S 0967 Joint Resolution, By Gregory and Ford
Summary: Raffles
    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 THAT HAS BEEN ORGANIZED AND OPERATING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOR FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION AND IN WHICH ALL RAFFLE PROCEEDS EXCEPT FOR THE COST OF PRIZES AND THE COST 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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01/09/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-5
01/09/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-5
01/29/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Ford, Hutto, Cleary, Campbell
03/05/08	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-13
03/06/08		Scrivener's error corrected