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Bill 4844

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4844
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000330
Primary Sponsor:                  Wilkins
All Sponsors:                     Wilkins, Harrison, Haskins, D. Smith, 
                                  Harrell, Cato, Townsend, Sharpe, Campsen
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11947dw00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          County legislative delegations, county 
                                  governing body; appointment powers; General 
                                  Assembly, Political Subdivisions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000411  Co-Sponsor removed (Rule 5.2) by Rep.          J. Brown
House   20000405  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Campsen
House   20000330  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES GRANTED TO A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION WHICH AFFECT ONLY ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE GOVERNING BODY OF THAT COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEGISLATIVE DELEGATIONS WITH REGARD TO STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL ENTITIES COMPRISING MORE THAN ONE COUNTY ARE DEVOLVED UPON THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY OR BODIES FROM THOSE COUNTIES.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-240. (A) For the purposes of this section, 'county legislative delegation' is defined as a group composed of members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate whose districts include any portion of the geographic area of a given county.

(B) All powers, duties, and responsibilities granted by statute or resolution to any county legislative delegation which affect only one county are devolved upon the governing body of that county. All powers, duties, and responsibilities of legislative delegations with regard to statewide or regional boards, commissions, authorities, or entities comprising more than one county are devolved upon the appropriate county governing body or bodies from those counties."

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

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