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S*1131 (Rat #0448, Act #0326 of 2002) General Bill, By Patterson, Giese, Courson and Jackson
Similar (H 4939, H 5164)
Summary: Richland County School Districts Property Tax Relief Act, to provide for special one percent sales tax; election of trustees for Richland-Lexington School District 5; Richland-Lexington Airport District Commission, appointment of additional member; Midlands Technical College Commission, appointment of members
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT" BY PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A SPECIAL ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX IN RICHLAND COUNTY FOR NOT MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS WITH THE REVENUE OF THE TAX USED TO DEFRAY GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE OR OTHERWISE DEFRAY THE COSTS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF RICHLAND COUNTY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED ONLY AFTER ITS APPROVAL IN A REFERENDUM HELD IN THE COUNTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFERENDUM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT, IF IMPOSED, THE TAX MUST BE COLLECTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND REMITTED TO THE RICHLAND COUNTY TREASURER FOR THE RICHLAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX IS IMPOSED AND IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME EXEMPTIONS AND MAXIMUM TAXES AS PROVIDED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SALES TAX ACT EXCEPT FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR FOOD ITEMS WHICH LAWFULLY MAY BE PURCHASED WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD COUPONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE METHOD OF APPLYING THE REVENUES OF THE TAX TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES FOR RICHLAND-LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 5; TO AMEND SECTION 55-11-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RICHLAND-LEXINGTON AIRPORT DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION FROM TEN TO TWELVE MEMBERS AND PROVIDE FOR THE METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-53-1710, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REDUCE FROM EIGHT TO SEVEN THE COMMISSION MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND CONCOMITANTLY INCREASE FROM FOUR TO FIVE THE COMMISSION MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LEXINGTON COUNTY DELEGATION.-amended title
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03/20/02Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
03/20/02Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-4
04/17/02Senate Recalled from Committee on Finance SJ-6
04/17/02Senate Read second time SJ-6
04/17/02Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-6
04/18/02Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-23
04/18/02 Scrivener's error corrected
04/23/02House Introduced and read first time HJ-6
04/23/02House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-7
04/24/02House Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-27
04/30/02House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 1, 2002 HJ-28
05/01/02House Objection by Rep. Knotts, Whatley, Quinn, Riser and Frye HJ-18
05/01/02House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, Rhoad and J. Brown HJ-18
05/01/02House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 7, 2002 HJ-54
05/08/02House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 14, 2002 HJ-62
05/15/02House Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 16, 2002 HJ-107
05/21/02House Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Rhoad HJ-53
05/22/02House Amended HJ-85
05/22/02House Read second time HJ-97
05/22/02House Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-0 HJ-97
05/23/02House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-43
05/28/02Senate House amendment amended SJ-42
05/28/02Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-42
05/29/02Senate Recalled from House SJ-5
05/29/02House Returned HJ-243
05/30/02Senate House amendment amended SJ-21
05/30/02Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-21
06/05/02House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-77
06/05/02House Roll call Yeas-15 Nays-1 HJ-79
06/06/02 Ratified R 448
06/18/02 Signed By Governor
07/16/02 Effective date 06/18/02, except as otherwise provided
07/16/02 Copies available
07/25/02 Act No. 326



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