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A263, R333, H4837
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Smith, Miller and McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9684htc10.docx
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2010
Introduced in the Senate on May 18, 2010
Last Amended on May 27, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2010
Governor's Action: June 11, 2010, Signed
Summary: Nonprofit organizations
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/14/2010 House Introduced and read first time HJ-16 4/14/2010 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-17 4/28/2010 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-47 5/6/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5/12/2010 House Debate adjourned HJ-91 5/13/2010 House Amended 5/13/2010 House Read second time HJ-12 5/13/2010 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-12 5/14/2010 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1 5/14/2010 Scrivener's error corrected 5/18/2010 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-11 5/18/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11 5/18/2010 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Cleary, Williams, Mulvaney, Nicholson 5/26/2010 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-19 5/27/2010 Senate Amended SJ-35 5/27/2010 Senate Read second time SJ-35 5/27/2010 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-35 5/28/2010 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-1 6/2/2010 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-65 6/2/2010 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3 HJ-65 6/7/2010 Ratified R 333 6/11/2010 Signed By Governor 7/1/2010 Effective date 06/11/10 7/8/2010 Act No. 263
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/14/2010
4/28/2010
5/13/2010
5/14/2010
5/26/2010
5/27/2010
(A263, R333, H4837)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3940, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE BINGO LICENSE REQUIRED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PROHIBITION ON ISSUING SUCH A LICENSE TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH HOLDS A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS BY THE DRINK; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-3920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE BINGO TAX ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR "NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Restriction on licensing lifted
SECTION 1. Section 12-21-3940 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 172 of 2004, is further amended by deleting subsection (D) which reads:
"(D) A license must not be issued for conducting a game of bingo at an establishment holding a license pursuant to the provisions of Section 61-6-1820."
Definition revised
SECTION 2. Section 12-21-3920(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(5) 'Nonprofit organization' means an entity which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, or fraternal purposes and which is exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(7), 501(c)(8), 501(c)(10), or 501(c)(19)."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 7th day of June, 2010.
Approved the 11th day of June, 2010.
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