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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.
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Introduced
S0153 - Trafficking Fentanyl
Thomas R. Young, Penry Gustafson, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Amending Sections 44-53-190(b) And 44-53-370(e), Relating To The Trafficking Offenses For Certain Controlled Substances, So As To Add An Offense For "trafficking In Fentanyl", To Define Necessary Terms And Provide Penalties; And By Amending Section 44-53-370(d) To Provide For Presumptive Weights For Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl Or Fentanyl-related Substances.
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Engrossed
S0302 - Retirement system, judges and solicitors
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, Thomas C. Davis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-8-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include The Attorney General Of This State In The Definition Of "solicitor" And To Make The Necessary Provisions For The Attorney General To Become A Member Of The System; And By Amending Section 9-8-40, Relating To Membership In System; Cessation Of Membership, So As To Allow The Attorney General Serving On July 1, 2023, To Elect To Become A Member.
STATUS
Introduced
S0334 - School Board Vacancies
George E. Campsen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-65 So As To Require Vacancies On A School District Board Of Trustees To Be Filled In The Same Manner Of Original Appointment Or By A Special Election; By Amending Section 59-19-60, Relating To The Removal Of Members Of School District Boards Of Trustees, So As To Remove A Duplicative Provision; And By Amending Section 59-19-70, Relating To The Selection Of A Chairman And Clerk Of A Board Of Trustees, So As To Require The Selection Of A Chairman And Clerk As Soon As Practicable After The Election Of A New Trustee.
STATUS
Introduced
S0164 - State Health Facility Licensure Act
David Wes Climer, Penry Gustafson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Renaming Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 As The "state Health Facility Licensure Act"; By Amending Sections 44-7-110, 44-7-120, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, And 44-7-320, All Relating To The Regulation Of Health Care Facilities In The State, So As To Eliminate References To Certificate Of Need; By Amending Section 44-7-160, Relating To Certificate Of Need Requirements, So As To Apply Only To Nursing Homes; By Adding Section 44-7-161 So As To Provide That The Medical University Of South Carolina Must Appear Before The Joint Bond Review Committee And Obtain Approval From The State Fiscal Accountability Authority Prior To Taking Certain Actions; By Establishing The Certificate Of Need Study Committee To Assess Health Care In Rural South Carolina; By Adding Section 44-7-266 So As To Require Ambulatory Surgical Facilities To Provide Uncompensated Indigent Care And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 44-7-170, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Certain Exemptions; By Amending Section 44-7-190, Relating To Project Review Criteria, So As To Require The Prioritization Of Timely Access To Health Care Services; By Amending Section 44-7-200, Relating To The Certificate Of Need Application Process, So As To Change The Timeline For The Application Process; And By Amending Sections 44-7-210 And 44-7-220, Relating To Certificate Of Need Administrative And Judicial Proceedings, So As To Shorten Certain Time Frames Of These Proceedings And Eliminate The Role Of The Court Of Appeals. - Ratified Title
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Passed
S0147 - Address Confidentiality and Advocate Privilege
Katrina Frye Shealy, Penry Gustafson, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-25-130 So As To Establish The Address Confidentiality Program Whereby A Victim Of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalking, Harassment, Or Sexual Offenses May Use A Designated Address Rather Than His Residential Address To Conceal His Place Of Residence From His Assailants Or Probable Assailants, To Provide That The Program Shall Be Administered By The Attorney General, To Provide For The Process Through Which A Person May Participate In The Program, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 16-3-1656 So As To Require Nonprofit Victim Assistance Organizations That Serve Victims Of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalking, Harassment, Or Sexual Offenses To Protect The Confidentiality And Privacy Of Clients, With Exceptions; And By Adding Section 19-11-110 So As To Prohibit Employees, Agents, Or Volunteers Of Such Organizations From Testifying In Actions Or Proceedings About Communications Made By A Client Or Records Kept During The Course Of Providing Services To The Client, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0101 - Hunting and Fishing Licenses
George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-9-525, Relating To Licenses For Disabled Residents, So As To Provide The Requirements For Obtaining A Lifetime Disability Combination License Or A Lifetime Disability Fishing License For Certain Persons. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0094 - Citizens' arrest
George E. Campsen
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Section 17-13-20 Relating To Citizens' Arrest During The Nighttime In Cases Where The Person Being Arrested Has Committed A Felony, Has Entered A Dwelling House Without Permission, Has Broken Into Or Is Breaking Into An Outhouse With A View To Plunder, Has In His Possession Stolen Property, Or Flees While He Is Hailed If He Is Under Just Suspicion Of His Design To Steal Or Commit Some Felony.
STATUS
Introduced
S0282 - Beach Restoration and Improvement Trust Fund
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Stephen L. Goldfinch
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 25 To Title 51, So As To Place The Beach Restoration And Improvement Trust Fund Under The Authority Of The Department Of Parks, Recreation And Tourism And To Rename The Trust Fund, To Require The General Assembly To Appropriate A Certain Amount For The Fund Annually, To Provide That Funding For Annual Monitoring And Evaluation Of Erosion Rates And Beach Profiles Must Be Provided By The Trust Fund; And To Repeal Chapter 40 Of Title 48, Relating To The South Carolina Beach Restoration And Improvement Trust Act.
STATUS
Introduced
S0428 - Longest Serving Senator
Darrell Jackson, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated almost 2 years ago
45 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution To Recognize And Honor Senator Nikki Giles Setzler For His Exemplary Record Of Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina And For Becoming The Longest-serving State Senator Currently Holding Office In The Nation.
STATUS
Passed
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