South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4406

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ott, Lucas, Hayes, McLeod, Hosey, Barfield, Coates, Allen, Anthony, Bales, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, Ceips, Clark, Clyburn, Cooper, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Hagood, Harrell, J. Hines, Hinson, Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, Koon, Leach, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, Merrill, Moody-Lawrence, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Owens, Parks, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Rivers, Sheheen, Sinclair, Skelton, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Taylor, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Walker, Weeks, Whitmire, Witherspoon and Young
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Introduced in the House on June 5, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 9, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Legislative caucus, definition includes caucus based on representation of persons residing outside of a major metropolitan area

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/5/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-160
    6/5/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-160
    3/3/2004  House   Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-28
    3/4/2004  House   Read second time HJ-16
    3/4/2004  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-18
    3/5/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
    3/9/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
    3/9/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/5/2003
3/3/2004

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March 3, 2004

H. 4406

Introduced by Reps. Ott, Lucas, Hayes, McLeod, Hosey, Barfield, Coates, Allen, Anthony, Bales, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Breeland, G. Brown, R. Brown, Ceips, Clark, Clyburn, Cooper, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Freeman, Frye, Gilham, Gourdine, Hagood, Harrell, J. Hines, Hinson, Jennings, Keegan, Kennedy, Koon, Leach, Lee, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, Merrill, Moody-Lawrence, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Owens, Parks, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, Quinn, Rice, Rivers, Sheheen, Sinclair, Skelton, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, Snow, Stille, Taylor, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Trotter, Walker, Weeks, Whitmire, Witherspoon and Young

S. Printed 3/3/04--H.

Read the first time June 5, 2003.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTIONS 2-17-10 AND 8-13-1300, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING, RESPECTIVELY, TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, BOTH SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS" TO INCLUDE A CAUCUS BASED ON REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS RESIDING OUTSIDE OF A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2-17-10(11) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 248 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(11)    'Legislative caucus' means:

(a)    a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, or representation of persons residing outside of a major metropolitan area;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, or representation of persons residing outside of a major metropolitan area. However, each house may establish only one committee for each racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-13-1300(21) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"(21)    'Legislative caucus committee' means:

(a)    a committee of either house of the General Assembly controlled by the caucus of a political party or a caucus based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, or representation of persons residing outside of a major metropolitan area;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender, or representation of persons residing outside of a major metropolitan area. However, each house may establish only one committee for each racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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