South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4640


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4640
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000216
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Smith
All Sponsors:                     J. Smith and Lourie
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1261dw99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Campaign practices, election candidates, 
                                  political party expenditures, restrictions on; 
                                  Ethics


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000216  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1316, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM POLITICAL PARTIES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A POLITICAL PARTY THROUGH ITS PARTY COMMITTEE OR LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COMMITTEE, FROM MAKING EXPENDITURES ON BEHALF OF OR IN OPPOSITION TO A CANDIDATE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1316(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"(A) Within an election cycle, a candidate may not accept or receive contributions from a political party through its party committees or legislative caucus committees and no political party through its party committees or legislative caucus committees may contribute to or make expenditures on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate which total in the aggregate more than:

(1) fifty thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for statewide office;

(2) five thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for any other office."

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

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