S 282 Session 123 (2019-2020) S 0282 General Bill, By Talley and Rice
TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE AND ACCOUNT FOR A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT AND TO PROVIDE THAT, IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS, THE REGULAR ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAN BE EXTENDED IF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOT LATER THAN FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE SECOND THURSDAY IN APRIL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE 2019 SESSION FOR THE ENSUING TWO FISCAL YEARS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read: "Section 2-1-180. The regular annual session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May. The regular annual session of the General Assembly can be extended:
(4) in even-numbered years, if a concurrent resolution is adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in April. During the time between five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in April and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered except the biennial state general appropriations bill and any matters approved for consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote in both houses." SECTION 2. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-7-60. (A) The General Assembly (B) In each session every two years, the General Assembly shall enact a biennial state general appropriations act in a form and under such conditions as it considers appropriate. The term 'annual state general appropriations act' or any similar variations of this term as contained in a provision of law must be construed to mean the biennial state general appropriations act. (C) Nothing in this section prevents the General Assembly from enacting a supplemental appropriations act or a capital reserve fund appropriations act in the manner authorized by law in even-numbered or odd-numbered years." SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2020 and first applies to the 2021 session of the General Assembly and the 2021 biennial state general appropriations act, including the Governor's executive budget.
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