H 4907 Joint Resolution, By Thompson, Cotty, G.M. Smith, E.H. Pitts, Simrill, 
Duncan, Viers, McLeod, Vaughn, Lourie, Branham, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, 
Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Chellis, Clemmons, Cooper, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, 
Gilham, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hinson, Jennings, Keegan, 
Kirsh, Leach, Littlejohn, Lucas, McCraw, McGee, Merrill, Miller, Owens, Perry, 
Phillips, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Sandifer, Scarborough, 
Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stille, 
Talley, Taylor, Toole, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, White, Whitmire, Witherspoon, 
Young, Cobb-Hunter, Bales, Neilson, Wilkins and J.E. Smith
 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 36, ARTICLE III OF THE
 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND AND
 THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE
 PERCENT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR TO
 BE HELD IN THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND EACH TIME THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTS
 LEGISLATION CUMULATIVELY RAISING BY AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT THE
 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES OF THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR THAT MAY BE USED
 TO SECURE STATE OBLIGATION DEBT.

   03/04/04  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-73
   03/04/04  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-74
   04/15/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
   04/22/04  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-7
   04/26/04         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/27/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bales,
                     Neilson, Wilkins, J.E.Smith
   04/27/04  House  Read second time HJ-56
   04/27/04  House  Roll call Yeas-106  Nays-0 HJ-59
   04/28/04  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
   04/28/04  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-22
   04/28/04  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-22

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 22, 2004

H. 4907

Introduced by Reps. Thompson, Cotty, G.M. Smith, E.H. Pitts, Simrill, Duncan, Viers, McLeod, Vaughn, Lourie, Branham, Altman, Anthony, Bailey, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Chellis, Clemmons, Cooper, Davenport, Delleney, Edge, Gilham, Hagood, Hamilton, Harrell, Hayes, Herbkersman, Hinson, Jennings, Keegan, Kirsh, Leach, Littlejohn, Lucas, McCraw, McGee, Merrill, Miller, Owens, Perry, Phillips, Pinson, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Richardson, Rivers, Sandifer, Scarborough, Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Stille, Talley, Taylor, Toole, Tripp, Trotter, Umphlett, White, Whitmire, Witherspoon, Young and Cobb-Hunter

S. Printed 4/22/04--H.    [SEC 4/26/04 11:32 AM]

Read the first time March 4, 2004.

To whom was referred a Joint Resolution (H. 4907) proposing an amendment to Section 36, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the General Reserve Fund and the Capital Reserve Fund, so as to, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. HARRELL, JR. for Committee.

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

Pending the passage of this constitutional amendment, for each one-half percent of general fund revenues used for debt service, there would be a nonrecurring appropriation of approximately $50 million to be held in the General Reserve Fund of the State.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 36, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND AND THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE PERCENT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR TO BE HELD IN THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND EACH TIME THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTS LEGISLATION CUMULATIVELY RAISING BY AT LEAST ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES OF THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR THAT MAY BE USED TO SECURE STATE OBLIGATION DEBT.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that SECTION 36(A), Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"If after the ratification of this paragraph the General Assembly enacts legislation pursuant to SECTION 13(6)(c), Article X, of this Constitution increasing the then applicable limit on the amount of general fund revenue that may be used for annual debt service for state general obligation debt by cumulatively at least one-half of one percent of general fund revenue of the State for the preceding fiscal year, the amount required to be held in the General Reserve Fund in succeeding fiscal years is increased by an amount equal to one percent of general fund revenues of the latest completed fiscal year."

SECTION    2.    Must SECTION 36, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to require an additional amount equal to one percent of state general fund revenues in the latest completed fiscal year to be held in the General Reserve Fund each time the General Assembly enacts legislation which cumulatively has raised the then existing amount of state general fund revenues which may be used for annual debt service on state general obligation debt?

SECTION    3.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.