected delegation;

(8)    convening of a joint assembly to conduct elections for offices or vacancies in any offices filled by election of the General Assembly; and

(9)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of redistricting legislation including, but not limited to, receipt, consideration, and disposition of conference or free conference reports, appointment of conference and free conference committees, messages pertaining to such reports and appointments, and amendments to redistricting legislation enacted by the General Assembly concerning the South Carolina House of Representatives and the United States Congressional Seats allocated to South Carolina.

(D)    In addition, between Friday, July 1, 2022, and Sunday, November 13, 2022, each house shall stand in recess subject to the call of the President of the Senate for the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the House of Representatives at times they consider appropriate for their respective bodies to meet for the consideration of the following matters and subject to the following conditions, as applicable:

(1)    receipt and consideration of the General Appropriations Bill, the Capital Reserve Fund Resolution, any Supplemental Appropriations Bill, any rescission bill, and any Continuing Resolution to fund the ordinary expenses of state government, if necessary, until the passage of the General Appropriations Bill;

(2)    receipt and consideration of gubernatorial vetoes;

(3)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of resolutions affecting Sine Die adjournment;

(4)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of legislation necessary to address any shortfall in revenue meeting the conditions of Section 11-9-1140;

(5)    receipt and consideration of appointments; and

(6)    introduction, receipt, and consideration of redistricting legislation including, but not limited to, receipt, consideration, and disposition of conference or free conference reports, appointment of conference and free conference committees, messages pertaining to such reports and appointments, and amendments to redistricting legislation enacted by the General Assembly concerning the South Carolina House of Representatives and the United States Congressional Seats allocated to South Carolina; and

(7) introduction, receipt, and consideration of legislation in response to a decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

(E)    The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may set a mutually agreed upon time or times prior to Sine Die adjournment for officers of the Senate and House of Representatives to ratify acts.

(F)    Unless the session is otherwise adjourned Sine Die at an earlier date, the 2022 session of the General Assembly shall stand adjourned Sine Die not later than Sunday, November 13, 2022.

(G)    For purposes of the Administrative Procedures Act, in regard to the one hundred twenty-day period the General Assembly has to review state agency regulations, this one hundred twenty-day period is tolled Friday, May 13, 2022, until January 10, 2023.

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