Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1078 Primary Sponsor:Courson Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Legislator, ethics Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:DKA/3499.BD Introduced Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 14, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Courson Giese Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 1078 Senate Jan 14, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 1078 Senate Oct 21, 1991 Prefiled, referred to 11 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-115 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR A FORMER MEMBER WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE END OF HIS TERM FROM BEING ELECTED TO AN OFFICE WHICH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 2-1-115. A member of the General Assembly, or a former member within two years of the end of his term, must not be elected to an office which the General Assembly elects."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.