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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3293 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990119 Primary Sponsor:Wilkins All Sponsors:Wilkins, Gilham, Webb, Witherspoon, Lucas, Meacham-Richardson, Taylor, Mason, Barrett, Harrison, Haskins, Tripp, Rodgers, Walker, Woodrum, Altman, Allison, Riser, Sandifer, McGee, Keegan, Townsend, Littlejohn, Hawkins, Leach, Robinson, Trotter, Young-Brickell, Simrill Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1163dw99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Committee 11 SJ Date of Last Amendment:19990331 Subject:Elections, Ethics, Campaign practices, committee definition to include individual making certain expenditures History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19990406 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19990401 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19990331 Amended, read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Thursday, 19990401 House 19990331 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Simrill House 19990330 Request for debate by Representative Allison Cato Harrison J. Smith Limehouse R. Smith Sandifer T. Brown Walker House 19990325 Committee report: Favorable with 25 HJ amendment House 19990119 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 25, 1999 - Word format Revised on March 31, 1999 - Word format
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March 31, 1999
H. 3293
Introduced by Reps. Wilkins, Gilham, Webb, Witherspoon, Lucas, Meacham-Richardson, Taylor, Mason, Barrett, Harrison, Haskins, Tripp, Rodgers, Walker, Woodrum, Altman, Allison, Riser, Sandifer, McGee, Keegan, Townsend, Littlejohn, Hawkins, Leach, Robinson, Trotter, Young-Brickell and Simrill
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Read the first time January 19, 1999.
TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1300, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "COMMITTEE" TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, TO INFLUENCE THE OUTCOME OF AN ELECTIVE OFFICE OR A BALLOT MEASURE, MAKES INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AGGREGATING FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE DURING AN ELECTION CYCLE.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1300(6) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:
"(6) 'Committee' means an association, a club, an organization, or a group of persons which, to influence the outcome of an elective office or a ballot measure, receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of five hundred dollars in the aggregate during an election cycle. It also means a person who, to influence the outcome of an elective office or a ballot measure, makes:
(a) contributions aggregating at least fifty thousand dollars during an election cycle to, or at the request of, a candidate or a committee, or a combination of them.; or
(b) independent expenditures aggregating five hundred dollars or more during an election cycle.
'Committee' includes a party committee, a legislative caucus committee, a noncandidate committee, or a committee that is not a campaign committee for a candidate but that is organized for the purpose of influencing an election."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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