Reps. HILL and BEDINGFIELD propose the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 5368 (COUNCIL\NBD\5368C001.NBD.CZ16):

Reference is to Printer's Date 5/18/16-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 1 in its entirety and inserting:

/      SECTION      1.      Title 2 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

     "CHAPTER 6

Testimony before the General Assembly

     Section 2-6-10.      A two-thirds majority of a committee or subcommittee of either house of the General Assembly may require testimony given to a committee or subcommittee of either house of the General Assembly to be given under oath.

     Section 2-6-20.      A person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of either house of the General Assembly and wilfully gives materially false testimony under oath is guilty of contempt of the General Assembly.
     A person who violates the provisions of this section must be fined not less than one hundred dollars.

     Section 2-6-30.      A person who appears before a committee or subcommittee of either house of the General Assembly must be given the benefit of any privilege which he may have claimed in court as a party to a civil or criminal action.

     Section 2-6-40.      When a two-thirds majority of the committee or subcommittee believes that a person wilfully gave materially false testimony to the committee or subcommittee under oath, the chair of the committee or subcommittee may refer the matter to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division for an investigation. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may then refer the matter to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office for proper disposition or may cause charges to be filed."            /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.