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S0898 - Michael Del Priore Concurrent
Danny B. Verdin
Last updated 12 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Michael Del Priore, To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends, And To Honor His Memory On What Would Have Been His Seventieth Birthday.
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Passed
S0444 - JMSC Reform
A. Shane Massey, David Wes Climer, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-80(a), Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Judicial Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Screening Commission Must Submit The Names Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S1008 - Governor Abbott
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Robert Michael Johnson, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Governor Greg Abbott For His Leadership And Fortitude And Encourage Him To Persevere In His Fight To Secure The Texas-mexico Border.
STATUS
Introduced
S1011 - USC Day
Nikki Giles Setzler, Gerald Malloy, C. Bradley Hutto
Last updated 11 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The University Of South Carolina And The Entire Usc System For Its Many And Significant Contributions To The Education And Culture Of Our Citizens And To Declare Tuesday, February 13, 2024, "carolina Day" At The State House.
STATUS
Passed
S0915 - Executive Office of Health Policy
Harvey Smith Peeler, Thomas C. Alexander, Nikki Giles Setzler
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Create The Executive Office Of Health And Policy And Provide For The Duties Of The Secretary Of The Agency; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Dissolve Several Departments And Create The State Office Of The Secretary Of Public Health And Policy; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To The Mediation Of Grievances By The State Human Resources Director So As To Add The Secretary Of Health And Policy, The Directors Of The Component Departments Of The Executive Office Of Health And Policy, And All Direct Reports To The Secretary And To Directors Of The Component Departments; By Amending Section 43-21-70, Relating To The Employment Of The Director Of The Department And Advisory Council On Aging, So As To Provide That The Secretary Of Health And Policy Shall Appoint A Director To Be The Administrative Officer Of The Department On Aging; And To Repeal Title 44, Chapter 9 Relating To The State Department Of Mental Health.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0234 - Parents Bill of Rights
Dwight A. Loftis, Brian R. Adams, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated almost 2 years 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.
STATUS
Introduced
S0242 - Trafficking in Fentanyl
Billy Garrett, Penry Gustafson, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 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; And By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Violent Crimes, So As To Add Trafficking In Fentanyl.
STATUS
Introduced
S0237 - School Safety
Brian R. Adams, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated almost 2 years 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".
STATUS
Introduced
S0247 - Teachers and Administrators Defense
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Brian R. Adams, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated almost 2 years 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.
STATUS
Introduced
S0109 - S.C. Constitutional Carry Act of 2023
Shane R. Martin, Rex Fontaine Rice, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2023"; By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms; Exception For Concealable Weapons' Permit Holders, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Firearms Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns; Exceptions, So As To Provide It Is Legal To Carry Handguns In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties; Disposition Of Fines; Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Persons Who Enter Premises With Signs Prohibiting Firearms While Possessing A Firearm Must Be Charged With Trespassing; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Both Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Properties, So As To Revise The Circumstances Upon Which Persons May Possess Firearms On School Properties; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To 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 An Exception For Persons Lawfully Carrying Weapons Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine While Carrying Weapons On The Businesses' Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Concealable Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Possess Permit Identification When Carrying Concealable Weapons, And The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Inform Law Enforcement Officers That They Are Permit Holders And Present The Permits To Officers Under Certain Circumstances, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide This Provision Regulates Both Persons Who Possess And Do Not Possess Concealed Weapons Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Sign Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons, The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Into Residences, And The Carrying Of Weapons Between Automobiles And Certain Rooms And Accommodations.
STATUS
Introduced
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