WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
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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 1 Samuel 10:1: “The Lord has anointed you ruler over his people.”
Let us pray. Faithful God, give these Representatives the courage to journey with You down new paths. We are humbled to know You have chosen us to serve You in untold ways, beyond our limited understanding. Keep these Representatives and staff always faithful to heed Your call. Guide those in positions of power and bless them in their work. Protect our defenders of freedom, at home and abroad, as they protect us. Heal the wounds, those seen and those hidden, of our brave warriors. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer. 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.
After corrections to the Journal of the proceedings of yesterday, the SPEAKER ordered it confirmed.
MOTION ADOPTED
Rep. SABB moved that when the House adjourns, it adjourn in memory of Wayne C. "Dilly" Gamble of Greeleyville, which was agreed to.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
The following was introduced:
H. 4851 -- Reps. Gilliard, Whipper, Limehouse, Merrill, Crosby, Mack, Goldfinch, Horne, McCoy, Rivers and Sottile: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION OF MALL DRIVE AND LACROSS ROAD IN CHARLESTON COUNTY "MICHAEL 'MICKEY' S. WHATLEY INTERSECTION" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "MICHAEL 'MICKEY' S. WHATLEY INTERSECTION".
The Concurrent Resolution was ordered referred to the Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions.
INTRODUCTION OF BILL
The following Bill was introduced, read the first time, and referred to appropriate committee:
H. 4850 -- Reps. K.R.Crawford, Williams, Bales, Anderson, Atwater, Erickson, Long, G.R.Smith, Henderson, Cobb-Hunter, H.A.Crawford, Limehouse, J.E.Smith, Huggins, Spires, Toole, R.L.Ott, J.R.Smith, Jefferson, Sabb, Ballentine, Bernstein, Clemmons, Finlay, George, Hamilton, Hardee, Hayes, Lowe, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, Norrell, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Rivers, Simrill, G.M.Smith, Sottile, Taylor and Wells: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "RIGHTS OF THE REGULATED ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 20 TO TITLE 1 TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE AGENCIES WHEN INSPECTING OR INVESTIGATING REGULATED PEOPLE OR FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO REQUIRE INVESTIGATING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE TIMELY STATUS REPORTS TO INVESTIGATED PARTIES, TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATING AGENCIES SHALL REPORT UNRESOLVED INVESTIGATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO EITHER TERMINATE THESE UNRESOLVED INVESTIGATIONS OR PERMIT THEM TO CONTINUE, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SUMMARIZE AND REPORT ITS RATIONALE FOR A TERMINATION OR CONTINUATION TO INVESTIGATING AGENCIES AND INVESTIGATED PARTIES, AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE RELATED FORMS AND PROCEDURES BY REGULATION, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
ROLL CALL
The roll call of the House of Representatives was taken resulting as follows:
Alexander / Allison / AnthonyAtwater / Bales / Ballentine
Bannister / Barfield / Bedingfield
Bernstein / Bingham / Bowen
Branham / Brannon / R.L.Brown
Burns / Chumley / Clemmons
Clyburn / Cobb-Hunter / Cole
H.A.Crawford / K.R.Crawford / Crosby
Daning / Delleney / Dillard
Douglas / Edge / Erickson
Felder / Finlay / Forrester
Funderburk / Gagnon / Gambrell
George / Gilliard / Goldfinch
Hamilton / Hardee / Hardwick
Harrell / Hayes / Henderson
Herbkersman / Hiott / Hixon
Hodges / Horne / Hosey
Howard / Jefferson / Kennedy
King / Knight / Limehouse
Loftis / Long / Lowe
Lucas / Mack / Merrill
D.C.Moss / V.S.Moss / Munnerlyn
Murphy / Nanney / Norman
R.L.Ott / Owens / Parks
Patrick / Pitts / Pope
Putnam / Quinn / Ridgeway
Rivers / Ryhal / Sabb
Sandifer / Sellers / Simrill
Skelton / G.M.Smith / G.R.Smith
J.E.Smith / J.R.Smith / Sottile
Southard / Spires / Stavrinakis
Stringer / Tallon / Thayer
Toole / Weeks / Wells
Whipper / Whitmire / Williams
Willis / Wood
STATEMENT OF ATTENDANCE
I came in after the roll call and was present for the Session on Wednesday, March 5.
William Bowers / Chip HugginsPeter McCoy, Jr. / Joe McEachern
Mia S. McLeod / Walton J. McLeod
Joseph Neal / Mandy Powers Norrell
Shannon Riley / Leola Robinson-Simpson
Todd Rutherford / William "Bill" Taylor
Ted Vick / Brian White
Carl Anderson / Jerry Govan
Harold Mitchell / Grady Brown
Chris Hart
Total Present--123
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The SPEAKER granted Rep. NEWTON a leave of absence for the day due to a prior family commitment.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The SPEAKER granted Rep. FORRESTER a temporary leave of absence.
STATEMENT FOR THE JOURNAL
I had to leave on Tuesday, March 4, at 3:00 p.m., to return to my home district to serve on a panel for a legislative issue. Thus, I missed many roll call votes during my absence that afternoon. The date for this panel was set months ago and I had no way of knowing that we would be called into a late session. Respectfully,
Rep. Donna Wood
DOCTOR OF THE DAY
Announcement was made that Dr. Conyers O'Bryan was the Doctor of the Day for the General Assembly.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Rep. GEORGE presented to the House the Dillion High School Varsity Football Team, the 2013 South Carolina Class AA State Champions, school officials, and coaches, including Representative Jackie "Coach" Hayes.
CO-SPONSORS ADDED
In accordance with House Rule 5.2 below:
"5.2 Every bill before presentation shall have its title endorsed; every report, its title at length; every petition, memorial, or other paper, its prayer or substance; and, in every instance, the name of the member presenting any paper shall be endorsed and the papers shall be presented by the member to the Speaker at the desk. A member may add his name to a bill or resolution or a cosponsor of a bill or resolution may remove his name at any time prior to the bill or resolution receiving passage on second reading. The member or cosponsor shall notify the Clerk of the House in writing of his desire to have his name added or removed from the bill or resolution. The Clerk of the House shall print the member’s or cosponsor’s written notification in the House Journal. The removal or addition of a name does not apply to a bill or resolution sponsored by a committee.”
CO-SPONSOR ADDED
Bill Number: / H.3765Date: / ADD:
03/05/14 / GILLIARD
CO-SPONSORS ADDED
Bill Number: / H.4223Date: / ADD:
03/05/14 / DANING and CROSBY
CO-SPONSOR ADDED
Bill Number: / H.4818Date: / ADD:
03/05/14 / THAYER
SENT TO THE SENATE
The following Joint Resolution was taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate:
H. 4804 -- Reps. Gambrell, Gagnon, Putnam, Thayer, White and Bowen: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF SEVEN OR FEWER DAYS THAT SCHOOLS IN THE ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED IN 2014 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM WINTER STORM LEON AND WINTER STORM PAX FROM THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS BE MADE UP, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO TIME MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM THESE STORMS.
H. 4819--ORDERED TO THIRD READING
The following Bill was taken up:
H. 4819 -- Reps. Norman, King, Long, D.C.Moss, Delleney, Felder, V.S.Moss and Simrill: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 470 OF 2000, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION DISTRICTS OF MEMBERS OF ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 IN YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO ESTABLISH AND REAPPORTION THESE ELECTION DISTRICTS.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 64; Nays 0
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison / Anthony / BalesBernstein / Bingham / Brannon
G.A.Brown / R.L.Brown / Burns
Chumley / Cole / H.A.Crawford
K.R.Crawford / Crosby / Daning
Dillard / Douglas / Edge
Erickson / Felder / Finlay
Gagnon / Hardwick / Harrell
Henderson / Hixon / Hodges
Hosey / Kennedy / King
Knight / Limehouse / Long
Lowe / Lucas / McEachern
D.C.Moss / V.S.Moss / Munnerlyn
Murphy / Norman / Parks
Pitts / Pope / Putnam
Ridgeway / Riley / Rivers
Ryhal / Sabb / Simrill
Skelton / G.M.Smith / J.R.Smith
Sottile / Spires / Tallon
Taylor / Thayer / Toole
Weeks / Wells / Willis
Wood
Total--64
Those who voted in the negative are:
Total--0
So, the Bill was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
H. 4820--ORDERED TO THIRD READING
The following Bill was taken up:
H. 4820 -- Reps. Norman, King, Long, D.C.Moss, Delleney, Felder, V.S.Moss, Pope and Simrill: A BILL TO AMEND ACT 473 OF 2002, RELATING TO THE ELECTION DISTRICTS OF MEMBERS OF CLOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 IN YORK COUNTY, SO AS TO ESTABLISH AND REAPPORTION THESE ELECTION DISTRICTS.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 64; Nays 0
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison / Anthony / BalesBedingfield / Bernstein / Bowen
Brannon / Burns / Chumley
Clyburn / Cole / H.A.Crawford
Daning / Delleney / Dillard
Douglas / Edge / Felder
Finlay / Hardee / Hardwick
Harrell / Henderson / Herbkersman
Hixon / Hodges / Hosey
Howard / King / Limehouse
Loftis / Lowe / Lucas
McEachern / Merrill / D.C.Moss
V.S.Moss / Munnerlyn / Neal
Norman / Norrell / Parks
Patrick / Pitts / Pope
Putnam / Ridgeway / Ryhal
Sabb / Sellers / Simrill
G.M.Smith / J.E.Smith / J.R.Smith
Sottile / Spires / Stavrinakis
Tallon / Taylor / Thayer
Weeks / White / Willis
Wood
Total--64
Those who voted in the negative are:
Total--0
So, the Bill was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
H. 4827--ORDERED TO THIRD READING
The following Joint Resolution was taken up:
H. 4827 -- Reps. Gagnon and Gambrell: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF SEVEN OR FEWER DAYS THAT SCHOOLS IN THE ABBEVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED IN 2014 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM WINTER STORM LEON AND WINTER STORM PAX FROM THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS BE MADE UP, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO TIME MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM THESE STORMS.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 58; Nays 0
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison / Bedingfield / BinghamBrannon / G.A.Brown / R.L.Brown
Burns / Chumley / Clemmons
Cole / H.A.Crawford / K.R.Crawford
Crosby / Daning / Delleney
Dillard / Douglas / Erickson
Finlay / Gagnon / Hardee
Hardwick / Harrell / Henderson
Hixon / Hodges / Hosey
Limehouse / Loftis / Long
Lowe / Lucas / McEachern
D.C.Moss / V.S.Moss / Munnerlyn
Murphy / Norrell / R.L.Ott
Owens / Pitts / Pope
Putnam / Ridgeway / Rutherford
Ryhal / Sellers / Simrill
J.R.Smith / Sottile / Spires
Stavrinakis / Taylor / Weeks
Wells / White / Willis
Wood
Total--58
Those who voted in the negative are:
Total--0
So, the Joint Resolution was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
H. 4830--ORDERED TO THIRD READING
The following Joint Resolution was taken up:
H. 4830 -- Rep. G.A.Brown: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF THREE OR FEWER DAYS THAT SCHOOLS IN THE LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED IN 2014 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM WINTER STORM LEON AND WINTER STORM PAX FROM THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT SCHOOL DAYS MISSED DUE TO SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS BE MADE UP, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO TIME MISSED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER FROM THESE STORMS.
The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 65; Nays 0
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bannister / Bedingfield / Bowen
Branham / Brannon / G.A.Brown
R.L.Brown / Chumley / Clemmons
Cole / H.A.Crawford / K.R.Crawford
Crosby / Daning / Delleney
Dillard / Douglas / Edge
Erickson / Felder / Finlay
Gagnon / Hamilton / Hardwick
Harrell / Henderson / Hiott
Hixon / Hodges / Hosey
Limehouse / Loftis / Long
Lowe / Lucas / McEachern
Merrill / D.C.Moss / V.S.Moss
Norman / Norrell / Owens
Parks / Patrick / Pope
Putnam / Ridgeway / Riley
Rivers / Ryhal / Sabb
Simrill / Skelton / J.R.Smith
Spires / Tallon / Taylor
Weeks / Wells / White
Williams / Willis
Total--65
Those who voted in the negative are:
Total--0
So, the Joint Resolution was read the second time and ordered to third reading.
SENT TO THE SENATE
The following Bills were taken up, read the third time, and ordered sent to the Senate:
H. 4561 -- Reps. Hixon, King, Hodges, Simrill, Huggins, Ballentine, Brannon, Hiott, Hardwick, Bales, Knight, Clyburn, Southard, Tallon, Skelton, Erickson, Sottile, Limehouse, Stavrinakis, McCoy, Parks, Crosby, Anthony, Mitchell, Bowen, H.A.Crawford, Robinson-Simpson, Toole, Kennedy, Patrick, Bowers, Atwater, Bedingfield, Williams, M.S.McLeod, G.R.Smith, George, Putnam, Allison, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Cobb-Hunter, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Felder, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Horne, Hosey, Jefferson, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, W.J.McLeod, V.S.Moss, Murphy, Newton, Norman, Owens, Pitts, Pope, Ridgeway, Riley, Rutherford, Sabb, Sandifer, J.R.Smith, Taylor, Thayer, Wells, White, Whitmire, Willis, Wood and R.L.Brown: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 20 TO TITLE 50 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO ENTER INTO THE INTERSTATE BOATING VIOLATOR COMPACT.