Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:357 Primary Sponsor:Wilson Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Annexation, municipality Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:357 Introduced Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 08, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced and read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wilson Setzler Shealy Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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357 Senate Jan 08, 1991 Introduced and read first 11
time, referred to Committee
357 Senate Dec 10, 1990 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-3-305 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE AFFECTED COUNTY BEFORE A MUNICIPALITY MAY ANNEX AN AREA IN A COUNTY WHERE THE MUNICIPALITY IS NOT CURRENTLY LOCATED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-3-305. Before a municipality may annex an area of a county in which it is not located, the governing body of the county whose area is proposed to be annexed must consent to the annexation by written resolution."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.