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H. 4833
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sinclair, Harrison, J.E. Smith, Norman, Talley, Edge, Ceips, McCraw and Rivers
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Introduced in the House on March 15, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
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HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/15/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-103 3/15/2006 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-103
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-70, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEETINGS WHICH MAY BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHANCE MEETING MAY BE USED TO DISCUSS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF A PUBLIC BODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 30-4-70(c) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 423 of 1998, is further amended to read:
"(c) No chance meeting, social meeting, or electronic communication may be used in circumvention of the spirit of requirements of this chapter to act upon a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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