South Carolina H 3570: Disclosure of Economic Interests

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2025-2026 Bill 3570 Text of Previous Version (May. 13, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3570

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As Passed By The Senate

May 13, 2026

H. 3570

Introduced by Reps. Bannister, Spann-Wilder, W. 
Newton, C. Mitchell, Bowers and Calhoon 

S. Printed 5/13/26--S.

Read the first time February 13, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-100, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO 
AS TO AMEND "PUBLIC MEMBER" TO INCLUDE A PERSON NOMINATED AND APPOINTED TO A 
NONCOMPENSATED PART-TIME POSITION ON A BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COUNCIL; BY ADDING 
SECTION 8-13-1100 SO AS TO OUTLINE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DISCLOSING ECONOMIC 
INTERESTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1110, RELATING TO STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC 
INTERESTS, SO AS TO ADDRESS AGENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING DISCLOSURE FORMS; BY 
AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1170, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC MEMBER WHO FILES THE 
INITIAL STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER NOTICE FROM THE 
STATE ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 13, TITLE 8; AND BY 
AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1356, RELATING TO FILING DEADLINES FOR ECONOMIC INTERESTS 
STATEMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN CERTAIN CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE MUST 
FILE A STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-100(26) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (26) "Public member" means an 
individual nominated and appointed to a 
noncompensated part-time position on a board, commission, or council. A public 
member does not lose this status by receiving reimbursement of expenses or a 
per diem payment for services.

SECTION 2. Section 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 state 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 judge is considered a public official and must meet the 
requirements of this chapter.

SECTION 3. Article 11, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
8-13-1100. (A) Between January 1 and January 15 
of each calendar year, each governmental entity must file an Entity Listing form 
with the State Ethics Commission. This form, prescribed by the commission, must 
provide the names, addresses, and statement of economic interests filing status 
for the governmental entity's public officials, public members, public employees, 
and any additional persons associated with the governmental entity who are 
required to file a statement of economic interests.

 (B) 
When a person required to file a statement of economic interests leaves his office, 
position or employment, his governmental entity shall notify the State Ethics 
Commission, in writing, within thirty days of the person's name and address and 
date of separation from the governmental entity.

 (C) 
When a person is employed by, contracts with, appointed to, or retained by a 
governmental entity in a position where a statement of economic interests is 
required, the governmental entity shall notify the State Ethics Commission of 
the person's name, address, and position. The person must also file a statement 
of economic interests as required by law.

 (D) 
The State Ethics Commission shall direct communications about the filing, 
failure to file or failure to timely file statement of economic interests to 
the person required to file when this information is known to the commission. 
It shall be the concurrent responsibility of the governmental entity to assure 
filing and disclosure of economic interests; provided, however, the 
governmental entity shall not be subject to sanction in matters involving an 
individual's responsibility to file a statement of economic interests.

SECTION 4. Section 8-13-1110 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 Section 8-13-1110. (A) 
No public official, regardless of compensation, and no public member or public 
employee as designated in subsection (B) may take the oath of office or enter 
upon his official responsibilities unless he has filed a statement of economic 
interests in accordance with the provisions of this chapter with the 
appropriate supervisory office. Such a person nominated to 
a noncompensated part-time 
position on a state board, commission, or council shall file a confidential 
statement, made public only upon their appointment. If a public 
official, public member, or public employee referred to in this