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A225, R270, H3706
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Weeks and Harrison
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3620dw09.docx
Introduced in the House on March 11, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2009
Last Amended on May 25, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 26, 2010
Governor's Action: June 7, 2010, Signed
Summary: Campaign funds
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/11/2009 House Introduced and read first time HJ-12 3/11/2009 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12 4/2/2009 House Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-117 4/22/2009 House Read second time HJ-27 4/23/2009 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-238 4/28/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9 4/28/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-9 5/5/2009 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott 5/5/2010 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-10 5/6/2010 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-18 5/6/2010 Senate Read second time SJ-18 5/11/2010 Senate Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-15 5/20/2010 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 25, 2010 HJ-32 5/25/2010 House Senate amendment amended HJ-65 5/25/2010 House Motion noted- A Young moved to reconsider the vote whereby amendment 1 was adopted HJ-165 5/26/2010 House Reconsidered HJ-39 5/26/2010 House Amendment No. 1 tabled HJ-39 5/26/2010 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-39 5/26/2010 House Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 HJ-39 6/1/2010 Ratified R 270 6/7/2010 Signed By Governor 6/16/2010 Effective date 06/07/10 6/23/2010 Act No. 225
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/11/2009
4/2/2009
5/5/2010
5/6/2010
5/25/2010
5/26/2010
(A225, R270, H3706)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1348, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR PERSONAL EXPENSES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A DEBIT CARD OR ONLINE TRANSFER ON A CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT MAY BE USED ON EXPENDITURES MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO A WRITTEN INSTRUMENT, AND PROVIDE CONDITIONS ON THESE BANKING TRANSACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Use of campaign funds
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1348(C) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:
"(C)(1) An expenditure of more than twenty-five dollars drawn upon a campaign account must be made by:
(a) a written instrument;
(b) debit card; or
(c) online transfers.
The campaign account must contain the name of the candidate or committee, and the expenditure must contain the name of the recipient. These expenditures must be reported pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-13-1308.
(2) Expenditures of twenty-five dollars or less that are not made by a written instrument, debit card, or online transfer containing the name of the candidate or committee and the name of the recipient must be accounted for by a written receipt or written record."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 1st day of June, 2010.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2010.
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