South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 501

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    501
Ratification Number:            359
Act Number:                     357
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19950214
Primary Sponsor:                Gregory 
All Sponsors:                   Gregory 
Drafted Document Number:        PT\1672DW.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960502
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960520
Subject:                        Moratorium on construction
                                projects
History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960613  Act No. A357
------  19960520  Signed by Governor
------  19960514  Ratified R359
House   19960502  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960501  Read second time
House   19960424  Committee report: Favorable              27 H3M
House   19950601  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19950531  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19950530  Read second time, notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19950524  Committee report: Favorable              11 SJ
Senate  19950214  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A357, R359, S501)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR WHICH A PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED WITHOUT GIVING A TWO-WEEK NOTICE IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AND REQUIRE AT LEAST TWO READINGS WHICH ARE A WEEK APART BEFORE A MORATORIUM MAY BE IMPOSED.

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

Moratorium prohibited

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-1-110. No municipality or county may adopt an ordinance which imposes a moratorium on a construction project for which a permit has been granted without giving a two-week notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located. No moratorium may be imposed without at least two readings which are a week apart."

Time effective

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

Approved the 20th day of May, 1996.