S 0059 General Bill, By Elliott
Summary: Gambling cruises, state regulation per federal law; local governments may prohibit or regulate; provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 11 TO TITLE 3 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATES ITS AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO REGULATE CERTAIN GAMBLING CRUISES PURSUANT TO THE JOHNSON ACT OF 1992, 15 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1171 THROUGH 1177, TO COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MAY PROHIBIT OR REGULATE THE OPERATION OF GAMBLING VESSELS BY ORDINANCE WITHIN THE DELEGATED POWER PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE JOHNSON ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY ONLY MAY ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION MUST BE CONSTRUED TO REPEAL OR MODIFY ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW RELATING TO GAMBLING.
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12/04/02	Senate	Prefiled
12/04/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/03	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-44
01/14/03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-44