H 3654 General Bill, By  House Ethics
Similar (S 0954)
    A Bill to amend Section 8-13-120, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, relating to duties of the State Ethics Commission so as to require the Commission to give a respondent not less than thirty days notice of a formal hearing after a finding of probable cause or failure of respondent to comply with an advisory opinion in order to bring such notice in conformance with the notice requirement of the Administrative Procedure Act, permit the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief for an alleged criminal violation and to make certain actions taken by the Commission on complaints a matter of public record; to amend Section 8-13-460, as amended, relating to certain actions required of public officials or employees when their decision would affect their financial interest, so as to require such employee to file a written statement with his superior and if he has no superior to take such action as prescribed by the State Ethics Commission and to prescribe the action to be taken by a public official who is a member of the governing body of a state agency or commission or of any county, municipality or other political subdivision; and to amend Section 8-13-810, as amended, relating to persons required to file a statement of economic interest before taking oath of office or commencing employment so as to delete the twenty thousand dollar reporting threshold and to require certain employees and officials to file such statement.

03/12/80	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-1400
03/20/80	House	Debate adjourned HJ-1637
03/26/80	House	Debate adjourned HJ-1709
04/01/80	House	Read second time HJ-1792
04/02/80	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1813
04/02/80	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
04/02/80	Senate	Referred to Committee on Ethics SJ-11
04/16/80	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Ethics SJ-11
04/17/80	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Ethics SJ-31