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Amt. No. 1A (Doc. Path council\pt\2720sj05)
Amt. No. 2A (Doc. Path council\pt\2721sj05)
June 1, 2005
H. 3402
Introduced by Reps. M.A. Pitts, Taylor, Owens, Duncan, Vick, Hardwick, Hagood, Ott, Ceips, Haley, Hiott, Limehouse, E.H. Pitts, G.R. Smith, Toole, Umphlett, Witherspoon, Chellis, Stewart, Mahaffey, Barfield, Huggins, Loftis, White, Clemmons, Walker, Littlejohn and Sinclair
S. Printed 5/26/05--S.
Read the first time April 7, 2005.
TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-10 AND 8-13-1300, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN MATTERS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND IN MATTERS RELATING TO LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING, RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A CAUCUS MAY BE CREATED BASED UPON A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE INTEREST.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-17-10(11) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(11) 'Legislative caucus' means:
(a) a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender;
(b) a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender. However, each house may establish only one committee for racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity.
(c) 'Legislative caucus' does not include a legislative special interest caucus as defined in Section 2-17-10(21)."
SECTION 2. Section 2-17-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding the following numbered subsection at the end to read:
"(21) 'Legislative special interest caucus' means twelve or more legislators who, based upon a special interest, seek to be affiliated for use of General Assembly facilities and employees under such terms and conditions as granted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Senate Operations and Management Committee. Each legislative special interest caucus must register with the clerk's office of the Senate or House of Representatives in a manner mandated by the clerk's office. However, each legislative special interest caucus must provide, and the clerk's office must maintain a record of:
(a) the name and purpose of the caucus;
(b) the names of all caucus members; and
(c) the date of creation, and dissolution, if applicable.
The clerk's office must maintain these records for at least four years following the dissolution of the caucus. A legislative special interest caucus may include, but is not limited to, a representation of sportsmen and women desiring to enhance and protect hunting, fishing, and shooting sports."
SECTION 3. Section 8-13-1300(21) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(21) 'Legislative caucus committee' means:
(a) a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender; however, each house may establish only one committee for each political-, racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity;
(b) a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender;
(c) 'Legislative caucus' does not include a 'legislative special interest caucus' as defined in Section 2-17-10(21)."
SECTION 4. Section 2-17-90(A)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) as to members of the General Assembly, a function to which a member of the General Assembly is invited if the entire membership of the House, the Senate, or the General Assembly is invited, or one of the committees, subcommittees, joint committees, legislative caucuses or their committees or subcommittees, legislative special interest caucuses, or county legislative delegations of the General Assembly of which the legislator is a member is invited. However, the Speaker of the House and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House may be included in an invitation to one of the above groups. In addition, invitations may be extended and accepted when the invitation is extended to all members in attendance at (a) national and regional conventions and conferences of organizations for which the General Assembly pays annual dues as a membership requirement and (b) American Legislative Exchange Council conventions and conferences;
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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