S 381 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Ratification of Constitutional amendment

Summary
AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 36(A), ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM FIVE TO SEVEN PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR REQUIRED TO BE HELD IN THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND; AND TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 36(B) OF ARTICLE III, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM TWO TO THREE PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR REQUIRED TO BE HELD IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST USE OF THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND MUST BE TO OFFSET MIDYEAR BUDGET REDUCTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 Last action Mar 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2023 · House Feb 1, 2023

How they voted

420
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Jan 24, 2023
D Democratic15
12 Yea 3
80% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Feb 1, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-1-11)
house
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Finance
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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