Reference is to Printer's Date 12/18/2018-H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ section 1. Section 2-69-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-69-10.
(A) Every standing committee of
the Senate and of the House of Representatives, in the discharge
of its duties, including, but not limited to, the conducting of
studies or investigations, is by majority vote of the committee
authorized to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to any
agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of any
political subdivision of this State or to any representative of
any agency, department, board, or commission of this State or of
any political subdivision of this State to compel the attendance
of witnesses and production of documents, books, papers,
correspondence, memoranda, and other relevant records to its
work, investigation, or study. Every standing committee of the
Senate and of the House of Representatives is also authorized to
issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum on behalf of any of
its subcommittees. The committee shall have the right to issue
such subpoenas and/or receive the subpoenaed evidence in
executive session.
(B) House and
Senate Ethics Committees, in the discharge of its duties,
investigating candidates or former candidates' campaign
accounts, is by majority vote of the committee authorized to
issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to any agency,
department, board, or commission of this State or of a political
subdivision of this State or to a representative of any agency,
department, board, or commission of this State or of a political
subdivision of this State or to a financial institution to
compel the attendance of witnesses and production of documents,
books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other relevant
records to its investigation. As used in this section,
'financial institution' means:
(1)
a bank with deposits insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation; or
(2)
a credit union with accounts insured by the
National Credit Union Administration Board."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.