Bill 233

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    233
Primary Sponsor:                Rose
Committee Number:               06
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Legislative conferences
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Finance
Computer Document Number:       233
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

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 233   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced and read first       06
                             time, referred to Committee
 233   Senate  Oct 08, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           06
                             Committee

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-86 SO AS TO PROHIBIT LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE BEEN DEFEATED IN PARTY PRIMARIES OR RUNOFFS, OR WHO HAVE FAILED TO FILE FOR REELECTION, TO ATTEND CONFERENCES FOR LEGISLATORS AT STATE EXPENSE, BUT TO ALLOW THE LEGISLATORS TO ATTEND THESE CONFERENCES AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IF APPROVED AS DELEGATES BY THEIR PRESIDING OFFICERS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-1-86. Following sine die adjournment of the General Assembly in any general election year and before the convening of the next ensuing regular legislative session, no member who, during that year, has failed to file for reelection to his legislative office or who has been defeated in his party's primary or runoff election may attend any conference for legislators at the expense of the State, either by direct payment of conference and related expenses on behalf of the member or by reimbursement of those expenses. However, nothing contained in this section may be construed to preclude the described member from attending these conferences entirely at his own expense, if the member is approved as a conference delegate by the presiding officer of his legislative body."

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