South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1289

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Ford and Knotts
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\ford\jud0479.hla.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Municipalities

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/15/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   4/15/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
   4/21/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams, Massey

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/15/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PREREQUISITES TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 17.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 5-1-30(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 5-1-30.    (B)(1)    When an area seeking incorporation has petitioned pursuant to Chapter 17 the nearest incorporated municipality to be annexed to the municipality, and has been refused annexation by the municipality for six months, or when the population of the area seeking incorporation exceeds seven thousand persons, then the provision of the five-mile limitation of this section does not apply to the area.

(2)    For purposes of item (1) of this subsection, a refusal to annex the area by the municipality includes a statement from the municipality that the area does not meet the statutory requirements for annexation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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