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Key Votes
H 3505 - Jasper County Port Authority - Key Vote
South Carolina Key Votes
Stages
- May 1, 2007 Executive Signed
- April 25, 2007 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 19, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- March 7, 2007 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Feb. 13, 2007 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Signed (Executive) - May 1, 2007
Title: Jasper County Port Authority
Signed by Governor Mark Sanford, Jr.
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) - April 25, 2007
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Bill Passed With Amendment (Senate) - April 19, 2007
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) (80-35) - March 7, 2007(Key vote)
Title: Jasper County Port Authority
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that gives the South Carolina State Ports Authority the right to develop a port at a site in Jasper County currently controlled by Georgia.
Highlights:
- Claims 1,800 acres in Jasper County [sec 2(A)].
- Suspends Jasper County from developing the area for three years [sec 2(B)].
- Establishes a time line for the port's completion (sec 4).
- Creates the Savannah River Maritime Commission to act as South Carolina's intermediary in matters regarding the river, including the Jasper County Port (sec 6).
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Feb. 13, 2007
Title: Jasper County Port Authority
Sponsors
- Robert W. 'Bobby' Harrell Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Nathan Ballentine (SC - R)
- Bruce Wyche Bannister (SC - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Battle Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Eric Michael Bedingfield (SC - R)
- Kenneth A. 'Kenny' Bingham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Don Carson Bowen (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joan B. Brady (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd Breeland (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Grady Allen Brown (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harry F. Cato (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Catherine Ceips (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Converse A. Chellis III (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Alan Delk Clemmons (SC - R)
- Daniel T. 'Dan' Cooper (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- William F. 'Bill' Cotty (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kristopher R. 'Kris' Crawford (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Dantzler (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Guy Ralph Davenport Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Francis Gregory 'Greg' Delleney Jr. (SC - R)
- Jeffrey D. 'Jeff' Duncan (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael W. 'Mike' Gambrell (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Carl L. Gullick (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ben Hagood Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nimrata R. 'Nikki' Haley (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Glenn Lewis Hamilton (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Hodges 'Jim' Harrison (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gloria Arias Haskins (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jackie Elliott 'Coach' Hayes (SC - D)
- Shirley R. Hinson (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Rudolph 'Davey' Hiott (SC - R)
- Kenneth F. Hodges (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chip Huggins (SC - R)
- Keith R. Kelly (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Herbert Kirsh (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patsy G. Knight (SC - D)
- Robert William 'Bob' Leach Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lanny Franklin Littlejohn (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phillip Dean Lowe (SC - R)
- James H. 'Jay' Lucas (SC - R)
- Joseph G. 'Joe' Mahaffey Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- James H. 'Jim' Merrill (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Carroll Moss (SC - R)
- Michael John 'Mick' Mulvaney (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phillip D. 'Phil' Owens (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert S. 'Skipper' Perry Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lewis Eugene 'Gene' Pinson (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward H. 'Ted' Pitts Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael A. 'Mike' Pitts (SC - R)
- Rex Fontaine Rice (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wallace B. Scarborough (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phillip W. 'Phil' Shoopman (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gary Simrill (SC - R)
- B. R. Skelton (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Garry R. Smith (SC - R)
- George Murrell Smith Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Douglas 'Doug' Smith (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lawrence Kit Spires (SC - R)
- Leonidas E. 'Leon' Stavrinakis (SC - D)
- James E. 'Jim' Stewart Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott F. Talley (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam Taylor Sr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dwain Thompson (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- McLain R. 'Mac' Toole (SC - R)
- C. David Umphlett Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thad T. Viers (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bob' Walker (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Brian White (SC - R)
- William R. 'Bill' Whitmire (SC - R)
- William David 'Billy' Witherspoon (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Annette D. Young (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
