H 3199 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, 
Douglas, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, Clary, Weeks, W.J. McLeod, 
Whipper, Hicks and Jefferson
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1318, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIRE CAMPAIGN DEBT, SO AS TO
 REQUIRE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE USED FOR
 THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RETIRING CAMPAIGN DEBT.

   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 145)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 145)
   02/04/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks,
                     W.J.McLeod, Whipper
   02/04/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 29)
   02/05/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks,
                     Jefferson
   02/05/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/10/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 31)
   02/10/15  House  Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 32)
   02/11/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 17)
   02/11/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/11/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE REPORT

February 4, 2015

H. 3199

Introduced by Reps. 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, Douglas, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, Clary, Weeks, W.J. McLeod and Whipper

S. Printed 2/4/15--H.    [SEC 2/5/15 3:56 PM]

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3199) to amend Section 8-13-1318, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the acceptance of contributions to retire campaign debt, so as to require, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

F. GREGORY DELLENEY, JR. for Committee.

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1318, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIRE CAMPAIGN DEBT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RETIRING CAMPAIGN DEBT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-1318 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-1318.    (A)    If a candidate has a debt from a campaign for an elective office, the candidate may accept contributions to retire the debt, even if the candidate accepts contributions for another elective office or the same elective office during a subsequent election cycle, as long as those contributions accepted to retire the debt are:

(1)    within the contribution limits applicable to the last election in which the candidate sought the elective office for which the debt was incurred; and

(2)    reported as provided in this article.

(B)    Contributions received pursuant to this section must be used for the sole purpose of retiring campaign debt."

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