H 3427 General Bill, By Nanney, Loftis, Putnam, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, 
Bowen, Erickson, McCoy, Patrick, Bingham, Chumley, Goldfinch, Hamilton, 
Henderson, Merrill, Norman, Pitts, G.R. Smith, Stringer and Willis
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 4-1-190 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY TO POST CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW TO
 THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.

   01/24/13  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (House Journal-page 29)
   01/25/13         Scrivener's error corrected
   01/29/13  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor:
                     Thayer, Tallon, Herbkersman, Newton, Allison, Wood
   01/30/13  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Lucas
   01/30/13  House  Committed to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 36)

INTRODUCED

January 24, 2013

H. 3427

Introduced by Reps. Nanney, Lucas, Loftis, Putnam, H.A. Crawford, Allison, K.R. Crawford, Bowen, Erickson, Newton, McCoy, Patrick, Bingham, Chumley, Goldfinch, Hamilton, Henderson, Herbkersman, Merrill, Norman, Pitts, G.R. Smith, Stringer, Tallon, Thayer, Willis and Wood

S. Printed 1/24/13--H.    [SEC 1/25/13 11:45 AM]

Read the first time January 24, 2013.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-1-190 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A COUNTY TO POST CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW TO THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE INSTEAD OF PRINTING IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-1-190.    (A)    For notices unrelated to elections, a county required by law to post a notice in a newspaper may post the notice on the county website.

(B)    Nothing in this section requires a county to provide or maintain a website.

(C)    Except for election notices, the posting of a notice pursuant to the provisions of this section satisfies all statutory requirements to post a notice in a newspaper."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect ninety days after approval by the Governor.