H 5005 General Bill, By Bannister, Lowe, G.M. Smith, Weeks, Quinn, McEachern, Hamilton and Bedingfield
Summary: Municipal utilities
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 5-31-610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPALITIES IN REGARD TO MUNICIPAL UTILITIES INCLUDING A WATER SYSTEM, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT A REFERENDUM AND FAVORABLE VOTE OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTORATE IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE SALE OF A WATER SYSTEM; AND BY ADDING SECTION 5-31-1315 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A REFERENDUM, AND OBTAIN A FAVORABLE VOTE THEREIN, PRIOR TO THE SALE OF A WATER SYSTEM.
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04/01/14	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
04/01/14	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 11)
04/09/14	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 1)
04/10/14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
04/29/14	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). RL Brown (House Journal-page 28)
04/29/14	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
04/29/14	House	Roll call Yeas-60 Nays-42 (House Journal-page 29)
04/30/14	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 43)
04/30/14	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14)
04/30/14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 14)
05/02/14	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Turner