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S. 688
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Sponsors: Senators Hawkins, Williams, Ritchie, Grooms, O'Dell, Leatherman, Hayes, Leventis, Land, Campsen, McGill, Short, Bryant, Moore, Vaughn and Pinckney
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Introduced in the Senate on April 18, 2007
Introduced in the House on March 25, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works
Summary: Special license plates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/18/2007 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-3 4/18/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-3 3/18/2008 Senate Committee report: Favorable Transportation SJ-14 3/19/2008 Scrivener's error corrected 3/19/2008 Senate Read second time SJ-6 3/20/2008 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-7 3/25/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-21 3/25/2008 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-21
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 18, 2008
S. 688
Introduced by Senators Hawkins, Williams, Ritchie, Grooms, O'Dell, Leatherman, Hayes, Leventis, Land, Campsen, McGill, Short, Bryant, Moore, Vaughn and Pinckney
S. Printed 3/18/08--S. [SEC 3/19/08 11:16 AM]
Read the first time April 18, 2007.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 688) to amend Section 56-3-9600(B) of the 1976 Code, relating to "No More Homeless Pets" special license plates, to provide that from the, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
LAWRENCE K. GROOMS for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-9600(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO "NO MORE HOMELESS PETS" SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES, TO PROVIDE THAT FROM THE FUNDS COLLECTED FROM THE LICENSE FEE, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY AWARD GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING ANIMAL SPAYING AND NEUTERING PROGRAMS FOUR TIMES A YEAR INSTEAD OF ONCE A YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-3-9600(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the fees collected pursuant to this section, the Comptroller General shall place sufficient funds into a special restricted account to be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray the expenses of the Department of Motor Vehicles in producing and administering the special license plates. The remaining funds collected from the special motor vehicle license fee must be deposited in a special account, separate and apart from the general fund, designated for use by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to support local animal spaying and neutering programs. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture may use up to ten percent of the fees deposited in the special account for the administration of the program. Local private nonprofit tax exempt organizations offering animal spaying and neutering programs may apply for grants from this fund to further their tax exempt purposes. Grants must be awarded not more than once four times a year, and an applicant must receive as a grant an amount of the total revenues in the fund multiplied by the percentage that the applicant's caseload in the preceding calendar year was of the total caseload of all applicants in that year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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