Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1326 Primary Sponsor:Mullinax Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Lobbyists, legislative caucus defined Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:1326 Introduced Date:Feb 25, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 25, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mullinax Hinds Reese O'Dell McGill Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 1326 Senate Feb 25, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN REGARD TO THE REGULATION OF LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS" TO INCLUDE A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF EITHER OR BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFFILIATED BASED UPON COMMITMENT TO A PARTICULAR SUBJECT OR ISSUE.
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 last 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;
(b) a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender. However, each house may establish only one committee for each racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity; or
(c) a group of members of either or both houses of the General Assembly affiliated based upon commitment to a particular subject or issue. Membership in a legislative caucus established under this subitem must be open to any member who wishes to join and a list of the members belonging to the caucus must be made available upon request. As established under this subitem, a caucus of the Senate must have at least seven members and a caucus of the House of Representatives must have at least twenty members. A joint caucus established under this subitem must contain a combined membership as provided for in the caucus of each house."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.