Current Status Bill Number:3014 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Bailey, Robinson and Lloyd Drafted Document Number:PT\2703DW.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject:Public official, use of office for financial gain, violation provisions; ethics
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ
referred to Committee
House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 25 HJ
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TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROHIBITING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL FROM USING HIS OFFICIAL POSITION OR OFFICE FOR FINANCIAL GAIN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ONGOING RECEIPT OF BENEFITS OR ECONOMIC INTERESTS RECEIVED AFTER AN ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR THEM IS IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-700(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(A) No public official, public member, or public employee may knowingly use his official office, membership, or employment to obtain an economic interest for himself, a member of his immediate family, an individual with whom he is associated, or a business with which he is associated. The ongoing receipt of benefits or economic interests, as defined in Section 8-13-100(11)(a), received after an action has been taken to provide for these benefits or economic interests, regardless of the date the decision was made to provide for them, is a violation of this section. This prohibition does not extend to the incidental use of public materials, personnel, or equipment, subject to or available for a public official's, public member's, or public employee's use which does not result in additional public expense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.