2005-2006 Bill 961: Proposed Municipalities Requirements - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

A239, R239, S961

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Ford, Knotts and Mescher

Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0020.gfm.doc

Companion/Similar bill(s): 4337

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006

Introduced in the House on February 8, 2006

Last Amended on February 2, 2006

Passed by the General Assembly on March 10, 2006

Governor's Action: March 15, 2006, Signed

Summary: Proposed municipalities requirements

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

12/6/2005SenatePrefiled

12/6/2005SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary

1/10/2006SenateIntroduced and read first time SJ16

1/10/2006SenateReferred to Committee on JudiciarySJ16

1/10/2006SenateReferred to Subcommittee: McConnell (ch), Ford, Knotts

2/1/2006SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciarySJ40

2/2/2006SenateAmended SJ10

2/2/2006SenateRead second time SJ10

2/6/2006Scrivener's error corrected

2/7/2006SenateRead third time and sent to House SJ20

2/8/2006HouseIntroduced and read first time HJ10

2/8/2006HouseReferred to Committee on JudiciaryHJ11

3/8/2006HouseCommittee report: Favorable JudiciaryHJ2

3/9/2006HouseRead second time HJ17

3/9/2006HouseUnanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ18

3/10/2006HouseRead third time and enrolled HJ2

3/14/2006Ratified R 239

3/15/2006Signed By Governor

3/21/2006Copies available

3/21/2006Effective date 03/15/06

4/5/2006Act No.239

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/6/2005

2/1/2006

2/2/2006

2/6/2006

3/8/2006

(A239, R239, S961)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF A CORPORATE CERTIFICATE TO A PROPOSED MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT THE AREA SEEKING TO BE INCORPORATED FILE A PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LEVEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO THE AREA’S EXISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE PRIOR TO SEEKING INCORPORATION.

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

Proposal for law enforcement services

SECTION1.Section 5130(A)(5) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 77 of 2005, is amended to read:

“(5)the area seeking to be incorporated has filed a proposal for providing either directly or indirectly a substantially similar level of law enforcement services to the area’s existing law enforcement coverage prior to seeking incorporation; and”

General Assembly intends and makes declaration

SECTION2.By passing this act, the General Assembly intends and declares that any regulations passed by the State Law Enforcement Division to comply with the requirements of Act 77 of 2005 do not for any past, present, or future time represent or establish any minimum level of law enforcement service requirements for existing municipalities or towns or areas seeking to incorporate as municipalities or towns.

Time effective

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of March, 2006.

Approved the 15th day of March, 2006.

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