South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4366

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4366
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980113
Primary Sponsor:                   Knotts 
All Sponsors:                      Knotts, Cotty, Littlejohn,
                                   Stille and Riser
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5064htc.98
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Coin-operated devices, counties
                                   may extend maximum ten percent
                                   add-on license fee; Gambling,
                                   Taxation
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980113  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19971210  Prefiled, referred to Committee          30 HWM
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-2720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LICENSE TAX ON COIN-OPERATED MACHINES AND DEVICES, SO AS TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM TEN PERCENT "ADD-ON" COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL LICENSE FEE ON COIN-OPERATED DEVICES WITH A FREE PLAY FEATURE TO THE ENTIRE FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR BIENNIAL STATE LICENSE TAX RATHER THAN A MAXIMUM TEN PERCENT OF THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.

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

SECTION 1. Subsections (B) and (D) of Section 12-21-2720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 54, Part II, Act 155 of 1997, is further amended to read:

"(B) No municipality may limit the number of machines within the boundaries of the municipality. A municipality may by ordinance impose a license fee on machines licensed pursuant to subsection (A)(3) of this section in an amount not exceeding ten percent of three thousand six hundred dollars of the license fee imposed pursuant to subsection (A) for the equivalent license period.

(D) A county may by ordinance impose a license fee on machines licensed pursuant to subsection (A)(3) of this section located in an unincorporated area of the county in an amount not exceeding ten percent of three thousand six hundred dollars of the license fee imposed pursuant to subsection (A) for the equivalent license period."

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

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