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S. 949
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Harpootlian, Climer and Campsen
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Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Appropriations Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/11/2019 Senate Prefiled 12/11/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance 1/14/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 52) 1/14/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 52)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT LINE ITEM APPROPRIATIONS TO BE EXPENDED FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES OR ACTIVITIES MUST ALSO CONTAIN A PROVISO OUTLINING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL EXPENDITURES IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING; TO AMEND 11-9-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO MONEY TO BE SPENT ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OR ACTIVITY SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED, TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-7-60. The General Assembly shall annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriation act and the appropriations made for any every agency, program, department, institution, board or commission shall be in a definite sum for and itemized by each purpose or activity for which the appropriation is made with such itemization under the activity as may be deemed necessary by the General Assembly. Gross line item appropriations to be expended for multiple purposes or activities must also contain a proviso outlining any specific individual expenditures to be made under the appropriation. No funds may be expended for any purpose or activity that is not delineated by a specific line item or proviso."
SECTION 2. Section 11-9-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 11-9-10. Subject to and in conjunction with the provisions of Section 2-7-60, it It shall be unlawful for any monies to be expended for any purpose or activity except that for which it is specifically appropriated, and no transfer from one appropriation account to another shall be made unless such transfer be provided for in the annual appropriation act."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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