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H. 3239
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Witherspoon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20060sd05.doc
Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on March 15, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: No More Homeless Pets special license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/11/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-141
1/11/2005 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-141
3/9/2005 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
3/10/2005 House Read second time HJ-16
3/10/2005 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day HJ-18
3/11/2005 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
3/15/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
3/15/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-13
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 9, 2005
H. 3239
S. Printed 3/9/05--H.
Read the first time January 11, 2005.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3239) to amend Section 56-3-9600, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to "No More Homeless Pets" license plates, the fees for these, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
WILLIAM D. WITHERSPOON for Committee.
EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:
There is no impact on the General Fund of the State or federal and/or other fund as the bill designates the Department of Agriculture rather than the State Veterinarian as administrator of the special fund.
Approved By:
Don Addy
Office of State Budget
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-9600, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO "NO MORE HOMELESS PETS" LICENSE PLATES, THE FEES FOR THESE LICENSE PLATES, AND THE SPECIAL FUND TO SUPPORT LOCAL ANIMAL SPAYING AND NEUTERING PROGRAMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RATHER THAN THE STATE VETERINARIAN IS AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE THE USES OF MONIES IN THE SPECIAL FUND AND TO RECEIVE SPECIAL FUND MONIES FOR ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-9600(B) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 266 of 2002, is amended to read:
"(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund, designated for use by the State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture to support local animal spaying and neutering programs. The State Veterinarian Department of Agriculture may use up to ten percent of the fees deposited in the special account for the administration of the program. Local private nonprofit tax exempt organizations offering animal spaying and neutering programs may apply for grants from this fund to further their tax exempt purposes. Grants must be awarded not more than once a year, and an applicant must receive as a grant an amount of the total revenues in the fund multiplied by the percentage that the applicant's caseload in the preceding calendar year was of the total caseload of all applicants in that year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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