H 3368 General Bill, By G.R. Smith, Harrell, Bingham, Harrison, Cooper, Huggins, Bowen, Brady, Atwater, Parker, Clemmons, Crawford, D.C. Moss, Pinson, Loftis, Lowe, Allison, Bedingfield, Owens, Frye, Hardwick, Lucas, Quinn, Hamilton, Toole, Bannister, Whitmire, Stringer, Ballentine, Henderson, Nanney, Hearn, Bikas, V.S. Moss, Sottile, Gambrell, J.R. Smith, Corbin, Brannon, McCoy, Crosby, Barfield, Cole, Daning, Delleney, Hixon, Horne, Long, Murphy, Sandifer, G.M. Smith, Spires, Taylor, Young, Viers, Simrill, Pope, Edge, Ryan, Forrester and Willis
Summary: General fund appropriations
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-415 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LIMIT ON GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR A FISCAL YEAR IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2010, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011, INCREASED ANNUALLY AND CUMULATIVELY BY A PERCENTAGE DETERMINED BY POPULATION INCREASES AND INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LIMITATION TO BE SUSPENDED FOR A FISCAL YEAR FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT UPON A SPECIAL VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO DEFINE THIS SPECIAL VOTE, TO ESTABLISH THE SPENDING LIMIT RESERVE FUND TO WHICH ALL SURPLUS GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST BE CREDITED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIORITY USES OF THE REVENUES OF THIS FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUND REVENUES AFTER THESE PRIORITIES ARE MET, TO REQUIRE THAT APPROPRIATION OF REVENUES OF THIS FUND MUST BE BY A JOINT RESOLUTION ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS LIMIT FIRST APPLIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012.
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01/19/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
01/19/11	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 10)
02/02/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
02/22/11	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 8)
02/23/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Young
02/23/11		Scrivener's error corrected
02/24/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
02/24/11	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (House Journal-page 25)
03/02/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill, Pope, Edge
03/02/11	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Herbkersman, Cooper, Crawford, Brantley, Patrick, Jefferson, King, Knight, Allison, Bales, White, GR Smith, JR Smith, Taylor, and Weeks (House Journal-page 38)
03/03/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ryan
03/08/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrester
03/08/11	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 9, 2011 (House Journal-page 79)
03/09/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
03/09/11	House	Amended (House Journal-page 39)
03/09/11	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 39)
03/09/11	House	Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-35 (House Journal-page 39)
03/10/11	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 35)
03/15/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
03/15/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 7)