Legislative Update
South Carolina House of Representatives Legislative Update David H. Wilkins, Speaker of the House f S. C. STATE LIB ARY .MAR1. 3 20m STATE DOCUMENTS Vol. 18 March 6, 2001 No. 09 CONTENTS Week in Review ........................................................... 02 House Committee Action ............................................... 08 Bills Introduced in the House This Week ........................... 13 OFFICE OF RESEARCH Room 213, Blatt Building, P.O. Box 11867, Columbia, S.C. 29211, (803) 734-3230 Legislative Update, March 6, 2001 WEEK IN REVIEW HOUSE The House of Representatives amended H.3144 and sent the bill to the Senate. The legislation amends the State Ethics Act, making several revisions that impact CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND LOBBYING of the General Assembly: • The legislation provides for new limitations on initiatives to influence the outcome of measures placed on the ballot to be voted on by the state's electors. Under this bill, the term "ballot measure committee" is defined as (a) an association, club, an organization, or a group of persons which, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure, receives contributions or makes expenditures in excess of $2,500 in the aggregate during an election cycle; (b) a person, other than an individual, who, to influence the outcome of a ballot measure makes contributions aggregating at least $50,000 during an election cycle to, or at least at the request of, a ballot measure committee; or (c) a person, other than an individual, who makes independent expenditures aggregating $2,500 or more during an election cycle. • This bill requires a ballot measure committee, except an out-of-state committee, which receives or expends more than $2,500 in the aggregate during an election cycle to influence the outcome of a ballot measure to file a statement of organization.
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