H*4709(Rat #0425, Act #0004 of 2005)  General Bill, By Bailey and Chellis
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4070, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT FOR ANY BINGO LICENSE TO BE ISSUED THE
 ORGANIZATION, PROMOTER, OR INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE BEEN DOMICILED IN THIS STATE
 FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN ORGANIZATION, TO HAVE BEEN
 ACTIVE IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM
 TIME FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS STATE FROM AT LEAST THREE
 TO AT LEAST TWO YEARS. - ratified title

   02/05/04  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-3
   02/11/04  House  Read second time HJ-21
   02/12/04  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
   02/12/04  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   02/12/04  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
   02/26/04  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
   03/02/04  Senate Read second time SJ-16
   03/09/04  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-62
   03/09/04  Senate Reconsidered SJ-62
   03/09/04  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-62
   06/02/04  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-63
   06/03/04         Ratified R 425
   11/04/04         Signed By Governor
   11/09/04         Copies available
   11/09/04         Effective date 11/04/04
   02/16/05         Act No. 4

(A4, R425, H4709 of 2004)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4070, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT FOR ANY BINGO LICENSE TO BE ISSUED THE ORGANIZATION, PROMOTER, OR INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE BEEN DOMICILED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN ORGANIZATION, TO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM TIME FOR AN ORGANIZATION TO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS STATE FROM AT LEAST THREE TO AT LEAST TWO YEARS.

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

Bingo license eligibility

SECTION    1.    Section 12-21-4070 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-21-4070.    No license, as provided by this article, may be issued to an organization, promoter, or individual that has not been domiciled in this State for at least three years immediately preceding the license application. In the case of the organization, the organization must also have been active in this State for at least two years."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.

Approved the 4th day of November, 2004.