H*3193(Rat #0197, Act #0184 of 2016)  General Bill, By Cole, Finlay, Newton, 
Pope, Anderson, Bales, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Felder, Funderburk, Hart, Knight, 
Lucas, Murphy, Norman, Norrell, Putnam, Rivers, Southard, Spires, Tallon, 
Taylor, Wells, Williams, Willis, Long, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, 
Clary, J.E. Smith, Hicks and Weeks
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE ATTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIFIC TYPES OF
 ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
 ATTRIBUTED TO A PRIMARY ELECTION AND TO A PRIMARY ELECTION RUNOFF. - ratified
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   12/18/14  House  Prefiled
   12/18/14  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 143)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 143)
   01/21/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Smith
   01/28/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 3)
   01/29/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks, Weeks
   02/03/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 30)
   02/03/15  House  Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 30)
   02/04/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 22)
   02/04/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 39)
   02/04/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 39)
   05/13/15  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 13)
   05/14/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/11/16  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 21)
   05/11/16  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   05/11/16  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   05/12/16  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments (Senate Journal-page 11)
   05/18/16  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 71)
   05/18/16  House  Roll call Yeas-79  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 71)
   05/24/16         Ratified R 197
   05/25/16         Signed By Governor
   05/27/16         Effective date 05/25/16
   05/31/16         Act No. 184

(A184, R197, H3193)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ATTRIBUTION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIFIC TYPES OF ELECTIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO A PRIMARY ELECTION AND TO A PRIMARY ELECTION RUNOFF.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Attribution of campaign contributions

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-1320 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-1320.    For purposes of this article:

(1)    A contribution made on or before the seventh day after a primary is attributed to the primary. However, in the event of a primary runoff, all contributions made after the day of the primary and continuing through the seventh day after the primary runoff are attributed to the primary runoff for the purposes of applying contribution limits.

(2)    A contribution made on or before the end of the quarter immediately following a general election or special election is attributed to the general election or special election, respectively."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 24th day of May, 2016.

Approved the 25th day of May, 2016.