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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.217 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Wilson All Sponsors:Wilson, Passailaigue, Giese, McConnell, Russell, Reese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\kgh\15076htc99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Subject:Sales and use tax, local option; referendum to impose held at general election time; Taxation, Elections History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Senate 19981216 Prefiled, referred to Committee 11 SJ Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REFERENDUM AND BALLOT FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REFERENDUM TO IMPOSE THE TAX MAY BE HELD ONLY AT THE TIME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-10-30(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 317 of 1990, is amended to read:
"(C) If the question is not approved at the initial referendum, the county council may call for another referendum on the question. However, following the initial referendum, a referendum for this purpose must not may be held more often than once in twelve months and must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November only at the time of the general election."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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