(A) For purposes of this section, a ‘recorded roll call vote’ means a vote recorded in the journals of the respective houses of the General Assembly, which must be by yeas and nays and recorded by name.

(B) The Annual General Appropriations Bill must be considered section-by-section prior to third reading, and must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when the pending question is the adoption of an individual section.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 2-7-125

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Conference report: The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report" is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.

(C) A bill or joint resolution must receive a recorded roll call vote by the House of Representatives and the Senate when:

(1) the pending question is adoption of a Conference or Free Conference Report;

(2) the pending question is the passage of a bill or joint resolution on second reading;

(3) either the House of Representatives or the Senate agrees to the other body’s amendment; or

(4) a bill or joint resolution is amended and the pending question is the passage of a bill on third reading.

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