South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

H. 5004

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Finlay, Bernstein, Ballentine, Lucas, W.Newton, Bannister, Delleney and J.E.Smith

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Introduced in the House on February 22, 2018

Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Lobbyist

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

2/22/2018HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage64)

2/22/2018HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary(House Journalpage64)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/22/2018

ABILL

TO AMEND SECTION 21715, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM SERVING AS A LOBBYIST, SO AS TO REQUIRE A FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIAL CLOSE HIS CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT BEFORE SERVING AS A LOBBYIST; AND TO AMEND SECTION 813755, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEMBERS, OR EMPLOYEES SERVING AS A LOBBYIST, SO AS TO REQUIRE A FORMER PUBLIC OFFICIAL CLOSE HIS CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT BEFORE SERVING AS A LOBBYIST.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION1.Section 21715(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“(A)The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, any otheranother statewide constitutional officer, a member of the General Assembly, a director or deputy director of a state department appointed by the Governor, and a member of the immediate family of any of these public officials may not serve as a lobbyist during the time the official holds office and for one year after suchthe official’s public service endsand the official’s campaign account is closed.”

SECTION2.Section 813755 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“Section 813755.A former public official, former public member, or former public employee holding public office, membership, or employment on or after January 1, 1992, may not for a period of one year after terminating his public service oremploymentor terminating his public service and closing his campaign account, may not:

(1) serve as a lobbyist or represent clients before the agency or department on which he formerly served in a matter whichthat he directly and substantially participated during his public service or employment; or

(2) accept employment if the employment:

(a) is from a person who is regulated by the agency or department on which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee served or was employed; and

(b) involves a matter in which the former public official, former public member, or former public employee directly and substantially participated during his public service or public employment.”

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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