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SC H 4561

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Local referendums

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REFERENDUMS ON PROPOSALS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, INCUR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT OR LEVY TAXES OR FEES MUST BE HELD AT THE TIME OF STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 4-10-10, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF "GENERAL ELECTION" FOR PURPOSES OF LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX REFERENDUMS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.

Introduced
2025-05-08
Status date
Latest action
2025-05-08 — Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Gilreathprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-08

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  2. 2025-05-08

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

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