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A239, R239, S961

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Ford, Knotts and Mescher
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0020.gfm.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4337

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the House on February 8, 2006
Last Amended on February 2, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on March 10, 2006
Governor's Action: March 15, 2006, Signed

Summary: Proposed municipalities requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/6/2005  Senate  Prefiled
   12/6/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   1/10/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-16
   1/10/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: McConnell (ch), Ford, Knotts
    2/1/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-40
    2/2/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-10
    2/2/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-10
    2/6/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
    2/7/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
    2/8/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-10
    2/8/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11
    3/8/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-2
    3/9/2006  House   Read second time HJ-17
    3/9/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-18
   3/10/2006  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-2
   3/14/2006          Ratified R 239
   3/15/2006          Signed By Governor
   3/21/2006          Copies available
   3/21/2006          Effective date 03/15/06
    4/5/2006          Act No. 239

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/6/2005
2/1/2006
2/2/2006
2/6/2006
3/8/2006

(A239, R239, S961)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE AREA SEEKING TO BE INCORPORATED FILE A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE AREA'S EXISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE PRIOR TO SEEKING INCORPORATION.

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

Proposal for law enforcement services

SECTION    1.    Section 5-1-30(A)(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 77 of 2005, is amended to read:

"(5)    the area seeking to be incorporated has filed a proposal for providing either directly or indirectly a substantially similar level of law enforcement services to the area's existing law enforcement coverage prior to seeking incorporation; and"

General Assembly intends and makes declaration

SECTION    2.    By passing this act, the General Assembly intends and declares that any regulations passed by the State Law Enforcement Division to comply with the requirements of Act 77 of 2005 do not for any past, present, or future time represent or establish any minimum level of law enforcement service requirements for existing municipalities or towns or areas seeking to incorporate as municipalities or towns.

Time effective

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

Ratified the 14th day of March, 2006.

Approved the 15th day of March, 2006.

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