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Indicates New Matter

The House assembled at 10:00 a.m.
Deliberations were opened with prayer by Rev. Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr., as follows:

Our thought for today is from Psalm 5:2: "Listen to the sound of my cry, my king and my God, for to you I pray."

Let us pray. Almighty God, You who cares for each of these people, protect them from all harm and guide them this day. Give them the tools to do the work required of them. We give thanks for the women and men who give their time and talents and care for the people of South Carolina. Bless and keep our first responders safe as they care for us. Bless our World, Nation, President, State, Governor, Speaker, Staff, and all who serve in this Assembly. Bless those who serve in our military to keep us safe and secure. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers. Amen.

Pursuant to Rule 6.3, the House of Representatives was led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America by the SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE.

After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ordered it confirmed.

Rep. MOSS moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Gaylord Perry from Gaffney, SC, and a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame., which was agreed to.

The House stood in silent prayer for those who gave their life at Pearl Harbor.

On December 7, 1941, forces of Imperial Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. On December 8TH; President Roosevelt declared the attack to be "a day that will Live in Infamy.":Today, 81 years late , there will be remembrances and ceremonies. But with precious few exceptions, our living memory to Pearl Harbor has been lost to the inevitable erosion of time.
We in this honorable Body are of an age that although we may not have a direct connection with Pearl Harbor, no one here will question the need to remember Pearl Harbor every year with a few simple words on the floor and a moment of silence to honor our heroic fallen. But rites performed by rote are without meaning, and we must be careful not to dishonor the 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians killed at Pearl Harbor.
We must remember that what is obvious to us is no longer obvious to the children in classrooms around South Carolina today, who are as disconnected from 1941 as we are from the sinking of the USS Maine that led to the Spanish­ American War in 1898.
But the Maine was not attacked, you might object, and the war that resulted not as Just. Pearl Harbor is different, you may say, and it will live in infamy just as FDR proclaimed.
You may be correct, and l hope you are. But does anyone here recall by name the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, when a British Man-O'War attacked an American frigate on June 22, 1807, lighting a flame of public fury that would eventually start the War of 1812? No, no one here remembers June 22, 1807, and if we are not careful, children today may not remember Pearl Harbor.

Every year when we pause to remember the sailors at Pearl Harbor, or the innocents lost on 9/11, or the farmers at Lexington and Concord, we must do more than simply pause to recite the appropriate words in the appropriately somber tone. We must imbue our remembrances with meaning for present and future generations, and not just a remembrance of generations past. We must recall to mind in these moments that on these days where there are names on the calendar, that we are remembering men and women who were just normal Americans, but who did extraordinary things for their country. We must allow our cynical minds and closed hearts to be inspired by their example.

On this day 81 years ago, men choked in clouds of smoke, eyes swollen shut, clothing seared into their flesh, screaming in agony even as they fought through an inferno, willingly embracing even more pain and suffering so they could save their fellow Americans. Many of America's sons perished. But many more persevered, and because of their perseverance, out of those billowing clouds of smoke and flame on December 7, 1941, the words penned in 1814 held true again: Our flag was still there.

Mr. Speaker, I can proudly report that when I walked into the building today, I looked up, and our flag is still there. And if those Americans from so many different states and races and religions and political parties could come together in 1941, then I am confident that as South Carolinians, we can all be inspired by their example and remember that even though we may have our disagreements on this floor, we, too, are all Americans, one nation, under God, indivisible, and through our actions, we seek liberty and justice for all.

Mr. Speaker, South Carolina remembers Pearl Harbor. But more importantly, South Carolina remembers why we remember Pearl Harbor, so let it be stated loudly and clearly: South Carolina honors our fallen, South Carolina is inspired by their heroic example, and South Carolina shall continue to do so.

The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:

Anderson                 Atkinson                 Bailey
Ballentine               Bannister                Bauer
Beach                    Bernstein                Blackwell
Bradley                  Brewer                   Brittain
Burns                    Bustos                   Calhoon
Carter                   Caskey                   Chapman
Chumley                  Clyburn                  Cobb-Hunter
Collins                  Connell                  B. J. Cox
B. L. Cox                Crawford                 Cromer
Davis                    Dillard                  Elliott
Erickson                 Felder                   Forrest
Gagnon                   Garvin                   Gatch
Gibson                   Gilliard                 Guest
Guffey                   Haddon                   Hager
Hardee                   Harris                   Hart
Hartnett                 Hayes                    Henegan
Herbkersman              Hewitt                   Hiott
Hixon                    Hosey                    Howard
Hyde                     Jefferson                J. E. Johnson
J. L. Johnson            Jones                    Jones
Jordan                   Kilmartin                King
Kirby                    Landing                  Lawson
Leber                    Ligon                    Long
Lowe                     Magnuson                 May
McCabe                   McCravy                  McDaniel
McGinnis                 Mitchell                 J. Moore
T. Moore                 A. M. Morgan             T. A. Morgan
Moss                     Murphy                   Neese
B. Newton                W. Newton                Nutt
O'Neal                   Oremus                   Ott
Pace                     Pedalino                 Pendarvis
Pope                     Rivers                   Robbins
Rose                     Rutherford               Sandifer
Schuessler               Sessions                 G. M. Smith
M. M. Smith              Stavrinakis              Taylor
Tedder                   Thayer                   Trantham
Vaughan                  Weeks                    West
Wetmore                  Wheeler                  White
Whitmire                 Williams                 Willis
Yow                                               

The SPEAKER granted Rep. BAMBERG a leave of absence for the day.

The SPEAKER granted Rep. HENDERSON-MYERS a leave of absence for the day.

The SPEAKER granted Rep. WOOTEN a leave of absence for the day.

The SPEAKER granted Rep. THIGPEN a leave of absence for the day.

The SPEAKER announced the following Standing Committee Appointments:

Atkinson, Lucas
Bauer, Heather
Brewer, Gary S. Jr.
Burns, James Mikell "Mike"
Chapman, Donald G. "Don"
Chumley, William M. "Bill"
Forrest, Cally R. "Cal"
Gibson, N. Daniel
Haddon, Patrick B.
Hiott, David R.
Hixon, William M. "Bill"
McCabe, Donald R. "Ryan" Jr.
McDaniel, Annie
Magnuson, Josiah
May, Robert "RJ" III
Morgan, Alan M.
Neese, J. Michael
Trantham, Ashley B.

Alexander, Terry
Bradley, Jeffrey A. "Jeff"
Calhoon, Paula Rawl
Cromer, April
Erickson, Shannon
Garvin, Kambrell H.
Gilliam, Leon D. "Doug"
Hager, William W. "Bill"
Hartnett, Thomas "Tom", Jr.
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
Jones, Stewart O.
Kilmartin, John Gregory
Landing, Katherine D. "Kathy"
McGinnis, Timothy A. "Tim"
Morgan, Adam M.
Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
Tedder, Deon T.
Vaughan, M. David

Bailey, William H.
Bamberg, Justin T.
Bernstein, Beth E.
Brittain, Thomas "Case", Jr.
Connell, J. Benjamin "Ben"
Elliott, Jason
Guest, Thomas Duval "Val", Jr.
Guffey, Brandon E.
Henegan, Patricia Moore "Pat"
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn
Johnson, Jeffrey E. "Jeff"
Jordan, Wallace H. "Jay" Jr.
King, John Richard C.
Leber, Matthew W. "Matt"
McCravy, John R. III
Mitchell, Cody
Moore, Travis A.
Newton, William Weston J.
Robbins, Robby
Rose, Seth
Schuessler, Carla M.
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey
Wetmore, Elizabeth "Spencer"
Wheeler, William W. "Will" III
Wooten, Chris

Anderson, Carl L.
Blackwell, Bart T.
Carter, Jerry T.
Gatch, Gil
Felder, R. Raye
Hardee, Kevin J.
Jefferson, Joseph H. "Joe", Jr.
Kirby, Roger Keith
Ligon, Thomas Randy
Long, Steven Wayne
Nutt, Roger A.
Oremus, Melissa Lackey
Ott, Russell L.
Sandifer, William E. "Bill" III
Thayer, Anne J.
West, John Taliaferro "Jay" IV
Williams, Robert Q.
Yow, Richard L. "Richie"

Beach, Thomas E.
Bustos, Joseph M. "Joe"
Cox, Bobby J.
Cox, Brandon L.
Davis, Sylleste H.
Gilliard, Wendell G.
Harris, Robert J. "Rob"
Hart, Christopher R. "Chris"
Jones, Wendell Keith
Lawson, M. Brian
Moore, JA
O'Neal, David L.
Pace, Jordan S.
Pendalino, Fawn M.
Pendarvis, Marvin R.
Sessions, Christopher "Heath"
Smith, Marvin "Mark"
White, Joseph S. "Joe"

Ballentine, Nathan
Bannister, Bruce W.
Caskey, Micajah "Micah" IV
Clyburn, William "Bill"
Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
Collins, Neal
Crawford, Heather Ammons
Dillard, Chandra E.
Gagnon, Craig A.
Hayes, Jackie E. "Coach"
Herbkersman, William G. "Bill"
Hewitt, William Lee III
Hosey, Lonnie
Howard, Leon
Hyde, Max T. Jr.
Lowe, Phillip D. "Phil"
Moss, Dennis C.
Murphy, Chris
Newton, Brandon Michael
Rutherford, J. Todd
Stavrinakis, Leonidas E. "Leon"
Taylor, Bill
Weeks, J. David
Whitmire, William R. "Bill"
Willis, Mark N.

Gibson, N. Daniel
Jones, Stewart O.
Moore, JA
Pedalino, Fawn M.
Willis, Mark N.

Lawson, M. Brian
Moss, Dennis C.
Hartnett, Thomas "Tom" Jr.
Williams, Robert Q.
Yow, Richard L. "Richie"

Bailey, William H.
Brewer, Gary S., Jr.
Cromer, April
Garvin, Kambrell H.
Gilliam, Leon Douglas "Doug"
Guest, Thomas Duval "Val", Jr.
Hixon, William M. "Bill"
Jefferson, Joseph H. "Joe", Jr.
Johnson, Jeffrey E. "Jeff"
Jones, Wendell Keith
Kirby, Roger K.
Magnuson, Josiah McCravy, John R. III
McGinnis, Timothy A. "Tim"
Morgan, Adam M.
Moore, Travis A.
Ott, Russell L.
Pendarvis, Marvin R.
Smith, Marvin "Mark"
Wooten, Chris

Alexander, Terry
Anderson, Carl L.
Bradley, Jeffrey A. "Jeff"
Burns, James Mikell "Mike"
Felder, R. Raye
Gagnon, Craig A.
Gilliard, Wendell G.
Guffey, Brandon E.
Hager, William W. "Bill"
Hyde Max T. Jr.
McCabe, Donald R. "Ryan", Jr.
Sessions, Christopher "Heath"
Wetmore, Elizabeth "Spencer"

Atkinson, Lucas
Brittain, Thomas "Case", Jr.
Chapman, Donald G. "Don"
Forrest, Cally R. "Cal"
Hardee, Kevin J.
Henegan, Patricia M. "Pat"
Hiott, David R.
Landing, Katherine D. "Kathy"
Lowe, Phillip D. "Phil"
Mitchell, Cody
Newton, Brandon Michael
Shuessler, Carla M.
Thayer, Anne J.
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey
Wheeler, William W. "Will" III

December 6, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Operations and Management Committee met today and elected the following officers listed below:

Chairman             Rep. Patrick B. Haddon
First Vice-Chair         Rep. Annie E. McDaniel
Second Vice-Chair       Rep. David M. Vaughn
Secretary/Treasurer     Rep. Joe M. Bustos

Sincerely,
Adam Anderson
Administrative Coordinator

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Legislative Ethics Committee met on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and elected the following officers listed below:
Chairman             Rep. Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.
Vice-Chairman         Rep. J. David Weeks
Secretary               Rep. Beth E. Bernstein

Sincerely,
Jane O. Shuler
Chief Legal Counsel

December 7, 2022
Mr. Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:

The House Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, and elected the following officers:

Chairman             Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon
First Vice-Chair         Rep. Patrick Haddon
Second Vice-Chair       Rep. Josiah Magnuson
Secretary               Rep. Lucas Atkinson

Sincerely,
Ellie Hayes

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
On behalf of the Education and Public Works Committee, I am pleased to inform you that the Honorable Shannon Erickson has been elected unanimously and by acclamation as Chair of the committee. Vice Chairs will be voted upon by the committee in January.

Sincerely,
Pierce McNair
Director of Research
House Education & Public Works Committee

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Interstate Cooperation Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, and elected the following officers:

Chairman             Rep. Mark N. Willis
First Vice-Chair         Rep. JA Moore
Second Vice-Chair       Rep. Stewart O. Jones

Sincerely,
Adam Anderson
Administrative Assistant

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee met today, and the following representatives have been nominated for the 125th Legislative Session:
Chairman               Rep. Dennis C. Moss
First Vice-Chairman       Rep. Richie Yow
Second Vice-Chairman     Rep. Robert Williams
Secretary       Rep. Brian Lawson

Sincerely,
Kami Thordahl
Executive Assistant
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions Committee

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid,
Below are the elected officials for the House Judiciary Committee for the 2020-2021 Session:

Chairman             Rep. W. Weston J. Newton
First Vice-Chair         Rep. Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan
Second Vice-Chair     Rep. John Richard C. King

Sincerely,
Emma Dean

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, and elected the following officers:

Chairman   Rep. William E. "Bill" Sandifer III
First Vice-Chairman   Rep. John Taliaferro "Jay" West IV
Second Vice-Chairman   Rep. Joseph H. Jefferson, Jr.

Sincerely,
Mary Stella Huffman
Executive Assistant
House Labor, Commerce & Industry Committee

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211
Dear Mr. Reid:
The 3M Committee elected the following officers for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session:

Chairman             Rep. Sylleste H. Davis
First Vice-Chairman     Rep. Bobby J. Cox

Sincerely,
Sherri Gibson Fears
Executive Assistant
3M Committee

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
P.O. Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Legislative Oversight Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, and elected the following officers for the 125th South Carolina General Assembly:

Chairman           Rep. Jeffery E. "Jeff" Johnson
Vice-Chairman       Rep. Chris Wooten

Sincerely,
Jennifer L. Dobson
Director of Research

December 7, 2022
The Honorable Charles Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Charles:
The House Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee met on December 7, 2022, for the purpose of electing new committee officers and to adopt committee rules for the 125th Legislative Session of the South Carolina House of Representatives. The results are as follows:
Chairman             Rep. Jeff Bradley
First Vice-Chairman     Rep. Carl Anderson

Sincerely,
H.E. "Trey" Walpole III
Research Director
Regulations & Administrative Procedures Committee

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
The House Rules Committee met on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, and elected the following officers listed below:

Chairman           Rep. Anne J. Thayer
Vice-Chairman       Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Sincerely,
Julia Foster
Assistant Legal Counsel

December 7, 2022
Charles F. Reid
Clerk of the House
PO Box 11867
Columbia, SC 29211

Dear Mr. Reid:
Please allow this letter to serve as notice of the officers that were elected during a meeting of the Ways and Means Committee this morning.

Chairman               Rep. Bruce Bannister
First Vice-Chairman       Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Second Vice-Chairman     Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Sincerely,
Bruce W. Bannister, Chairman
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. FORREST moved that the House do now adjourn, which was agreed to.

At 3:07 p.m. the House, in accordance with the motion of Rep. MOSS, adjourned in memory of Gaylord Perry of Gaffney, SC, and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, to meet at 12:00 noon Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

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