H 5812

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5812
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A concurrent RESOLUTION
REGarding the removal of an executive officer on the
address of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly puRsuant to Article
xv, section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution.
Whereas, Article XV,
Section 3 of the South Carolina Constitution provides that "[f]or any willful
neglect of duty, or other reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient
ground of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any executive or judicial
officer on the address of two-thirds of each house of the General Assembly." Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, by a two-thirds vote of
the Senate and a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives, hereby find
that the actions of South Carolina Secretary of Commerce Harry M. Lightsey III
constitute a wilful neglect of his duty.
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