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S0099 - Judicial candidates, pledges and election
George E. Campsen, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Judicial Candidates Seeking Pledges From Members Of The General Assembly, So As To Provide That Pledges For Judicial Candidates May Not Be Directly Or Indirectly Sought Or Given Until Twelve Days After The Initial Release Of The Report Concerning Nominees To Members Of The General Assembly; And By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That A Period Of At Least Twenty-two Days Must Elapse Between The Date Of The Judicial Merit Selection Commission's Initial Report Of Nominations To The General Assembly And The Date The General Assembly Conducts The Election For These Judgeships.
STATUS
Introduced
S0298 - Allocation and apportionment
Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-2320, Relating To Alternate Methods For The Allocation And Apportionment Of Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Set Forth A Process For The Department Of Revenue And Taxpayers To Accurately Determine Net Income. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S1011 - USC Day
Nikki Giles Setzler, Gerald Malloy, C. Bradley Hutto
Last updated 8 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
S0106 - Income tax credit for conservation
George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3515, Relating To The State Income Tax Credit For Conservation Or A Qualified Conservation Contribution Of Real Property, So As To Provide That The Credit Equals Twenty-five Percent Of The Total Value Of The Gift Rather Than Twenty-five Percent Of The Charitable Deduction For The Gift Allowed On The Taxpayer's Federal Income Tax Return, To Increase The Maximum Annual Credit Allowed A Taxpayer From Fifty-two Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars To One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars, To Adjust The Maximum Annual Credit For Increases In The Consumer Price Index, And To Delete Obsolete Provisions.
STATUS
Introduced
S0138 - LIFE Scholarship eligibility
Thomas McElveen, Sandra J. Senn, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-149-50, Relating To Grade Point Average Requirements For Life Scholarship Eligibility And Retention, So As To Provide A Student Who Becomes Eligible For A Life Scholarship May Not Subsequently Become Ineligible For Retention Of The Scholarship Based On A Grade In A Dual Enrollment Class.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0041 - Criminal Asset Forfeiture
George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina By Adding Chapter 32 To Title 17 So As To Entitle The Chapter "criminal Asset Forfeiture", And To Provide Procedures For The Forfeiture Of Monies, Property, And Other Assets; To Amend Sections 16-3-2090, Relating To Trafficking In Persons, 16-8-260, Relating To Criminal Gangs, 16-13-175, Relating To Larceny Of Property And Motor Vehicles Used, 16-13-177, Relating To Timber Theft, 16-27-55, Relating To Animal Fighting And Baiting, 39-15-1195, Relating To Counterfeit Marks, 44-53-520, Relating To Controlled Substances, And 56-29-40, Relating To Chop Shops, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; To Repeal Section 44-53-530, Relating To Drug Forfeiture Procedures, Section 44-53-586, Relating To Return Of Seized Property To Innocent Owners, Section 44-53-590, Relating To The Offense Of Using Property In A Manner That Makes It Subject To Forfeiture, And Section 56-29-50, Relating To Forfeiture Of Motor Vehicles And Such; And By Adding Article 17 To Chapter 3, Title 23 So As To Provide That The Commission On Prosecution Coordination Shall Establish And Maintain An Asset Seizure And Forfeiture Tracking Database And Searchable Website That Includes Certain Information About Property Seized By Law Enforcement Agencies And Forfeited Under State Law Or Under Any Agreement With The Federal Government.
STATUS
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
STATUS
Passed
S0104 - Pesticides
George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 46-9-110, Relating To Circumstances In Which Local Ordinances Are Void, So As To Provide That A Unit Of Local Government May Adopt An Ordinance Restricting The Use Of Certain Pesticide Products.
STATUS
Introduced
S0280 - SC Conservation Enhancement Act
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Thomas McElveen
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Conservation Enhancement Act"; By Amending Section 12-24-90, Relating To The Deed Recording Fee, So As To Require A Portion Of The Fee To Be Credited To The South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund; And By Amending Section 48-59-40, Relating To The Board Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So As To Add Additional Members To The Board.
STATUS
Introduced
S0089 - Emergency Order Balance of Powers Act
George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "emergency Order Balance Of Powers Act"; By Amending Sections 1-3-420 And 25-1-440, Both Relating To A Proclamation Of Emergency By The Governor, So As To Set Forth Actions That Would Make The Proclamation Ineffective And To Allow The Governor To Renew A State Of Emergency In Periods Of No Greater Than Fifteen Days.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-043
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
George E. Campsen was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He received his Bachelor's degree from The Citadel in 1964 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1967. After law school, Campsen served on active duty in the United States Navy from 1968-1971. He served in Vietnam and was honorably discharged with rank of Lieutenant. In 1980, Campsen was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives where he served until 1988. He returned to the House in 2005 and served until 2012. He has served on various committees including Judiciary, Education and Public Works, Interstate Cooperation, and Rules.read less
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