Current Status Bill Number:1035 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960118 Primary Sponsor:McGill All Sponsors:McGill, Alexander, Boan, Bryan, Cork, Courson, Courtney, Drummond, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Holland, Jackson, Land, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, Martin, Matthews, McConnell, Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, Richter, Rose, Ryberg, Saleeby, Setzler, Short, Greg Smith, J. Verne Smith, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington and Wilson Drafted Document Number:pt\2157dw.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:County funds, expenditure of
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House 19960410 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19960409 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960327 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
Senate 19960320 Committee report: Favorable 06 SF
Senate 19960312 Referred to Committee 06 SF
Senate 19960312 Recalled from Committee 11 SJ
Senate 19960118 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 20, 1996
S. 1035
Introduced by Senators McGill, Alexander, Boan, Bryan, Cork, Courson, Courtney, Drummond, Elliott, Fair, Ford, Giese, Glover, Gregory, Hayes, Holland, Jackson, Land, Lander, Leatherman, Leventis, Martin, Matthews, McConnell, Mescher, Moore, O'Dell, Passailaigue, Patterson, Peeler, Rankin, Reese, Richter, Rose, Ryberg, Saleeby, Setzler, Short, Greg Smith, J. Verne Smith, Thomas, Waldrep, Washington and Wilson
S. Printed 3/20/96--S.
Read the first time January 18, 1996.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1035), to amend Section 4-9-55, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the requirement that no county may be bound by any general law requiring it to spend funds, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
JOHN DRUMMOND, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-55, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT NO COUNTY MAY BE BOUND BY ANY GENERAL LAW REQUIRING IT TO SPEND FUNDS OR TAKE AN ACTION REQUIRING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNLESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE LAW REQUIRING THE EXPENDITURE FULFILLS A STATE INTEREST AND THE LAW REQUIRING THE EXPENDITURE IS APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS VOTING IN EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO DELETE THE GENERAL AND SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS ACTS FROM THE EXEMPTIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-9-55(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 157 of 1993, is amended to read:
"(C) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(1) laws enacted to require funding of pension benefits existing on the effective date of this section;
(2) laws relating to the Judicial Department;
(3) criminal laws;
(4) election laws;
(5) the general appropriations act;
(6)(5) the Department of Education;
(7) special appropriations acts;
(8)(6) laws reauthorizing but not expanding then-existing statutory authority;
(9)(7) laws having a fiscal impact of less than ten cents per capita on a statewide basis; laws creating, modifying, or repealing noncriminal infractions."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.