Current Status Bill Number:5030 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980414 Primary Sponsor:Tripp All Sponsors:Tripp, Klauber, Wilkins, H. Brown, Robinson, Law, Campsen, Haskins, Meacham, Littlejohn, Sharpe, Mason, Cromer, Whatley, Vaughn, Rice, Kirsh, Cato, Harrison, Walker, R. Smith, Simrill, Harrell, Davenport, Easterday, Hamilton, Loftis, Leach, D. Smith and Limehouse Drafted Document Number:dka\4912mm.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Ethics, Campaign practices, Elections, Candidates; to report occupation of contributor when five hundred or more
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House 19980414 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTIONS 8-13-1302, 8-13-1308, AS AMENDED, AND 8-13-1360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO MAINTENANCE AND REPORTING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE DISCLOSE THE OCCUPATION OF A PERSON WHO CONTRIBUTES FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE TO THE CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1302(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:
"(A) A candidate or committee shall maintain and preserve an account of:
(1) the total of contributions accepted by the candidate or committee;
(2) the name and address of each person making a contribution and the date of receipt of each contribution;
(3) the total of expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee;
(4) the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure;
(5) all receipted bills, canceled checks, or other proof of payment for each expenditure;
(6) the occupation of each person making a contribution of five hundred dollars or more."
SECTION 2. Section 8-13-1308(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"(F) Certified campaign reports detailing campaign contributions and expenditures must contain:
(1) the total of contributions accepted by the candidate or committee;
(2) the name and address of each person making a contribution of more than one hundred dollars and the date of receipt of each contribution;
(3) the total expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee;
(4) the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure;
(5) the occupation of each person making a contribution of five hundred dollars or more."
SECTION 3. Section 8-13-1360(A)(4) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:
"(4) the total amount of all contributions received during the reporting period; the total amount of contributions of one hundred dollars or less in the aggregate from one source received during the reporting period; and the name and address of each person contributing more than one hundred dollars in the aggregate during the reporting period, the date and amount of the contribution, and the year-to-date total for each contributor; and the occupation of each person contributing five hundred dollars or more. Written promises or pledges to make a contribution must be reported separately in the same manner as other monetary contributions;"
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.