H*4475 (Rat #0384, Act #0256 of 2004) General Bill, By Harrell, W.D. Smith, Wilkins, Altman, Bingham, Ceips, Chellis, Clark, Cotty, Davenport, Edge, Frye, Gilham, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrison, Haskins, Hinson, Huggins, Koon, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Martin, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Richardson, Simrill, D.C. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stewart, Stille, Taylor, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Umphlett, Vaughn, Walker, White, Witherspoon, Young, Sandifer, Kirsh, Owens, Whitmire, Cato, Coates, Ott, Sinclair, Keegan, McGee, Perry, J.M. Neal, Emory, Pinson, Barfield, R.L. Brown, Weeks, Branham, Bailey, Battle, Neilson, Clemmons, Viers and Harvin
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Summary: Fiscal Discipline Plan of 2004, B&C Board/state budgeting procedures
    AN ACT TO ENACT THE FISCAL DISCIPLINE PLAN OF 2004 BY DESIGNATING SECTION 6 OF ACT 356 OF 2002, RELATING TO ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD TO COVER AN OPERATING DEFICIT, AS SECTION 11-11-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AND AMENDING IT TO REQUIRE AN OPERATING DEFICIT TO BE PLACED FIRST ON THE AGENDA OF THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT OF THE DEFICIT TO THE BOARD, BY PROVIDING FOR THE REPAYMENT OF THE ACCUMULATED STATE OPERATING DEFICIT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE USE OF CAPITAL RESERVE FUND REVENUES TO REPAY A PRIOR-YEAR OPERATING DEFICIT IS A NONRECURRING PURPOSE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE APPLICABLE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, BY LIMITING GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS GROWTH TO THREE PERCENT IN FISCAL YEARS 2004-2005 THROUGH 2008-2009 AND PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF SURPLUS REVENUES OVER THE SAME PERIOD, BY PROVIDING THAT THESE LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS NO LONGER APPLY WHEN THE FISCAL YEAR 2001-2003 OPERATING DEFICIT IS FULLY REPAID AND THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND IS FULLY RESTORED, AND BY PROVIDING THAT DURING THIS SAME PERIOD ANNUALLY REQUIRED TRANSFERS TO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND MUST BE CONSIDERED RECURRING GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. - ratified title
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12/17/03	House	Prefiled
12/17/03	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/13/04	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-88
01/13/04	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-89
01/14/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens
02/19/04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-3
02/25/04	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). JE Smith, McLeod, and Scott HJ-43
02/25/04	House	Amended HJ-43
02/25/04	House	Debate interrupted HJ-44
02/25/04	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrell, Cooper, J Brown, JR Smith, Loftis, Umphlett, Altman, Kirsh, and GR Smith HJ-53
02/25/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Cato, Coates, Ott, Sinclair, Keegan, McGee, Perry, J.M.Neal, Emory, Pinson, Barfield, R.L.Brown, Weeks, Branham, Bailey
02/26/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Battle, Neilson
03/02/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clemmons, Viers
03/03/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harvin
03/04/04	House	Amended HJ-29
03/04/04	House	Read second time HJ-31
03/04/04	House	Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0 HJ-31
03/04/04	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-31
03/05/04	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
03/09/04	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-14
03/09/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-14
04/07/04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-10
04/08/04		Scrivener's error corrected
05/06/04	Senate	Read second time SJ-31
05/06/04	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-31
05/06/04	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-31
05/12/04	Senate	Amended SJ-37
05/12/04	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-37
05/19/04	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-73
05/25/04	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-56
05/25/04	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-59
06/02/04	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-35
06/03/04		Ratified R 384
06/14/04		Signed By Governor
06/24/04		Copies available
06/24/04		Effective date 06/14/04
06/24/04		Act No. 256