South Carolina Senate Bill 8 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on March 16 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-16 - Act No. 1
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

An Act To Ratify An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, To Provide That Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Adjutant General Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision The Adjutant General Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate For A Term Not Coterminous With The Governor, May Be Removed Only For Cause, And The General Assembly Shall Provide By Law For The Term, Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For Office, The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made, And The Procedures By Which The Adjutant General May Be Removed From Office; And To Ratify An Amendment To Section 4, Article Xiii, Relating To The Adjutant General And His Staff Officers, To Update References To His Title And Provide That The Adjutant General's Military Rank Is Major General As Opposed To Brigadier General, And To Provide That Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Adjutant General Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision, He Must Be Appointed By The Governor In The Manner Required By Section 7, Article Vi

Constitutional Officers of S.C.

Sen. Larry Martin [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]	Sen. Nikki Setzler [D]
Sen. Chauncey Gregory [R]

2015-02-25 - Senate - Senate: To Concur (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 17 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2015-01-15 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16		Act No. 1
2015-03-05		Effective date 03/05/15
2015-03-05		No signature required
2015-03-05		Ratified R 1
2015-02-25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2015-02-25	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2015-02-20	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2015-02-19	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2015-02-19	House	Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
2015-02-19	House	Read second time
2015-02-19	House	Amended
2015-02-18	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-19-15
2015-02-17	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-28	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-28	House	Introduced and read first time
2015-01-27	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2015-01-15	Senate	Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
2015-01-15	Senate	Read second time
2015-01-13	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2014-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-03	Senate	Prefiled

H3155 (Similar To) 2015-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0008&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/8_20141203.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/8_20150113.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/8_20150217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/8_20150219.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=8838
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=9007
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=9033