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S0103 - Increase Magistrate Civil Jurisdiction to $15,000
George E. Campsen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To The Civil Jurisdiction Of The Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction From Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars To Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
STATUS
Introduced
S0097 - Constitutional Amendment proposed, Commissioner of Agriculture
George E. Campsen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, As Amended, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, To Delete The Commissioner Of Agriculture From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Commissioner Of Agriculture Must Be Appointed By The Governor, Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Commissioner Of Agriculture Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision.
STATUS
Introduced
S0091 - Municipal elections, contesting results
George E. Campsen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 5-15-130, Relating To Procedures For Contesting The Results Of Municipal Elections, So As To Extend The Deadline For Filing An Election Contest With The Appropriate Election Authority; And By Amending Section 5-15-145, Relating To The Transfer Of Authority To Conduct Municipal Elections To County Election Commissions, So As To Update References To County Boards Of Voter Registration And Elections.
STATUS
Introduced
S0092 - Election protest deadlines
George E. Campsen, Sandra J. Senn, Billy Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-17-110 So As To Provide For The Extension Of An Election Protest Filing Deadline Which Falls On A Legal Holiday. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0134 - School Board Meeting
Greg Hembree, Penry Gustafson, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-85 So As To Promote Public Access To School Board Meetings By Requiring School Boards To Adopt And Implement Policies That Provide Live Electronic Transmission Of Such Meetings, To Extend Applicability Of These Provisions To The Governing Bodies Of Charter Schools And Special Schools, To Provide Flexibility In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before July 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0036 - Driver's license; suspended due to DUI
C. Bradley Hutto, Thomas R. Young, George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To Suspension Of License Or Permit Or Denial Of Issuance Of License Or Permit To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With A Certain Amount Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Allow Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Are Serving A Suspension Or Are Denied A License Or Permit To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Request A Contested Case Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings; By Amending Section 56-1-385, Relating To Reinstatement Of Permanently Revoked Drivers' Licenses, So As To Limit Its Application To Offenses Occurring Before October 1, 2014; By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To Surrender Of Licenses; Issuance Of New Licenses; Endorsing Suspension And Ignition Interlock Devices On Licenses, So As To Revise The Provisions That Relate To The Duration Of The Period For Which The Ignition Interlock Devices Must Be Maintained To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute And Delete The Requirement That Requires Persons Seeking To Have Licenses Issued Must First Provide Proof That Fines Owed Have Been Paid, And To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require A Person To Obtain An Ignition Interlock Device Unless At Least One Offense That Resulted In Suspension Was Alcohol Related; By Amending Section 56-1-1090, Relating To Request For Restoration Of Privileges To Operate Motor Vehicles, Conditions, And Appeals Of Denials Of Requests, So As To Provide Habitual Offenders May Obtain Drivers' Licenses With Interlock Restrictions If They Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program And Obtained Licenses With Interlock Restrictions; By Amending Section 56-1-1320, Relating To Provisional Drivers' Licenses, So As To Eliminate The Issuance Of Provisional Drivers' Licenses For Certain Offenses That Occurred Before The Effective Date Of This Act; By Amending Section 56-1-1340, Relating To Licenses That Must Be Kept In Possession, Issuance Of Licenses And Convictions To Be Recorded, So As To Conform Statutory References; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide Certain Persons Issued Temporary Alcohol Licenses Are Required To Have Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On Certain Motor Vehicles, To Delete The Provision That Provides This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Convicted Of Certain First Offense Violations, To Provide That Drivers Of Motorcycles Are Exempt From Having Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On These Vehicles, To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute, To Permit Drivers With Lifetime Ignition Interlock Requirements Due To Convictions On Or After October 1, 2014, To Seek To Have The Devices Removed By The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services And The Restrictions From Their Drivers' Licenses, Require Device Manufacturers To Apply To The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services For Certification Of The Devices, Pay A Certification Fee And Provide For The Disposition Of The Fee, To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require Installation Of An Ignition Interlock Device Until A Suspension Is Upheld At A Contested Case Hearing Or The Contested Hearing Is Waived, And To Provide For The Collection And Retention Of The Information Recorded By The Devices; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Administrative Hearing, Restricted Drivers' Licenses And Penalties, So As To Provide Within Thirty Days Of The Issuance Of Notices Of Suspension, Persons May Request A Contested Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings, Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Obtain Temporary Alcohol Licenses With Ignition Interlock Device Restrictions, To Provide For The Disposition Of Temporary Alcohol License Fees, To Provide If Suspensions Are Upheld, The Persons Must Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, To Provide If Suspensions Are Overturned, The Persons' Driving Privileges Must Be Reinstated, To Make Technical Changes, To Allow Persons To Receive Certain Credits For Maintaining Ignition Interlock Restrictions On Temporary Alcohol Licenses Under Certain Circumstances, And To Delete The Provisions Relating To Route-restricted Licenses, To Provide Prosecuting Authorities Are Not Precluded From Waiving Or Dismissing Charges Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-5-2990, Relating To Suspension Of Convicted Persons Drivers' Licenses, And Period Of Suspension, So As To Revise The Penalties Relating To Convictions For First Offense Driving A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Other Drugs To Only Require Persons To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, End The Suspension, And Obtain Interlock Restricted Licenses, Delete The Provision Allowing The Use Of Route-restricted Or Special Restricted Drivers' Licenses To Attend Certain Programs And Functions, And To Delete The Provision That Establishes The Date When Driver's License Suspension Periods Begin And When Certain Appeals May Be Filed. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0145 - Prostitution, Sex Buyer Penalties
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, C. Bradley Hutto
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-90, Relating To Prostitution, Lewdness, Assignation, And Prostitution Generally, So As To Increase The Penalties For Solicitation Of Prostitution, Establishing Or Keeping A Brothel Or House Of Prostitution, Or Causing Or Inducing Another To Participate In Prostitution, To Establish The Affirmative Defense Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking, And To Increase The Penalties For Soliciting, Causing, Or Inducing Another For Or Into Prostitution If The Prostitute Has A Mental Disability; And By Repealing Section 16-15-100, Relating To Prostitution, Further Unlawful Acts.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0096 - Boating safety and education program
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 Amending Section 50-21-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "personal Watercraft" And "specialty Propcraft"; By Amending Section 50-21-90, Relating To The Boating Safety And Educational Program, So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Issue A Boating Safety Certificate Upon The Completion Of Certain Requirements; By Adding Section 50-21-95 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Operate Certain Watercraft On The Waters Of This State Without Possessing A Boating Safety Certificate, With Certain Exceptions; And By Amending Section 50-21-870, Relating To Personal Watercraft And Boating Safety, So As To Remove The Definition Of "personal Watercraft" And To Remove A Boating Prohibition. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0107 - Maximum Sales Tax
George E. Campsen
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2110, Relating To The Maximum Sales Tax, So As To Include Livestock Trailers.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0120 - Executions
Greg Hembree, George E. Campsen, Shane R. Martin
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-3-580, Relating To The Disclosure Of The Identities Of Execution Team Members And The Penalties For The Unlawful Disclosure, So As To Define Certain Terms, To Provide Certain Information Pertaining To The Identity Of Persons Who Participate In The Planning Or Administration Of An Execution Of A Death Sentence Is Confidential, To Provide A Criminal Penalty For A Person Who Violates Certain Provisions Of This Section, To Make Technical Changes, To Provide The Purchase Or Acquisition Of Drugs And Medical Supplies Used In The Administration Of A Death Sentence Is Exempt From The State Procurement Code, To Provide The Out-of-state Acquisition Of Drugs Intended For Use For The Administration Of The Death Penalty Is Exempt From All State Licensing Processes And Requirements Administered By The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Or Any Other Agency, As Well As Regulations Promulgated By The Board Of Pharmacy, To Provide Pharmacies Or Pharmacists That Are Involved In The Supplying, Manufacturing, Or Compounding Of Drugs Intended For Use In The Administration Of The Death Penalty Are Exempt From Certain Licensing Processes And Requirements Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation, The Board Of Pharmacy, Or Any Other State Agency Under Certain Circumstances, To Provide, Under Certain Circumstances, No Governmental Agency Shall Disclose Identifying Information Of Members Of Execution Teams Or The Details Regarding The Procurement Of Certain Drugs Used In The Administration Of The Death Penalty, To Provide The Comptroller General And State Treasurer Shall Work With The Department Of Corrections To Ensure Certain Financial Records Relating To An Execution Are Kept In A De-identified Condition, To Provide The Intent Of This Section Is To Ensure The Absolute Confidentiality Of Identifying Information Of Persons Or Entities Involved In The Planning Or Execution Of A Death Sentence, To Provide The Department Of Corrections Shall Comply With Federal Regulations Regarding The Importation Of Execution Drugs, And To Provide Members Of The General Assembly Must Not Offer Nor Provide Drugs, Medical Supplies, Or Medical Equipment To Execute A Death Sentence. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
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