South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3847


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3847
Ratification Number:            242
Act Number:                     145
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19970409
Primary Sponsor:                Meacham
All Sponsors:                   Meacham and Kirsh 
Drafted Document Number:        pt\1131dw.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970605
Date of Last Amendment:         19970605
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19970614
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Subject:                        Cemeteries, minimum acreage of
                                land required for use as cemetery,
                                exception provided

History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19970714  Act No. A145
Senate  19970617  Veto overridden
House   19970617  Veto overridden
------  19970614  Vetoed by Governor
------  19970609  Ratified R242
House   19970605  Concurred in Senate amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19970605  Amended, read third time,
                  returned to House with amendment
Senate  19970604  Read second time, ordered to
                  third reading with notice of
                  general amendments
Senate  19970603  Polled out of Committee:                 08 SG
                  Without report
Senate  19970520  Introduced, read first time,             08 SG
                  referred to Committee
House   19970515  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970514  Amended, read second time
House   19970501  Request for debate by Representative             Howard
                                                                   Canty
                                                                   Scott
                                                                   Lloyd
                                                                   Breeland
                                                                   Whipper
                                                                   Mack
                                                                   Young-
                                                                   Brickell
                                                                   Meacham
                                                                   R. Smith
                                                                   Felder
                                                                   Harrell
                                                                   Lanford
                                                                   Tripp
                                                                   Kelley
                                                                   Keegan
                                                                   Davenport
House   19970430  Recalled from Committee                  27 H3M
House   19970409  Introduced, read first time,             27 H3M
                  referred to Committee


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(A145, R242, H3847)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-55-215, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MINIMUM ACREAGE OF LAND REQUIRED FOR USE AS A CEMETERY, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.

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

Minimum acreage for cemeteries, exception

SECTION 1. Section 39-55-215 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"(e) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) relating to the minimum acreage do not apply when the governing body of a municipality which is within fifteen miles of the corporate limits of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina and in which the cemetery is to be located passes an ordinance authorizing a cemetery with less than thirty acres of land when a licensee establishes an irrevocable trust with a trust corpus of at least fifteen thousand dollars and five acres of land, and the dedication of fifteen percent of all future sales to deposit in the trust on a quarterly basis."

Time effective

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

Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/14/97.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/17/97.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/17/97.