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S0237 - School Safety
Brian R. Adams, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "school Guardian Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 66, Title 59 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year, The Governing Boards Of Public K-12 Schools May Designate Employees As School Guardians To Provide Armed Protection And Other Related Public Safety Functions On Their Campuses, To Define Related Terminology, And To Provide Related Requirements; By Adding Section 23-23-112 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Council Must Develop Guidelines For School Guardians That Must Be Offered By The Criminal Justice Academy, To Provide Specific Requirements For This Training, And To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Amend Section 16-23-420, Relating To The Exemptions From The Prohibition Of Possessing Firearms On Public School Property, So As To Exempt School Guardians; And To Redesignate Chapter 66, Title 59 As "school Safety", And To Redesignate Sections 59-66-20, 59-66-30, And 59-66-40 As "general Provisions".
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Introduced
S0239 - Police Officer Retirement System
Brian R. Adams, Billy Garrett, Mike Reichenbach
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-11-90, Relating To The Effect Of Restoring Police Officers Retirement System Beneficiary To Service, So As To Increase The Amount Of Time A Beneficiary Must Be Retired Before Returning To Work From Thirty To Ninety Days And To Remove The Earnings Limitation.
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Introduced
S0238 - Drug Induced Homicide
Brian R. Adams, Penry Gustafson
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Relating To Homicide, By Adding Section 16-3-80, To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; And To Amend Section 16-1-10(d), Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide.
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Introduced
S0236 - Fentanyl Trafficking
Brian R. Adams, Penry Gustafson, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Amending Sections 44-53-190(b) And 44-53-370(e), Relating In Part To The Trafficking Offenses For Certain Controlled Substances, So As To Add An Offense For "trafficking In Fentanyl", And To Define Necessary Terms.
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Introduced
S0247 - Teachers and Administrators Defense
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Brian R. Adams, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Concealed Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; And By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Permits, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property.
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Introduced
S0108 - Death Benefits for Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty
Thomas C. Davis, John L. Scott, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated about 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-1770, Relating To Preretirement Death Benefit Programs Under The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 9-11-120, Relating To A Preretirement Death Benefit Program Under The Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty, To Provide For The Amount Of The Benefit, To Provide Who Shall Receive The Death Benefit Payment, And To Provide The Source Of The Revenue For The Payment; By Amending Section 42-7-90, Relating To Expenditures From The State Accident Fund, So As To Add "first Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit"; And By Adding Section 42-7-220 So As To Establish The South Carolina First Responder Line Of Duty Death Benefit Fund. - Ratified Title
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Passed
S0001 - Drug-induced homicide
Thomas C. Alexander, Ross Turner, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.
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Engrossed
S0235 - Telecommunications location information
Brian R. Adams, Penry Gustafson, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-340 So As To Provide That Upon Request Of A Law Enforcement Agency, A Wireless Telecommunications Carrier Shall Provide Call Location Information Concerning The Telecommunications Device Of The User To The Law Enforcement Agency In Order To Respond To A Call For Emergency Services Or In An Emergency Situation That Involves The Risk Of Death Or Serious Physical Harm, To Provide A Civil Or Criminal Action May Not Be Brought Against A Wireless Service Provider Under This Section Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Sled Shall Obtain Contact Information From Wireless Service Providers To Facilitate A Request From A Law Enforcement Agency.
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Engrossed
S0234 - Parents Bill of Rights
Dwight A. Loftis, Brian R. Adams, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Title 63, By Adding Chapter 23 So As To Enact The Parental Bill Of Rights; By Adding Section 63-23-110 So As To Provide That Parents Have Fundamental Rights Regarding The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Children; By Adding Section 63-23-120 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 63-23-130 So As To Provide That The Government Cannot Infringe On Fundamental Rights Of Parents Without A Compelling State Interest That Is Narrowly Tailored And That Cannot Be Achieved By A Less Intrusive Means; By Adding Section 63-23-140 So As To Provide Fundamental Rights Of Parents; By Adding Section 63-23-150 So As To Require That School Districts Should Create Parental Involvement Policies; By Adding Section 63-23-160 So As To Prohibit Health Care Providers From Soliciting Or Providing Health Care Services To Children Without Written Parental Consent; By Adding Section 63-23-170 To Provide That The Provisions Contained In This Chapter Supersede Any Matter To The Contrary Contained In A State Of Emergency; By Adding Section 63-23-180 To Provide For A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To A Minor's Consent To Health Services, So As To Raise The Age At Which A Minor May Consent To Health Services.
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Introduced
S0368 - Bond Reform - Subsequent Violent Offense
Brian R. Adams, Robert Michael Johnson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration By The Circuit Court Of Bond Set By The Summary Court, So As To Provide That If A Person Receives A Subsequent Bond After Being Released On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, The Bondsman Must Certify That All Fees Associated With The Bond Were Paid In Full At The Time Of The Bonding, And To Provide That If A Person Receives A Bond After Two Prior Bonds Set For Separate Violent Or Felony Offenses Involving A Firearm, That Bond May Not Be Posted By A Bond Surety; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Provide That The Court Must Consider Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For A Prior Offense When Setting Bond; And By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Information To Be Provided To The Magistrate, So As To Provide That A Magistrate Must Consider Whether A Person Is Out On Bond For Another Prior Offense When Setting A Bond.
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Introduced
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Senator from South Carolina district SD-044
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South Carolina Senate
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Brian R. Adams was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. He attended Colorado State University where he earned his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. After graduation, Brian joined the United States Marine Corps. He served for over 20 years, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Brian reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring. After the military, Brian worked in business development and government affairs roles. He lives with his wife and two children in Windsor, Colorado. Brian is running for Colorado's House District 63 seat.read less
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