S*0304 (Rat #0340, Act #0284 of 2010) General Bill, By Leatherman, Alexander, Land, Campsen and Grooms
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-760, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY ORDINANCES IMPOSING AN ACCOMMODATIONS FEE AND THE USE OF THE REVENUE FROM THE FEES INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BONDS SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS OF LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS FEES, HOSPITALITY FEES, AND STATE ACCOMMODATIONS FEES MAY BE PLEDGED AS SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF BONDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS USED TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT TOURISTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 6-4-10, RELATING TO STATE ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES ALLOCATED FOR TOURISM ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION MAY NOT BE PLEDGED AS SECURITY FOR CERTAIN BONDS OR TO RETIRE SUCH BONDS. - ratified title
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01/27/09	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-13
01/27/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-13
01/28/09	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: O'Dell (ch), Peeler, Reese, Fair, Elliott
03/11/09	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-12
03/12/09		Scrivener's error corrected
03/17/09	Senate	Read second time SJ-11
03/24/09	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
03/25/09	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-13
03/25/09	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-14
04/01/09	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-106
04/02/09	House	Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-48
05/12/09	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-57
05/13/09	House	Amended HJ-24
05/13/09	House	Read second time HJ-25
05/14/09	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-31
05/14/09	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-56
05/20/09	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Edge, Cobb-Hunter, and Loftis HJ-6
05/20/09	Senate	Conference committee appointed O'Dell, McGill, and Mulvaney SJ-16
06/16/09	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-98
06/16/09	Senate	Free conference committee appointed O'Dell, McGill, and Mulvaney SJ-98
06/16/09	Senate	Free conference report adopted SJ-98
06/16/09	House	Free conference powers rejected HJ-131
06/03/10	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-42
06/03/10	House	Free conference committee appointed Reps. Edge, Cobb-Hunter, and Loftis HJ-44
06/03/10	House	Free conference report received and adopted HJ-44
06/03/10	House	Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-5 HJ-44
06/15/10	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-61
06/21/10		Ratified R 340
06/28/10		Became law without Governor's signature
07/13/10		Effective date 06/28/10
07/14/10		Act No. 284