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Bill 941

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      941
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Courson
All Sponsors:                     Courson, Giese, Grooms, Wilson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\jec\017dele.whb.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          County legislative delegations, 
                                  appointment powers; statewide or regional 
                                  boards; Political Subdivisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000119  Co-Sponsor added by Senator                    Grooms
                                                                 Wilson
Senate  20000111  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19991019  Prefiled, referred to Committee        11 SJ


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 2, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-200, SO AS TO DEVOLVE ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES GRANTED TO COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS WHICH AFFECT ONLY ONE COUNTY TO THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY, EXCEPT THOSE POWERS RELATING TO STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE GOVERNING BOARD FROM MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-200. All powers, duties, and responsibilities granted by statute or resolution to any county legislative delegation which affects only one county are devolved upon the county governing body of that county. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the activities, powers, duties, or responsibilities of legislative delegations with regard to statewide or regional boards, commissions, authorities, or any other governmental entity that has representatives on its governing body from more than one county.

For the purposes of this section, county legislative delegation is defined to include each member of the House of Representatives and of the Senate whose district includes any portion of the geographic area of a given county."

SECTION 2. The Code Commissioner is empowered and directed to modify all code sections which are inconsistent with this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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