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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1187

Bonds; require governmental entity to file a bond financing review form with State Auditor before bonds may be issued.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/Transparency Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR FULL DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO FILE A BOND FINANCING REVIEW FORM WITH THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE BEFORE THE OFFICIAL AWARD OF A BOND ISSUE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE CONTAINED IN A BOND FINANCING REVIEW FORM; TO REQUIRE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO OBTAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IN PREPARING THE BOND FINANCING REVIEW FORM; TO REQUIRE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO FILE WITH THE STATE AUDITOR CERTAIN REPORTS PERTAINING TO ALL BOND ISSUES OF THAT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY; TO REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITOR TO MAINTAIN SUCH REPORTS; TO IMPOSE A PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF THE CLERK, SECRETARY, OR OTHER PERSON CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF MAKING SUCH REPORTS, TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS AS REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT, OR TO MAKE SUCH REPORTS IN THE MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE AUDITOR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/TransparencyFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Referred to the House committees on S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/Transparency and on Ways and Means
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published