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H. 4454
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Finlay
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13379sd14.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2014
Last Amended on April 10, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Campaign expenditures
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/14/2014 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 77)
1/14/2014 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 77)
3/20/2014 House Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
(House Journal-page 2)
3/26/2014 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-1-14
(House Journal-page 42)
4/1/2014 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). KA Crawford, Rutherford,
Bannister, MS McLeod, JE Smith, Jefferson, Pitts, Ott,
King, Douglas, Knight, Merrill, Forrester, Allison, RL
Brown, Gilliard, Clemmons, Bingham, Norman, GR Smith,
Beddingfield (House Journal-page 21)
4/9/2014 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-14
(House Journal-page 96)
4/10/2014 House Amended (House Journal-page 119)
4/10/2014 House Read second time (House Journal-page 119)
4/10/2014 House Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 120)
4/10/2014 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 121)
4/11/2014 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 7)
4/15/2014 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
4/15/2014 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(Senate Journal-page 13)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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AMENDED
April 10, 2014
H. 4454
S. Printed 4/10/14--H.
Read the first time January 14, 2014.
TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1348, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTHORIZED USES OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS AND THE MANNER IN WHICH EXPENDITURES OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS MUST BE PAID, SO AS TO DELETE THE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR THRESHOLD, REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES MUST BE PAID, AND REVISE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT PETTY CASH FUNDS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1348(C) and (E) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 225 of 2010, is further amended to read:
"(C)(1) An expenditure of more than twenty-five dollars drawn upon a campaign account must be made by:
(a) a written instrument a check drawn upon a campaign account;
(b) debit or credit card; or
(c) online transfers.
(2) The campaign account must contain the name of the candidate or committee, and the expenditure must contain the name of the recipient. These expenditures must be reported pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-13-1308.
(2) Expenditures of twenty-five dollars or less that are not made by a written instrument, debit card, or online transfer containing the name of the candidate or committee and the name of the recipient must be accounted for by a written receipt or written record.
(3) Nothing in this section applies to an expenditure of any funds not contained in a campaign bank account.
(E) A candidate or a duly authorized officer of a committee may not withdraw more than one hundred dollars from the campaign account to establish or replenish a petty cash fund for the candidate or committee at any time, and at no time may the fund exceed one hundred dollars. Expenditures from the petty cash fund may be made only for office supplies, food, transportation expenses, and other necessities and may not exceed twenty-five dollars for each expenditure."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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