Current Status Bill Number:3826 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970403 Primary Sponsor:J. Smith All Sponsors:J. Smith, Pinckney, Cromer, Knotts Drafted Document Number:gjk\20425sd.97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Date of Last Amendment:19980429 Subject:Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., appropriation of funds for as well as other veterans' organizations
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19980507 Committed to Committee 06 SF Senate 19980507 Recalled from Committee 08 SG Senate 19980505 Introduced, read first time, 08 SG referred to Committee House 19980430 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19980429 Amended, read second time House 19980429 Co-Sponsor removed by Point of Order Hodges House 19980428 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Knotts House 19980423 Committee report: Favorable with 30 HWM amendment House 19970403 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
AMENDED
April 29, 1998
H. 3826
S. Printed 4/29/98--H.
Read the first time April 3, 1997.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 25-11-25 SO AS TO REQUIRE APPROPRIATIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE AN APPROPRIATION IN A LIKE AMOUNT AND UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC., AND TO REQUIRE THIS APPROPRIATION TO BE IN ADDITION TO FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED FOR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 25-11-25. Beginning with fiscal year 1999-2000, to the extent that the General Assembly appropriates funds for the use of veterans' organizations, it must appropriate funds for the use of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., in a like amount and under the same conditions. The appropriation for the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., must be in addition to amounts previously appropriated for other veterans' organizations."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.