South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A194, R218, S779

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Davis
Document Path: l:\s-res\td\010hous.kmm.td.docx

Introduced in the Senate on June 5, 2013
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2014
Last Amended on April 8, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 21, 2014
Governor's Action: June 2, 2014, Signed

Summary: Lotteries

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/5/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    6/5/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/11/2014  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Bennett
    4/2/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
    4/3/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/8/2014  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 25)
    4/8/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
    4/8/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 25)
    4/9/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 35)
   4/10/2014  House   Introduced and read first time
   4/10/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   5/14/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
   5/20/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 55)
   5/20/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-70  Nays-32 (House Journal-page 55)
   5/21/2014  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 6)
   5/29/2014          Ratified R 218
    6/2/2014          Signed By Governor
    6/6/2014          Effective date 06/02/14
   6/10/2014          Act No. 194

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/5/2013
4/2/2014
4/3/2014
4/8/2014
5/14/2014


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A194, R218, S779)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-19-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN SOCIAL TILES, CARDS, AND DICE GAMES ARE NOT UNLAWFUL UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Gambling and lotteries, certain social games of tiles, cards, and dice not unlawful under certain circumstances

SECTION    1.    Chapter 19, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-19-60.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is not unlawful for persons who are members of a club or other social organization to gather for the purpose of engaging in games of tiles, cards, or dice including, but not limited to, canasta, mahjong, and bridge, where the games are played among members in a private residence, home, or community clubhouse or similar structure; no mechanical or electronic devices or machines of any kind, slot machines, pull tabs, punch boards, pull boards, or video games, devices, or machines of any kind are used or incorporated in any way; no person or entity of any kind receives any direct or indirect economic, financial, or monetary benefit of any kind; the host of the game or owner or lessee of the location in which the games are played does not receive any direct or indirect economic, financial, or monetary benefit of any kind; there is no betting, wagering, or gambling of any kind; a bona fide social relationship among the participants exists; and, except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing or winning are the same for all parties."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.

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