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H4699 • 2026

Statement of Economic Interests

Statement of Economic Interests

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Sponsor
Reps. C. Mitchell, Pope, W. Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T. Moore and Caskey
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W. Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T. Moore, Caskey
Effective date
Not listed

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Statement of Economic Interests

Statement of Economic Interests

What This Bill Does

  • Statement of Economic Interests

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W. Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T. Moore, Caskey

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 60 )

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 60 )

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Statement of Economic Interests

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4699: Statement of Economic Interests - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4699
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. C. Mitchell, Pope, W. Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T. Moore and Caskey
Document Path: LC-0373DG26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Statement of Economic Interests
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 60
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 60
)

4/16/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.
Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T. Moore, Caskey

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legislative information
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
8-13-1357
SO AS TO REQUIRE A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO FILE PROOF OF
CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AT
THE SAME TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES HIS STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 13, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
8-13-1357
. In addition to all other requirements of this chapter, a candidate
for public office must file proof of current compliance with all state and
federal income tax filing requirements at the same time the candidate files his
statement of economic interests pursuant to Section
8-13-1356
.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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