Bill Text: SC H3078 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Dum Spiro Spero

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-02 - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Long [H3078 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-H3078-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-686 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "DUM SPIRO SPERO" TRANSLATED AS "WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE" AS THE OFFICIAL ANTHEM OF THE STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 9, Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-1-686. 'Dum Spiro Spero' translated as 'While I Breathe, I Hope' is the official anthem of the State."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.