Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:931 Primary Sponsor:Lander Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Property tax, unpaid uyser fee Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Companion Bill Number:3641 Computer Document Number:JIC/5243HC.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Lander Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 931 Senate 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 931 Senate 19931220 Prefiled, referred to 11 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY IMPOSING A USER FEE WHICH IS BILLED ON AN AD VALOREM TAX NOTICE MAY BY ORDINANCE PROVIDE THAT AN UNPAID USER FEE CONSTITUTES A LIEN ON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED AND COLLECTED AS PROPERTY TAXES ARE ENFORCED AND COLLECTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-1-60. A county or municipality imposing a user fee which is billed on an ad valorem property tax notice may by ordinance provide that an unpaid user fee constitutes a lien on the property that is the subject of the tax notice which may be enforced and collected as property taxes are enforced and collected. Upon the effective date of the ordinance, the user fee may be collected in the same manner that property taxes are enforced and collected."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.