South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-01-27 - Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-34 HJ-26

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE SECRETARY OF STATE FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR A TERM COTERMINOUS WITH THE GOVERNOR UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE SERVING IN OFFICE ON THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THIS PROVISION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW FOR THE DUTIES, COMPENSATION, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE, THE PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE APPOINTMENT IS MADE, AND THE PROCEDURES BY WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

Delete The Secretary Of State From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Secretary Of State Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Secretary Of State Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision, And To Provide That The General Assembly Shall Provide By Law For The Duties, Compensation, And Qualifications For Office, The Procedures By Which The Appointment Is Made, And The Procedures By Which The Secretary Of State May Be Removed From Office.

Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Anton Gunn [D]
Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. Christopher Hart [D]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]
Rep. Donald Smith [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. James Roland Smith [R]	Rep. James Stewart [R]
Rep. Thad Viers [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]	Rep. Annette Young [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-27		Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-34 HJ-26
2010-01-27		Rejected HJ-25
2010-01-27		Debate adjourned HJ-23
2010-01-27		Reconsidered HJ-23
2010-01-26		Debate adjourned on motion to reconsider until Wednesday, January 27, 2010 HJ-10
2010-01-19		Debate adjourned on motion to reconsider until Tuesday, January 26, 2010 HJ-19
2010-01-14		Motion noted- Rep. Sellers noted the motion to reconsider the vote whereby H. 3279 was rejected HJ-555
2010-01-14		Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-38 HJ-543
2010-01-14		Rejected HJ-543
2010-01-13		Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-41 HJ-32
2010-01-13		Read second time HJ-31
2010-01-13		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gunn
2009-05-20		Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 21, 2009 HJ-56
2009-05-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
2009-05-19		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 20, 2009 HJ-64
2009-05-19		Amended HJ-49
2009-05-14		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 19, 2009 HJ-67
2009-05-13		Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 14, 2009 HJ-52
2009-05-12		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 13, 2009 HJ-50
2009-05-12		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harrell, A.D.Young
2009-04-29		Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Kennedy, JH Neal, Hodges, McEachern, JE Smith, Jefferson, Cobb-Hunter, Vick, Hosey, Sellers, Mack, White, Lowe, Long, Cato, Crawford, Govan, Umphlett, Jennings, Erickson, RL Brown, Brantley, Hutto, King, Pinson, Parks, and Harvin HJ-164
2009-04-29		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wylie, Bedingfield, Hart
2009-04-28		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, April 29, 2009 HJ-29
2009-04-22		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-9
2009-03-31		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2009-02-17		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne
2009-02-05		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
2009-01-28		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Millwood
2009-01-14		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-21
2009-01-14		Introduced and read first time HJ-20

H3275 (Similar To) 2009-02-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne
H3614 (Similar To) 2010-02-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
H4475 (Similar To) 2010-03-03 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3279&session=118