S 0303 General Bill, By Passailaigue
 A Bill to amend Title 8 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding
 Section 8-13-635 so as to prohibit the transfer of federal campaign money to
 national, state, or local political party or candidate committees, and to
 provide for the appropriate disposition of such money

   11/12/90  Senate Prefiled
   11/12/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-105
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-105

A BILL

TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-635 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSFER OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN MONEY TO NATIONAL, STATE, OR LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY OR CANDIDATE COMMITTEES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPROPRIATE DISPOSITION OF SUCH MONEY.

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

SECTION 1. Article 9, Chapter 13 of Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-13-635. A person shall not transfer any money from a previous or current federal officeholder's federal campaign fund to any national, state, or local committee of any political party which assists the officeholder in a state or local campaign or to any state or local candidate committee for the officeholder. Any amount received by an officeholder as a contribution to his federal campaign fund that is in excess of any amount necessary to defray his expenditures, and any other amount contributed to an officeholder for the purpose of supporting his activities as a holder of federal office must be used by such individual to defray any ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with his duties as a holder of federal office as allowed under federal law or contributed to any charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. No amounts may be converted by any individual to any personal use."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.