South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 4425

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Viers, Atwater and Long
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22218zw12.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4098

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Annexation not required as condition precedent to providing utility services

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/29/2011  House   Prefiled
  11/29/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 34)
   1/10/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 34)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/29/2011

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-3-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT REQUIRE ANNEXATION AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO PROVIDING UTILITY SERVICES.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 5-3-160.    A city or town may not require annexation of property located outside the corporate limits of the municipality in exchange for providing utility services to the property."

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

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