H 3881 General Bill, By Hagood, Brady, Altman, Limehouse, Scarborough, Taylor, R.L. Brown, Mack, Miller, Whipper, Bailey, Weeks and Funderburk
Summary: Priority Investment Act
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PRIORITY INVESTMENT ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 6-29-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE PLANS OF LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO AMEND THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPORTATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION, AND PRIORITY INVESTMENT ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-29-720, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS, SO AS TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED INCENTIVES AND ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY HOUSING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PRIORITY INVESTMENT AREAS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-29-1110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "AFFORDABLE HOUSING", "MARKET-BASED INCENTIVES", "TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN", AND "UNNECESSARY HOUSING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS"; TO AMEND SECTION 6-29-1130, RELATING TO REGULATIONS OF A LOCAL GOVERNING BODY GOVERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE CONTENT OF THESE REGULATIONS RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AMEND THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO COMPLY WITH THESE PROVISIONS WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF ENACTMENT.
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04/07/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-3
04/07/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-4
04/13/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brady
04/14/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Altman, Limehouse, Scarborough, Taylor, R.L.Brown, Mack
04/19/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller, Whipper
05/19/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
02/01/06	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-6
02/02/06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, Funderburk
02/02/06		Scrivener's error corrected
02/07/06	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Thompson, White, Loftis, Stewart, R Brown, Rice, MA Pitts, J Brown, Cooper, Hagood, Merrill, Bingham, Witherspoon, Hardwick, and Brady HJ-16
02/09/06	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 14, 2006 HJ-35
02/14/06	House	Debate interrupted HJ-47
02/15/06	House	Amended HJ-15
02/15/06	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cotty HJ-22
02/15/06	House	Read second time HJ-23
02/15/06	House	Roll call Yeas-62 Nays-41 HJ-23
02/16/06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-34
02/21/06	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-17
02/21/06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-17
02/21/06	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams
03/15/06	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-19
05/30/06	Senate	Special order, set for May 30, 2006 SJ-53
06/01/06	Senate	Amended SJ-67
06/01/06	Senate	Read second time SJ-67