South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A249, R208, H5011

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Fry, Johnson, Duckworth, Hardee, Anderson, Goldfinch, George, Hayes, H.A. Crawford and Ryhal
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9449dg16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1122

Introduced in the House on February 25, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on May 18, 2016
Governor's Action: May 26, 2016, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden

Summary: Local option tourism fee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/25/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 73)
   2/25/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 73)
   3/10/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: H.A.Crawford
   4/20/2016  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 351)
   4/21/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ryhal
   4/26/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 44)
   4/26/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 44)
   4/27/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 14)
   4/28/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/28/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 14)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 23)
   5/18/2016  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 36)
   5/24/2016          Ratified R 208
   5/26/2016          Vetoed by Governor
    6/1/2016  House   Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-80  Nays-13 
                        (House Journal-page 4)
    6/1/2016  Senate  Veto overridden Ayes-40  Nays-5 (Senate Journal-page 66)
   6/13/2016          Effective date 6/01/16
   6/14/2016          Act No. 249

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/25/2016
4/20/2016
5/12/2016


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A249, R208, H5011)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-10-980 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REIMPOSITION OF THE LOCAL OPTION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FEE.

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

Reimposition of local option tourism development fee

SECTION    1.    Article 9, Chapter 10, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 4-10-980.    The fee authorized in this article may be renewed and imposed within a municipality in the same manner as authorized by this article for the initial imposition of the fee. If the fee is reimposed pursuant to Section 4-10-930(A)(2), the referendum on the question of reimposition of the fee must not be held earlier than within the calendar year which is two years before the calendar year in which the fee then in effect is scheduled to terminate. Notwithstanding Section 4-10-930(D) and (E), any reimposition of the fee is effective immediately upon the termination of the fee previously imposed. Revenues from the reimposition must be expended for the same purposes as set forth in this article, and the provisions of Section 4-10-970(A)(2) apply immediately upon reimposition."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 24th day of May, 2016.

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/26/2016.

Veto overridden by House -- 6/1/2016.

Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/1/2016.

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