House Amendment 4
H 4561 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Campaign Finance - Dependent Care for Immediate Family Members

Reps. Guffey and Sessions propose the following amendment (LC-4561.WAB0005H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Article 7, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 8-13-746. (A) A member of the General Assembly or an individual with whom he is associated or business with which he is associated must not provide any assistance, directly or indirectly, to another candidate in furtherance of his candidacy for the General Assembly for compensation or anything of value. This prohibition does not apply to a member of the General Assembly who makes a public appearance of support for another candidate for the General Assembly, so long as no compensation or anything of value is offered or given in exchange for the assistance.
 (B) If a member of the General Assembly or an individual with whom he is associated or business with which he is associated has previously provided any assistance, directly or indirectly, to a candidate in violation of subsection (A) and that candidate becomes a member of the General Assembly, the member who provided assistance must abstain from voting on legislation in which the former candidate sponsors or cosponsors and must comply with the recusal requirements of Section 8-13-700(B) for the duration of the two-year legislative session.
 (C) In addition to any other available remedy at law, a person who violates this section must pay in the state's General Fund the fair market value of the services provided in violation of this section.