South Carolina Senate Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-184
Pending: Senate Finance 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.

Sen. Lee Bright [R]	Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]
Sen. Shane Massey [R]	Sen. Glenn McConnell [R]	Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Michael Rose [R]
Sen. Phillip Shoopman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-184
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time SJ-184
2008-12-17		Referred to Committee on Finance
2008-12-17		Prefiled

S0229 (Similar To) 2009-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-188
H3540 (Similar To) 2009-03-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0221&session=118