South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3152

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Merrill, G.R. Smith, Daning, Southard, Long and Thayer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22476zw13.docx

Introduced in the House on January 8, 2013
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Lobbying

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/11/2012  House   Prefiled
  12/11/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/8/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107)
    1/8/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 107)
   4/24/2013  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2012

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-17-55 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS TO CONTRACT WITH A PERSON WHOSE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOBBYING.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 17, Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 2-17-55.    It is unlawful for a state agency, instrumentality, or department to expend public funds in order to contract with a lobbyist as defined in Section 2-17-10(13)."

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

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