South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3513

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brady, Pinson, Emory, Bales, Barfield, Chellis, Dantzler, Kennedy, Leach, Lucas, Martin, J.M. Neal, M.A. Pitts, G.R. Smith and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3084dw05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 506

Introduced in the House on February 10, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2005
Last Amended on April 26, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Fidelity bonds purchased by counties

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/10/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   2/10/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-6
   2/14/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/30/2005  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-28
   3/30/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and 
                        Municipal Affairs HJ-28
   4/19/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, 
                        Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6
   4/26/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
   4/26/2005  House   Amended HJ-28
   4/26/2005  House   Read second time HJ-29
   4/27/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   4/28/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   4/28/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
    5/9/2005  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/10/2005
2/14/2005
4/19/2005
4/26/2005

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

April 26, 2005

H. 3513

Introduced by Reps. Brady, Pinson, Emory, Bales, Barfield, Chellis, Dantzler, Kennedy, Leach, Lucas, Martin, J.M. Neal, M.A. Pitts, G.R. Smith and Mahaffey

S. Printed 4/26/05--H.

Read the first time February 10, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-11-65 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO PURCHASE A FIDELITY BOND ON ALL COUNTY OFFICIALS OR A PORTION OF THEM INSTEAD OF THE AMOUNT REQUIRED BY LAW AND REQUIRE A RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY WHEN A FIDELITY BOND IS USED TO REPLACE THE EXISTING BOND REQUIRED BY LAW, WHICH MUST MEET OR EXCEED THAT REQUIREMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-11-65.    (A)    If bonding of a county official or employee is statutorily required, the governing body of a county may purchase a fidelity bond to cover all or a portion of the county officials and employees. A fidelity bond may be used instead of specific statutory bond requirements including, but not limited to, those found in Sections 12-39-10, 12-45-10, 14-17-40, 14-17-60, 14-17-350, 14-23-1050, 17-5-20, 17-5-70, 22-1-150, 22-1-160, 23-11-30, and 23-13-20. An official or employee not covered by a fidelity bond must be bonded as required by statute.

(B)    The purchase of a fidelity bond as provided in subsection (A) or the replacement of an existing bond with a fidelity bond covering one or more county officials or employees must be evidenced by passage of a resolution by the county's governing body. A fidelity bond must meet or exceed the minimum value of the bond required by any statute for the covered officials or employees."

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

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