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H. 3649
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Huggins, Bales, Koon, Frye, Altman, J. Brown, Cato, Hinson, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Scarborough, Snow, Toole, Wilkins and Viers
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Companion/Similar bill(s): 303
Introduced in the House on February 19, 2003
Last Amended on January 28, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Required vote to impose or increase tax
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/19/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-10 2/19/2003 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11 5/15/2003 House Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Ways and Means HJ-7 5/20/2003 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers 5/22/2003 House Debate interrupted HJ-102 5/27/2003 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 28, 2003 HJ-368 6/3/2003 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, June 4, 2003 HJ-109 6/4/2003 House Debate adjourned HJ-88 6/4/2003 House Debate adjourned HJ-133 1/14/2004 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, January 28, 2004 HJ-91 1/28/2004 House Amended HJ-28 1/28/2004 House Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-31 1/28/2004 House Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Scott
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE
Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Path council\gjk\20595sd03)
Amt. No. 4 (Doc. Path council\ggs\22416htc04)
January 28, 2004
H. 3649
Introduced by Reps. Huggins, Bales, Koon, Frye, Altman, J. Brown, Cato, Hinson, Merrill, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Scarborough, Scott, Snow, Toole and Wilkins
S. Printed 5/15/03--H.
Read the first time February 19, 2003.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 21 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING JULY 1, 2003, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, IN ORDER TO IMPOSE OR INCREASE ANY TYPE OF TAX OR FEE, MUST DO SO BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 1-1-1410. Beginning July 1, 2004, the General Assembly and the governing body of any local political subdivision of this State authorized either to levy taxes or to imposed fees, or both, in order to impose or increase any type of tax or fee, in the manner permitted by law, must do so by a two-thirds vote of the members of the body. The provisions of this section supercede the positive majority voting requirement for local governing bodies to assess taxes or fees as provided in Article 3, Chapter 1 of Title 6.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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