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H. 3578
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Pitts
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Introduced in the House on January 25, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Lobbyists
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/25/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
1/25/2017 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 16)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-17-20, 2-17-25, 2-17-30, 2-17-35, AND 2-17-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, ALL RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND REPORTING OF LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYISTS' PRINCIPALS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FILING FEE FROM ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS; TO REVISE THE MANDATORY REPORTING PERIODS AND REPORTING DEADLINES; AND TO MAKE CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-17-20(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Any A person who acts as a lobbyist must, within fifteen days of being employed, appointed, or retained as a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars and present to the State Ethics Commission a communication reflecting the authority of the registrant to represent the person by whom he is employed, appointed, or retained. If a partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other another organization or group of persons registers as a lobbyist, it must shall identify each person who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. There is no registration fee for a lobbyist who is a full- time employee of a state agency and limits his lobbying to efforts on behalf of that particular state agency."
SECTION 2. Section 2-17-25(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Any A lobbyist's principal must, within fifteen days of employing, appointing, or retaining a lobbyist, shall register with the State Ethics Commission as provided in this section. Each person registering must shall pay a fee of one two hundred dollars. If a partnership, committee, an association, a corporation, labor organization, or any other another organization or group of persons registers as a lobbyist's principal, it must shall identify each person who will act as a lobbyist on its behalf during the covered period. If the State is a lobbyist's principal, the State is exempt from paying a registration fee and filing a lobbyist's principal registration statement."
SECTION 3. The first paragraph of Section 2-17-30(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Each lobbyist, no later than June thirtieth July tenth and January thirty-first tenth of each year, must shall file a report with the State Ethics Commission covering that lobbyist's lobbying during that filing period. The filing periods are from January first to May thirty-first June thirtieth for the June thirtieth July tenth report, and are from June July first to December thirty-first for the January thirty-first tenth report. Any lobbying activity not reflected on the June thirtieth July tenth report and not reported on a statement of termination pursuant to Section 2-17-20(C) must be reported no later than January thirty-first tenth of the succeeding year. Each report must be in a form prescribed by the State Ethics Commission and be limited to and contain:"
SECTION 4. The first paragraph of Section 2-17-35(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Except as otherwise provided by Section 2-17-90(E), each lobbyist's principal, no later than June thirtieth July tenth and January thirty-first tenth of each year, must shall file a report with the State Ethics Commission covering that lobbyist's principal's expenditures attributable to lobbying during that filing period. The filing periods are from January first to May thirty-first June thirtieth for the June thirtieth July tenth report, and are from June July first to December thirty-first for the January thirty-first tenth report. Any lobbying activity not reflected on the June thirtieth July tenth report and not reported on a statement of termination pursuant to Section 2-17-25(C) must be reported no later than January thirty-first tenth of the succeeding year. Each report must be in a form prescribed by the State Ethics Commission and be limited to and contain:"
SECTION 5. The first paragraph of Section 2-17-40(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) Each state agency or department must, no later than June thirtieth July tenth and January thirty-first tenth of each year, file a report with the State Ethics Commission covering that agency's lobbying during that filing period. The filing periods are from January first to May thirty-first June thirtieth for the June thirtieth July tenth report, and are from June July first to December thirty-first for the January thirty-first tenth report. Any lobbying activity not reflected on the June thirtieth July tenth report and not reported on a statement of termination pursuant to Section 2-17-25(C) must be reported no later than January thirty-first tenth of the succeeding year. Each report must be in a form prescribed by the State Ethics Commission and be limited to and contain:"
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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