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H*4723
Session 116 (2005-2006)


H*4723(Rat #0428, Act #0457 of 2006)  General Bill, By Mitchell, Whipper, 
Davenport, Moody-Lawrence, Hosey, J.H. Neal, Haley, Breeland, Kennedy, Hodges, 
Haskins, Rivers, Mack, Allen, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bowers, 
Branham, J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chalk, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Emory, 
Funderburk, Hamilton, Howard, Jefferson, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, 
J.M. Neal, Neilson, Parks, Perry, Phillips, F.N. Smith, J.E. Smith, W.D. Smith, 
Tripp, Viers, Weeks and Harvin
 AN ACT TO CREATE A SOUTH CAROLINA AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY COMMITTEE COMPRISED
 OF INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES WHO ARE TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
 IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS AND WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RECOMMEND LEGISLATIVE
 CHANGES, IF APPROPRIATE TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RELATED TO
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES IN THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS DISSOLUTION
 UPON THE FILING OF IT RECOMMENDATIONS. - ratified title

   02/23/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-44
   02/23/06  House  Referred to Committee on Medical, Military,
                     Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-44
   04/19/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Harvin
   04/19/06  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-46
   04/20/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/25/06  House  Amended HJ-75
   04/25/06  House  Read second time HJ-77
   04/26/06  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
   04/26/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11
   04/26/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
   04/26/06  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy,
                     Campsen, Williams
   05/25/06  Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary SJ-3
   05/25/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-3
   05/30/06  Senate Amended SJ-17
   05/30/06  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   05/31/06  Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments
   06/01/06  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-50
   06/07/06         Ratified R 428
   06/13/06         Vetoed by Governor
   06/14/06  House  Veto sustained Yeas-69  Nays-35 HJ-133
   06/14/06  House   Reconsider vote whereby veto sustained HJ-149
   06/14/06  House  Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-88 
                     Nays-16 HJ-149
   06/14/06  Senate Veto overridden Yeas-40  Nays-5 SJ-130
   06/21/06         Copies available
   06/21/06         Effective date See Act for Effective Date
   10/17/06         Act No. 457



H. 4723

(A457, R428, H4723)

AN ACT TO CREATE A SOUTH CAROLINA AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES WHO ARE TRAINED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS AND WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO RECOMMEND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, IF APPROPRIATE, TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY, RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES IN THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS DISSOLUTION UPON THE FILING OF IT'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

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

South Carolina Affordable Housing Study Committee

SECTION    1.    (A)    A South Carolina Affordable Housing Study Committee is created to recommend legislative changes, if appropriate, related to affordable housing issues in the State.

(B)    In a report filed with the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and made available to the public through the Governor's and General Assembly's web sites, the study committee shall make recommendations for the development of:

(1)    strategies that promote effective responses to the need for low income affordable housing;

(2)    a statewide strategy to educate South Carolinians on the issues related to affordable housing;

(3)    a uniform system of reporting and collecting statistical data related to affordable housing issues in South Carolina;

(4)    an assessment of current housing programs and best practice models; and

(5)    affordable housing elements to be considered and included in local government planning.

(C)    The study committee must be composed of seventeen members consisting of:

(1)    the Lieutenant Governor or his designee, who shall serve as the chairman of the study committee;

(2)    one member appointed by the Governor;

(3)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the Senate General Committee;

(4)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee;

(5)    one member appointed by the Secretary of the South Carolina Department of Commerce;

(6)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the South Carolina Housing and Finance Authority;

(7)    one member appointed by the Chairman of the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission;

(8)    the following members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor:

(a)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the United States Housing and Urban Development State Office;

(b)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Housing Authority Executive Director Association;

(c)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development South Carolina State Office;

(d)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Association of Counties;

(e)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Municipal Association of South Carolina;

(f)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Homebuilders Association;

(g)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Affordable Housing Coalition of South Carolina;

(h)    a member appointed upon the recommendation of the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina;

(i)        a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Association of Realtors; and

(j)        a member appointed upon the recommendation of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.

(D)    The study committee shall render its report and recommendations to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than January 15, 2009, at which time the study committee must be dissolved.

(E)    Members of the study committee shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualify, and vacancies must be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of original appointment.

(F)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8-13-770 of the 1976 Code, members of the General Assembly may be appointed to serve on the study committee.

(G)    The Lieutenant Governor's office shall provide and coordinate staffing for the study committee.

(H)    Members of the study committee shall serve without compensation, but shall receive mileage and subsistence authorized by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees.

(I)    The members appointed upon the recommendations of the United States Housing and Urban Development State Office and the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development South Carolina State Office are ex officio nonvoting members.

(J)    The study committee shall meet at least once each quarter and special meetings may be called at the discretion of the Lieutenant Governor or his designee. The study committee may organize and collect information in the manner it determines to be best suited to accomplish its objectives.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect January 15, 2007, and the study committee established in Section 1 of this act dissolves upon the filing of its report.

Ratified the 7th day of June, 2006.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/13/06.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/14/06.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/14/06.

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