Current Status Bill Number:1309 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960328 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland Drafted Document Number:gjk\22561htc.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Video machines, payoffs; county referendum
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House 19960403 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
Senate 19960402 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960329 Read second time
Senate 19960328 Introduced, read first time,
placed on local and uncontested
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INTRODUCED
March 28, 1996
S. 1309
L. Printed 3/28/96--S.
Read the first time March 28, 1996.
AUTHORIZING A REFERENDUM TO BE HELD AT THE TIME OF THE 1996 GENERAL ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF PROHIBITING PAYOFFS ON THE OPERATION OF COIN-OPERATED VIDEO GAME MACHINES WITH A FREE PLAY FEATURE IN ANY COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF NOT LESS THAN FORTY-THREE THOUSAND NOR MORE THAN FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND AS OF THE 1990 UNITED STATES CENSUS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The prohibition contained in Section 12-21-2808 of the 1976 Code on referendums held before the time of the 1998 general election on the question of allowing payoffs on the operation of video game machines with a free play feature does not apply in any county with a population of not less than forty-three thousand nor more than forty-four thousand as of the 1990 United States Census. In such a county, the referendum authorized pursuant to Section 12-21-2808(2) of the 1976 Code may be held at the time of the 1996 general election if the question is placed on the ballot in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.