H*3402 (Rat #0330, Act #0344 of 2006) General Bill, By M.A. Pitts, Taylor, Owens, Duncan, Vick, Hardwick, Hagood, Ott, Ceips, Haley, Hiott, Limehouse, E.H. Pitts, G.R. Smith, Toole, Umphlett, Witherspoon, Chellis, Stewart, Mahaffey, Barfield, Huggins, Loftis, White, Clemmons, Walker, Littlejohn and Sinclair
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    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-10 AND SECTION 8-13-1300, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITION OF TERMS IN MATTERS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND IN MATTERS RELATING TO LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING, RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING THE DEFINITION OF LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A CAUCUS MAY BE CREATED BASED UPON A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE INTEREST; TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1333, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE, TO PROHIBIT SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL INTEREST CAUCUSES BUT TO PERMIT SOLICITATION OF OTHER FUNDS AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR FUND SOLICITATION AND USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL RECORDS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-110, RELATING TO ACTS PROHIBITED BY LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYISTS' PRINCIPALS TO PROHIBIT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A LOBBYIST, LOBBYIST'S PRINCIPAL, OR PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF A LOBBYIST OR LOBBYIST'S PRINCIPAL. - ratified title
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01/27/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2
01/27/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2
03/10/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chellis, Stewart, Mahaffey, Barfield, Huggins, Loftis, White, Clemmons
03/14/05	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-20
03/14/05	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-20
03/30/05	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-31
03/31/05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Walker, Littlejohn, Sinclair
04/05/05	House	Amended HJ-28
04/05/05	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cotty, JE Smith, Scott, McLeod, Breeland, Kennedy, Leach, JE Brown, Owens, Vaughn, Loftis, Duncan, GR Smith and Witherspoon HJ-29
04/06/05	House	Read second time HJ-30
04/06/05	House	Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-17 HJ-32
04/07/05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
04/07/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time
04/07/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
04/15/05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Moore (ch), Ford, Mescher, Rankin, Scott
05/25/05	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-27
05/26/05		Scrivener's error corrected
05/26/05	Senate	Amended SJ-327
05/26/05	Senate	Read second time SJ-327
05/27/05		Scrivener's error corrected
05/31/05	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-27
06/01/05	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-79
06/01/05	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-80
06/02/05	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-105
04/13/06	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
04/13/06	Senate	Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-15
04/20/06	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. MA Pitts, Witherspoon, and Agnew HJ-1
04/20/06	Senate	Conference committee appointed Moore, Hayes, and Verdin SJ-11
05/08/06	Senate	Free conference powers granted SJ-48
05/08/06	Senate	Free conference report adopted SJ-48
05/11/06	House	Free conference powers granted HJ-7
05/11/06	House	Free conference committee appointed Reps. MA Pitts, Witherspoon, and Agnew HJ-9
05/11/06	House	Free conference report received and adopted HJ-9
05/16/06	Senate	Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-21
05/23/06		Ratified R 330
05/29/06		Vetoed by Governor
05/30/06	House	Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-105 Nays-3 HJ-15
05/31/06	Senate	Veto overridden Yeas-30 Nays-6
06/16/06		Copies available
06/16/06		Effective date 05/31/06
06/23/06		Act No. 344