S*0228 (Rat #0181, Act #0157 of 1993) General Bill, By McGill, Bryan, Cork, Courson, Courtney, Elliott, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Jackson, Land, Lander, Leventis, A.S. Macaulay, Martin, Matthews, McConnell, Mescher, T.W. Mitchell, Moore, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, L.E. Richter, M.T. Rose, Russell, Ryberg, Saleeby, Setzler, Short, G. Smith, H.S. Stilwell, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington and Wilson
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    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 4-9-55, so as to provide that no county may be bound by any general law requiring it to spend funds or take an action requiring the expenditure of funds unless the General Assembly has determined that the law requiring the expenditure fulfills a State interest and the law requiring the expenditure is approved by two-thirds of the members voting in each house of the General Assembly, provided a simple majority of the members voting in each house is required if one of several criteria applies, provide that except upon approval of each house of the General Assembly, by two-thirds of the members voting in each house,it may not enact, amend, or repeal any general law if the anticipated effect of doing so would be to reduce the authority that counties have to raise revenues in the aggregate, as the authority exists on July 1, 1993, provide for exceptions to this Section, provide that the duties, requirements, and obligations imposed by general laws in effect on July 1, 1993, are not suspended by the provisions of this Section; and by adding Section 5-7-310 so as to provide that the provisions of Section 4-9-55 apply to general laws enacted by the General Assembly which affect municipalities.-amended title
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01/19/93	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
01/19/93	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-12
04/13/93	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-14
04/14/93	Senate	Read second time SJ-20
04/14/93	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-20
04/20/93	Senate	Amended SJ-28
04/20/93	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-31
04/21/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-18
04/21/93	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-19
05/26/93	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-29
06/01/93	House	Amended HJ-70
06/01/93	House	Read second time HJ-70
06/02/93	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-14
06/02/93	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-54
06/10/93		Ratified R 181
06/15/93		Signed By Governor
06/15/93		Effective date 06/15/93
07/14/93		Act No. 157
07/14/93		Copies available