Bill Text: SC H3199 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Campaign debt

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 23-14)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H3199 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-H3199-Comm_Sub.html

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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 4, 2015

H. 3199

Introduced by Reps. Cole, Finlay, Newton, Pope, Anderson, Bales, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Felder, Funderburk, Hart, Knight, Lucas, Murphy, Norman, Norrell, Putnam, Rivers, Southard, Spires, Tallon, Taylor, Wells, Williams, Willis, Long, Douglas, Henderson, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, McCoy, Clary, Weeks, W.J. McLeod and Whipper

S. Printed 2/4/15--H.    [SEC 2/5/15 3:56 PM]

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3199) to amend Section 8-13-1318, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the acceptance of contributions to retire campaign debt, so as to require, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

F. GREGORY DELLENEY, JR. for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-1318, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIRE CAMPAIGN DEBT, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MUST BE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RETIRING CAMPAIGN DEBT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 8-13-1318 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 248 of 1991, is amended to read:

"Section 8-13-1318.    (A)    If a candidate has a debt from a campaign for an elective office, the candidate may accept contributions to retire the debt, even if the candidate accepts contributions for another elective office or the same elective office during a subsequent election cycle, as long as those contributions accepted to retire the debt are:

(1)    within the contribution limits applicable to the last election in which the candidate sought the elective office for which the debt was incurred; and

(2)    reported as provided in this article.

(B)    Contributions received pursuant to this section must be used for the sole purpose of retiring campaign debt."

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