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H3186 - Supervised furlough program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Sections 24-13-710 And 24-13-720 Both Relating To The Supervised Furlough Program.
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H3361 - SC Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety; created
Thomas E. Pope, Christopher Sloan Wooten
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 2 To Title 23 So As To Create The South Carolina Department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety; By Amending Section 1-3-240, Relating To The Removal Of Certain State Officers By The Governor, So As To Delete The Term "director Of The Department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "director Of The Department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety"; By Amending Section 1-7-920, Relating To The Members Of The Commission On Prosecution Coordination, So As To Delete The Term "director Of The Department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "director Of The Department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety"; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Delete The Term "department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety"; By Amending Section 1-30-90, Relating To The Department Of Public Safety, So As To Substitute The Term "division Of Public Safety" For The Term "department Of Public Safety"; By Amending Section 2-13-240, Relating To The Distribution Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws To Various Entities, So As To Delete The Term "department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety"; By Amending Sections 5-3-90, 5-7-110, 9-11-180, 10-11-80, 11-35-710, 12-28-1910, 12-28-2325, 13-7-70, 13-7-160, 14-1-206, 14-1-207, 14-1-208, 14-1-212, 17-22-350, 23-1-230, And 23-1-240, Relating To The Scope Of The Provisions That Provide For The Structure, Organization, Powers, And Duties Of Municipal Governments, The Department Of Public Safety's Contributions Into The State Retirement System On Behalf Of Active Highway Patrol Member Employees, Parking On Certain State Parking Lots, State Procurement Code Exemptions, The Inspection Of Fuel And Shipping Papers, Law Enforcement Assistance Provided To The Department Of Revenue By The Department Of Public Safety, Paying Taxes And The Delegation Of Collection Of Taxes, Rules And Regulations Regarding The Transportation Of Materials, Regulations Relating To The Transportation Of Nuclear Materials, Court Assessments And Surcharges, Traffic Education Program Fees, The Use Of Body-worn Cameras, And The First Responders Advisory Committee, All So As To Delete The Term "department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety"; By Amending Chapter 6, Title 23, Relating To The Establishment Of The Department Of Public Safety, So As To Reestablish It As A Division Of The Department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety; By Amending Sections 23-23-30, 23-25-20, 36-9-410, 38-55-530, 38-55-570, 38-77-1120, 39-9-230, 43-5-1250, 44-4-130, 54-17-60, 56-1-190, 56-1-286, 56-1-460, 56-1-1320, 56-1-1760, 56-1-2220, 56-1-2230, 56-3-662, 56-3-663, 56-3-840, 56-3-8710, 56-5-330, 56-5-380, 56-5-765, 56-5-1270, 56-5-1300, 56-5-1320, 56-5-1330, 56-5-1340, 56-5-1350, 56-5-1520, 56-5-1535, 56-5-2930, 56-5-2933, 56-5-2945, 56-5-2951, 56-5-2953, 56-5-3660, 56-5-3670, 56-5-3680, 56-5-3690, 56-5-3890, 56-5-3900, 56-5-4010, 56-5-4030, 56-5-4035, 56-5-4070, 56-5-4075, 56-5-4140, 56-5-4160, 56-5-4170, 56-5-4240, 56-5-4630, 56-5-4840, 56-5-4880, 56-5-4970, 56-5-5015, 56-5-5080, 56-5-5120, 56-5-5140, 56-5-5810, 56-5-5870, 56-5-5880, 56-5-6170, 56-5-6525, 56-5-6560, 56-5-6565, 56-7-10, 56-7-12, 56-7-30, 56-9-350, 56-10-45, 56-10-552, 56-11-20, 56-11-40, 56-19-420, 56-35-50, 57-3-180, 58-23-50, 58-23-1120, 59-67-20, 59-67-260, 59-67-570, 61-6-2900, 61-6-4250, And 61-6-4290, Relating To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council, The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall Of Fame Committee, Reserve Detention Officers, The Unlawful Sale Or Disposal Of Personal Property Subject To A Security Interest, Insurance Fraud And Reporting Immunity, Motor Vehicle Theft And The Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud-reporting Immunity Act, The Implementation Of The Metric System, The Statewide Network Of Mass Transit Systems, The Emergency Health Powers Act, Activities Of The Maritime Security Commission And The Naval Militia, Motor Vehicle Drivers' Licenses, Carrying And Display Of A Driver's License, The Commercial Driver's License Drug Testing Act, The Registration And Licensing Of Motor Vehicles, Nascar Special License Plates, The Definition Of Certain Terms, The Investigation Of Traffic Accidents, Coroner Reports, Accident Reports, Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs, The Operation Of Motorcycles Along The State's Highways, Unlawful Use Of Wireless Devices While Operating Motor Vehicles, Commercial Motor Vehicles And Their Drivers, Motor Vehicle Inspections, Safety Belt Education Programs, The Regulation Of Traffic Traveling Along The State's Highways, The Printing, Ordering And Issuance Of Traffic Tickets, Verification Of Motor Vehicle Insurance, The Confiscation Of Registration Certificates And License Plates, The Uninsured Enforcement Fund, The Road Tax On Motor Carriers, Motor Vehicle Certificates Of Title, Diesel Idling Restrictions, Certain Permits Issued By The Department Of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Carriers, The Transportation Of School Children, And The Transportation Of Alcoholic Beverages, All So As To Delete The Term "department Of Public Safety" And Replace It With The Term "department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety", Or "division Of Public Safety"; And By Amending Sections 23-3-10, 23-3-680, And 23-3-690, Relating To The Creation Of The State Law Enforcement Division, So As To Provide That Its Duties And Functions Are Transferred To The Department Of Law Enforcement And Public Safety.
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Introduced
H3543 - Law Enforcement Officers Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction Act
Ivory Torrey Thigpen, Christopher Sloan Wooten
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "law Enforcement Officers Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (halo) Act" By Adding Section 16-3-1092 So As To Provide That Bystanders Shall Remain At Least Twelve Feet Away From Law Enforcement Officers When The Officers Are Apprehending, Arresting, Searching, Or Consulting An Individual When The Bystanders Are Recording The Actions Of The Officers, And To Provide A Penalty.
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Introduced
H3337 - Sick leave
Christopher Sloan Wooten
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-27 So As To Provide Employees May Use Up To Three Days Of Earned Paid Sick Leave For Certain Chronic Illnesses Or Health Conditions Without Obtaining Health Care Provider Certification, To Limit Applicability Of These Provisions To Workplaces Where Employers Provide Earned Paid Sick Leave, And To Provide Related Requirements.
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Introduced
H3425 - PORS Earnings Limitations
Thomas E. Pope, Anne J. Thayer, Leon D. Gilliam
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-11-90, Relating To The Earnings Limitation Upon Return To Covered Employment In The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide That The Earnings Limitation Does Not Apply In Certain Circumstances; And By Amending Section 9-1-1790, Relating To The Earnings Limitation Upon Return To Covered Employment In The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide That The Earnings Limitation Does Not Apply In Certain Circumstances.
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Engrossed
H3532 - Bond Reform
Murrell Smith, Thomas E. Pope, John R. Mccravy
Last updated about 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
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H3189 - Contraband cell phones
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jerry T. Carter
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "contraband Cell Phone Act" By Adding Chapter 4 To Title 24 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Allow Supervising Law Enforcement Officers With Reasonable Suspicion To Believe That Contraband Cell Phones Exist In A Prison Or Local Detention Facility To Authorize The Use Of Any Electronic Device To Detect And Confirm Such Presence, To Allow Supervising Law Enforcement Officers Who Confirm The Presence Of Contraband Cell Phones To Apply For An Ex Parte Order Requesting Suspension Of Service For Such Contraband Cell Phones, To Authorize The Circuit Courts Of This State To Issue Ex Parte Orders Requiring Cellular Service Providers To Suspend Cellular Service To Identified Contraband Cell Phones, To Require Cellular Service Providers To Discontinue Cellular Service To Contraband Cell Phones Upon Receipt Of Orders Issued Pursuant To This Chapter, To Allow Cellular Service Subscribers Affected By Orders Issued Pursuant To This Chapter To Challenge The Suspension Of Service, And To Provide Immunity From Civil Liability To Certain Persons And Entities For Compliance With The Provisions Of This Chapter; And By Adding Section 24-3-975 So As To Provide That, Subject To Certain Exceptions, It Is Unlawful To Possess Within Or Introduce Upon The Grounds Of A Correctional Facility A Telecommunication Device, To Define The Term "telecommunication Device", And To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of This Provision.
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Introduced
H3233 - Sexually Violent Predator Program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jason T. Elliott
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 44-48-115 And 44-48-180 So As To Provide For The Right To Challenge Commitment To The Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program Based On Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel And To Give Priority Status To Sexually Violent Predator Cases For Purposes Of Scheduling Court Proceedings Respectively; By Amending Sections 44-48-30, 44-48-40, 44-48-50, 44-48-80, 44-48-90, 44-48-100, 44-48-110, 44-48-120, 44-48-130, 44-48-150, And 44-48-160, All Relating To The Sexually Violent Predator Act, So As To Add Definitions For "qualified Evaluator" And "resident" And Change The Definition Of "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence", To Establish Effective Dates For The Granting Of Supervised Reentry, To Require Multidisciplinary Teams To Determine Whether There Is Probable Cause To Believe A Person Is A Sexually Violent Predator, To Provide For The Use Of Court-appointed Qualified Evaluators And To Establish Certain Timelines For Evaluations, To Allow For The Use Of Independent, Qualified Evaluators In Certain Circumstances, To Require Courts To Conduct A Nonjury Hearing Before Release Of A Person Found Incompetent To Stand Trial, To Establish Certain Benchmarks For Additional Reviews Of Mental Conditions, To Establish Certain Requirements Regarding Evaluators In Proceedings On Petitions For Release, To Allow Access To Sealed Court Records By The Attorney General And Other Counsel Of Record, To Make Conforming Changes, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 24-21-32, Relating To Reentry Supervision, So As To Make Inmates Determined To Be Sexually Violent Predators Ineligible For Reentry Supervision.
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Introduced
H3058 - Cyber Sexual Harassment
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-760 So As To Define Necessary Terms, Create The Offense Of Cyber Harassment, Provide Penalties, And Delineate Exceptions.
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Introduced
H3062 - Crime Victim Services, victim service provider definition
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-1420, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of Crime Victim Services, So As To Revise The Definition Of "victim Service Provider" To Exclude Mental Health Clinicians Licensed In This State.
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Introduced
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-069
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South Carolina House
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Christopher Sloan Wooten is running for Texas State House, District 54 as a Libertarian. He has lived in Texas for over 20 years. Wooten is an ordained minister and works as a chaplain. He previously ran for Texas State House District 54 in 2018 and 2020 as a Libertarian. Wooten believes in limited government, fiscal responsibility, and individual liberty. If elected, he wants to advocate for criminal justice reform, protect civil liberties, reform education, and eliminate unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy.read less
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