Millage rate increase limitations
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MILLAGE RATE INCREASE LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY WITHOUT AN OPERATING MILLAGE ON JANUARY 1, 2019, OR A MUNICIPALITY THAT INCORPORATES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2019, TO IMPOSE AN OPERATING MILLAGE AND TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Sep 22, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2019
How they voted
30–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Jan 23, 2019
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican23
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-3-1)
senate
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gambrell
RRepublican
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