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Bill 3089

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3089
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  Davenport
All Sponsors:                     Davenport, Stille
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18043som01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Bingo, regulation of; repealed upon 
                                  ratification of constitutional amendment 
                                  making game unlawful; Gambling


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 11-9-85, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CALCULATION OF REVENUES FROM TAXES AND FEES ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO BINGO ADMISSIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-60-30, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF THE REVENUE PROCEDURES ACT, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO BINGO LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 61-2-180, RELATING TO ORGANIZATIONS LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CONDUCTING SPECIAL EVENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BINGO LICENSES; TO REPEAL ARTICLE 24, CHAPTER 21 OF TITLE 12, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF BINGO GAMES; AND TO MAKE THE ABOVE PROVISIONS CONTINGENT ON THE RATIFICATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE MAKING THE GAME OF BINGO UNLAWFUL.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 11-9-85 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 501 of 1992, is amended to read:

    "Section 11-9-85.    For accounting purposes, the Comptroller General shall calculate revenues of the following taxes and fees on an accrual basis:

        (1) stamp and business license;

        (2) alcoholic liquor;

        (3) beer and wine;

        (4) soft drink;

        (5) electric power;

        (6) gasoline and motor fuel;

        (7) admissions, including bingo admissions; and

        (8) sales, use, and casual excise."

SECTION 2.    Section 12-60-30(16)(c)(iii) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 415 of 1996, is further amended to read:

    "(iii)        the department representative in the protest for regulatory violation matters, and within thirty days after filing the protest for other matters, or such later date agreed to by the department representative. For the purpose of this section regulatory violation matters are violations of a statute or regulation which controls the conduct of alcoholic beverage licensees, bingo licensees, or coin-operated device licensees. It includes violations which may result in the suspension or revocation of a license but it does not include taxes or interest on taxes or monetary penalties in Chapter 54 of this title."

SECTION 3.    Section 61-2-180 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 415 of 1996, is amended to read:

    "Section 61-2-180.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or organization licensed by the department under this title may hold and advertise special events such as bingo, raffles, and other similar activities intended to raise money for charitable purposes. This section does not affect the requirements for obtaining a bingo license from the department."

SECTION 4.    Article 24, Chapter 21 of Title 12 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION 5.    The Code Commissioner is directed to remove Section 12-21-4150 from the list of Class F felonies found in Section 16-1-90 of the 1976 Code.

SECTION 6.    The South Carolina Department of Revenue, upon application, shall refund to any person holding a license to conduct bingo, on a pro rata basis, the portion of license fee previously paid to the department for licenses that extend beyond June thirtieth of the year in which this act takes effect.

SECTION 7.    This act takes effect on July first of the year in which a bill ratifying an amendment to the state constitution making the game of bingo unlawful in the State is enacted. In the event the bill ratifying this amendment to the state constitution is enacted in a special session of the General Assembly convened after sine die adjournment, this act takes effect July first of the next year.

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