South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 4387


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    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



History


 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 Committee

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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.

A BILL

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.

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