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A276, R268, H4762
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Anthony, Yow and W.J. McLeod
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13578sd16.docx
Introduced in the House on January 27, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on May 26, 2016
Governor's Action: June 6, 2016, Vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Veto overridden
Summary: Millage rate increase limits and exceptions
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/27/2016 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 83)
1/27/2016 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 83)
4/14/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
4/20/2016 House Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 353)
4/21/2016 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.J.McLeod
4/21/2016 Scrivener's error corrected
4/26/2016 House Read second time (House Journal-page 45)
4/26/2016 House Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 46)
4/27/2016 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 16)
4/28/2016 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
4/28/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 9)
5/18/2016 Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance
(Senate Journal-page 17)
5/19/2016 Scrivener's error corrected
5/24/2016 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 63)
5/24/2016 Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 63)
5/26/2016 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 18)
6/2/2016 Ratified R 268
6/6/2016 Vetoed by Governor
6/15/2016 House Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-95 Nays-3
(House Journal-page 38)
6/15/2016 Senate Veto overridden Ayes-33 Nays-7 (Senate Journal-page 44)
6/21/2016 Effective date 06/15/16
6/21/2016 Act No. 276
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/27/2016
4/20/2016
4/21/2016
5/18/2016
5/19/2016
(A276, R268, H4762)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LIMITATION ON MILLAGE RATE INCREASES AND EXCEPTIONS TO THIS LIMITATION, SO AS TO REVISE THE EXCEPTION TO THIS LIMITATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EXPENDITURES IN A COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS AND HAVING AT LEAST FORTY THOUSAND ACRES OF STATE FOREST LAND BY CHANGING THE TERM "STATE FOREST LAND" IN THIS EXCEPTION TO THE TERM "STATE OR NATIONAL FOREST LAND".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Exception revised
SECTION 1. Section 6-1-320(B)(7) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 410 of 2008, is amended to read:
"(7) to purchase capital equipment and make expenditures related to the installation, operation, and purchase of the capital equipment including, but not limited to, taxes, duty, transportation, delivery, and transit insurance, in a county having a population of less than one hundred thousand persons and having at least forty thousand acres of state or national forest land. For purposes of this section, 'capital equipment' means an article of nonexpendable, tangible, personal property, to include communication software when purchased with a computer, having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of fifty thousand dollars or more for each unit."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2016.
Vetoed by the Governor -- 6/6/2016.
Veto overridden by House -- 6/15/6016.
Veto overridden by Senate -- 6/15/2016.
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