South Carolina House Bill 3138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 8-13-100, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Definition Of "candidate" For Purposes Of The Ethics, Government Accountability, And Campaign Reform Act, So As To Specify That A "candidate" Is Also A Person That Maintains An Open Bank Account Containing Contributions; To Amend Section 8-13-1120, Relating To Contents Of Statements Of Economic Interests, So As To Require Disclosure Of The Source, Type, And Amount Of Any Income Received In The Previous Year By The Filer Or A Member Of His Immediate Family From A Direct Contractual Or Employment Relationship To Include Consulting, Acting As An Independent Contractor, Salary, Or Any Other Arrangement From Which Payment In Return For Services Or Goods Is Made By A Lobbyist Principal To The Filer Or A Member Of His Immediate Family; To Amend Section 8-13-1300, Relating To The Definition Of "candidate" For Purposes Of The Ethics, Government Accountability, And Campaign Reform Act, So As To Specify That A "candidate" Is Also A Person That Maintains An Open Bank Account Containing Contributions; To Amend Section 8-13-1302, Relating To The Maintenance Of Records Of Contributions, So As To Authorize The Appropriate Supervisory Office To Request In Writing The Disclosure Of Certain Mandatory Records For The Purpose Of Verifying Campaign Disclosure Forms; To Amend Section 8-13-1308, Relating To The Contents Of Certified Campaign Reports Of Candidates And Committees, So As To Require A Campaign Report To Be Filed Seventy-two Hours Before An Election Showing Contributions Of More Than One Hundred Dollars And Expenditures To Or By The Candidate Or Committee For The Period Commencing At Least Twenty Days Before The Election And Ending Seventy-two Hours Before The Election; To Amend Section 8-13-1314, Relating To Campaign Contribution Limits And Restrictions, So As To Prohibit Contributions From Certain Noncandidate Committees; To Amend Section 8-13-1340, Relating To Restrictions On Contributions By One Candidate To Another And Committees Established, Financed, Maintained, Or Controlled By A Candidate, So As To Delete The Contribution Restriction Exception For Certain Types Of Committees; And To Amend Section 8-13-1348, Relating To The Use Of Campaign Funds For Personal Expenses, So As To Clarify The Type Of Prohibited Expenses.

Definitions

Rep. Gary Clary [R]

Rep. Mandy Norrell [D]

Rep. Shedron Williams [D]

Rep. William Cogswell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	13	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1308	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1314	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1348	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3138&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3138_20181218.htm