South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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S. 50

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Rose, Campsen, Verdin and Rankin
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0036.hla.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Lobbyists

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/1/2010  Senate  Prefiled
   12/1/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 28)
   1/11/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 28)
    1/9/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/1/2010

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-755, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC MEMBERS, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES SERVING AS A LOBBYIST OR ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELD OF FORMER SERVICE, SO AS TO PROHIBIT FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC MEMBERS OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM SERVING AS A LOBBYIST OR REPRESENTING CLIENTS BEFORE THE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT ON WHICH HE FORMERLY SERVED AND FROM ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM A PERSON WHO IS REGULATED BY THE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT ON WHICH THE FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIAL, FORMER PUBLIC MEMBER OR FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SERVED OR WAS EMPLOYED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER TERMINATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-755 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-755.        A former public official, former public member, or former public employee holding public office, membership or employment on or after January 1, 1992, may not for a period of one year after terminating his public service or employment:

(1)    serve as a lobbyist or represent clients before the agency or department on which he formerly served in a matter which he directly and substantially participated during his public service or employment; or

(2)    accept employment if the employment:

(a) is from a person who is regulated by the agency or department on which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee served or was employed; and

(b) involves a matter in which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee directly and substantially participated during his public service or public employment.

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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