H 3622 General Bill, By Rose, McCoy, Spires, W. Cox, Ballentine, Mace, Clary, Pope, Finlay, Wooten, Caskey, R. Williams, B. Cox, Brawley, Funderburk, Pendarvis, Bannister, Kirby, Collins, Bryant, West, Stavrinakis, Hyde, Magnuson, Tallon, Chellis, Garvin, Bernstein, Huggins, Simrill, Ott, McDaniel, Moore, King, Simmons, Bales, Brown, Weeks, Bamberg, Elliott, Daning, Cobb-Hunter, Atkinson, Bradley, Morgan, Wheeler, S. Williams, Norrell, Clemmons, Chumley, Ligon, Hart, Rutherford, Bailey, Allison, Davis, Kimmons, Calhoon, Hewitt and W. Newton
Summary: Lobbying definitions
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-17-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF "LOBBYING", "LOBBYIST", "PUBLIC BODY", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE", AND "PUBLIC OFFICIAL", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT "LOBBYING" AND "LOBBYIST" ALSO MEAN ANY PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED, APPOINTED, OR RETAINED, WITH OR WITHOUT COMPENSATION, BY ANOTHER PERSON TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN OFFICIAL ACTIONS BY DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, THE ACTION OR VOTE OF ANY MEMBER OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY, THE VOTE OF ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PUBLIC MEMBER OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION, OR THE OFFICIAL ACTION OR VOTE OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING MAYORS AND COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS OR MANAGERS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT "PUBLIC BODY", "PUBLIC EMPLOYEE", AND "PUBLIC OFFICIAL" ALSO MEAN COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL BODIES, EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICIALS.
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01/16/19	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 24)
01/16/19	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 24)
01/17/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Spires, W.Cox, Ballentine, Mace, Clary, Pope, Finlay, Wooten, Caskey, R.Williams, B.Cox, Brawley, Funderburk, Pendarvis, Bannister, Kirby, Collins, Bryant, West, Stavrinakis, Hyde, Magnuson, Tallon, Chellis, Garvin, Bernstein, Huggins, Simrill, Ott, McDaniel, Moore, King, Simmons, Bales, Brown, Weeks, Bamberg, Elliott, Daning, Cobb-Hunter, Atkinson, Bradley, Morgan, Wheeler, S.Williams, Norrell, Clemmons, Chumley, Ligon, Hart
01/22/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rutherford, Bailey, Allison, Davis, Kimmons
01/24/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, Hewitt
01/29/19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton