South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 3199

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cole, Finlay, Newton, Pope, Anderson, Bales, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Felder, Funderburk, Hart, Knight, Lucas, Murphy, Norman, Norrell, Putnam, Rivers, Southard, Spires, Tallon, Taylor, Wells, Williams, Willis, Long, Douglas, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, Clary, Weeks, W.J. McLeod, Whipper, Hicks and Jefferson
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Introduced in the House on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Campaign debt

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/18/2014  House   Prefiled
  12/18/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/13/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 145)
   1/13/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 145)
    2/4/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks, 
                        W.J.McLeod, Whipper
    2/4/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 29)
    2/5/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks, Jefferson
    2/5/2015          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/10/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 31)
   2/10/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-109  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 32)
   2/11/2015  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
   2/11/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   2/11/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/18/2014
2/4/2015
2/5/2015

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 4, 2015

H. 3199

Introduced by Reps. Cole, Finlay, Newton, Pope, Anderson, Bales, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Felder, Funderburk, Hart, Knight, Lucas, Murphy, Norman, Norrell, Putnam, Rivers, Southard, Spires, Tallon, Taylor, Wells, Williams, Willis, Long, Douglas, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, Clary, Weeks, W.J. McLeod and Whipper

S. Printed 2/4/15--H.    [SEC 2/5/15 3:56 PM]

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3199) to amend Section 8-13-1318, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the acceptance of contributions to retire campaign debt, so as to require, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

F. GREGORY DELLENEY, JR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1318, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIRE CAMPAIGN DEBT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RETIRING CAMPAIGN DEBT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-1318 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-1318.    (A)    If a candidate has a debt from a campaign for an elective office, the candidate may accept contributions to retire the debt, even if the candidate accepts contributions for another elective office or the same elective office during a subsequent election cycle, as long as those contributions accepted to retire the debt are:

(1)    within the contribution limits applicable to the last election in which the candidate sought the elective office for which the debt was incurred; and

(2)    reported as provided in this article.

(B)    Contributions received pursuant to this section must be used for the sole purpose of retiring campaign debt."

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

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