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SC Code § 2-5-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act|Section 2-5-110. Exercise of powers and assumption of duties of legislator by successor.

 If in the event of an attack a legislator is unavailable, his emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is not unavailable shall, except for the power and duty to appoint emergency interim successors, exercise the powers and assume the duties of such legislator. An emergency interim successor shall exercise these powers and assume these duties until the incumbent legislator, an emergency interim successor higher in order of succession, or a legislator appointed or elected and legally qualified can act. Each House of the General Assembly shall, in accordance with its own rules, determine who is entitled under the provisions of this chapter to exercise the powers and assume the duties of its members. All constitutional and statutory provisions pertaining to ouster of a legislator shall be applicable to an emergency interim successor who is exercising the powers and assuming the duties of a legislator.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-411; 1962 (52) 2192.
SC Code § 2-5-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act|Section 2-5-120. Privileges of office of successor.

 When an emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-412; 1962 (52) 2192.
SC Code § 2-5-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act|Section 2-5-130. Quorum; necessary proportion of vote.

 In the event of an attack, (1) quorum requirements for the General Assembly shall be suspended, and (2) where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action would otherwise be required, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-413; 1962 (52) 2192.
SC Code § 2-5-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 5 - Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act|Section 2-5-140. Termination, extension or restoration of emergency procedure.

 The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this chapter relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action, and limitations on the length of sessions and the subjects which may be acted upon, shall expire two years following the inception of an attack, but nothing herein shall prevent the resumption before such time of the filling of legislative vacancies and the calling of elections for the General Assembly in accordance with applicable constitutional and statutory provisions. The Governor, acting by proclamation, or the General Assembly, acting by concurrent resolution, may from time to time extend or restore such authority or the operation of any of such provisions upon a finding that events render the extension or restoration necessary, but no extension or restoration shall be for a period of more than one year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-414; 1962 (52) 2192.
SC Code § 2-7-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-10. Effective date of legislative enactments.

 No act or joint resolution passed by the General Assembly shall take effect or become of force until the twentieth day after the day of its approval by the executive, unless some other day be specially named in the body of the act or joint resolution as the day upon which it shall take effect.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-201; 1952 Code Section 30-201; 1942 Code Section 2079; 1932 Code Section 2079; Civ. C. '22 Section 41; Civ. C. '12 Section 39; Civ. C. '02 Section 36; G. S. 33; R. S. 36; 1879 (17) 69.
SC Code § 2-7-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-20. Effect of repeal of legislative enactment.

 The repeal of an act or joint resolution shall not revive any law theretofore repealed or superseded, nor any office theretofore abolished.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-202; 1952 Code Section 30-202; 1942 Code Section 2080; 1932 Code Section 2080; Civ. C. '22 Section 42; Civ. C. '12 Section 40; Civ. C. '02 Section 37; G. S. 34; R. S. 37; 1872 (15) 37.
SC Code § 2-7-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-30. Construction of words.

 (A) The words "person" and "party" and any other word importing the singular number used in any act or joint resolution shall be held to include the plural and to include firms, companies, associations, and corporations and all words in the plural shall apply also to the singular in all cases in which the spirit and intent of the act or joint resolution may require it. All words in an act or joint resolution importing the masculine gender shall apply to females also and words in the feminine gender shall apply to males. And all words importing the present tense shall apply to the future also.  (B)(1) In determining the meaning of any act or joint resolution of the General Assembly or in a regulation promulgated pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1, unless otherwise defined in the act, joint resolution, or regulation, the words "person", "human being", "child", and "individual" must include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development.  (2) As used in this subsection, the term "born alive", with respect to a member of the species homo sapiens, means the complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of that member, at any stage of development, who after the expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut, and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.  (3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at any point before being born alive as defined in this subsection.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-203; 1952 Code Section 30-203; 1942 Code Section 2081; 1932 Code Section 2081; Civ. C. '22 Section 43; Civ. C. '12 Section 41; Civ. C. '02 Section 38; G. S. 35; R. S. 38; 2012 Act No. 174, Section 2, eff May 25, 2012.  Editor's Note  2012 Act No. 174, Section 1, provides as follows:  "This act may be referred to and cited as the 'Born Alive Infant Protection Act'."  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 2-7-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-35. Handicapped person defined.

 Wherever the term "handicapped person" appears in the laws of this State, unless it is stated to the contrary, it shall mean a person who:  (1) Has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities including, but not limited to caring for himself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working;  (2) Meets any other definition prescribed by federal law or regulation for use by agencies of state government which serve handicapped persons.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 437, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-7-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-40. References to members of county legislative delegations in certain statutes affecting multi-county senatorial districts.

 In multi-county senatorial districts, all references in existing statutes relative to county affairs and appointments to the members of a county legislative delegation or language of similar import, except in statutes relating to appointments required to be made upon the advice and consent of the Senate, in a determination of action by the delegation under the statutes, shall mean a majority of the members of the House of Representatives resident in the county when such county is without a resident Senator and one half of such members when such county has a resident Senator and shall include in all such counties with or without a resident Senator at least one Senator thereof in those districts having not more than two Senators and at least two Senators in those districts having at least three Senators; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any county having more than five members of the House of Representatives.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-203.1; 1967 (55) 1005.
SC Code § 2-7-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-45. Adoption of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as only general statutory law of State.

 The Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, which contains the permanent laws of general application through the 1975 session of the General Assembly and which was presented to the members of the General Assembly during the 1977 session is hereby adopted as the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, and is declared to be the only general statutory law of the State as of January 1, 1976.  HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 95, Section 1.
SC Code § 2-7-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-50. Amendments, additions and repeals may be made by reference to this Code.

 Whenever, in any act, reference is made to this Code for the purpose of altering, amending, adding to or repealing any part thereof, such reference, alteration, amendment, addition or repeal shall be construed to apply to the original law purporting to be revised in such revision as fully and specifically as though such original laws were mentioned in the act containing such reference, alteration, amendment, addition or repeal.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-204; 1952 Code Section 30-204; 1942 Code Section 2110; 1932 Code Section 2110; Civ. C. '22 Section 74; Civ. C. '12 Section 64; Civ. C. '02 Section 61; 1896 (22) 3.
SC Code § 2-7-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-60. Annual general appropriations act.

 The General Assembly shall annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriation act and the appropriations made for any department, institution, board or commission shall be in a definite sum for each purpose or activity with such itemization under the activity as may be deemed necessary by the General Assembly.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-205; 1952 Code Section 30-205; 1942 Code Section 2082; 1932 Code Section 2082; Civ. C. '22 Section 44; 1921 (32) 114.
SC Code § 2-7-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-65. Agencies, departments and institutions to justify amount of requested appropriations.

 The Governor shall, prior to making annual recommendations to the General Assembly of the amounts to be appropriated to the various state agencies, departments and institutions, as required by Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code, require them to justify the entire amount of money they are requesting. It is the intent of this section that each state agency, department or institution shall be required to justify its recurring expenses, as well as any new or additional expenses.  For the purpose of justification as set forth in this provision, the Budget and Control Board shall require each state agency, department and institution to submit for each program the purposes, objectives and such quantitative measurements regarding services provided as the Budget and Control Board in consultation with the Joint Legislative Appropriations Review Committee might deem necessary for program evaluation.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199, Part II, Section 8; 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 3.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in the first paragraph of this section to the former State Budget and Control Board was changed to the Governor pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1). Reference in the second paragraph to the former State Budget and Control Board was not changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly.
SC Code § 2-7-66 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-66. Education Improvement Act appropriations to agencies and entities other than Education Department.

 Education Improvement Act of 1984 appropriations for programs which are administered by agencies and entities other than the State Department of Education must be included in the annual general appropriations bill under the section containing appropriations for the State Department of Education in a separate subsection titled "Education Improvement Act Appropriations to Other Agencies and Entities"; Funds appropriated under this subsection must be disbursed to the agencies and entities by the State Treasurer in accordance with state accounting policies and procedures.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 29.
SC Code § 2-7-68 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-68. Format for general appropriations bill sections providing for employment of additional personnel.

 Beginning with the State General Appropriation Bill for the Fiscal Year 1980-81 and each year thereafter, each section of the Bill which provides for the employment of additional personnel shall include a separate line item for all new employees for whom compensation is provided in the section concerned and such line items shall be divided according to the job classifications of such additional employees.  Beginning with Fiscal Year 1984-85 and each year thereafter, every proviso appearing in Part I of the Bill which regulates the expenditure of any funds appropriated or deals with related matters, but which did not appear as a proviso in Part I of the State General Appropriation Bill or State General Appropriation Act for the immediately preceding fiscal year, must be italicized.  HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 199, Section 32; 1980 Act No. 517, Part II, Section 26; 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 5; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 19.
SC Code § 2-7-69 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-69. Inclusion of new positions in general appropriation act; copies of Analysis of Change in appropriations by agency.

 (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, if the Budget and Control Board authorizes a state agency to exceed the number of positions authorized by the general appropriation act, the authorization for the positions must terminate at the end of the fiscal year in which the authorization is made unless the authorization is included as a new position in the general appropriation act for the following fiscal year. At each stage of the consideration of the annual general appropriation bill, the Budget and Control Board shall compile and present in a report to the Members of the General Assembly an explanation and justification of all such new positions.  (B) At each stage of consideration of the general appropriation bill, the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall provide a member of the body presently considering the bill, upon his request, a copy of the Analysis of Change which details changes in appropriations by agency as of the most recent legislative action.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 178, Part II, Section 31; 1982 Act No. 466, Part II, Section 24; 2005 Act No. 164, Section 4, eff June 10, 2005.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, reference in (A) to the former Budget and Control Board has not been changed pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), until further action by the General Assembly. Reference in (B) to the former Budget and Control Board was changed to the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1).  Effect of Amendment  The 2005 amendment, in subsection (A), in the second sentence substituted "Budget and Control Board" for "State Auditor" and made nonsubstantive changes subsections (A) and (B).
SC Code § 2-7-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-70. Itemization of appropriation bills.

 All bills introduced in either house carrying appropriations shall be itemized in accordance with the classifications used in the budget.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-206; 1952 Code Section 30-206; 1942 Code Section 3221; 1932 Code Section 3221; Civ. C. '22 Section 917; 1919 (31) 187.
SC Code § 2-7-71 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-71. Tax bills; requirement of estimated revenue impact statement.

 When a bill relating to state taxes is reported out of a standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives for consideration, there must be attached and printed as a part of the committee report a statement of the estimated revenue impact of the bill on the finances of the State certified by the Executive Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or his designee. As used in this section "statement of estimated revenue impact" means the consensus of the persons executing the required statement as to the increase or decrease in the net tax revenue to the State if the bill concerned is enacted by the General Assembly. In preparing a statement, the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office may request technical advice of the Department of Revenue.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 338; 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 15; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 21; 1997 Act No. 82, Section 1; 2018 Act No. 246 (H.3895), Section 3.A, eff July 1, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2018 Act No. 246, Section 3.A, in the first sentence, substituted "Executive Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, or his designee" for "Board of Economic Advisors" at the end, and in the third sentence, substituted "the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "the Board of Economic Advisors" following "In preparing a statement,".
SC Code § 2-7-72 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-72. Bills and resolutions requiring expenditure of funds shall have fiscal impact statements.

 Whenever a bill or resolution is introduced in the General Assembly requiring the expenditure of funds, the principal author shall affix a statement of estimated fiscal impact and cost of the proposed legislation. Before reporting the bill out of committee, if the amount is substantially different from the original estimate, the committee shall attach a statement of estimated fiscal impact to the bill signed by the Executive Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office or his designee. As used in this section, "statement of estimated fiscal impact" means the opinion of the person executing the statement as to the dollar cost to the State for the first year and the annual cost thereafter.  HISTORY: 1978 Act No. 644, Part II, Section 39; 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 49; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 8.E, eff July 1, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 8.E, substituted "Executive Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Director of the State Budget Division of the State Budget and Control Board".
SC Code § 2-7-73 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 2 - General Assembly|Chapter 7 - Legislative Enactments|Section 2-7-73. Bills and resolutions mandating health insurance coverage shall have fiscal impact statement.

 (A) Any bill or resolution which would mandate a health coverage or offering of a health coverage by an insurance carrier, health care service contractor, or health maintenance organization as a component of individual or group policies, must have attached to it a statement of the financial impact of the coverage, according to the guidelines enumerated in subsection (B). This financial impact analysis must be conducted by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The Department of Insurance shall provide an actuarial analysis and any additional information necessary for the determination of the fiscal impact within thirty days of a request by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office. The statement required by this section must be delivered to the Senate or House committee to which any bill or resolution is referred, within thirty days, unless otherwise agreed to, of the written request of the chairman of such committee.  (B) Guidelines for assessing the financial impact of proposed mandated or mandatorily offered health coverage to the extent that information is available, must include, but are not limited to, the following:  (1) to what extent does the coverage increase or decrease the cost of treatment or services;  (2) to what extent does the coverage increase or decrease the use of treatment or service;  (3) to what extent does the mandated treatment or service substitute for more expensive treatment or service;  (4) to what extent does the coverage increase or decrease the administrative expenses of insurance companies and the premium and administrative expenses of policyholders; and  (5) what is the impact of this coverage on the total cost of health care.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 428, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 22; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt VI, Section 8.F, eff July 1, 2014; 2018 Act No. 246 (H.3895), Section 3.B, eff July 1, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 121, Section 8.F, in subsection (A), substituted "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office" for "Division of Research and Statistical Services".  2018 Act No. 246, Section 3.B, in (A), in the second sentence, deleted "and signed by an authorized agent of the Department of Insurance, or his designee" following "Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office", inserted the third sentence, relating to the Department of Insurance providing an actuarial analysis, and in the fourth sentence, inserted ", unless otherwise agreed to," following "within thirty days".