South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4139

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4139
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19950420
Primary Sponsor:                   Ways and Means Committee HWM
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All Sponsors:                      Ways and Means Committee
Drafted Document Number:           JIC\5828HTC.95
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                           Zero-base budget process
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
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Senate  19950501  Introduced, read first time,             06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   19950427  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950426  Read second time
House   19950420  Introduced, read first time
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INTRODUCED

April 20, 1995

H. 4139

Introduced by Ways and Means Committee

S. Printed 4/20/95--H.

Read the first time April 20, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH ITS 1996 SESSION THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ITS APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES AND THE GOVERNOR USE A "ZERO-BASE" BUDGET PROCESS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 2-7-60. (A) The General Assembly shall annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriations act and the appropriations made for any department, institution, board, or commission shall must be in a definite sum for each purpose or activity with such that itemization under the activity as may be deemed considered necessary by the General Assembly.

(B) Beginning with the 1996 session the Governor and the General Assembly including its appropriate committees shall use a `zero-base' budget process in a form and under conditions as they consider appropriate in the preparation of the annual state general appropriations act."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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