South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 1326


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    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



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 1326  Senate  Feb 25, 1992  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee

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A BILL

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.

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