South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 3168

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Thayer, McCoy, W. Cox and Hewitt
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11134dg19.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 113, 227, 3457

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Millage rate increase limitations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2018  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
    1/8/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 115)
    1/8/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 115)
   1/24/2019  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2018

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MILLAGE RATE INCREASE LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY WITHOUT AN OPERATING MILLAGE ON JANUARY 1, 2019, OR A MUNICIPALITY THAT INCORPORATES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019, TO IMPOSE AN OPERATING MILLAGE AND TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-320(A) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"(    )    A municipality without an operating millage on January 1, 2019, or a municipality that incorporates after January 1, 2019, may impose an operating millage. After the operating millage is imposed, it is subject to the limitations on increases set forth in item (1)."

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

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