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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1011 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020213 Primary Sponsor:Fair All Sponsors:Fair Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\10675htc02.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Subject:Help line telephone number to be included with every tax notice, license renewal notice, etc. History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20020213 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-11-185 SO AS TO REQUIRE EVERY TAX NOTICE, LICENSE RENEWAL NOTICE, AND SIMILAR NOTICE MAILED OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE TO PROVIDE A PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED "HELP LINE" TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE NOTICE AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT AND PROVIDE ADVICE ON COMPLIANCE METHODS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-11-185. Every tax notice, license renewal notice, or similar notice mailed or otherwise distributed by the State or a political subdivision of the State must provide a prominently displayed 'help line' telephone number for answering questions with respect to the notice. The State Budget and Control Board shall monitor the implementation of this requirement and provide advice to state agencies and political subdivisions on compliance methods."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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