South Carolina House Bill 3540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 31-5)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TRUTH IN SPENDING ACT" TO PROVIDE THAT EACH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AND INSTITUTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY MUST MAINTAIN A DETAILED TRANSACTION REGISTER OF ALL FUNDS EXPENDED EACH MONTH AND POST THAT REGISTER ONLINE, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AND INSTITUTION OF STATE GOVERNMENT AND EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY MUST POST ONLINE ALL OF ITS CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS AND THE CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS FOR CREDIT CARDS ISSUED TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES FOR PUBLIC USE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY MUST ANNUALLY POST ONLINE A LISTING OF ITS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES GROUPED BY CLASS ALONG WITH THE NUMBER OF FULL TIME POSITIONS IN EACH CLASS AND THE AVERAGE SALARY IN EACH CLASS.

Enact The "south Carolina Truth In Spending Act" To Provide That Each Agency, Department, And Institution Of State Government And Each Local Governmental Entity Must Maintain A Detailed Transaction Register Of All Funds Expended Each Month And Post That Register Online, To Provide That Each Agency, Department, And Institution Of State Government And Each Local Governmental Entity Must Post Online All Of Its Credit Card Statements And The Credit Card Statements For Credit Cards Issued To Public Officials And Employees For Public Use, And To Provide That Each Local Governmental Entity Must Annually Post Online A Listing Of Its Full Time Employees Grouped By Class Along With The Number Of Full Time Positions In Each Class And The Average Salary In Each Class.

Rep. Merita Allison [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]	Rep. Kenneth Bingham [R]
Rep. Don Bowen [R]	Rep. Harry Cato [R]	Rep. Derham Cole [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Rep. Daniel Hamilton [R]	Rep. Robert Harrell [R]
Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. Jenny Horne [R]	Rep. Anne Hutto [D]	Rep. Herbert Kirsh [D]
Rep. Lanny Littlejohn [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. Joey Millwood [R]	Rep. Edward Pitts [R]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. Nikki Randhawa Haley [R]	Rep. Timothy Scott [R]	Rep. Garry Smith [R]
Rep. James Roland Smith [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]	Rep. James Stewart [R]
Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]	Rep. Michael Thompson [R]	Rep. Jackson Whipper [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. William Wylie [R]	Rep. Annette Young [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-03		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison
2009-02-24		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lowe, Stavrinakis, Hutto, G.M.Smith
2009-02-17		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-4
2009-02-17		Introduced and read first time HJ-4

S0221 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-184
S0229 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-188

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3540&session=118