South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1130: Apply Ethics Laws to Political Party Chairmen
Status: In committee, April 27, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 8-13-100, relating to definitions concerning state ethics laws, so as to provide that the head of each certified political party is subject to the state's ethics laws; by amending section 8-13-1300, relating to definitions concerning campaign practices, so as to provide that the head of each political party is subject to the state's campaign practices laws; and by amending section 2-17-10, relating to definitions concerning lobbyists and lobbying, so as to provide that certified political parties are lobbyist's principals and.
From the engrossed text, April 27, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-100, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING STATE ETHICS LAWS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEAD OF EACH CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY IS SUBJECT TO THE STATE'S ETHICS LAWS; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1300, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING CAMPAIGN PRACTICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEAD OF EACH POLITICAL PARTY IS SUBJECT TO THE STATE'S CAMPAIGN PRACTICES LAWS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-17-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTIES ARE LOBBYIST'S PRINCIPALS AND SUBJECT TO THE STATE'S LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING LAWS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ACTING ON BEHALF OF CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTIES THAT ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE LOBBYISTS SUBJECT TO THE STATE'S LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYING LAWS. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 8-13-100(27) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: ( 27) "Public official" means an elected or appointed official of the State, a county, a municipality, or a political subdivision thereof, including candidates for the office , and the head of each certified political party . "Public official" does not mean a member of the judiciary except that for the purposes of campaign practices, campaign disclosure, and disclosure of economic interests, a probate …