South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3962 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-23 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-273
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO APPLY FOR STATE FISCAL STABILIZATION FUNDS AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009, TO MAKE FINDINGS THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STATE FOR THE GOVERNOR TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS AND THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR TO MAKE THE APPLICATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR MUST APPLY FOR THE FUNDS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE JOINT RESOLUTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSURANCES THAT MUST BE MADE TO OBTAIN THE FUNDS ARE THE POLICY OF THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR BASELINE DATA ON THESE ASSURANCES, AND TO DESCRIBE HOW THE STATE WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDS.

Require The Governor To Apply For State Fiscal Stabilization Funds Available Pursuant To The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009, To Make Findings That It Is In The Best Interest Of The State For The Governor To Apply For These Funds And That The General Assembly Has The Authority To Require The Governor To Make The Application, To Provide That The Governor Must Apply For The Funds Within Thirty Days Of The Effective Date Of The Joint Resolution, To Provide That The Assurances That Must Be Made To Obtain The Funds Are The Policy Of This State, To Provide For Baseline Data On These Assurances, And To Describe How The State Will Utilize The Funds.

Rep. James Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-23		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-273
2009-04-23		Introduced and read first time HJ-273

S0691 (Similar To) 2009-04-14 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-7
H3923 (Similar To) 2009-04-22 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-15

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3962&session=118