Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4387 Primary Sponsor:Corning Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Ethics, campaign contributions; professional services Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BBM/9736.JM Introduced Date:Feb 11, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:Apr 01, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Apr 06, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Corning Keyserling Harrison Kirsh Wilkes Waites Wofford Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 4387 Senate Apr 06, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 11 referred to Committee 4387 House Apr 02, 1992 Read third time, sent to Senate 4387 House Apr 01, 1992 Amended, read second time 4387 House Apr 01, 1992 Objection by Representative 4387 House Mar 19, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 25 with amendment 4387 House Feb 11, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
AMENDED
April 1, 1992
H. 4387
Introduced by REPS. Corning, Keyserling, Harrison, Kirsh, Wilkes, Waites and Wofford
S. Printed 4/1/92--H.
Read the first time February 11, 1992.
TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1342, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY A CONTRACTOR TO A CANDIDATE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE AWARDING OF A CONTRACT, AND THE BAN ON A PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S OR EMPLOYEE'S SOLICITATION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OR INVESTMENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, SO AS TO MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO REFERRALS FOR THE RENDERING OR PROVIDING OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING LEGAL SERVICES, DELETE THE EXEMPTION RESPECTING CONTRACTS AWARDED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING, AND PROVIDE THAT "CONTRACT", FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING LEGAL SERVICES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1342 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:
"Section 8-13-1342. No person who has been awarded a contract or received a referral for the rendering or providing of professional services, including, but not limited to, legal services, notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the State, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision thereof, other than contracts awarded through competitive bidding practices, where the public official has no functions regarding the writing or preparing of the contract specifications or terms, acceptance of bids, or any other action regarding the preparation, consideration, approval, or award of such contracts, may directly or indirectly make a contribution to a public official or a candidate for the respective office after the awarding of the contract or after receiving the referral described above or invest in a financial venture in which a the public official has an interest if that official was in a position to act on the contract's award or on the referral described above. No public official or public employee may solicit campaign contributions or investments in exchange for the prior award of a contract or a referral, as described above, or the promise of a contract or a referral, as described above, with the State, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision thereof. For the purposes of this section, `person' means an individual, a partnership, an association, or corporation, or any other legal entity or organization, including any individual partner, owner, principal, managing agent, officer, or director, including, but not limited to, attorneys, physicians, and accountants, of any partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity or organization, as may be applicable."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.