South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-29 - Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-32

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON LOTTERIES AND THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS PROHIBITION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY ALLOW RAFFLES TO BE CONDUCTED BY CHARITABLE OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BY GENERAL LAW MUST DEFINE THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION ALLOWED TO CONDUCT RAFFLES, PROVIDE THE STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAFFLES, PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND PROVIDE FOR ANY OTHER LAW NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE RAFFLES ARE CONDUCTED.

Provide That The General Assembly May Allow Raffles To Be Conducted By Charitable Or Nonprofit Organizations And By General Law Must Define The Type Of Organization Allowed To Conduct Raffles, Provide The Standards For The Conduct And Management Of The Raffles, Provide Penalties For Violations, And Provide For Any Other Law Necessary To Assure The Proper Functioning, Honesty, Integrity, And Charitable Purposes For Which The Raffles Are Conducted.

Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Deborah Long [R]	Rep. James Merrill [R]
Rep. William Wylie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-29		Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-32
2010-04-28		Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 29, 2010 HJ-27
2010-04-27		Debate adjourned HJ-51
2010-04-22		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2010 HJ-34
2010-04-15		Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-16
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-44
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-44
2009-12-15		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2009-12-15		Prefiled

H4222 (Similar To) 2010-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-34
H4270 (Similar To) 2010-04-29 - Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-35 HJ-71

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4245&session=118