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Bill 4318

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4318
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Bales
All Sponsors:                     Bales and Scott
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3631mm00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Counties, councils; millage rate increase 
                                  requires two-thirds vote of elected 
                                  membership; Political 


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19991201  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LIMITATION ON A MILLAGE RATE INCREASE BY A LOCAL GOVERNING BODY, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE ELECTED MEMBERSHIP OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY, RATHER THAN A POSITIVE MAJORITY VOTE, TO OVERRIDE THE LIMITATION, AND TO CONFORM OTHER PROVISIONS TO REFLECT THE REQUIREMENT OF A TWO-THIRDS VOTE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 6-1-320(C) and (F) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 138 of 1997, is amended to read:

"(C) The millage rate limitation provided for in subsection (A) of this section may be overridden and the millage rate may be further increased by a positive majority two-thirds vote of the elected membership of the appropriate governing body. The vote must be taken at a specially-called meeting held solely for the purpose of taking a vote to increase the millage rate. The governing body must provide public notice of the meeting notifying the public that the governing body is meeting to vote to override the limitation and increase the millage rate. Public comment must be received by the governing body prior to before the override vote.

(F) The positive majority two-thirds vote of the governing body required by this section subsection (C) does not apply to school districts that have their budgets approved by qualified electors at a town meeting."

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

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