H 3649 General Bill, By Huggins, Bales, Koon, Frye, Altman, J. Brown, Cato, 
Hinson, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Scarborough, Snow, Toole, Wilkins and 
Viers

Similar(S 303)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21
 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2003, THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF
 THIS STATE, IN ORDER TO IMPOSE OR INCREASE ANY TYPE OF TAX OR FEE, MUST DO SO
 BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY.

   02/19/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-10
   02/19/03  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11
   05/15/03  House  Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Ways and Means HJ-7
   05/20/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   05/22/03  House  Debate interrupted HJ-102
   05/27/03  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 28, 2003 HJ-368
   06/03/03  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, June 4, 2003 HJ-109
   06/04/03  House  Debate adjourned HJ-88
   06/04/03  House  Debate adjourned HJ-133
   01/14/04  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, January 28,
                     2004 HJ-91
   01/28/04  House  Amended HJ-28
   01/28/04  House  Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-31
   01/28/04  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Scott

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

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January 28, 2004

H. 3649

Introduced by Reps. Huggins, Bales, Koon, Frye, Altman, J. Brown, Cato, Hinson, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Scarborough, Scott, Snow, Toole and Wilkins

S. Printed 5/15/03--H.

Read the first time February 19, 2003.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2003, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, IN ORDER TO IMPOSE OR INCREASE ANY TYPE OF TAX OR FEE, MUST DO SO BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

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

"Article 21

Section 1-1-1410.    Beginning July 1, 2004, the General Assembly and the governing body of any local political subdivision of this State authorized either to levy taxes or to imposed fees, or both, in order to impose or increase any type of tax or fee, in the manner permitted by law, must do so by a two-thirds vote of the members of the body. The provisions of this section supercede the positive majority voting requirement for local governing bodies to assess taxes or fees as provided in Article 3, Chapter 1 of Title 6.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.