South Carolina House Bill 3438 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Passed on May 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-06 - Act No. 26
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend Section 1-30-10, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Include The Department Of Veterans' Affairs; By Adding Section 1-30-130 So As To Enumerate The Assets, Rights, And Obligations Of The Former Division Of Veterans' Affairs Transferred To The Department Of Veterans' Affairs; To Amend Chapter 11, Title 25, Relating To The Division Of Veterans' Affairs, So As To, Among Other Things, Redesignate The Division Of Veterans' Affairs As The Department Of Veterans' Affairs; To Establish The Department Of Veterans' Affairs Within The Executive Branch Of Government; To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint A Secretary Of The Department Of Veterans' Affairs With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, And To Enumerate The Secretary's Powers, Duties, And Responsibilities; To Authorize The Department Of Administration To Provide Administrative Support To The Department Of Veterans' Affairs; To Revise The Definition Of "veteran" For Purposes Of Appointing County Veterans' Affairs Officers, And To Provide That A County Veterans' Affairs Officer Is An At-will Employee Of The Department Who May Be Removed For Cause At Any Time By The Department Secretary, A Majority Of The Senators Representing The County, And A Majority Of The House Members Representing The County; To Make Conforming Changes Throughout The Chapter; To Establish The South Carolina Military Base Task Force, And To Provide For The Task Force's Composition, Powers, Duties, And Responsibilities; And To Provide Coordinating Instructions Relating To The Redesignation Of The Division Of Veterans' Affairs As The Department Of Veterans' Affairs. - Ratified Title

Veterans Affairs

Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]
Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. West Cox [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Nancy Mace [R]

2019-04-03 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 81 N: 29 NV: 10 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-27 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-06		Act No. 26
2019-05-03		Effective date 07/01/19
2019-04-26		Signed By Governor
2019-04-25		Ratified R 39
2019-04-03	House	Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-29
2019-04-03	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2019-03-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-21	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2019-03-20	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2019-03-20	Senate	Read second time
2019-03-20	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
2019-03-14		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services
2019-02-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2019-02-28	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-02-28		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-02-28	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-02-27	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2019-02-27	House	Read second time
2019-02-27	House	Amended
2019-02-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mace
2019-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
2019-02-21	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2019-02-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox, Taylor, Davis
2019-02-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
2019-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
2019-01-16	House	Committed to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
2019-01-16	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

S0454 (Similar To) 2019-01-29 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	30	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	30	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3438&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20181218.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190221.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190228.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190313.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190314.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190320.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3438_20190321.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=15738
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16155
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16251