S 0887 General Bill, By Hayes, Ryberg, Gregory, Hutto, Matthews, Short and Moore
Summary: Capital Project Sales Tax Act, referendum requirement provisions
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 4-10-320, 4-10-330, AND 4-10-340, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMMISSION CREATED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX ACT, THE REFERENDUM REQUIRED BEFORE THE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, AND THE DATE THE TAX IS IMPOSED AND TERMINATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND THE WORDING OF THE REFERENDUM QUESTION TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE COUNTY WHICH MAY ALTER THIS RECOMMENDED WORDING ONLY BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE AND PROVIDE WHAT CONSTITUTES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE, TO PROVIDE FOR A REVISED DATE FOR THE REFERENDUM IN CASES OF A SUBSEQUENT IMPOSITION OF THE TAX AND DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE TAX WITHOUT INTERRUPTION IN A SUBSEQUENT IMPOSITION, AND TO REVISE THE FACTORS FOR DETERMINING THE TERMINATION OF THE TAX.
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01/16/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
01/16/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8
01/30/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-5
02/06/02	Senate	Amended SJ-33
02/06/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-33
02/06/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-33
02/07/02	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-9
02/12/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
02/12/02	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-7
05/02/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-4
05/08/02	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Bales, McLeod, Wilder, Howard, JR Smith, Kirsh, DC Smith Phillips, Sharpe and Lloyd HJ-25
05/09/02	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 14, 2002 HJ-42
05/22/02	House	Amended HJ-112
05/22/02	House	Read second time HJ-115
05/22/02	House	Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-0 HJ-115
05/23/02	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-43
05/28/02	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-47
05/28/02	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-47
05/30/02	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-23
06/04/02	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Hayes, Pinckney, Courson SJ-16
06/05/02	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. McCraw, Vaughn and JR Smith HJ-2