S*0809(Rat #0272, Act #0243 of 2014)  General Bill, By Leatherman
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION
 ALLOWING THE REFERENDUM FOR IMPOSITION OR REIMPOSITION TO BE HELD AT A TIME
 OTHER THAN AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION. - ratified title

   12/10/13  Senate Prefiled
   12/10/13  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/14/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 29)
   01/14/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 29)
   02/05/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 26)
   02/19/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 30)
   02/19/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-45  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 30)
   02/20/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/25/14  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   02/25/14  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 8)
   05/15/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 48)
   05/28/14  House  Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-29-14
                     (House Journal-page 21)
   05/29/14  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 6-3-14
                     (House Journal-page 45)
   06/03/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 30)
   06/03/14  House  Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-3 (House Journal-page 30)
   06/04/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 12)
   06/05/14         Ratified R 272
   06/06/14         Signed By Governor
   06/13/14         Effective date See Act for Effective Date
   06/16/14         Act No. 243

(A243, R272, S809)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION ALLOWING THE REFERENDUM FOR IMPOSITION OR REIMPOSITION TO BE HELD AT A TIME OTHER THAN AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.

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

Referendum for capital projects sales tax

SECTION    1.    Section 4-10-330(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 49 of 2009, is further amended to read:

"(C)    Upon receipt of the ordinance, the county election commission must conduct a referendum on the question of imposing the sales and use tax in the area of the county that is to be subject to the tax. The referendum for imposition or reimposition of the tax must be held at the time of the general election. Two weeks before the referendum the election commission must publish in a newspaper of general circulation the question that is to appear on the ballot, with the list of projects and the cost of the projects. If the proposed question includes the use of sales taxes to defray debt service on bonds issued to pay the costs of any project, the notice must include a statement indicating that principal amount of the bonds proposed to be issued for the purpose and, if the issuance of the bonds is to be approved as part of the referendum, stating that the referendum includes the authorization of the issuance of bonds in that amount. This notice is in lieu of any other notice otherwise required by law."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to a referendum for which a referendum date is not set as of the time of approval.

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2014.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2014.