South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 16

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Jackson
Companion/Similar bill(s): 10, 3276
Document Path: SMIN-0026AA23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Local Government

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
11/30/2022 Senate Prefiled
11/30/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 21)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/30/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 4-1-190 so as to PROVIDE THAT THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION MAY, BY THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION, APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF A COUNTY RECREATION COMMISSION THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF HOME RULE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF A COUNTY RECREATION COMMISSION WHO THE COUNTY DELEGATION APPOINTS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MAY BE REMOVED AT ANY TIME BY THE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.

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

SECTION 1.   Chapter 1, Title 4 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 4-1-190.   Notwithstanding another provision of law:

      (1) the legislative delegation of a county may, by the adoption of a resolution, appoint the members of a county recreation commission that was established as a special purpose district prior to the adoption of home rule; and

      (2) the members of a county recreation commission whom the delegation appoints pursuant to item (1) serve at the pleasure of the county legislative delegation, and such commission members may be removed at any time by the county legislative delegation.

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

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