2015-2016 Bill 4392: Photo ID Cards for Registered Lobbyists - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 121st Session, 2015-2016 3 4 H. 4392 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 General Bill 9 Sponsors: Reps. Burns, Chumley, Yow and Hosey 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22806zw16.docx 11 12 Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016 13 Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary 14 15 Summary: Photo ID cards for registered lobbyists 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 12/3/2015 House Prefiled 22 12/3/2015 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary 23 1/12/2016 House Introduced and read first time ( House Journalpage 52) 24 1/12/2016 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journalpage 52) 25 26 View the latest legislative information at the website 27 28 29 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 30 31 12/3/2015 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A BILL 10 11 TO AMEND SECTION 21720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF 12 LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE 13 REGISTRATION AND REREGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS, 14 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION TO 15 DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND ISSUE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION 16 CARDS FOR REGISTERED LOBBYISTS, TO DELINEATE 17 THE REQUIRED CONTENTS OF THE LOBBYIST PHOTO 18 IDENTIFICATION CARD, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE 19 ETHICS COMMISSION TO CHARGE AND RETAIN A 20 REASONABLE FEE, NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY DOLLARS, 21 FOR EACH IDENTIFICATION CARD OR REPLACEMENT 22 IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT; 23 AND TO SPECIFY WHEN A LOBBYIST IS REQUIRED TO 24 DISPLAY HIS LOBBYIST PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CARD 25 IN A READILY VISIBLE MANNER. 26 27 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South 28 Carolina: 29 30 SECTION 1. Section 21720 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by 31 Act 40 of 2011, is further amended by adding a new subsection (I) 32 at the end to read: 33 34 “(I)(1) Within one hundred twenty days after the effective date 35 of this act, the State Ethics Commission shall design, develop, and 36 possess the present ability to produce a suitable photo 37 identification card for each person who registers to act as a 38 lobbyist. The identification card shall have printed on it the name 39 of the lobbyist, a color photograph of the lobbyist, and the name of 40 the lobbyist’s principal that the lobbyist represents; however, when 41 a lobbyist represents more than one lobbyist’s principal, the 42 identification card shall have printed on it the registrant’s name

[4392] 2 1 and the word ‘LOBBYIST’. The State Ethics Commission is 2 authorized to charge and retain a reasonable fee, not to exceed 3 twenty dollars, for each identification card or replacement 4 identification card issued pursuant to this subsection. A lobbyist’s 5 identification card shall expire ten years from its date of issuance; 6 however, a lobbyist shall obtain a new identification card if his 7 information materially changes prior to the card’s expiration date. 8 (2) Beginning January 1, 2017, each lobbyist shall display a 9 lobbyist photo identification card issued pursuant to this subsection 10 in a readily visible manner while engaged in lobbying at: 11 (a) the State Capitol grounds, including the office 12 buildings located on them; or 13 (b) a building that houses the principal office or residence 14 of a statewide officer or state agency.” 15 16 SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the 17 Governor. 18 XX 19

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