H 4771 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 4771 General Bill, By Campsen, Allison, Altman, Barfield, Barrett, Bauer,
J.M. Baxley, Beck, Bowers, H. Brown, Cato, Cave, Chellis, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer,
Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Easterday, Edge, Gamble, Govan, Hamilton,
Harrell, Harris, Harrison, Haskins, J. Hines, Hinson, Jennings, B.L. Jordan,
Keegan, Kelley, Klauber, Knotts, Law, Leach, Littlejohn, Loftis, Mason, McGee,
McKay, J.D. McMaster, Neilson, Quinn, Rice, Robinson, Rodgers, Sandifer,
Simrill, D. Smith, F. Smith, J. Smith, R. Smith, Spearman, Stille, Tripp,
Trotter, Vaughn, Walker, Wilkins, Witherspoon, Woodrum, W.J. Young and
Young-Brickell
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER CONVENING OF THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL MEET IN LOCAL SESSION ONLY FOR A PERIOD
OF THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING IN
COMMITTEE A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS SHALL ADJOURN SINE DIE NOT LATER THAN
5:00 P.M. ON THE FIRST THURSDAY IN MAY, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY ODD-NUMBERED
YEAR BEGINNING IN 1999 IN WHICH THE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT IS
GIVEN THIRD READING BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-FIRST BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE DATE OF SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT FOR THAT YEAR IS SHORTENED BY ONE STATEWIDE
DAY FOR EACH STATEWIDE DAY BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-FIRST THAT THE ACT IS GIVEN
THIRD READING BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60,
RELATING TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
BEGINNING WITH ITS 1999 SESSION FOR THE ENSUING TWO FISCAL YEARS, THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, AND TO
REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES TO USE A "ZERO-BASE" BUDGET PROCESS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE
BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN CRITERIA
WHICH MUST BE USED IN THIS ZERO-BASE BUDGET PROCESS.
03/05/98 House Introduced and read first time HJ-42
03/05/98 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-43
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SINE
DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER CONVENING OF THE
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL MEET IN LOCAL SESSION
ONLY FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS IN
ODD-NUMBERED YEARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DEVELOPING IN COMMITTEE A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS SHALL ADJOURN
SINE DIE NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE FIRST
THURSDAY IN MAY, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ANY
ODD-NUMBERED YEAR BEGINNING IN 1999 IN WHICH THE
BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT IS GIVEN
THIRD READING BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-FIRST BY THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE DATE OF SINE DIE
ADJOURNMENT FOR THAT YEAR IS SHORTENED BY ONE
STATEWIDE DAY FOR EACH STATEWIDE DAY BEFORE
MARCH THIRTY-FIRST THAT THE ACT IS GIVEN THIRD
READING BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; AND TO
AMEND SECTION 2-7-60, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
BEGINNING WITH ITS 1999 SESSION FOR THE ENSUING
TWO FISCAL YEARS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, AND TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR AND THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING ITS APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES TO USE A "ZERO-BASE" BUDGET
PROCESS IN THE PREPARATION OF THE BIENNIAL STATE
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR
CERTAIN CRITERIA WHICH MUST BE USED IN THIS
ZERO-BASE BUDGET PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-1-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 2-1-180. (A) After the convening of the annual
session of the General Assembly on the second Tuesday in January
of each year as provided in Article III, Section 9 of the Constitution
of this State, the General Assembly shall meet in local session only
for a period of thirty calendar days in odd-numbered years for the
purpose of developing in committee the biennial state general
appropriations act and for the consideration in committee of other
legislative matters. However, either or both houses may meet in
statewide session during this thirty-day period upon a two-thirds vote
of that particular body.
(B) Except as otherwise provided herein, the regular
annual session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each
year not later than 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday in June in
odd-numbered years and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the first
Thursday in May in even-numbered years. In any year that the
House of Representatives fails to give third reading to the annual
general appropriation appropriations bill by March
thirty-first in odd-numbered years, the date of sine die
adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day
after March thirty-first that the House of Representatives fails to give
the bill third reading. In any odd-numbered year beginning in
1999 in which the biennial general appropriations act is given third
reading before March thirty-first by the House of Representatives, the
date of sine die adjournment for that year is shortened by one
statewide day for each statewide day before March thirty-first that the
act is given third reading by the House of Representatives. The
session may also be extended by concurrent resolution adopted by a
two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives.
During the time between 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday in June
or the first Thursday in May as applicable and the extended
sine die adjournment date, as set forth herein, no legislation or other
business may be considered except the general appropriation
appropriations bill and any matters approved for
consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by two-thirds vote
in both houses."
SECTION 2. Section 2-7-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-7-60. (A) The General Assembly shall
annually provide for all expenditures in the general appropriations act
and the appropriations made for any department, institution,
board, or commission shall must be in a
definite sum for each purpose or activity with such
that itemization under the activity as may be deemed
considered necessary by the General Assembly.
(B) Beginning with its 1999 session for the ensuing two fiscal
years and in each session every two years after 1999 for the two
fiscal years next ensuing, the General Assembly shall enact a biennial
state general appropriations act in a form and under conditions as it
considers appropriate. On July 1, 1999, and thereafter, the term
'annual state general appropriations act' or any similar variations of
this term as contained in any provision of law must be construed to
mean the biennial state general appropriations act.
(C) The Governor and the General Assembly including its
appropriate committees shall use a 'zero-base' budget process
applying the Malcolm Baldridge award criteria standards or its
substantial equivalent in the preparation of the biennial state general
appropriations act beginning in 1999.
(D) Nothing herein prevents the General Assembly from
enacting a supplemental appropriations bill or a capital reserve fund
appropriations bill in the manner authorized by law in
even-numbered years."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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