South Carolina H 4576: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

124th Session, 2021-2022



A120, R124, H4576



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Tedder, G.R. Smith, Govan, B. Newton and Thigpen

Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3468sa22.docx



Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022

Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2022

Passed by the General Assembly on February 9, 2022

Governor's Action: February 15, 2022, Signed



Summary: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	11/17/2021	House	Prefiled

	11/17/2021	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

	1/11/2022	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 59)

	1/11/2022	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 59)

	1/27/2022	House	Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 9)

	2/2/2022	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, B.Newton, Thigpen

	2/2/2022	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 9)

	2/2/2022	House	Roll call Yeas‑102  Nays‑0 (House Journal‑page 9)

	2/3/2022	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal‑page 5)

	2/3/2022	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 5)

	2/3/2022	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal‑page 5)

	2/3/2022	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Education (Senate Journal‑page 5)

	2/8/2022	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 88)

	2/9/2022	Senate	Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal‑page 8)

	2/9/2022	Senate	Roll call Ayes‑38  Nays‑0 (Senate Journal‑page 8)

	2/10/2022		Ratified R  124

	2/15/2022		Signed By Governor

	2/18/2022		Effective date  02/15/2022

	2/18/2022		Act No.  120



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



11/17/2021

1/27/2022

2/3/2022





(A120, R124, H4576)



AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53‑3‑260 SO AS TO DECLARE THE THIRD TUESDAY IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR AS “HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DAY”.



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



Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day



SECTION	1.	Chapter 3, Title 53 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:



	“Section 53‑3‑260.	The third Tuesday in February of each year is designated as ‘Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day’ in South Carolina.”



Time effective



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



Ratified the 10th day of February, 2022.



Approved the 15th day of February, 2022. 



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