South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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Bill 3402

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 26, 2005

H. 3402

Introduced by Reps. 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

S. Printed 5/26/05--S.    [SEC 5/27/05 12:02 PM]

Read the first time April 7, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-10 AND 8-13-1300, BOTH 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.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 2-17-10(11) of the 1976 Code is 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;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender. However, each house may establish only one committee for racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity.

(c)    'Legislative caucus' does not include a legislative special interest caucus as defined in Section 2-17-10(21)."

SECTION    2.    Section 2-17-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding the following numbered subsection at the end to read:

"(21)    'Legislative special interest caucus' means one or more legislators who, based upon a special interest, seek to be affiliated for use of General Assembly facilities and employees under such terms and conditions as granted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Senate Operations and Management Committee. Each legislative special interest caucus must register with the Clerk's Office of the Senate or House of Representatives in a manner mandated by the clerk's office. However, each legislative special interest caucus must provide, and the clerk's office must maintain a record of:

(a)    the name and purpose of the caucus;

(b)    the names of all caucus members; and

(c)    the date of creation, and dissolution, if applicable.

The clerk's office must maintain these records for at least four years following the dissolution of the caucus. A legislative special interest caucus may include, but is not limited to, a representation of sportsmen and women desiring to enhance and protect hunting, fishing, and shooting sports."

SECTION    3.    Section 8-13-1300(21) of the 1976 Code 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; however, each house may establish only one committee for each political-, racial-, ethnic-, or gender-based affinity;

(b)    a party or group of either house of the General Assembly based upon racial or ethnic affinity, or gender;

(c)    'Legislative caucus' does not include a 'legislative special interest caucus' as defined in Section 2-17-10(21)."

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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