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A263, R333, H4837

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Miller and McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9684htc10.docx

Introduced in the House on April 14, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 18, 2010
Last Amended on May 27, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2010
Governor's Action: June 11, 2010, Signed

Summary: Nonprofit organizations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/14/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-16
   4/14/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17
   4/28/2010  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-47
    5/6/2010  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 11, 2010
   5/12/2010  House   Debate adjourned HJ-91
   5/13/2010  House   Amended
   5/13/2010  House   Read second time HJ-12
   5/13/2010  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-12
   5/14/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   5/14/2010          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/18/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   5/18/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   5/18/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Cleary, 
                        Williams, Mulvaney, Nicholson
   5/26/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-19
   5/27/2010  Senate  Amended SJ-35
   5/27/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-35
   5/27/2010  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-35
   5/28/2010  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-1
    6/2/2010  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-65
    6/2/2010  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-3 HJ-65
    6/7/2010          Ratified R 333
   6/11/2010          Signed By Governor
    7/1/2010          Effective date 06/11/10
    7/8/2010          Act No. 263

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/14/2010
4/28/2010
5/13/2010
5/14/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010

(A263, R333, H4837)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3940, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BINGO LICENSE REQUIRED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROHIBITION ON ISSUING SUCH A LICENSE TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH HOLDS A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE BINGO TAX ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION".

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

Restriction on licensing lifted

SECTION    1.    Section 12-21-3940 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 172 of 2004, is further amended by deleting subsection (D) which reads:

"(D)    A license must not be issued for conducting a game of bingo at an establishment holding a license pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-6-1820."

Definition revised

SECTION    2.    Section 12-21-3920(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(5)    'Nonprofit organization' means an entity which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or fraternal purposes and which is exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19)."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of June, 2010.

Approved the 11th day of June, 2010.

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