H*3303(Rat #0033, Act #0019 of 2001)  General Bill, By Scott and Knotts
 A BILL TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION
 OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE PROHIBITION ON
 LOTTERIES, THEIR ADVERTISING, AND TICKET SALES, TO PROVIDE THAT LOTTERIES MAY
 BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUES
 DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.

   01/23/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   01/23/01  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8
   02/07/01  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
   02/13/01  House  Objection by Rep. Walker HJ-18
   02/13/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, JE Smith,
                     Govan, J Brown, JH Neal, Ott, Fleming, McLeod,
                     Hosey, Weeks, Lloyd, Altman, Tripp, Sharpe,
                     Harrison, HJ-18
   02/13/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). JR Smith, Cato,
                     Hamilton, Easterday, Davenport, Moody-Lawrence,
                     Simrill, Cobb-Hunter and Barrett HJ-18
   02/21/01  House  Debate interrupted HJ-32
   02/22/01  House  Read second time HJ-15
   02/22/01  House  Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-36 HJ-16
   02/28/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scott, Hosey,
                     Moody-Lawrence, J. Brown, Ott, JE Smith, Lloyd,
                     Govan, Weeks and JR Smith HJ-19
   02/28/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
   02/28/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   02/28/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   03/14/01  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-18
   03/15/01  Senate Amended SJ-11
   03/15/01  Senate Read second time SJ-11
   03/20/01  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-15
   03/27/01  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-70
   03/27/01  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-72
   03/28/01  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-19
   04/10/01         Ratified R 33
   04/10/01         No signature required
   04/23/01         Copies available
   04/25/01         Act No. 19

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, SO AS TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES, THEIR ADVERTISING, AND TICKET SALES, TO PROVIDE THAT LOTTERIES MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.

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

Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 129 of 1999 (H. 3677 of 1999), having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 2000 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 7 of Article XVII is amended to read:

"Section 7. Only the State may conduct lotteries, and these lotteries must be conducted in the manner that the General Assembly provides by law. The revenue derived from the lotteries must first be used to pay all operating expenses and prizes for the lotteries. The remaining lottery revenues must be credited to a separate fund in the state treasury styled the 'Education Lottery Account', and the earnings on this account must be credited to it. Education Lottery Account proceeds may be used only for education purposes as the General Assembly provides by law.

The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious, or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual state and county fairs, is not considered a lottery prohibited by this section."

Ratified the 10th day of April, 2001.