H 3144 General Bill, By Wilkins, Allison, Altman, Bailey, Barfield, Barrett, 
Bauer, Beck, H. Brown, J. Brown, Campsen, Cato, Chellis, Cotty, Davenport, 
Delleney, Edge, J.G. Felder, Gamble, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Haskins, 
Hinson, B.L. Jordan, Keegan, Kelley, M.H. Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Law, 
Leach, L.H. Limbaugh, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Martin, Mason, McKay, J.D. McMaster, 
Meacham, V.T. Mullen, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Seithel, Sharpe, 
Simrill, D. Smith, Spearman, Stuart, Townsend, Tripp, Vaughn, Walker, Webb, 
Whatley, Witherspoon, Woodrum, W.J. Young and Young-Brickell
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL TAX INCREASES AND NEW GENERAL TAXES, SO AS
 TO REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN EACH HOUSE FOR SUCH IMPOSITION.

   01/08/97  House  Prefiled
   01/08/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/14/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-60
   01/14/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-60
   01/29/97  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
   02/04/97  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, D. Smith,
                     Fleming, Cotty, Sandifer, Neal, Howard, Rodgers,
                     Knotts, Law, Woodrum, Quinn, Mason, McLeod, F.
                     Smith, Whipper, Mack & T. Brown HJ-23
   02/05/97  House  Read second time HJ-38
   02/05/97  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-16 HJ-39
   02/06/97  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   02/06/97  Senate Introduced and read first time
   02/06/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance

COMMITTEE REPORT

January 29, 1997

H. 3144

Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, Haskins, H. Brown, J. Brown, Cato, Harrison, Meacham, Sharpe, D. Smith, Townsend, Vaughn, Allison, Altman, Bailey, Barfield, Barrett, Bauer, Beck, Campsen, Chellis, Cotty, Davenport, Delleney, Felder, Gamble, Harrell, Hinson, Jordan, Kelley, Keegan, Kinon, Kirsh, Klauber, Law, Leach, Littlejohn, Limbaugh, Lloyd, Martin, McKay, McMaster, Rice, Riser, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer, Simrill, Spearman, Tripp, Walker, Witherspoon, Woodrum, Young, Young-Brickell, Stuart, Mullen, Seithel, Edge, Knotts, Mason, Sharpe, Hamilton, Webb and Whatley

S. Printed 1/29/97--H.

Read the first time January 14, 1997.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3144), to amend Section 11-11-440, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to limitations on general tax increases and new general taxes, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-440, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL TAX INCREASES AND NEW GENERAL TAXES, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IN EACH HOUSE FOR SUCH IMPOSITION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 11-11-440(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A) The General Assembly may not provide for any general tax increase or enact new general taxes in the permanent provisions of the State General Appropriation Act or acts supplemental thereto, and any such to it. Any general tax increases or new general taxes must be enacted only by separate act passed by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each House."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1997.