South Carolina House Bill 3294 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-125 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AN ADDITIONAL FIVE DOLLAR SURCHARGE TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY ON ALL FINES, FORFEITURES, ESCHEATMENTS, AND OTHER MONETARY PENALTIES MUST BE IMPOSED FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE SURCHARGE REVENUES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE TREASURER MAY REQUEST THE STATE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE THE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF JURISDICTIONS THAT COLLECT THE SURCHARGES.

Provide That For The Current Fiscal Year, An Additional Five Dollar Surcharge To Fund Infrastructure Improvements At The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy On All Fines, Forfeitures, Escheatments, And Other Monetary Penalties Must Be Imposed For Certain Offenses, To Provide A Procedure For The Collection And Distribution Of The Surcharge Revenues, And To Provide That The State Treasurer May Request The State Auditor To Examine The Financial Records Of Jurisdictions That Collect The Surcharges.

Rep. Gary Simrill [R]

Rep. Annette Young [R]

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-27		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young
2009-01-15		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-420
2009-01-15		Introduced and read first time HJ-420

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	23	125	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3294&session=118