H 3984 General Bill, By R. Brown, Hosey, McLeod, Whipper, Bailey, Battle, 
Breeland, G. Brown, Clark, Hagood, J. Hines, Littlejohn, Miller, Pinson, 
M.A. Pitts, Rhoad, Rivers, Sandifer, Snow, Taylor, Vaughn, Whitmire and Wilkins
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-17-10 AND 8-13-1300, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
 OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, RESPECTIVELY, TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING
 LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, BOTH SO AS TO REVISE THE
 DEFINITION OF "LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS" TO INCLUDE A CAUCUS BASED ON PREVIOUS OR
 CURRENT HONORABLE SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES
 OR OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE
 NATIONAL GUARD OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR ANOTHER STATE, OR THE STATE GUARD OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN ANOTHER STATE, OR LENGTH OF SERVICE IN THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

   04/09/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-74
   04/09/03  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-74

TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-17-10 AND 8-13-1300, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, RESPECTIVELY, TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, BOTH SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS" TO INCLUDE A CAUCUS BASED ON PREVIOUS OR CURRENT HONORABLE SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL GUARD OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR ANOTHER STATE, OR THE STATE GUARD OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN ANOTHER STATE, OR LENGTH OF SERVICE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2-17-10(11) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(11)    'Legislative caucus' means:

(a)    a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial, or ethnic affinity, or gender;, or on previous or current honorable military service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of South Carolina or another state, or the State Guard of South Carolina or its equivalent in another state, or length of service in the General Assembly;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, previous or current honorable service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of South Carolina or another state, or the State Guard of South Carolina or its equivalent in another state, or length of service in the General Assembly. However, each house may establish only one committee for each racial-, ethnic-, or gender- or service-based affinity."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-13-1300(21) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(21)    'Legislative caucus committee' means:

(a)    a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial, or ethnic affinity, or gender; ,or on previous or current honorable military service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of South Carolina or another state, or the State Guard of South Carolina or its equivalent in another state, or length of service in the General Assembly;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, previous or current honorable military service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard of South Carolina or another state, or the State Guard of South Carolina or its equivalent in another state, or length of service in the General Assembly. However, each house may establish only one committee for each racial-, ethnic-, or gender- or service-based affinity."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.