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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
STATUS
Passed
H3635 - Brashier Middle College, National Blue Ribbon School
Ashley B. Trantham, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate And Salute Brashier Middle College On Being Selected As A Blue Ribbon School By The United States Department Of Education.
STATUS
Passed
H3664 - Edith S. Childs, achievements
Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Commend The Honorable Edith S. Childs Of Greenwood For Her Many Years Of Dedicated Public And Community Service And To Wish Her Much Success And Fulfillment As She Continues To Serve.
STATUS
Passed
H3564 - Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act
Leon D. Gilliam, James Mikell Burns, Matthew W. Leber
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "eliminate Economic Boycotts Act"; And By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Require Companies That Contract With The State To Certify That They Do Not Boycott Or Discriminate Against Certain Companies.
STATUS
Introduced
H3549 - South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023
Robert Harris, James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act Of 2023"; By Adding Sections 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, And 16-3-108 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Homicide Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Homicide Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; And By Adding Sections 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, And 16-3-763 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Assault Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Assault Laws Of The State, With Exceptions.
STATUS
Introduced
H3778 - Property tax exemption
Ashley B. Trantham, David Vaughan, Steven Wayne Long
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Allow An Exemption From All Property Tax Equal To One Hundred Percent Of The Value Subject To Tax Of An Owner-occupied Residence If The Owner Has Attained The Age Of Seventy Years And Has Made The Property His Residence For Thirty Years.
STATUS
Introduced
H3720 - Winifred Agnes Aida Greenwood Watson 90th birthday
Shannon S. Erickson, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate Mrs. Winifred Agnes Aida Greenwood "winnie" Watson Of Beaufort County On The Occasion Of Her Ninetieth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
STATUS
Passed
H3283 - School attendance requirements
James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley, Roy Josiah Magnuson
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-30, Relating To Qualifications For Attending Public Schools, So As To Provide Covid-19 Vaccination Status May Not Disqualify A Student From Attending A Public School Or Any Other Institution That Receives Public Funds In Any Amount; And By Amending Section 44-29-180, Relating To Student Vaccination Requirements Imposed By The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Prohibit The Department And The Governing Body Of Any Public School Or Any Other Institution That Receives Public Funds In Any Amount From Requiring Covid-19 Vaccinations For Students.
STATUS
Introduced
H3239 - DHEC Restructuring
Richard L. Yow, James Mikell Burns, Roy Josiah Magnuson
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, By Amending Chapter 1 Of Title 44, Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Rename The Chapter The "department Of Public Health" And To Reorganize The Chapter To Abolish The Department And Board Of Health And Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department Of Public Health By The Governor, To Eliminate Provisions Pertaining To The Board And To Environmental Responsibilities Of The Department, And For Other Purposes; By Adding Chapter 6 To Title 48 So As To Create The Department Of Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department Of Environmental Control By The Governor, To Transfer To The Department The Environmental Divisions, Office, And Programs Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, And For Other Purposes; By Amending Sections 44-2-20, 44-2-40, 44-2-60, 44-2-130, 44-4-130, 44-4-540, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, 44-7-180, 44-7-190, 44-7-200, 44-7-210, 44-7-230, 44-7-320, 44-7-370, 44-7-760, 44-7-2430, 44-29-10, 44-29-150, 44-29-210, 44-53-160, 44-53-280, 44-53-290, 44-53-310, 44-53-320, 44-53-360, 44-53-740, 44-55-20, 44-55-30, 44-55-40, 44-55-45, 44-55-50, 44-55-60, 44-55-70, 44-55-120, 44-55-690, 44-55-860, 44-56-20, 44-56-30, 44-56-60, 44-56-100, 44-56-130, 44-56-160, 44-56-200, 44-56-210, 44-56-405, 44-56-410, 44-56-420, 44-56-495, 44-56-720, 44-56-840, 44-61-20, 44-61-30, 44-61-40, 44-61-50, 44-61-60, 44-61-70, 44-61-80, 44-61-130, 44-61-310, 44-61-350, 44-61-720, 44-61-800, 44-63-110, 44-69-20, 44-69-30, 44-69-50, 44-71-20, 44-75-20, 44-75-30, 44-75-40, 44-89-30, 44-93-20, 44-93-150, 44-93-160, 44-96-40, 44-96-85, 44-96-100, 44-96-120, 44-96-165, 44-96-170, 44-96-250, 44-96-440, 44-96-450, 48-1-10, 48-1-20, 48-1-55, 48-1-85, 48-1-95, 48-1-100, 48-1-130, 48-1-280, 48-2-20, 48-2-70, 48-2-320, 48-2-330, 48-2-340, 48-3-10, 48-3-140, 48-5-20, 48-14-20, 48-18-20, 48-18-50, 48-20-30, 48-20-40, 48-20-70, 48-21-20, 48-34-40, 48-39-10, 48-39-35, 48-39-50, 48-39-270, 48-39-280, 48-39-320, 48-40-20, 48-40-40, 48-43-10, 48-43-30, 48-43-40, 48-43-50, 48-43-60, 48-43-100, 48-43-390, 48-43-510, 48-43-520, 48-43-570, 48-46-30, 48-46-40, 48-46-50, 48-46-80, 48-46-90, 48-52-10, 48-52-810, 48-52-865, 48-55-10, 48-56-20, 48-57-20, 48-60-20, 48-60-55, 49-1-15, 49-1-16, 49-1-18, 49-3-30, 49-4-20, 49-4-170, 49-5-30, 49-5-60, 49-6-30, 49-11-120, 49-11-170, And 49-11-260, Relating To Underground Storage Tanks, Emergency Health Powers, Hospitals, Contagious And Infectious Diseases, Controlled Substances, Drinking Water, Hazardous Waste Management, Emergency Medical Services, Vital Statistics, Home Health Agencies, Hospice Programs, Athletic Trainers, Birthing Centers, Infectious Waste Management, Solid Waste Policy And Management, Pollution Control, Environmental Protection, Water Quality, Stormwater Management, Erosion And Sediment Control, Mining, Prescribed Fires, Coastal Tidelands And Wetlands, Beach Restoration, Oil And Gas Exploration, Low-level Radioactive Waste, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Awareness And Innovation, Environmental Audits, Information Technology Equipment Recovery, Impoundment Of Navigable Waters, Water Resources Planning, Surface Water Withdrawal, Groundwater Use, Aquatic Plant Management, And Dams, Respectively, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government So As To Add The Department Of Public Health And The Department Of Environmental Control; By Adding Section 1-30-140 So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Section 1-30-45 Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control.
STATUS
Introduced
H3393 - Firearms
Bill Taylor, John R. Mccravy, John Taliaferro West
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For Financial Institutions Or Governmental Entities To Discriminate Against Certain Manufacturers And Retailers Of Firearms, Firearm Accessories, Or Ammunition, And To Provide Penalties.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-017
COMMITTEES
South Carolina House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
James Mikell Burns is a Virginia politician. He has served as a Sr. Program Analyst at the Library of Congress since 1990. Burns previously held the position of Computer Specialist for the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1990. In the 2021 election, Burns was the Republican nominee for Virginia House of Delegates District 38. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.read less
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