H 5012

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5012
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A house RESOLUTION
to amend rule 5.16 of the rules of
the house of representatives, relating to immediate consideration of
resolutions, so as to provide that a house or concurrent resolution concerning
sine die adjournment shall be referred to the rules committee, and if the
resolution is reported out favorably from the rules committee, it shall receive
immediate consideration; and to amend rule 5.19, relating to debate on
particular questions before the house and their respective time limits, so as
to provide that if a member accepts questions during the member's speech, the
member may not thereafter refuse to accept questions, and such refusal shall
result in the termination of the member's allotted time.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the first paragraph of Rule 5.16 of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended to read:
  5.16     Should
any member seek immediate consideration of any House or Concurrent Resolution,
the resolution shall receive immediate consideration unless five members
object.  If immediate consideration of such resolution is not sought, or in the
event five members do object where immediate consideration is sought, the
resolution shall be referred to an appropriate committee and shall not be
considered by the House until after the committee has made its report and at
that time shall take its place on the Calendar.  Provided, however, a House or
Concurrent Resolution concerning Sine Die Adjournment under
Article III, Section 21 of the South Carolina Constitution and Section 2 1 180
of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, shall receive immediate
consideration, which shall include the motion to commit or recommitshall be referred to the Rules Committee. If the resolution is
reported favorably out of the Rules Committee, it shall receive immediate
consideration.
That Rule 5.19 a. of the Rules of the House of Representatives is
amended to read:
  5.19     a.  No
member shall speak more than twice on the main question of a bill or resolution
being considered for any reading and not longer than sixty minutes for the
first speech nor longer than thirty minutes for the second speech, unless
allowed to do so by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present
and voting.  No member shall speak more than twice upon an amendment or a
motion to reconsider that is debatable and then not longer than ten minutes
each time.  However, if the previous question has been invoked, no member may
speak more than twice on a motion to reconsider that is debatable and then not
longer than the amount of time remaining for debate of the underlying motion;
provided, that proposed amendments announced and introduced by the Reading
Clerk shall be considered prior to a member speaking on the bill.  No member
shall speak more than twice on Senate amendments to a House bill and not longer
than sixty minutes for the first speech nor longer than thirty minutes for the
second speech, unless allowed to do so by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the members present and voting.  The House may, however, by consent of a
majority of the members present and voting suspend the operation of this rule
during any debate on any particular question before the House.
  Provided,
each bill or joint resolution, prior to receiving second reading, must be
explained for a minimum of ten minutes or until all questions from House
members are addressed, whichever occurs first.  The committee chairman of the
committee to which a bill or joint resolution was referred, the committee
chairman's designee, the sponsor(s) of the bill or joint resolution, and other
members of the House may jointly explain the bill or joint resolution in order
to provide the required explanation.  If a member accepts
questions during the member's speech, either upon the main question of a bill
or resolution or upon an amendment or motion to reconsider that is debatable,
the member may not refuse questions thereafter.  Refusal to accept questions
after agreeing to do so shall result in the termination of the member's
allotted time.
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