H*2538(Rat #0498, Act #0448 of 1986)  General Bill, By B.E. Thrailkill
 A Bill to amend Section 12-35-720, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the accommodations tax, so as to increase the number of
 members of advisory committees from not less than five to seven and to provide
 that on county advisory committees, citizens of the area where the majority of
 the revenue derived from the tax reside may be included in the majority
 membership requirement except in counties where distributions of the tax
 exceed collections in which case a majority of the members may not reside in
 any one area.-amended title

   03/07/85  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1167
   03/07/85  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-1167
   05/09/85  House  Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-3117
   05/16/85  House  Read second time HJ-3268
   05/17/85  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3291
   05/23/85  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-2242
   05/23/85  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-2242
   01/29/86  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-291
   05/08/86  Senate Read second time SJ-2548
   05/08/86  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-2548
   05/13/86  Senate Amended SJ-2602
   05/13/86  Senate  Read third time SJ-2602
   05/13/86  Senate Returned SJ-2603
   05/20/86  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3102
   05/22/86         Ratified R 498
   05/23/86         Signed By Governor
   05/23/86         Effective date 05/23/86
   05/23/86         Act No. 448
   06/05/86         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-35-720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES FROM NOT LESS THAN FIVE TO SEVEN AND TO PROVIDE THAT ON COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEES, CITIZENS OF THE AREA WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX RESIDE MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE MAJORITY MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT EXCEPT IN COUNTIES WHERE DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TAX EXCEED COLLECTIONS IN WHICH CASE A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS MAY NOT RESIDE IN ANY ONE AREA.

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

Advisory committee

SECTION 1. Subsection 3 of Section 12-35-720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 5 of 1985, is further amended to read:

"(3) A municipality or county receiving revenue from the accommodations tax shall appoint an advisory committee to make recommendations on the expenditure of revenue generated from the accommodations tax. The advisory committee shall consist of seven members with a majority of the committee members being selected from the hospitality industry of the municipality or county receiving the revenue and in the case of county advisory committees, from citizens of the area where the majority of the revenue is derived; provided that in a county which receives more in distributions of accommodations taxes as provided in this article than it collects in accommodations taxes, the membership of the county advisory committee in this county must be representative of all areas of the county with a majority of the membership coming from no one area. One member of all advisory committees shall represent the cultural organizations of the municipality or county receiving the revenue."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.