South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 553

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin, Hutto, Vaughn, Elliott and Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\lam\017circ.dag.doc

Introduced in the Senate on March 8, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Freedom of Information Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/8/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-2
    3/8/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-2
   4/21/2008  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, 
                        Williams, Massey

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/8/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 30-4-70(C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO A CLOSED MEETING OF A PUBLIC BODY, TO PROVIDE THAT NO CHANCE MEETING, SOCIAL MEETING, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION MAY BE USED IN CIRCUMVENTION OF THE SPIRIT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO DISCUSS OR ACT UPON A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE PUBLIC BODY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 30-4-70(c) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(c)    No chance meeting, social meeting, or electronic communication may be used in circumvention of the spirit of requirements of this chapter to act upon or discuss a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power."

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

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