Bill 4571

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4571
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19980204
Primary Sponsor:                   Altman
All Sponsors:                      Altman, Barfield, Barrett,
                                   Bauer, Beck, H. Brown, Campsen,
                                   Cato, Clyburn, Cooper, Dantzler,
                                   Davenport, Easterday, Edge, Fleming,
                                   Hamilton, Harrell, A. Harris,
                                   Haskins, Hinson, Kelley, Kinon,
                                   Kirsh, Klauber, Knotts, Koon,
                                   Lanford, Law, Leach, Littlejohn,
                                   Loftis, Mason, McCraw, McGee, McKay,
                                   Limehouse, Quinn, Rice, Riser,
                                   Rodgers, Sandifer, Seithel, Sheheen,
                                   D. Smith, R. Smith, Stoddard,
                                   Stuart, Tripp, Wilder, Wilkins,
                                   Witherspoon, Young and
                                   Young-Brickell 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5157htc.98
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Ways and Means Committee 30
                                   HWM
Subject:                           Referendum to be held on
                                   raising bonded indebtedness limits
                                   of political subdivisions, school
                                   districts; Elections

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

House   19980204  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-1-90 SO AS TO REQUIRE REFERENDUMS ON THE QUESTION OF RAISING THE BONDED INDEBTEDNESS LIMITS OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE HELD AT THE GENERAL ELECTION AND TO REQUIRE THE QUESTION TO BE CERTIFIED AT LEAST FORTY-FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 7 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 7-1-90. A referendum on the question of raising the bonded indebtedness limit of a political subdivision or school district must be held on the date established by law for the general election. For the question to appear on the ballot, it must be certified to the appropriate election commission at least forty-five days before the date of the general election."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies with respect to referendums not yet scheduled as of that date.