Bill Text: SC H3579 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Committees, request to take up bills
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Rules [H3579 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2021-H3579-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO AMEND RULE 4.6 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE FOR COMMITTEES TO TAKE UP THEIR BILLS, SO AS TO ADD IN ADDITION TO THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE SPONSOR, AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE, OR TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE, ALSO MUST REQUEST THE COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE TAKE UP THE BILLS, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISION PROVIDING THAT THESE REQUESTS MAY BE MADE ONLY ONE TIME PER BILL DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That Rule 4.6 of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read:
"4.6 After twenty days from the date of reference, the chairman of the committee or subcommittee, as appropriate, in possession of a measure shall, upon written request of a the sponsor or, in the case of a Senate measure, a House member, set a time and at least fifty percent of the committee or subcommittee members, or upon written request of at least twenty-five percent of the members of the House, bring up the measure for consideration of the measure by the full committee or subcommittee which shall be no later than seven legislative working days thereafter. Provided, however, that a member may request consideration of a bill or resolution pursuant to this rule only one time per bill or resolution during a legislative session."
