Municipal Audit
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 5-7-240, RELATING TO INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL RECORDS AND TRANSACTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES WITH LESS THAN $500,000 IN TOTAL REVENUES TO PROVIDE A COMPILATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 14-1-208, RELATING TO FINES AND ASSESSMENTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO FILING A COMPILATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 4-9-150, RELATING TO AUDITS OF COUNTY RECORDS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A FILING EXTENSION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Vetoed
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Vetoed May 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2023 · House May 10, 2023
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 45
Feb 28, 2023
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican30
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 7, 2023
Vetoed
Veto overridden Yeas-72 Nays-33
lower
May 23, 2023
Vetoed
Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-45 Nays-0
upper
May 22, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
legislature
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 10, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-7-13)
house
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-5)
senate
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Nov 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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