South Carolina House Bill 3397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 49-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-06-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cole
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-11-415 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LIMIT ON GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR A FISCAL YEAR IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE AS OF FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010, INCREASED ANNUALLY AND CUMULATIVELY BY THE LESSER OF SIX PERCENT OR A PERCENTAGE DETERMINED BY POPULATION INCREASES AND INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LIMITATION TO BE SUSPENDED FOR A FISCAL YEAR FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT UPON A SPECIAL VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO DEFINE THIS SPECIAL VOTE, TO ESTABLISH THE SPENDING LIMIT RESERVE FUND, TO WHICH ALL SURPLUS GENERAL FUND REVENUES MUST BE CREDITED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIORITY USES OF THE REVENUES OF THIS FUND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUND REVENUES AFTER THESE PRIORITIES ARE MET, AND TO REQUIRE THAT APPROPRIATION OF REVENUES OF THIS FUND MUST BE BY A JOINT RESOLUTION ORIGINATING IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Provide That The Limit On General Fund Appropriations For A Fiscal Year Is The Total Amount Of The General Fund Revenue Estimate As Of February Fifteenth For Fiscal Year 2009-2010, Increased Annually And Cumulatively By The Lesser Of Six Percent Or A Percentage Determined By Population Increases And Increases In The Consumer Price Index, To Provide For The Limitation To Be Suspended For A Fiscal Year For A Specific Amount Upon A Special Vote Of The General Assembly And To Define This Special Vote, To Establish The Spending Limit Reserve Fund, To Which All Surplus General Fund Revenues Must Be Credited, To Provide For The Priority Uses Of The Revenues Of This Fund, To Provide For The Appropriation Of Fund Revenues After These Priorities Are Met, And To Require That Appropriation Of Revenues Of This Fund Must Be By A Joint Resolution Originating In The House Of Representatives.

Rep. Merita Allison [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Liston Barfield [R]	Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]
Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]	Rep. Harry Cato [R]	Rep. Derham Cole [R]	Rep. Daniel Cooper [R]
Rep. Kristopher Crawford [R]	Rep. Gregory Delleney [R]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]	Rep. Tracy Edge [R]
Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Michael Forrester [R]	Rep. Marion Frye [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]
Rep. Robert Harrell [R]	Rep. James Harrison [R]	Rep. George Hearn [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]
Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. Chip Huggins [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Rep. Deborah Long [R]
Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. Wendy Nanney [R]
Rep. Phillip Owens [R]	Rep. Steve Parker [R]	Rep. Lewis Pinson [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]
Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]	Rep. Gary Simrill [R]
Rep. Garry Smith [R]	Rep. James Roland Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Kit Spires [R]
Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. Michael Thompson [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]	Rep. Thad Viers [R]
Rep. Brian White [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]	Rep. Annette Young [R]
Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-06-16		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cole
2009-01-29		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11
2009-01-29		Introduced and read first time HJ-10

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	11	415	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3397&session=118