H 4199 General Bill, By Bannister, J.E. Smith, Herbkersman, Simrill, Pope, Quinn, Atwater, J.R. Smith, McLeod, Brannon, Agnew, McCoy, Bingham, Sellers, Patrick, Corbin, Hearn, Skelton, Spires, Tallon, Huggins, Anthony, Ballentine, Barfield, Battle, Bowen, Brady, R.L. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Delleney, Erickson, Funderburk, Hamilton, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Hiott, Hixon, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Limehouse, Loftis, Lucas, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, Norman, Owens, Pitts, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, G.M. Smith, Sottile, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Taylor, Thayer, Weeks, Whipper, White, Willis and Young
Summary: Truth in Government Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "TRUTH IN GOVERNMENT ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 2-69-30, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS AND TAKE TESTIMONY, SO AS TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO TESTIFY BEFORE A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO DO SO UNDER OATH OR AFFIRMATION AND TO PROVIDE THAT WILFUL PRESENTMENT OF FALSE, MATERIALLY MISLEADING, OR MATERIALLY INCOMPLETE TESTIMONY UNDER OATH OR AFFIRMATION IN A PROCEEDING IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE TREATED AS PERJURY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-9-10, RELATING TO PERJURY, TO EXPRESSLY INCLUDE COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE.
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05/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 6)
05/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 6)