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H4976 - Roger Smith, SCACA Golf Coach of the Year
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Applaud Coach Roger Smith Of River Bluff High School On Being Named The South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association's 2023-2024 Golf Coach Of The Year And To Wish Him Continued Success In The Years To Come.
STATUS
Passed
H4590 - Early voting hours
Murrell Smith, Brandon Michael Newton, Jerry T. Carter
Last updated 7 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-25, Relating To Early Voting, So As To Extend The Hours Of Operation Of Early Voting Centers.
STATUS
Engrossed
H4700 - South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
Wm. Weston Newton, Thomas E. Pope, Brandon Guffey
Last updated 8 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Provide Definitions; To Provide That A Social Media Company May Not Permit Certain Minors To Be Account Holders; To Provide Requirements For Social Media Companies; To Provide That A Social Media Company Shall Provide Certain Parents Or Guardians With Certain Information; To Provide That A Social Media Company Shall Restrict Social Media Access To Minors During Certain Hours; To Provide For Consumer Complaints; To Provide That The Consumer Services Division Has Authority To Administer And Enforce Certain Requirements; To Provide For An Annual Report; To Provide For A Cause Of Action; And To Provide That Certain Waivers And Limitations Are Void.
STATUS
Engrossed
H4978 - SC FFA Week
William M. Hixon, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Commend The Members Of South Carolina's Ffa, Formerly Known As The Future Farmers Of America, And All Who Support, Promote, And Encourage These Outstanding Students Of Agricultural Education And To Join Them In Observance Of National Ffa Week From February 17 Through 24, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
H4975 - Jametta Brisbane-Hamilton sympathy
Marvin R. Pendarvis, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jametta "lynn" Brisbane-hamilton Of Charleston County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3424 - Child Online Safety Act
Travis A. Moore, Jerry T. Carter, John R. Mccravy
Last updated 4 months ago
59 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 37-1-310 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide That A Commercial Entity That Publishes Certain Obscene Material Online May Be Held Liable For Certain Damages, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Commercial Entity To Make A Pornographic Website Available To Persons Under The Age Of Eighteen, And To Provide That The Attorney General May Seek Injunctive And Other Equitable Relief. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H4612 - Aerial hunting of feral hogs
William M. Hixon, Roy Josiah Magnuson, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated 4 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 55-3-110, Relating To Hunting Animals From Aircraft, So As To Provide Persons Possessing A Permit Issued By The Department Of Natural Resources May Hunt From Aircraft; And By Adding Section 50-11-1190 So As To Provide The Department Of Natural Resources May Issue Permits For The Taking Of Feral Hogs While Airborne In A Helicopter Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Provision. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H4611 - Unlawful removal of electronic dog-control devices
William M. Hixon, Thomas E. Pope, Donald Chapman
Last updated 4 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-11-785 So As To Prohibit The Unlawful Removal Or Destruction Of Electronic Collars Or Other Electronic Devices Placed On Dogs By Their Owners And To Provide Penalties. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3594 - Constitutional Carry
Bobby J. Cox, Murrell Smith, Phillip D. Lowe
Last updated 6 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons Permit Holders, So As To Delete A Provision That Makes This Section Inapplicable To Persons Who Possess Concealable Weapons Permits And To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Who Possess Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, So As To Revise The Places Where And Circumstances Upon Which Handguns And Firearms May Be Carried, And Persons Who May Carry Handguns And Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Certain Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations Of This Section; By Amending Section 16-23-55, Relating To Procedures For Returning Found Handguns, So As To Delete The Provision Relating To Filing Applications To Obtain Found Handguns, And Provide Circumstances That Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Possession Or Dispose Of Found Handguns; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision, And To Delete The Term "weapon" And Replace It With The Term "firearm"; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To The Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide This Provision Does Not Apply To Certain Offenses That Prohibit Persons From Carrying Certain Deadly Weapons, To Provide This Provision Applies To Persons Who Knowingly Carry Certain Firearms, To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Persons Lawfully Carrying Firearms Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Beverages Are Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provisions Requiring Permit Holders To Carry Permits While Carrying Weapons And Identifying Themselves As Permit Holders To Law Enforcement Officers, To Provide Persons Must Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm To A Law Enforcement Agency, To Revise The Requirements To Report The Losses Of Permits To Sled, To Revise The Premises Upon Which Permit Holders Must Not Carry Weapons, To Provide Additional Penalties For Certain Violations, To Revise The Provision That Provides Exemptions To Carrying Permits, To Delete The Provision Relating To Penalties For Carrying Expired Permits, To Provide Sled Shall Offer A Concealed Weapon Permit Training Course, And To Provide Persons At Least Eighteen Years Old May Obtain Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises And The Posting Of Signs Prohibiting The Carrying Of Weapons, So As To Make Technical Changes, That Persons Must Knowingly Violate The Provisions Of This Section To Be Charged With A Violation, And To Provide This Section Does Not Limit Persons From Carrying Certain Weapons In State Parks; By Amending Section 23-31-232, Relating To Carrying Concealable Weapons On Premises Of Certain Schools Leased By Churches, So As To Provide Appropriate Church Officials Or Governing Bodies May Allow Any Person To Carry A Concealable Weapon On The Leased Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Concealable Weapon Sign Requirements, So As To Provide The Signs Must Be Posted At Locations Where The Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Is Prohibited; By Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating To Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, And Qualifications For Carrying Concealed Weapons, So As To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating To Unlawful Acts Committed At State Parks, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Or Carry Concealable Weapons In State Parks; By Repealing Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Carrying Of Weapons By Individuals On Their Person, Into Residences Or Dwellings, Or Between A Motor Vehicle And A Rented Accommodation; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms By Persons Convicted Of Violent Offenses, The Confiscation Of Certain Weapons, And The Return Of Firearms To Innocent Owners, So As To Revise The List Of Crimes Subject To This Provision And The Penalties Associated With Violations, And To Define The Term "crime Punishable By A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of More Than One Year"; By Amending Section 22-5-910, Relating To The Expungement Of Criminal Records, So As To Provide For The Expungement Of Criminal Records For Certain Unlawful Possessions Of Firearms Or Weapons Offenses, And To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In This State, So As To Add Additional Persons To This List With Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 23-31-245 So As To Provide Circumstances When Law Enforcement Officers May Search, Detain, Or Arrest Persons Openly Carrying Weapons; By Adding Section 17-1-65 So As To Provide Persons May Apply For Expungements Of Convictions For Unlawful Possession Of Handguns Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 16-23-495 So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Committing Or Attempting To Commit Certain Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Shall Develop And Distribute A Document That Informs Gun Purchasers That They May Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits, Carry Their Weapons Without A Permit, And Certain Penalties Imposed For Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Must Inform The Public The State Provides A Process For Gun Owners To Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits And Allows Gun Owners To Carry Their Weapons Without Permits; And To Provide No Provision Of This Act Should Be Construed To Discourage Gun Ownership Or Gun Safety Training, But To Encourage Gun Owners To Receive Gun Safety Training. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3155 - Petroleum pipelines
William M. Hixon, Bill Taylor
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 7, Title 58 So As To Establish Provisions Relating To Petroleum Pipelines, To Provide For Applications, Permitting, And Hearings, To Set Requirements For Rendering Final Orders, To Provide For Rehearings, To Promulgate Regulations, To Allow The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Require Records Production, To Provide For Discovery, To Employ Expert Witnesses, To Provide That A Petroleum Pipeline Company May Request Reasonable Access To Property On A Proposed Site For Survey Purposes, To Provide Reporting Requirements For A Spill Or An Accidental Release, To Provide For Eminent Domain And Hearings Before The Administrative Law Court, And To Define Necessary Terms; And To Designate Sections 58-7-10 Through 58-7-70 As Article 1, Entitled "special Provisions Affecting Gas, Water, Or Petroleum Pipeline Companies".
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-086
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South Carolina House
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