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H3558 - Safety Plans and Relative Placements
Murrell Smith, Shannon S. Erickson, Heather Ammons Crawford
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 63-7-693 And 63-7-696 So As To Require Parties To Execute A Safety Plan Before The Department Of Social Services May Place A Child Outside The Home Without Taking Legal Custody, To Establish Limitations On The Use Of A Safety Plan For Child Protection, And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 63-7-650, Relating To The Placement Of A Child Outside The Home Instead Of Entering State Custody, So As To Change Certain Requirements Relating To Assessing The Safety And Appropriateness Of An Out-of-home Placement; By Amending Section 63-7-690, Relating To The Allowable Timeframe To Make An Interim Out-of-home Placement Of A Child, So As To Change The Timeframe; And By Amending Section 63-7-730, Relating To Expedited Placement Of Child With A Relative At The Probable Cause Hearing, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3161 - Closed primaries
James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley, John R. Mccravy
Last updated almost 2 years ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.
STATUS
Introduced
H3503 - Trafficking in Fentanyl
Leon D. Gilliam, Thomas E. Pope, Bill Taylor
Last updated over 1 year ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Substances, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Prohibited Acts And Penalties, So As To Add An Offense For Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Narcotics And Controlled Substances Prohibited Acts And Penalities, So As To Add Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Adding Section 44-53-393 So As To Provide That The Term "drug Paraphernalia" Does Not Include Certain Testing Equipment; And By Adding Section 44-53-379 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Certain Individuals Who Have Been Convicted Of Certain Drug-related Crimes To Possess A Firearm Or Ammunition Within This State. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3071 - Roll back taxes
Cally R. Forrest, John R. Mccravy, John Taliaferro West
Last updated almost 2 years ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Property Taxes, So As To Reduce The Penalty For Changing The Use Of Agricultural Property To One Dollar For Each Parcel; And By Repealing Section 12-43-222 Relating To Roll Back Taxes For Open Spaces.
STATUS
Introduced
H3125 - Fruit and vegetable SNAP Grant Program
JA Moore, Bill Taylor, Patricia Moore Henegan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 43-5-250 So As To Establish The "fruit And Vegetable Snap Grant Program" To Encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Recipients To Purchase More Fresh Fruits And Vegetables By Providing Them With A Certain Additional Allotment, To Establish "the Fruit And Vegetable Snap Grant Fund", And To Provide That The Department Of Social Services Shall Coordinate With Local Grocery Stores And Farmers' Markets To Develop Certain Plans.
STATUS
Introduced
H3695 - Voter registration, party affiliation
Brandon Michael Newton, Christopher Sloan Wooten, Raye Felder
Last updated almost 2 years ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That An Elector Must Be Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party For A Certain Period Of Time Prior To The Date Of That Party's Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum In Order To Participate, And Require That Voter Registration Applications Allow An Applicant To Indicate A Preference To Be Affiliated With A Certified Political Party; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Both Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, Both So As To Include Information On Such Applications Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Allow A Political Party To Require A Person To Be Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time In Order To Appear As A Candidate On The Primary Ballot.
STATUS
Introduced
H3325 - In-State college tuition rates to out-of-state students
Timothy A. McGinnis, Terry Alexander, Patricia Moore Henegan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-112-105 So As To Provide Coastal Carolina University, Francis Marion University, The University Of South Carolina Aiken, The University Of South Carolina Beaufort, The University Of South Carolina Upstate, And Winthrop University May Offer In-state Tuition To Students Who Legally Reside In A State That Borders South Carolina And Otherwise Meet Admissions Criteria, To Limit The Number Of Such Students Who May Receive In-state Tuition Under These Provisions, And Limit Applicability Of These Provisions To School Years 2024-2025 To 2029-2030, Unless Extended By The General Assembly; By Amending Section 59-112-110, Relating To In-state Tuition For Certain Georgia Residents Attending The University Of South Carolina Aiken And Aiken Technical College, So As To Remove The University From The Existing Provisions And To Authorize Horry-georgetown Technical College To Provide In-state Tuition To Certain Students Residing In States That Border South Carolina From School Years 2024-2025 To 2029-2030; And By Repealing Section 59-125-95 Relating To The Availability At Winthrop University Of Graduate-level In-state Tuition To Residents Of Carolinas Partnership For Economic Development Member Counties In North Carolina.
STATUS
Introduced
H3591 - Constitutional amendment
Murrell Smith, Bill Taylor, Brandon Michael Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Repeal Section 4, Article Xi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Prohibition Against The State Or Its Political Subdivisions Providing Direct Aid To Religious Or Other Private Educational Institutions.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3532 - Bond Reform
Murrell Smith, Thomas E. Pope, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Create An Additional Offense Punishable By Up To Five Years If A Person Commits A Subsequent Violent Crime While Subject To A Bond Order Or Pretrial Release Order For A Previous Violent Crime; By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Cash Deposits In Lieu Of Bond, So As To Provide That If The Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm While Out On Bond Or Other Pretrial Release, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond Rather Than Ten Percent; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Adding Section 17-15-35 So As To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Procedures For Court-ordered Electronic Monitoring In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Bond; By Adding Section 17-15-37 So As To Authorize The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Promulgate Regulations Regarding Electronic Monitoring And To Provide Parameters For Which An Electronic Monitoring Agency Must Operate Within; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration Of Bond By The Circuit Court Set By A Summary Court, So As To Provide A Defendant Must Be Advised Of His Right To A Speedy Trial And To Provide Procedures Related To Speedy Trials, To Provide For The Revocation Of Previous Bond If A Person Commits A Violent Offense Or A Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Which Was Committed While The Person Was Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, To Require A Full Bond Under Certain Repeat Offender Circumstances, And To Provide Conforming Procedures; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Prohibit Credit For Time Served Prior To Trial And Sentencing When The Prisoner Committed A Subsequent Crime While Out On Bond Or Had Bond Revoked On Any Charge Prior To Trial Or Plea; By Amending Section 24-13-425, Relating To The Offense Of Tampering With An Electronic Monitoring Device, So As To Delete An Unnecessary Definition And Exempt Certain Authorized Employees Or Agents From The Purview Of The Statute; By Adding Section 17-15-500 So As To Establish The South Carolina Pretrial Reform Commission, Provide For Its Membership And Duties, And Terminate The Commission On A Date Certain; By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Defintions For Purposes Of The Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Revise The Definition Of "surety Bondsman" And Define The Term "electronic Monitoring"; By Amending Section 38-53-50, Relating To Surety Relieved On Bond, So As To Make A Technical Change Regarding Nonpayment Of Premium Fees Alone Not Being Sufficient To Warrant Immediate Incarceration Of The Defendant; By Amending Section 38-53-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants For Failure To Appear, So As To Revise The Statute To Apply More Broadly When A Defendant Violates The Conditions Of Bond And Revise Time Frames Provided For The Notice Of The Bench Warrant; By Adding Section 38-53-84 So As To Require Notification To The Appropriate Solicitor If A Defendant Violates An Order For Electronic Monitoring, To Provide For Relief From The Bond If The Defendant Fails To Pay For The Monitoring, And To Provide For Possible Revocation Of A Bondsman's License For Failure To Comply With Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts By Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Provide Additional Payment Procedures And Expense Reimbursement Procedures; By Amending Section 38-53-310, Relating To Written Bail Bond Reports That Must Be Filed Each Month With The Clerk Of Court, So As To Include Current Data Retained As An Express Condition Of Bond, And To Allow For The Use Of A Data Management Software System In Lieu Of The Written Report; And By Adding Section 38-53-55 So As To Require A Person Engaged In Electronic Monitoring Of A Defendant Charged With A Violent Offense To Report To The Court And Law Enforcement Officials If The Defendant Has Contact With The Alleged Victim. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3393 - Firearms
Bill Taylor, John R. Mccravy, John Taliaferro West
Last updated almost 2 years ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For Financial Institutions Or Governmental Entities To Discriminate Against Certain Manufacturers And Retailers Of Firearms, Firearm Accessories, Or Ammunition, And To Provide Penalties.
STATUS
Introduced
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