Small and minority businesses contracting and certification
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-5270, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESS CONTRACTING AND CERTIFICATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO TRANSFER THE DIVISION TO THE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS; TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; TO PROVIDE VARIOUS NECESSARY PROVISIONS TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER; AND TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Last action Apr 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
22–19
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
67% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John L. Scott, Jr.
DDemocratic
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