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A201, R214, H4563

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bernstein, J.L. Johnson and Clyburn
Document Path: LC-0424WAB24.docx

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2024
Last Amended on May 8, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 21, 2024, Signed

Summary: Special purpose districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number
11/16/2023	House	Prefiled
11/16/2023	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/9/2024	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 83)
1/9/2024	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 83)
3/6/2024	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7)
3/20/2024	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 46)
3/20/2024	House	Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 46)
3/21/2024	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 30)
3/26/2024	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
3/26/2024	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/8/2024	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: M.Johnson (ch), Sabb, Talley, Adams, Devine
5/1/2024	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12)
5/8/2024	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 143)
5/8/2024	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 143)
5/8/2024	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 143)
5/9/2024	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 124)
5/9/2024	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 105)
5/9/2024	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 105)
5/15/2024		Ratified R 214
5/21/2024		Signed By Governor
5/29/2024		Effective date 05/21/24
5/29/2024		Act No. 201

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/16/2023
03/06/2024
05/01/2024
05/08/2024

(A201, R214, H4563)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-11-345 SO AS TO CLARIFY THE POWER OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS TO OWN, ACQUIRE, PURCHASE, HOLD, USE, LEASE, CONVEY, SELL, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF PROPERTY IN FURTHERANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, TO PROVIDE THESE POWERS ARE IN ADDITION TO POWERS AND AUTHORIZATIONS PREVIOUSLY VESTED IN SUCH DISTRICTS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY.

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

Powers of special purpose districts

SECTION 1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 6 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Section 6-11-345.    A special purpose district may own, acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, convey, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein in furtherance of all functions committed to such special purpose districts pursuant to an act of the General Assembly or general law. The powers and authorizations conferred upon special purpose districts by this section shall be in addition to all other powers and authorizations previously vested in such special purpose districts. For the purposes of this section, "special purpose district" means any district, however named, created by or pursuant to an act of the General Assembly before March 7, 1973, and to which has been committed before March 7, 1973, any governmental function, including those districts created by special legislation and those districts created by referenda held pursuant to general legislation.

Sunset clause

SECTION 2.    Unless the General Assembly amends, reenacts, or otherwise extends Section 6-11-345 in any manner before the passing of three years after the effective date of this act, the provisions of Section 6-11-345, as added by this act, are repealed June 30, 2027.

Time effective

SECTION 3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.

Approved the 21st day of May, 2024.

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