Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:31 Ratification Number:198 Act Number:160 Primary Sponsor:Moore Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Special purpose district commissioner, election of Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930603 Computer Document Number:S.31 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930615 Introduced Date:19930112 Date of Last Amendment:19930603 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930615 Last History Type:Act No. 160 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Moore Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 31 ------ 19930615 Act No. 160 31 ------ 19930615 Signed by Governor 31 ------ 19930610 Ratified R 198 31 House 19930603 Ordered enrolled for ratification 31 Senate 19930603 Free Conference Committee 99 Report received, adopted 31 House 19930603 Free Conference Committee 99 Report received, adopted 31 Senate 19930603 Free Conference Powers 99 Moore granted, appointed Senators Courtney to Committee of Free Greg Smith Conference 31 House 19930603 Free Conference Powers 99 Gonzales granted, appointed Reps. to Scott Committee of Free Conference Tucker 31 House 19930601 Conference powers granted, 98 Gonzales appointed Reps. to Committee Scott of Conference Tucker 31 Senate 19930601 Conference powers granted, 98 Moore appointed Senators to Courtney Committee of Conference Greg Smith 31 Senate 19930601 Insists upon amendment 31 House 19930519 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment 31 Senate 19930517 House amendments amended, returned to House with amendment 31 House 19930513 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment 31 House 19930512 Amended, read second time 31 House 19930506 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19930511 31 House 19930427 Committee Report: Favorable 25 with amendment 31 House 19930128 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to Committee 31 Senate 19930127 Read third time, sent to House 31 Senate 19930126 Read second time 31 Senate 19930120 Committee Report: Favorable 11 31 Senate 19930112 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A160, R198, S31)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM ELECTION DATE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES OF ANY SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT WITHIN THE COUNTY, THE DISTRICTS TO WHICH THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY, AND THE FILING OF A STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR ELECTION AS A COMMISSIONER OF A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY A CERTAIN PORTION OF THIS SECTION, RATHER THAN THE ENTIRE SECTION, DOES NOT APPLY TO DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED, BY ORDINANCE, UNIFORM ELECTION DATES FOR DISTRICTS WITHIN THOSE COUNTIES BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Inapplicable provisions revised
SECTION 1. Section 6-11-70(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by an act of 1993 bearing ratification number 109, is amended to read:
"(C) The provisions of subsection (A) do not apply to districts in counties that have adopted, by ordinance, uniform election dates for districts within those counties before the effective date of this section."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 15th day of June, 1993.