H 4876 General Bill, By J. Moore and McDaniel
Summary: Ethics - Rules of Conduct
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA CLOSE THE REVOLVING DOOR ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-755, RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEMBERS, OR EMPLOYEES SERVING AS LOBBYISTS OR ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR FIELD OF FORMER SERVICE, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM ONE TO TWO YEARS, THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC MEMBERS, OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM LOBBYING OR ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT IN AN AREA IN WHICH THE OFFICIAL, MEMBER, OR EMPLOYEE DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARTICIPATED DURING HIS PUBLIC SERVICE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AFTER TERMINATING HIS PUBLIC SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT, A FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIAL, FORMER PUBLIC MEMBER, OR FORMER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE, MEMBERSHIP, OR EMPLOYMENT ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2022, MAY NOT HAVE AN ECONOMIC INTEREST IN A CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER 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.
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01/27/22	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 27)
01/27/22	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 27)