South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3943

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3943
Ratification Number:            109
Act Number:                     187
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970410
Primary Sponsor:                Walker
All Sponsors:                   Walker, Littlejohn, Lee, Vaughn,
                                Lanford, Allison, Hawkins, Davenport
                                and D. Smith 
Drafted Document Number:        bbm\9337jm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970422
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19970521
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Subject:                        Spartanburg County fire department
                                volunteer established by special
                                purpose district, provisions for
                                commissioner of
History


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

------  19970918  Act No. A187
Senate  19970528  Veto overridden
House   19970527  Veto overridden
------  19970521  Vetoed by Governor
------  19970515  Ratified R109
Senate  19970422  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19970418  Read second time
Senate  19970417  Unanimous consent for second
                  and third reading on the next two
                  consecutive Legislative days
Senate  19970417  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19970416  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970415  Read second time
House   19970410  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A187, R109, H3943)

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A COMMISSIONER OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED BY A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY FROM SERVING OR ACTING AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR THAT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

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

Commissioner may not be firefighter

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person who is a commissioner of a volunteer fire department established by a special purpose district in Spartanburg County may serve or act as a firefighter for that volunteer fire department.

Time effective

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

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/21/97.

Veto overridden by House -- 5/27/97.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/28/97.