South Carolina House Joint Resolution 4270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-29 - Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-35 HJ-71

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, BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A GENERAL LAW AUTHORIZING A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT A RAFFLE, AND WHICH DEFINES THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION ALLOWED TO CONDUCT A RAFFLE, PROVIDES THE STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE RAFFLE, PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AND ENSURES THE PROPER FUNCTIONING, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE RAFFLE IS CONDUCTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A RAFFLE CONDUCTED IN CONFORMITY WITH LAWS ENACTED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT CONSIDERED A LOTTERY PROHIBITED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

Provide That The General Assembly Shall Enact A General Law Authorizing A Charitable Organization To Conduct A Raffle, And Which Defines The Type Of Organization Allowed To Conduct A Raffle, Provides The Standards For The Conduct And Management Of The Raffle, Provides Penalties For Violations, And Ensures The Proper Functioning, Honesty, Integrity, And Charitable Purposes For Which The Raffle Is Conducted, And To Provide That A Raffle Conducted In Conformity With Laws Enacted Pursuant To This Paragraph Is Not Considered A Lottery Prohibited By The Constitution.

Rep. Joseph Daning [R]	Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Herbert Kirsh [D]	Rep. James Merrill [R]
Rep. William Wylie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-29		Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-35 HJ-71
2010-04-29		Committed to Committee on Judiciary HJ-68
2010-04-27		Requests for debate-Rep(s). JR Smith, GR Smith, Bedingfield, Nanney, Simrill, DC Smith, TR Young, Parker, Forrester, Wylie, Chalk, Hiott, Loftis, Ott, Hosey, Vick, Daning, Duncan, and Merrill HJ-51
2010-04-22		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2010 HJ-35
2010-04-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hutto
2010-04-16		Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-17
2010-04-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-53
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time HJ-53
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
H4245 (Similar To) -

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4270&session=118