H 3403 General Bill, By H.M. Hallman, M.O. Alexander, R.L. Altman, Bailey, 
J.J. Bailey, R.A. Barber, J.M. Baxley, G.A. Brown, H. Brown, D.M. Bruce, 
K.S. Corbett, Cork, J.L.M. Cromer, T.L. Farr, R.C. Fulmer, Harvin, Haskins, 
Keegan, K.G. Kempe, H.H. Keyserling, J.R. Klapman, Koon, Lanford, Littlejohn, 
S.G. Manly, C.V. Marchbanks, J.G. Mattos, W.S. McCain, J.T. McElveen, 
A.C. McGinnis, M. McLeod, Phillips, J. Rama, Sharpe, P.E. Short, J.J. Snow, 
C.L. Sturkie, Townsend, J.W. Tucker, Vaughn, C.Y. Waites, C.C. Wells, 
L.S. Whipper, S.S. Wofford, D.A. Wright, Young-Brickell and R.M. Young
 A Bill to amend Section 8-13-470, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to prohibitions on public officials and public employees and others
 on appearances before certain commissions in rate-making matters, so as to
 extend the prohibition to appearances before the Department of Health and
 Environmental Control and to include regulatory and permitting matters in the
 prohibition.

   01/31/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-461
   01/31/91  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-461

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-470, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ON APPEARANCES BEFORE CERTAIN COMMISSIONS IN RATE-MAKING MATTERS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION TO APPEARANCES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND TO INCLUDE REGULATORY AND PERMITTING MATTERS IN THE PROHIBITION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-470 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-470. No public official or public employee shall appear before the South Carolina Public Service Commission, the South Carolina Dairy Commission, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, or the South Carolina Insurance Commission in on permitting, regulatory, rate, or price fixing matters. This prohibition shall also apply applies to partners or associates in the law firm of a member of the General Assembly. Whenever When it is required by law for a member of the General Assembly to appear because of his business interest as an owner or officer of such the business or in his official capacity as a member of the General Assembly, the provisions of this section shall do not apply."

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