Economic Development Bonds
Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($550,000,000) AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BONDS AND SUPPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 41, TITLE 11 FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COST OF INTERMODAL CONTAINER TRANSFER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATERBORNE CARGO INFRASTRUCTURE, AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUPPORT THEREOF, AT OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE PORT OF CHARLESTON; TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT TAX REVENUES TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS; TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTIFICATION, REVIEW, AND APPROVAL OF BOND ISSUANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR A PROCESS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATION ON DEBT SERVICE; AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE BONDS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Feb 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2021
How they voted
41–4
Passed
Total votes 45
Feb 23, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-4)
senate
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
RRepublican
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