S 0177 General Bill, By M.T. Rose
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 11-11-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUES OF ANY TAX, FEE, OR CHARGE LEVIED
 BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
 PROCEEDS OF THE TAX, FEE, OR CHARGE WERE TO BE APPLIED AT THE TIME OF
 ENACTMENT EXCEPT UPON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL
 MEMBERSHIP OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

   10/17/94  Senate Prefiled
   10/17/94  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/10/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-62
   01/10/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-62
   02/22/95  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-11
   02/23/95  Senate Read second time SJ-6
   02/23/95  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-6
   04/27/95  Senate Amended SJ-23
   04/27/95  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
   05/02/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-3
   05/02/95  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-3

April 27, 1995

S. 177

S. Printed 4/27/95--S.

Read the first time January 10, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUES OF ANY TAX, FEE, OR CHARGE LEVIED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX, FEE, OR CHARGE WERE TO BE APPLIED AT THE TIME OF ENACTMENT EXCEPT UPON AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Article 5, Chaper 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 11-11-450. The General Assembly may not appropriate revenues collected or accrued from the levy of any tax, fee, or charge for any purpose other than the purpose to which the proceeds were to be applied at the time the tax, fee, or charge was enacted except upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total membership of each house."

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