South Carolina House Bill 3055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-19 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-17-325 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY REPRESENTING HIMSELF OR AN ENTITY FROM BEING KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY REPRESENTED AS BELONGING TO OR BEING A STATE RECOGNIZED TRIBE, GROUP, OR SPECIAL INTEREST ORGANIZATION IF THE PERSON WAS NOT A MEMBER OF A STATE RECOGNIZED TRIBE, GROUP, OR SPECIAL ORGANIZATION OR THE ENTITY HAD NOT RECEIVED STATE RECOGNITION BY THE STATE COMMISSION FOR MINORITY AFFAIRS PURSUANT TO ITS AUTHORITY IN SECTION 1-31-40.

Prohibit A Person From Knowingly And Intentionally Representing Himself Or An Entity From Being Knowingly And Intentionally Represented As Belonging To Or Being A State Recognized Tribe, Group, Or Special Interest Organization If The Person Was Not A Member Of A State Recognized Tribe, Group, Or Special Organization Or The Entity Had Not Received State Recognition By The State Commission For Minority Affairs Pursuant To Its Authority In Section 1-31-40.

Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-19		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2009-01-13		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-35
2009-01-13		Introduced and read first time HJ-35
2008-12-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2008-12-09		Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	31	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	17	325	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3055&session=118