South Carolina S 813: Campaign Contributor Information

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2025-2026 Bill 813 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 813

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Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH 
CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1302, RELATING TO RECORDS OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS, CONTRIBUTORS, AND EXPENDITURES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE EMPLOYER OF 
PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1308, RELATING TO CERTIFIED 
CAMPAIGN REPORTS BY CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OCCUPATION 
AND EMPLOYER OF PERSONS MAKING A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; 
BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1309, RELATING TO CERTIFIED CAMPAIGN REPORTS, SO AS TO 
INCLUDE THE OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF PERSONS MAKING A CONTRIBUTION OF MORE 
THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-13-1314, RELATING TO CAMPAIGN 
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF 
INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING CERTAIN CASH CONTRIBUTIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 
8-13-1360, RELATING TO CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE REPORTING FORMS, SO AS TO 
INCLUDE THE OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER OF CONTRIBUTORS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8-13-1302(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) A candidate, committee, or ballot 
measure committee must maintain and preserve an account of:

 (1) 
the total amount of contributions accepted by the candidate, committee, or 
ballot measure committee;

 (2) 
the name and address of each person making a contribution and the amount and 
date of receipt of each contribution;

 (3) 
the total amount of expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate, 
committee, or ballot measure committee;

 (4) 
the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made including 
the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the expenditure;

 (5) 
all receipted bills, canceled checks, or other proof of payment for each 
expenditure; and

 (6) 
the occupation and employer of each person making a 
contribution.

SECTION 2. Section 8-13-1308(F) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (F) Certified campaign reports 
detailing campaign contributions and expenditures must contain:

 (1) 
the total of contributions accepted by the candidate or committee;

 (2) 
the name, and address, occupation, and employer of each person making a 
contribution of more than one hundred dollars and the amount and date of 
receipt of each contribution;

 (3) 
the total expenditures made by or on behalf of the candidate or committee;

 (4) 
the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from 
campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the 
expenditure.

SECTION 3. Section 8-13-1309(E) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (E) Certified campaign reports 
detailing campaign contributions and expenditures must contain:

 (1) 
the total amount of contributions accepted by the ballot measure committee;

 (2) 
the name, and address, occupation, and employer of each person making a 
contribution of more than one hundred dollars and the amount and date of 
receipt of each contribution;

 (3) 
the total amount of expenditures made by or on behalf of the ballot measure 
committee; and

 (4) 
the name and address of each person to whom an expenditure is made from 
campaign funds, including the date, amount, purpose, and beneficiary of the 
expenditure.

SECTION 4. Section 8-13-1314(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) Within an election cycle, a 
candidate or anyone acting on his behalf shall not solicit or accept, and a 
person shall not give or offer to give to a candidate or person acting on the 
candidate's behalf:

 (1) 
a contribution which exceeds:

 (a) 
three thousand five hundred dollars in the case of a candidate for statewide 
office; or

 (b) 
three thousand five hundred dollars in the aggregate for statewide candidates 
elected jointly pursuant to Section 8, Article IV of the South Carolina 
Constitution, 1895; or

 (c) 
one thousand dollars in the case of a candidate for any other office;

 (2) 
a cash contribution from an individual unless the cash contribution does not 
exceed twenty-five dollars and is accompanied by a record of the amount of the 
contribution and the name, and 
address, occupation, and employer of the 
contributor;

 (3) 
a contribution from, whether directly or indirectly, a registered lobbyist if 
that lobbyist engages in lobbying the public office or public body for which 
the candidate is seeking election;

 (4) 
contributions for two elective offices simultaneously, except as provided in 
Section 8-13-1318.

SECTION 5. Section 8-13-1360(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A) The State Ethics Commission shall 
develop a contribution and expenditure reporting form which must include:

 (1) 
a designation as a