Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3475 Primary Sponsor:Baxley Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Sales tax, initial referendum Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:BBM/10129JM.93 Introduced Date:19930211 Date of Last Amendment:19940224 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940518 Last History Type:Committee Report: majority favorable, minority unfavorable Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Baxley A. Young Simrill Kirsh Stone Haskins Neal Harrison Quinn Corning Riser Shissias Hines Canty Cato Wells Robinson Meacham Hutson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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3475 Senate 19940518 Committee Report: majority 11
favorable, minority
unfavorable
3475 Senate 19940302 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
3475 House 19940301 Read third time, sent to
Senate
3475 House 19940224 Amended, read second time
3475 House 19940209 Committee Report: Favorable 30
with amendment
3475 House 19930211 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
May 18, 1994
H. 3475
Introduced by REPS. Baxley, A. Young, Simrill, Kirsh, Stone, Haskins, Neal, Harrison, Quinn, Corning, Riser, Shissias, Hines, Canty, Cato, Wells, Robinson, Meacham and Hutson
S. Printed 5/18/94--S.
Read the first time March 2, 1994.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3475), to amend Section 4-10-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the referendum on the question of implementing the local option one percent sales, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.
ADDISON "JOE" WILSON MAGGIE W. GLOVER
For Majority. For Minority.
TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REFERENDUM ON THE QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTING THE LOCAL OPTION ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN A COUNTY, SO AS TO DESCRIBE SUCH REFERENDUM AS AN "INITIAL REFERENDUM", PROVIDE THAT IT MUST OCCUR ON THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER IN A GENERAL ELECTION YEAR, AND PROVIDE THAT, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL REFERENDUM, A REFERENDUM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE TAX MUST NOT BE HELD MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE IN FORTY-EIGHT, RATHER THAN TWELVE, MONTHS AND MUST BE SIMILARLY HELD ON THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER IN A GENERAL ELECTION YEAR ONLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-10-30(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 317 of 1990, is amended to read:
"(C) If the question is not approved at the initial referendum, the county council may call for another referendum on the question. However, following the initial referendum, a referendum for this purpose must not be held more often than once in twelve twenty-four months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in a general election year only."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.