Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:724 Primary Sponsor:Bryan Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Biennial Appropriations Act Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:CYY/18247.SD Introduced Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 28, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Bryan Courson McConnell Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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724 Senate Feb 28, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 06
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH ITS 1992 SESSION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-7-60. The General Assembly shall annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriations act and the appropriations made for any department, institution, board, or commission shall must be in a definite sum for each purpose or activity with such that itemization under the activity as may be deemed considered necessary by the General Assembly.
Beginning with its 1992 session and in each session every two years after 1992, the General Assembly shall enact a biennial state general appropriations act in a form and under conditions as it considers appropriate. On July 1, 1992, and thereafter, the term `annual state general appropriations act' or any similar variations of this term as contained in any provision of law must be construed to mean the biennial state general appropriations act."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.