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2025-2026 Bill 813: Campaign Contributor Information - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 813
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Bennett, Peeler, Jackson, Rankin, Grooms, Sabb, Williams and Alexander
Document Path: LC-0244HA26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Campaign Contributor Information
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/14/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 13
)

1/14/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 13
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026

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.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
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.

S
ECTION 2.
S
ection
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.

S
ECTION 3.
S
ection
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.

S
ECTION 4.
S
ection
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
.

S
ECTION 5.
S
ection
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 pre-election or quarterly report and, if a pre-election
report, the election date;

(
2)
the candidate's name and address or, in the case of a committee, the name and
address of the committee;

(
3)
the balance of campaign accounts on hand at the beginning and at the close of
the reporting period and the location of those campaign accounts;

(
4)
the total amount of all contributions received during the reporting period; the
total amount of contributions of one hundred dollars or less in the aggregate
from one source received during the reporting period; and the name
,

and
address
, occupation, and employer
of each person contributing
more than one hundred dollars in the aggregate during the reporting period, the
date and amount of the contribution, and the year-to-date total for each
contributor. Written promises or pledges to make a contribution must be
reported separately in the same manner as other monetary contributions;

(
5)
the total amount of all loans received during the reporting period and the
total amount of loans for the year to date. The report also must include the
date and amount of each loan from one source during the reporting period, the
name and address of each maker or guarantor of each loan, the year-to-date
total of each maker or guarantor, and the terms of the loan, including the
interest rate, repayment terms, loan payments, and existing balances on each
loan;

(
6)
the date and amount of any in-kind contributions of more than one hundred
dollars in the aggregate by one person during the reporting period, and the
contributor's name, address,
occupation, employer,

and year-to-date total;

(
7)
the total amount of all refunds, rebates, interest, and other receipts not
previously identified during the reporting period, and their year-to-date
total; the total amount of other receipts received of one hundred dollars or
less in the aggregate from one source during the reporting period; the date and
amount of each refund, rebate, interest, or other receipt not previously
identified of more than one hundred dollars in the aggregate from one source,
the name and address and the year-to-date total for each source;

(
8)
the aggregate total of all contributions, loans, and other receipts during the
reporting period and the year-to-date total; the amount, date, and a brief
description of each expenditure made during the reporting period, the name and
address of the entity to which the expenditure was made, and the year-to-date
total of expenditures to that entity. Credit card expenses and candidate
reimbursements must be itemized so that the purpose and recipient of the
expenditure are identified;

(
9)
the total amount of all loans made during the reporting period and the
year-to-date total. The report also must include the date and amount of each
loan to one entity during the reporting period, the name and address of each
recipient of the loan, and the terms of the loan, including the interest rate,
repayment terms, purpose of the loan, the year-to-date total, and existing
balances.

S
ECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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