2011-2012 Bill 377: County and Municipal Ordinances - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

S.377

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Thomas and Rose

Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3143sd11.docx

Companion/Similar bill(s): 3009

Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2011

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: County and municipal ordinances

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

1/18/2011SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage4)

1/18/2011SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary(Senate Journalpage4)

1/6/2012SenateReferred to Subcommittee: S.Martin (ch), Hutto, Bright, Rose, Scott

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/18/2011

ABILL

TO AMEND SECTION 491210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A COUNTY BY INITIATIVE PETITION PROPOSING CERTAIN ORDINANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS ON THE INITIATIVE PETITION AND TO PROVIDE THAT UPON RECEIPT OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY SHALL CAUSE IT TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT AT THE NEXT ENSUING COUNTYWIDE ELECTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 51710, RELATING TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A MUNICIPALITY BY INITIATIVE PETITION PROPOSING CERTAIN ORDINANCES, SO AS TO REVISE THE SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS ON THE INITIATIVE PETITION AND TO PROVIDE THAT UPON RECEIPT OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY SHALL CAUSE IT TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT AT THE NEXT ENSUING MUNICIPAL-WIDE ELECTION.

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

SECTION1.Section 491210 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 491210. The qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteenfivepercent of the number ofqualified electors ofin the county who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election. Upon receipt of a proposed ordinance meeting the requirements of this section, the county governing body shall cause it to be placed on the ballot at the next ensuing countywide election.”

SECTION2.Section 51710 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 51710. The electors of a municipality may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the municipality equal in number to at least fifteenfivepercent of the registered voters at the last regular municipal election and certified by the municipal election commission as being in accordance with the provisions of this section. Upon receipt of a proposed ordinance meeting the requirements of this section, the municipal governing body shall cause it to be placed on the ballot at the next ensuing municipalwide election”

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

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