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H3330 - College tuition for nonresidents
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-440 So As To Provide A Student Must Be Exempt From Paying Out-of-state Tuition At A Public Institution Of Higher Education In South Carolina And Must Be Eligible For Certain State-sponsored Scholarships And Tuition Assistance If He Attended A High School In This State For Three Or More Years, Graduated From A High School In The State Or Received The Equivalent Of A High School Diploma In This State, Registers As An Entering Student Or Is Currently Enrolled In A Public Institution Of Higher Education No Earlier Than The Fall Semester Of The 2024-2025 Academic Year, And, If Lacking Lawful Immigration Status, Files An Affidavit With The Institution Stating He Has Filed An Application To Legalize His Immigration Or Will File An Application When Eligible; To Provide A Student Who Is Eligible For A State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance Under This Act Also Must Meet Other Qualifications Of The State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance To Receive The Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance; To Provide Student Information Obtained In The Implementation Of This Act Must Be Confidential; And To Require The Commission On Higher Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate The Provisions Of This Act.
STATUS
Introduced
H3276 - Local Government
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 4-1-190 So As To Provide That The County Legislative Delegation May, By The Adoption Of A Resolution, Appoint The Members Of A County Recreation Commission That Was Established As A Special Purpose District Prior To The Adoption Of Home Rule, And To Provide That The Members Of A County Recreation Commission Who The County Delegation Appoints Pursuant To The Provisions Of This Act Serve At The Pleasure Of The County Legislative Delegation, And May Be Removed At Any Time By The County Legislative Delegation.
STATUS
Introduced
H3331 - Ban the Box Act
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ban The Box Act"; And By Adding Section 41-1-23 So As To Provide That No Job Application May Include Questions Related To Criminal Convictions Unless The Conviction Directly Relates To The Employment Or Licensure Sought, To Provide A Related Policy Statement, And To Provide Necessary Definitions, Exclusions, And Related Requirements.
STATUS
Introduced
H3041 - Autopsy photographs
James Todd Rutherford, April Cromer
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-535, Relating To Persons Authorized To View Photographs And Videos Of An Autopsy, So As To Restructure The Circumstances Under Which Photographs And Videos Of An Autopsy May Be Disseminated.
STATUS
Introduced
H3681 - Omnibus Tobacco Enforcement Act of 2023
John Taliaferro West, Steven Wayne Long, James Todd Rutherford
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-95-45 So As To Provide That Political Subdivisions Of This State May Not Enact Any Laws, Ordinances, Or Rules Pertaining To Ingredients, Flavors, Or Licensing Of Cigarettes, Electronic Smoking Devices, E-liquid, Vapor Products, Or Tobacco Products And To Provide That Such Laws, Ordinances, And Rules Enacted By A Political Subdivision Prior To December 31, 2020, Are Not Subject To The Preemption Imposed By This Act; By Amending Sections 16-17-500, 16-17-501, 16-17-502, 16-17-503, 16-17-504, And 16-17-506, Relating To The Prevention Of Youth Access To Tobacco And Other Nicotine Products, So As To Change The Definition Of "tobacco Product" And Add Definitions For "tobacco Retail Establishment" And "tobacco Retailer"; To Prohibit Minors From Entering A Tobacco Retail Establishment; To Change Certain Penalties For Tobacco Retailer Violations; To Require Tobacco Retailers To Secure And Display A Tobacco Retail Sales License From The Department Of Revenue And To Establish An Associated Fee And Penalty For Violations; To Make Technical Corrections; And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 59-1-380, Relating To The Mandatory Public School Tobacco-free Campus Policy, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Adding Section 12-36-511 So As To Require Retailers To Provide The Department Of Revenue Certain Tobacco-related Information In Their Retail License Applications. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3095 - Constitution, Gambling and gaming
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Amendment To Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Adding Section 16 So As To Provide That The General Assembly By Law, In Specified Areas Of The State, May Provide For The Conduct Of Gambling And Gaming Activities On Which Bets Are Made To Include Pari Mutuel Betting On Horse Racing, Sports Betting On Professional Sports, Casino Activities, Such As Card And Dice Games Where The Skill Of The Player Is Involved In The Outcome, And Games Of Chance With The Use Of Electronic Devices Or Gaming Tables, All Of Which Strictly Must Be Regulated And May Be Conducted In One Location Or In Separate Locations Within The Specified Area Subject To Special Laws, Including Criminal Laws, Enacted By The General Assembly, Applicable Only In The Specified Area, With The Revenue Realized By The State And Local Jurisdictions To Be Used For Highway, Road, And Bridge Maintenance, Construction, And Repair; And By Proposing An Amendment To Section 8, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Deleting Section 8 Which Makes It Unlawful For A Person Holding An Office Of Honor, Trust, Or Profit To Engage In Gambling Or Betting On Games Of Chance, And Requires The Officer's Removal From Office Upon Conviction For A Gambling Offense.
STATUS
Introduced
H3362 - Driver's license, surrendered
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-557 So As To Provide That When A Person Appeals A Conviction That Requires The Suspension Of His Driver's License, The Driver's License Suspension Must Be Stayed While The Case Is Being Appealed Or When A Petition For Rehearing Has Been Filed; And To Amend Section 56-1-365, Relating To A Person Who Surrenders His Driver's License, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Not Suspend A Person's Driver's License If It Fails To Receive Notice Of A Conviction That Requires The License To Be Suspended Within Thirty Days Of The Conviction.
STATUS
Introduced
H3052 - Nonferrous metals, catalytic converters
James Todd Rutherford, Bill Taylor
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-680, Relating To Permits To Purchase Nonferrous Metals, Transportation, And Sale Of Nonferrous Metals, And Various Offenses Associated With Nonferrous Metals, So As To Restructure The Various Offenses To Include Intent And Clarify Certain Aspects Of The Violations.
STATUS
Introduced
H3465 - FOIA Exemptions
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-4-40, Relating To Matters Exempt Or Prohibited From Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act, So As To Prohibit The Disclosure Of Recordings Of Telephone Conversations Of Inmates And Their Visitors Made By The Facility In Which The Inmate Is Incarcerated.
STATUS
Introduced
H3657 - Todd Timmons, volunteer service
James Todd Rutherford
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognize And Honor Todd Stuart Timmons, President Of The Senior Resources, Inc., Board Of Directors, And To Congratulate Him For His Seven Years Of Outstanding Volunteer Service To The Senior Citizens Of Richland County.
STATUS
Passed
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