South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3016

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Kirsh, Vaughn, Leach, Littlejohn, Clark and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\pt\2149mm05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Bingo license

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-49

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-4275, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF BINGO CARDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT LICENSE REVOCATION FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTION OF A BINGO CARD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3940, RELATING TO A LICENSE TO CONDUCT BINGO, SO AS TO INCREASE TO FORTY-FIVE THE NUMBER OF DAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS BEFORE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF AN APPLICATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-21-4275 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 172 of 2004, is amended to read:

"Section 12-21-4275.    (A)    The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a manufacturer or bingo ticket manufacturer to a person other than a licensed distributor is prohibited. The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a distributor to a person other than a licensed bingo promoter or a licensed bingo nonprofit organization is prohibited. The transfer of a bingo card or ticket by a distributor to a promoter or bingo nonprofit organization that does not have a voucher covering the bingo ticket or bingo card is prohibited.

(B)    The department shall revoke permanently the license of a distributor who releases cards in violation of this section. If a license is revoked pursuant to this section, the department may not issue another distributor license to any person, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership, corporation, or association, or as a relative by blood or marriage within the second degree, to a person or organization that had an interest in the revoked license."

SECTION    2.    Section 12-21-3940(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    Upon application for a license, the department has thirty forty-five days to approve or reject the application based on the requirements of this article."

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

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