South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 225

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    225
Primary Sponsor:                Rose
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Lobbyists, political contributions
                                prohibited from, when
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       OLDVS/LIBX/2444
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Jan 08, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced and read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rose
Type of Legislation:            General Bill
History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 225   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       11
                             time, referred to Committee
 225   Senate  Oct 01, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           11
                             Committee
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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-640 SO AS TO PROHIBIT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM SOLICITING, ACCEPTING, OR RECEIVING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A REGISTERED LOBBYIST OR OTHERS DURING THE TIME THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS IN SESSION.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-13-640. No member of the General Assembly may solicit, accept, or receive a political contribution from a registered lobbyist, an entity represented by a registered lobbyist, or an employee, officer, or director of an entity represented by a registered lobbyist during the time the General Assembly is in session. For the purposes of this section, the 'time the General Assembly is in session' means:

(1) from the first day of the regular annual session of the General Assembly through sine die adjournment of that session;

(2) from the first day of an extraordinary or special session of the General Assembly through sine die adjournment of that session;

(3) from the first day of an organizational session of either house of the General Assembly following a general election through final adjournment of that session."

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

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