South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 871


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    871
Primary Sponsor:                McConnell
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Electors, ordinances by
                                petition
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       PT/22205DW.94
Introduced Date:                19940111
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940111
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   McConnell
                                Wilson
                                Courson
                                Thomas
                                Passailaigue
                                Rose
                                Giese
                                Elliott
                                Gregory
                                Mescher
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

871   Senate  19940111      Introduced, read first time,    11
                            referred to Committee
871   Senate  19931011      Prefiled, referred to           11
                            Committee

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PT\22205DW.94 PT\22205DW.94

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A COUNTY PROPOSING CERTAIN ORDINANCES BY PETITION, SO AS TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR THE PETITION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY TO PROPOSE ORDINANCES LIMITING THE TOTAL REVENUE WHICH THE COUNTY MAY EXPEND DURING A FISCAL YEAR.

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

SECTION 1. Section 4-9-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 4-9-1210. (A) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (B), the qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such the ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen five percent of the qualified electors of the county.

(B) The qualified electors of any county may propose an ordinance limiting the total revenue which the county may expend during a fiscal year. Fiscal year revenue means all revenue received by the county except for federal funds and state funds. Revenue limits do not apply to a county enterprise that receives less than twenty-five percent of its revenue from ad valorem property taxes. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the county council by petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least five percent of the qualified electors of the county. The revenue limits may be exceeded for the issuance or repayment of bonds which do not exceed the applicable constitutional debt limitation. The qualified electors of special purpose or public service districts, fiscally independent school districts, and other political subdivisions that receive revenue from ad valorem property taxes may propose ordinances by the same process. The ordinance shall be considered or adopted, or both, in the same manner other ordinances initiated by petition are considered and adopted as provided in this article."

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

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