Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4719 Primary Sponsor:Felder Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Gasoline, motor fuels tax; special vote Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:JIC/5468HC.94 Introduced Date:19940210 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940210 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Felder Gonzales Klauber Holt Fulmer Hallman Harrelson R. Smith Koon Witherspoon M.O. Alexander Delleney Riser Haskins Barber J. Wilder Harrison Stone Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4719 House 19940210 Introduced, read first time, 30
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-27-15 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF GASOLINE AND OTHER MOTOR FUELS TAX REVENUES FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED WHEN ORIGINALLY IMPOSED EXCEPT BY SEPARATE LEGISLATION ENACTED SOLELY FOR THAT PURPOSE BY A SPECIAL VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO DEFINE SPECIAL VOTE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROHIBITION MUST NOT BE AMENDED OR REPEALED EXCEPT BY A SPECIAL VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 27, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-27-15. The revenues of a tax imposed pursuant to this chapter must not be used for any purposes other than the purposes provided in the original imposition of the tax except by separate legislation specifically for this purpose passed by a special vote of the General Assembly. This section may not be amended or repealed except by separate legislation enacted specifically for this purpose passed by a special vote of the General Assembly. For purposes of this section, a special vote of the General Assembly means an affirmative two-thirds vote of the total membership of both the House of Representatives and the Senate."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.