Current Status Bill Number:3147 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Robinson All Sponsors:Robinson, Seithel and Meacham Drafted Document Number:jic\5230htc.97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Date of Last Amendment:19970429 Subject:Surplus general fund revenues, appropriations, state, general, Economic Advisors Board
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19970501 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee House 19970430 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970429 Amended, read second time House 19970424 Committee report: Favorable with 30 HWM amendment House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 19970108 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWMView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
AMENDED
April 29, 1997
H. 3147
S. Printed 4/29/97--H.
Read the first time January 14, 1997.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-150 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATION FROM PROPOSING THE APPROPRIATION OF SURPLUS GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS SUCH BY THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS, AND TO PROHIBIT THE APPROPRIATION OF SURPLUS GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AS SUCH BY THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS.
Amend Title To Conform
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 11-11-150. (A) In the Governor's annual budget recommendation to the General Assembly, no recommendation may be made for the appropriation of surplus general fund revenues in excess of amounts officially recognized as such by the Board of Economic Advisors.
(B) In any bill or joint resolution proposed by the House of Representatives or the Senate appropriating general fund revenues, no surplus general fund revenue may be appropriated in excess of amounts officially recognized as such by the Board of Economic Advisors."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1997.