South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A178, R206, H3417

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Funderburk
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5065zw11.docx

Introduced in the House on January 25, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on February 23, 2011
Last Amended on April 26, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on May 17, 2012
Governor's Action: May 25, 2012, Signed

Summary: Special purpose districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 24)
   1/25/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 24)
   2/16/2011  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
   2/22/2011  House   Amended (House Journal-page 34)
   2/22/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   2/23/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   2/23/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 23)
   2/23/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 23)
    3/7/2011  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Cleary (ch), Ford, S.Martin
   4/25/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 17)
   4/26/2012  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 71)
   4/26/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 71)
   4/26/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 71)
    5/9/2012  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments
   5/17/2012  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   5/17/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 20)
   5/23/2012          Ratified R 206
   5/25/2012          Signed By Governor
   5/31/2012          Effective date 05/25/12
    6/1/2012          Act No. 178

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2011
2/16/2011
2/22/2011
4/25/2012
4/26/2012


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A178, R206, H3417)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-11-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICTS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE RESCUE RESPONSE SERVICES AS AN AUTHORIZED PURPOSE FOR WHICH A SPECIAL PURPOSE OR PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT MAY BE ESTABLISHED.

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

Authority to establish special purpose or public service districts

SECTION    1.    Section 6-11-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 6-11-10.    In order to protect the public health, electric lighting districts, water supply districts, fire protection districts, and sewer districts may be established pursuant to this section for the purpose of supplying lights, water, providing fire protection with or without rescue response services related to the provision of fire services, a sewerage collection system, and a sewage treatment plant to a portion of any county in this State which is not included in an incorporated city or town."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 23rd day of May, 2012.

Approved the 25th day of May, 2012.

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