S 1191 General Bill, By Elliott, McConnell and Rankin
Summary: Gambling vessels, county and municipal governments may prohibit or regulate the operation of
    A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 3, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGREEMENTS AND RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, BY ADDING CHAPTER 11, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HEREBY DELEGATES ITS AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REGULATE CERTAIN GAMBLING CRUISES PURSUANT TO THE JOHNSON ACT OF 1992, (15 U.S.C. 1175, et seq.) TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MAY PROHIBIT OR REGULATE THE OPERATION OF GAMBLING VESSELS BY ORDINANCE WITHIN THE DELEGATED POWER PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE JOHNSON ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAY ONLY ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO REPEAL OR MODIFY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW RELATING TO GAMBLING.
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04/04/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-10
04/04/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
04/24/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-14
05/29/02	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-149