Current Status Bill Number:3904 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950329 Primary Sponsor:Hallman All Sponsors:Hallman, Cobb-Hunter, Herdklotz, Seithel, A. Young, Whatley, Vaughn, Haskins, Simrill, Cato, Wilkins, Mason, Wright, Fulmer, Sheheen, McCraw, Limehouse, Knotts, Quinn, D. Smith, Huff, Harrison, Phillips, Kinon, Delleney, Easterday, Fair, Marchbanks, Keyserling, Harrell and Trotter Drafted Document Number:JIC\5714HTC.95 Companion Bill Number:4138 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:State Government, operating expenses
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House 19950329 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT WHEN A FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR THE YEAR IN EFFECT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 11-11-145. If a state fiscal year begins with no annual general appropriations act in effect for that year, the authority to pay the expenses of state government continues at the level of amounts appropriated in the general appropriations act for the preceding fiscal year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.