South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 4802

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4802
Ratification Number:            516
Act Number:                     383
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980312
Primary Sponsor:                McKay
All Sponsors:                   McKay, Boan, Quinn, Koon, McGee
                                and H. Brown 
Drafted Document Number:        kgh\15469mm.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980604
Date of Last Amendment:         19980604
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19980612
Subject:                        Watercraft, delinquent property
                                taxes; renewal of registration
                                prohibited; Taxation; Natural
                                Resources
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19980624  Act No. A383
------  19980612  Signed by Governor
------  19980610  Ratified R516
Senate  19980604  Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate  19980604  Conference Committee Report adopted      88 SCC
House   19980604  Conference Committee Report adopted      98 HCC
Senate  19980604  Conference powers granted,               88 SCC  Peeler
                  appointed Senators to Committee                  McGill
                  of Conference                                    Courtney
House   19980603  Conference powers granted,               98 HCC  McKay
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                  Keegan
                  Conference                                       Koon
House   19980603  Insists upon amendment
Senate  19980603  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   19980528  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
Senate  19980526  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19980526  Amended
Senate  19980513  Read second time
Senate  19980512  Committee report: Favorable              07 SFGF
Senate  19980421  Introduced, read first time,             07 SFGF
                  referred to Committee
House   19980416  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19980415  Amended, read second time
House   19980408  Committee report: Favorable with         30 HWM
                  amendment
House   19980312  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
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(A383, R516, H4802)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FISH, GAME, AND WATERCRAFT, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-425 SO AS TO PREVENT RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF WATERCRAFT WITH DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Renewal of registration disallowed

SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-21-425. A registration of watercraft may not be renewed pursuant to this chapter if the department has notice that property taxes are owed on the watercraft. If renewal of registration has been denied pursuant to this section, a tax receipt from the person officially charged with the collection of ad valorem taxes in the county of residence must be accepted as proof that the taxes have been paid.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 12th day of June, 1998.