SC S0014 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-05 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Further Delineate What Is Considered A Contested Case When Representation By A Member Of The General Assembly Is Permitted; To Add Section 8-13-756 To Provide Some Exceptions In The Prohibition Against Financial Gain For Higher Education Employees Who Participate In The Development Of Intellectual Property; To Amend Section 8-13-870 To Eliminate The Option For The State Ethics Commission To Issue An Oral Warning Or Reprimand; To Amend Section 8-13-790 To Require Recovery Of The Value Of Anything Received By A Public Official Or Public Employee In Violation Of Chapter 13, Articles 1-11 Of Title 8; To Amend Section 8-13-1120, Relating To Contents Of Statements Of Economic Interest, To Further Provide For These Contents; To Add Sections 8-13-1145 And 8-13-1364 To Provide For Electronic Notice Of Obligation To File A Report With The Appropriate Supervisory Office; To Amend Sections 8-13-1170 And 8-13-1372, To Eliminate Confidentiality Of Technical Violations; To Amend Section 8-13-1300, Relating To Definitions In Regard To Campaign Practices, To Revise Certain Definitions And To Add Certain Definitions; To Amend Section 8-13-1302 To Permit An Appropriate Supervisory Office To Request Disclosure Of Contribution Records; To Amend Sections 8-13-1308 And 8-13-1309 To Provide For Pre-election Reports To Be Filed Five Days Before An Election; To Add Section 8-13-1311 To Establish Filing Requirements Of Independent Expenditure-only Committees; To Amend Section 8-13-1312 To Require Candidate Or Committee Expenses To Be Paid With A Debit Or Credit Card Or Through Online Transfer Authorized By The Candidate Or Committee Officer; To Add Section 8-13-1313 To Establish Filing Requirements Of A Person, Who Is Not A Committee, Who Makes An Independent Expenditure; To Add Section 8-13-1315 To Provide Certain Prohibitions Against An Elected Official Or Candidate For Public Office Coordinating With An Independent Expenditure-only Committee; To Amend Section 8-13-1318, Relating To The Acceptance Of Contributions To Retire Campaign Debts, To Require Any Such Contributions To Be Used For This Purpose Only; To Amend Section 8-13-1320 To Provide A Time Frame For When Contributions Are Attributed To A Primary Run-off; To Amend Section 8-13-1322 To Provide That Committee Contribution Limits Do Not Apply To An Independent Expenditure-only Committee; To Amend Section 8-13-1338 To Prohibit Certain State Agency Or Department Heads From Soliciting Candidate Contributions; To Amend Section 8-13-1340, As Amended, Relating To Restrictions On Contributions By One Candidate To Another, Or Through Committees Controlled By A Candidate, To Delete An Exception For A Committee, Other Than The Candidate's Committee, Controlled By A Candidate If It Is The Only Such Committee, And To Make Conforming Changes;

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Title

Ethics Reform Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-05 Scrivener's error corrected
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2015-01-13SenateIntroduced and read first time
2014-12-03SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2014-12-03SenatePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0001 (Similar To) 2015-02-11 - Roll call Ayes-19 Nays-24
S0074 (Similar To) 2015-02-05 - Scrivener's error corrected
H3184 (Similar To) 2016-07-07 - Act No. 282
H3185 (Similar To) 2015-03-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Corley
H3722 (Similar To) 2015-03-11 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
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8131145(n/a)See Bill Text
8131170(n/a)See Bill Text
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8131364(n/a)See Bill Text
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813320(n/a)See Bill Text
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813530(n/a)See Bill Text
813535(n/a)See Bill Text
813540(n/a)See Bill Text
813740(n/a)See Bill Text
813756(n/a)See Bill Text
813790(n/a)See Bill Text
813870(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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