Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:924 Primary Sponsor:Wilson Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Legislature may not increase taxes without referendum Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5046HC.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:Wilson Macaulay Giese Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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924 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11
referred to Committee
924 Senate 19931206 Prefiled, referred to 11
Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REFERENDUM AND BALLOT FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REFERENDUM TO IMPOSE THE TAX MAY BE HELD ONLY AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.
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 may be held more often than once in twelve months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November only at the time of the general election."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.