Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3403 Primary Sponsor:Hallman Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public official, rate-making matters before DHEC Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:3403 Introduced Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Jan 31, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hallman Rama Sharpe Klapman Fulmer G. Brown Wofford Mattos Koon A. Young J. Bailey Baxley Sturkie G. Bailey Waites Keegan Townsend Kempe Littlejohn Vaughn Barber Phillips Wright McGinnis R. Young McCain Tucker Farr M.O. Alexander Wells Haskins H. Brown McElveen Manly Short Keyserling Cork Lanford Whipper Bruce Corbett McLeod Cromer Snow Altman Harvin Marchbanks Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3403 House Jan 31, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-470, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND OTHERS ON APPEARANCES BEFORE CERTAIN COMMISSIONS IN RATE-MAKING MATTERS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION TO APPEARANCES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND TO INCLUDE REGULATORY AND PERMITTING MATTERS IN THE PROHIBITION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-470 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 8-13-470. No public official or public employee shall appear before the South Carolina Public Service Commission, the South Carolina Dairy Commission, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, or the South Carolina Insurance Commission in on permitting, regulatory, rate, or price fixing matters. This prohibition shall also apply applies to partners or associates in the law firm of a member of the General Assembly. Whenever When it is required by law for a member of the General Assembly to appear because of his business interest as an owner or officer of such the business or in his official capacity as a member of the General Assembly, the provisions of this section shall do not apply."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.