South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 874


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    874
Primary Sponsor:                Passailaigue
Committee Number:               06
Type of Legislation:            JR
Subject:                        Retroactive tax changes
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Finance
Computer Document Number:       874
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:                   Passailaigue
                                Leventis
                                Greg Smith
                                Rose
                                Wilson
                                Giese
                                Gregory
                                Lander
                                Rankin
                                Mescher
Type of Legislation:            Joint
                                Resolution



History


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

874   Senate  19940111      Introduced, read first time,    06
                            referred to Committee
874   Senate  19931011      Prefiled, referred to           06
                            Committee

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5, ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO TAXES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RETROACTIVE TAX CHANGES EXCEPT UPON A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 5. No tax, subsidy, or charge shall be established, fixed, laid, or levied under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. Any tax which shall be levied shall distinctly state the public purpose to which the proceeds of the tax shall be applied. The General Assembly shall impose no tax changes which shall be retroactive in effect except upon the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the voting members of both houses of the General Assembly.

SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

"Shall Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to prohibit the General Assembly from enacting retroactive tax increases?

Yes []

No []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `Yes' and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word `No'."

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