H 3621 Joint Resolution, By Altman, Ceips, Limehouse, Scarborough, Scott and Young
Summary: Raffles by charitable organizations
    A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RAFFLE CONDUCTED NOT MORE THAN FOUR TIMES IN A CALENDAR YEAR BY A CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, COMMUNITY-SERVICE, EDUCATION-RELATED, OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION IN WHICH ALL RAFFLE PROCEEDS EXCEPT FOR THE COSTS OF PRIZES AND THE COSTS OF PRINTING TICKETS ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES IS NOT A LOTTERY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE.
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02/23/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-48
02/23/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-48
04/19/05	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-61
04/26/05	House	Amended HJ-111
04/26/05	House	Read second time HJ-115
04/26/05	House	Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-11 HJ-115
04/27/05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
04/28/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-12
04/28/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
05/09/05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Elliott, Anderson, Ritchie, Cleary
05/17/06	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-8
05/18/06		Scrivener's error corrected