SC H4791 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 4791 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 30-4-20, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Definition Of A Public Body In The Freedom Of Information Act, So As To Add Legislative Caucuses To The Definition; And To Amend Section 30-4-40, 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.

Title

FOIA, definition of a public body; add legislative caucuses to definition

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2019-12-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-12-11	House	Prefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3259 (Similar To) 2019-03-19 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	4	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
30	4	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4791&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4791_20191211.htm