Current Status Bill Number:4503 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960125 Primary Sponsor:Davenport All Sponsors:Davenport Drafted Document Number:pt\2176dw.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:County and municipal ordinances
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House 19960125 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 4-9-1210 AND 5-17-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURE AFFECTING COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXCEPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING MONEY OR AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF TAXES AND GIVE CITIZENS A SIXTY-DAY PERIOD TO COMMENT ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-9-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 4-9-1210. The qualified electors of any a county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such the ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county. After completing but before the adoption of the annual budget, the council must give sixty days for comment by the citizens of that county."
SECTION 2. Section 5-17-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 5-17-10. The electors of a municipality may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes. After completing but before the adoption of the annual budget, the council must give sixty days for comment by the citizens of that municipality. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the municipality equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the registered voters at the last regular municipal election and certified by the municipal election commission as being in accordance with the provisions of this section."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.