H 3666 General Bill, By Quinn, J.J. Bailey, B.O. Baker, D.M. Beasley, 
T.M. Burriss, Cato, K.S. Corbett, Cork, R.S. Corning, J.L.M. Cromer, Fair, 
Haskins, D.N. Holt, Kirsh, Koon, A.C. McGinnis, M. McLeod, Meacham, Phillips, 
J. Rama, R. Smith, C.L. Sturkie, Vaughn, C.C. Wells and D.A. Wright
 A Bill to amend Section 4-10-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the local option one percent sales and use tax and the holding of
 a subsequent referendum if the tax was not approved at the initial referendum,
 so as to eliminate the authority of county council to call for a subsequent
 referendum and provide instead that the referendum can be called only upon the
 petition of fifteen percent of the registered voters of the county, provide
 that a referendum for this purpose must not be held more often than once in
 twenty-four, rather than twelve, months, and provide that the referendum must
 be held in a general election year.

   03/07/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-32
   03/07/91  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-32
   01/28/92  House  Tabled in committee

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LOCAL OPTION ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX AND THE HOLDING OF A SUBSEQUENT REFERENDUM IF THE TAX WAS NOT APPROVED AT THE INITIAL REFERENDUM, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE AUTHORITY OF COUNTY COUNCIL TO CALL FOR A SUBSEQUENT REFERENDUM AND PROVIDE INSTEAD THAT THE REFERENDUM CAN BE CALLED ONLY UPON THE PETITION OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY, PROVIDE THAT A REFERENDUM FOR THIS PURPOSE MUST NOT BE HELD MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE IN TWENTY-FOUR, RATHER THAN TWELVE, MONTHS, AND PROVIDE THAT THE REFERENDUM MUST BE HELD IN A GENERAL ELECTION YEAR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 4-10-30(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 317 of 1990, is amended to read:

"(C) If the question is not approved at the initial referendum, the county council may call for another referendum on the question. only way that another referendum on the question may be held is upon petition of fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county. The petition must be presented to the governing body of the county, and the county governing body shall conduct the referendum in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. However, following the initial referendum, a referendum for this purpose must not be held more often than once in twelve twenty-four months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in a general election year only."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.