South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3384

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Loftis, Altman, Davenport, Frye, Hardwick, Hosey, Talley, Tripp, Mahaffey and Viers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3097dw05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 224

Introduced in the House on January 26, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Special purpose districts annexed by a municipality

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   1/26/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10
   2/16/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
    3/8/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5-3-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONTINUATION OF SERVICE BY SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS FOLLOWING ANNEXATION BY A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUED HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF A PERSON AND REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT BEFORE EXTENSION OF CORPORATE LIMITS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 5-3-310(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    Until Unless the municipality upon reasonable written notice elects to displace the district's service, the district must be allowed to continue providing service demonstrates imminent danger to a person and property within the annexed area, the municipality may not displace the services of a special purpose district as defined in Section 6-11-1610 or a special taxing district created pursuant to Section 4-9-30 or Chapter 19, Title 4, or an assessment district created pursuant to Chapter 15, Title 6, or another special purpose district or special taxing or assessment district, and shall allow the district to continue providing service and collecting millage within the district's annexed area."

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

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