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Bill 3155

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3155
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  Lourie
All Sponsors:                     Lourie, Sheheen, J.E. Smith, J.M. Neal, 
                                  Emory, Thompson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\\20059dw01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Campaign reports, contribution of one 
                                  hundred dollars or more to be filed along with 
                                  contributors; Elections, Ethics


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010124  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Thompson
House   20010110  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Sheheen
                                                                 J.E. Smith
                                                                 J.M. Neal
                                                                 Emory
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
House   20001220  Prefiled, referred to Committee        25 HJ


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1308, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FILING OF CERTIFIED CAMPAIGN REPORTS BY CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES, SO AS TO DELETE THE EXCEPTION OF SHOWING CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS OR MORE IN A CERTIFIED CAMPAIGN REPORT FILED FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE AN ELECTION AND DELETE THE EXCEPTION IN ALL CERTIFIED CAMPAIGN REPORTS REQUIRING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF EACH PERSON MAKING A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-1308(D)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 1995, is further amended to read:

    "(1)    At least fifteen days before an election, a certified campaign report must be filed showing contributions of more than one hundred dollars and expenditures to or by the candidate or committee for the period ending twenty days before the election. The candidate or committee must maintain a current list during the period before the election commencing at the beginning of the calendar quarter of the election of all contributions of more than one hundred dollars. The list must be open to public inspection upon request."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-13-1308(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 6 of 1995, is further amended to read:

    "(F)    Certified campaign reports detailing campaign contributions and expenditures must contain:

        (1)    the total of contributions accepted by the candidate or committee;

        (2)    the name and address of each person making a contribution of more than one hundred dollars and the date of receipt of each contribution;

        (3)    the total expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee;

        (4)    the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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