South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4488

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Thompson, Stavrinakis, Simrill, Skelton, Duncan, Hagood, Merrill, Owens and Cotty
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3437dw08.doc

Introduced in the House on January 16, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Appropriation bill

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   1/16/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5
   1/22/2008  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-7-130 SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL WHICH HAS THE EFFECT OF APPROPRIATING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR MUST INCLUDE WITHIN THE AMENDMENT THE CORRESPONDING APPROPRIATION REDUCTION OR REVENUE INCREASE, OR BOTH, WITHIN THE SAME SECTION OF THE BILL.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-7-130.    An amendment to the General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills which has the effect of appropriating funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year stated within the bill must include within the amendment the corresponding appropriation reduction or revenue increase, or both, within the same section that fully funds the amendment's proposed appropriation or have attached to it in writing an explanation of the specific appropriation reduction or revenue increase, or both, from the different section that fully funds the amendment's proposed appropriation. The provisions of this section must be construed narrowly and strictly with regard to all provisions of and amendments to the General Appropriations Bill and Supplemental Appropriations Bills."

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

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