Current Status Bill Number:203 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19950110 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson, Leventis, Courson, Rose, Giese Drafted Document Number:JIC\5062HTC.95 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Local sales and use tax, referendum
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19950110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
Senate 19941017 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ
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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.