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H. 3622

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. May and Hill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3338ph21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3402

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: FOIA exemptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 262)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 262)
   1/26/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2021

TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXISTING EXEMPTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THEIR IMMEDIATE STAFF.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 30-4-40(a)(8) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(8)    Memoranda, correspondence, and working papers in the possession of individual members of the General Assembly or their immediate staffs; however, nothing herein may be construed as limiting or restricting public access to source documents or records, factual data or summaries of factual data, papers, minutes, or reports otherwise considered to be public information under the provisions of this chapter and not specifically exempted by any other provisions of this chapter Reserved."

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

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