South Carolina House Bill 4351 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 13-1-1780 SO AS TO STATE THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS STATE TO PROMOTE THE CREATION AND GROWTH OF MICROBUSINESSES IN THIS STATE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MAKE AVAILABLE START-UP CAPITAL TO PROSPECTIVE MICROBUSINESSES, AND TO DEFINE A MICROBUSINESS OR MICROENTERPRISE AS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP, OR CORPORATION THAT HAS FEWER THAN FIVE EMPLOYEES AND GENERALLY LACKS ACCESS TO CONVENTIONAL LOANS, EQUITY, OR OTHER BANKING SERVICES.

State That It Is The Policy Of This State To Promote The Creation And Growth Of Microbusinesses In This State, Particularly Through The Establishment Of Programs Designed To Make Available Start-up Capital To Prospective Microbusinesses, And To Define A Microbusiness Or Microenterprise As A Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Or Corporation That Has Fewer Than Five Employees And Generally Lacks Access To Conventional Loans, Equity, Or Other Banking Services.

Rep. Chandra Dillard [D]

Rep. Kenneth Hodges [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-28		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
2010-01-21		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-32
2010-01-21		Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-31
2010-01-19		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-3
2010-01-19		Introduced and read first time HJ-2

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
13	1	1780	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4351&session=118