Bill 3716

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3716
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970325
Primary Sponsor:                   Inabinett
All Sponsors:                      Inabinett, Altman, J. Hines,
                                   G. Brown, Breeland, F. Smith,
                                   M. Hines, Hodges, Lloyd, Clyburn,
                                   Neal, McMahand, Maddox, Byrd, Rhoad,
                                   J. Smith, Davenport, Mack,
                                   Littlejohn, Stoddard, Battle, Canty
                                   and Walker 
Drafted Document Number:           pt\1046dw.97
Companion Bill Number:             172
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Biennial Appropriation Act,
                                   General Assembly to enact

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970325  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH ITS 1999 SESSION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 2-7-60. (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), The the General Assembly shall annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriation appropriations act, and the appropriations made for any department, institution, board, or commission shall must be in a definite sum for each purpose or activity with such that itemization under the activity as may be deemed considered necessary by the General Assembly.

(B) Beginning with its 1999 session and in each session every two years thereafter, the General Assembly shall enact a biennial state general appropriations act in a form and under conditions as the General Assembly considers appropriate. On July 1, 1999, and thereafter, the term 'annual state general appropriations act' or any similar variations of this term as contained in any provision of law must be construed to mean the biennial state general appropriations act."

SECTION 2. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.