South Carolina House Bill 3259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-19 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 Existing Exemptions For Members Of The General Assembly And Their Immediate Staff, And To Instead Only Provide A Limited Exemption For Drafts Of Potential Ordinances, Legislation, Amendments To Legislation, And Related Developmental Documents In The Possession Of Any Individual Elected Or Appointed Official Or His Staff; To Provide An Exemption For Written Or Electronic Correspondence From Members Of The Public; And To Provide Neither Of These Exemptions Limit Or Restrict Public Access To Source Documents Or Records, Factual Data, Summaries Of Factual Data, Papers, Minutes, Or Reports Otherwise Considered To Be Public Information.

FOIA

Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Rep. Gary Clary [R]

Rep. Seth Rose [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
2019-01-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clary
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

H4791 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3259&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3259_20181218.htm