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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cromer
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Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2011
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Administration of government
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/1/2010 Senate Prefiled 12/1/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/11/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 55) 1/11/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 55) 1/21/2011 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT, BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO PREVENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARISING THROUGH AGENCY, COMMISSION, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY REPRESENTATION IN CONTESTED CASES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 1-1-2000. No agency, commission, board, department, or other governmental entity may engage private counsel for legal representation in a contested case, as defined in Section 1-23-310, if that person, or an individual with whom he is associated or business with which he is associated, has represented a client for a fee in a contested case before the agency, commission, board, department, or other governmental entity during the previous five years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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