H*3451(Rat #0613, Act #0495 of 1980)  General Bill, By N.C. Russell, 
W.S. Anderson, J.M. Arthur, W.D. Arthur, J.N. Ashe, D.M. Beasley, L.E. Bennett, 
S. Blatt, J.D. Bradley, P.T. Bradley, J.B. Brandt, L.H. Brinker, D.M. Bruce, 
A.H. Buchan, T.M. Burriss, M.J. Busbee, C.M. Cain, B. Campbell, W.P. Cantrell, 
Carnell, R.L. Carter, C.D. Chamblee, R.L. Cobb, M.J. Cooper, V.L. Crocker, 
W.R. Crow, C.M. Dangerfield, M.R. Daniel, W.G. DesChamps, G.W. Dukes, 
M.L. Eargle, P. Evatt, J.G. Felder, P. Freeman, J.P. Gardner, L.E. Gentry, 
H.C. Granger, J.W. Graves, J.V. Gregory, C.L. Griffin, M.S. Gulledge, A. Hardy, 
J.L. Harris, P.B. Harris, B.H. Harwell, D.O. Hawkins, J.C. Hearn, R.L. Helmly, 
B.L. Hendricks, C.T. Hinson, C.E. Hodges, B.F. Hornsby, S.H. Howard, B.E. Huff, 
T.E. Huff, T.L. Hughston, H.H. Keyserling, J.E. Kinard, Kirsh, J.R. Klapman, 
R.A. Kohn, W.R. Lee, T.G. Mangum, T.M. Marchant, Martin, J.G. McAbee, 
D.M. McEachin, R.L. McFadden, D.F. McInnis, J.D. McInnis, McKay, R.N. McLellan, 
D.E. McTeer, J.B. Meyers, T.W. Mitchell, Moore, J. Murray, J.R. Murray, 
M.E. Nunnery, D.L. Ogburn, Phillips, J.C. Pracht, J.L. Rampey, W.A. Reel, 
J.A. Reynolds, R.L. Rigdon, J.M. Rucker, C.T. Sandifer, R. Schwartz, Sheheen, 
K.W. Shelley, E.W. Simpson, J.J. Snow, E.C. Stoddard, J.H. Toal, W.O. Venters, 
Washington, M.H. Westbrook, D.E. Winstead, J.T. Wood and R.R. Woods
 A Bill to amend Act 593 of 1978, generally known as the Freedom of Information
 Act, so as to provide that certain documents in the possession of individual
 members of the General Assembly or their immediate staffs shall be exempt from
 the provisions of the Act.-at

   02/06/80  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-657
   02/12/80  House  Debate adjourned until THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14,
                     1980 HJ-886
   02/14/80  House  Amended HJ-941
   02/14/80  House  Read second time HJ-942
   02/15/80  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-963
   02/19/80  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   02/19/80  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-6
   03/05/80  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-8
   04/10/80  Senate Read second time SJ-18
   04/10/80  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-18
   06/03/80  Senate Amended SJ-15
   06/03/80  Senate  READ THIRD TIME SJ-15
   06/03/80  Senate Returned SJ-15
   06/04/80  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3576
   06/05/80  House  Ratified R 613 HJ-3675
   06/11/80         Signed By Governor
   06/11/80         Effective date 06/11/80
   06/11/80         Act No. 495
   06/18/80         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 593 OF 1987, GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN THE POSSESSION OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR THEIR IMMEDIATE STAFFS SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS ACT.

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

Fee

Section 1. Subsection (a) of Section 5 of Act 593 of 1978 is amended by adding:

"(8) Memoranda, correspondence and working papers in the possession of individual members of the General Assembly or their immediate staffs; provided, however, nothing herein shall be construed as limiting or restricting public access to source documents or records, factual data or summaries of factual data, papers, minutes or reports otherwise considered to be public information under the provisions of this act and specifically exempted by any other provisions of this act."

Time Effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.