BIL:4115

TYP:Joint Resolution JR

INB:House

IND:20010515

PSP:Wilkins

SPO:Wilkins and W.D.Smith

DDN:l:\council\bills\gjk\20655sd01.doc

RBY:Senate

COM:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ

SUB:Administrative procedures, Regulations, approval or disapproval, emergency; General Assembly, Agencies, State

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

______

Senate20010604Introduced, read first time,11 SJ

referred to Committee

House20010601Read third time, sent to Senate

House20010531Read second time, unanimous consent

for third reading on Friday,

20010601

House20010530Debate adjourned until

Thursday, 20010531

House20010529Request for debate by RepresentativeScott

Rutherford

Howard

Govan

Kennedy

Breeland

J. Hines

Emory

House20010523Committee report: Favorable25 HJ

House20010515Introduced, read first time,25 HJ

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20010523

TXT:

COMMITTEE REPORT

May 23, 2001

H.4115

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins and W.D.Smith

S. Printed 5/23/01--H.

Read the first time May 15, 2001.

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H.4115) to provide that the time periods stipulated in the Administrative Procedures Act for the General Assembly to approve, disapprove, or otherwise act on regulations are tolled from June 7, 2001, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

JAMES H. HARRISON for Committee.

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE THAT THE TIME PERIODS STIPULATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR OTHERWISE ACT ON REGULATIONS ARE TOLLED FROM JUNE 7, 2001, UNTIL THE DATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES FOR ITS 2002 SESSION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR OTHERWISE ACT ON REGULATIONS ALSO CEASES FROM JUNE 7, 2001, UNTIL THE DATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES FOR ITS 2002 SESSION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FROM JUNE 7, 2001, UNTIL THE DATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES FOR ITS 2002 SESSION, EMERGENCY REGULATIONS OR THE RENEWAL OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS ARE PERMITTED AS THOUGH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WERE NOT IN SESSION.

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

SECTION1.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the time periods stipulated in the Administrative Procedures Act for the General Assembly to approve, disapprove, or otherwise act on regulations are tolled from June 7, 2001, until the date the General Assembly reconvenes for its 2002 session on the second Tuesday in January 2002, and the authority for the General Assembly to approve, disapprove, or otherwise act on regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act also ceases from June 7, 2001, until the date the General Assembly reconvenes for its 2002 session. In addition from June 7, 2001, until the date the General Assembly reconvenes for its 2002 session, emergency regulations or the renewal of emergency regulations are permitted as though the General Assembly were not in session.

SECTION2.This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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