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Clerk of the Senate

   ADOPTION NO. _____

BILL NO: H.5126  (Reference is to Printer's Date 04/21/26-S.)

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 Senator GOLDFINCH proposes the following amendment (SM COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL):

 Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 59, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, page 433, after line 30, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ (AG: Competitive Bids for Outside Counsel) For the current fiscal year, unless an extraordinary situation requires assistance from a specific legal expert with technical or scientific experience not generally available, the Attorney General shall make every effort to competitively bid contracts for outside counsel in order to provide the highest quality services for the citizens of South Carolina. / 

 Renumber sections to conform.

 Amend sections, totals and title to conform.