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H. 4972
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Finlay, Burns, W. Newton, Caskey, J.E. Johnson, Hyde and W. Cox
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Introduced in the House on February 15, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Local Government Fund
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/15/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17)
2/15/2022 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 17)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-27-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED STATE LAW FORFEITS ITS NEXT FOUR QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND, AND THE STATE TREASURER MAY NOT MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT DURING THIS PERIOD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 27, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-27-60. A local government found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated any state law in a given fiscal year forfeits its next four quarterly distributions from the Local Government Fund that it otherwise would receive and, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6-27-40, the State Treasurer may not make distributions from the Local Government Fund to the local government during this period."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.
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