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S0286 - Commercial ad benches, permits issued by DOT
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-25-40, Relating To Applications By A Regional Transit Authority Or Public Transit Operator To Install Commercial Advertisement Benches, So As To Allow A Political Subdivision To Install And Maintain Commercial Advertisement Benches, Remove The Provision That Requires A Bench To Be Located At The Applicant's Bus Stop, And Remove The Expiration Date Of Permits Issued Pursuant To This Section.
STATUS
Introduced
S0294 - SC Agribusiness, Rural, and Opportunity Zone Jobs Act
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina By Adding Chapter 70 To Title 12 So As To Enact The "south Carolina Agribusiness, Rural, And Opportunity Zone Jobs Act", To Provide Definitions, To Provide The Department Of Revenue Shall Accept Applications For Approval As A Growth Fund, To Provide For Criteria For The Department To Either Grant Or Deny An Application, To Provide For Certain Income Tax Credits, To Provide For Criteria For The Department To Revoke A Tax Credit Certificate, To Provide That A Growth Fund May Request From The Department Certain Written Opinions, To Provide For The Submittal Of Reports, To Provide That The Department May Promulgate Rules And Issue Forms And Notices, And To Provide That The Department Shall Notify The Department Of Insurance Of The Name Of Any Insurance Company Allocated Certain Tax Credits.
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
S0291 - Minimum Wage
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-10-210 So As To Enact The "south Carolina Minimum Wage Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 10, Title 41 So As To Provide For A Citation; By Adding Section 41-10-220 So As To Provide Employers Shall Pay Employees A Certain Minimum Wage; By Adding Section 41-10-230 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Retailiate Against An Employee Who Exercises His Rights With Respect To The Minimum Wage; By Adding Section 41-10-240 So As To Provide Certain Remedies To The Employee And State; By Adding Section 41-10-250 So As To Provide Civil Enforcement Authority To Enforce The Act To The Attorney General; By Adding Section 41-10-260 So As To Provide A Statute Of Limitations; By Adding Section 41-10-270 So As To Provide That An Action Brought Under The Act May Be Brought As A Class Action; By Adding Section 41-10-280 So As To Limit Authority Of The Department With Respect To Implementing The Act; By Amending Section 6-1-130, Relating To Political Subdivisions, So As To Establish A Scope Of Authority To Set Minimum Wage Rates; By Amending Section 44-22-160, Relating To Employment Within Facility, Compensation, And The Right To Refuse Nontherapeutic Employment, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; By Amending Section 53-1-100, Relating To Operation Of Machine Shops Exempt From Chapter And Conscientious Opposition To Sunday Work, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; By Amending Section 53-1-110, Relating To The Manufacture Or Finishing Of Textile Products Exempt From Chapter And Conscientious Opposition To Sunday Work, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 10, Title 41 As Article 1 Entitled "payment Of Wages Generally"; And To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
S0287 - Single-family dwelling
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-7-25 So As To Provide For The Number Of Unrelated Adult Persons That May Live In A Single-family Residence; And To Provide Exceptions, To Define Certain Terms, And To Provide Civil Penalties For Violation.
STATUS
Introduced
S0361 - Construction Contract Extensions
Lawrence K. Grooms, John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-5-1630, Relating To The Extension Of Construction Contracts, So As To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Commission Is Not Required To Provide Preapproval Of Construction Contract Extensions And To Provide That The Commission Must Ratify Extensions At The Next Commission Meeting. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0123 - First Steps
Greg Hembree, Ross Turner, Gerald Malloy
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Create The "permanent Authorization Joint Resolution Of The South Carolina First Steps To School Readiness Act"; And Permanently Authorize The Act And Repeal Former Sections As It Relates To The Repeal And Reauthorization Of The Act.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0292 - Mask Prohibition
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-7-110, Relating To The Prohibition On Wearing A Mask Which Conceals A Person's Identity, So As To Provide That Notwithstanding Another Provision Of Law, This Prohibition Does Not Apply During An Active Pandemic Or Epidemic In This State Or During An Active And Lawfully Declared State Of Emergency In This State.
STATUS
Introduced
S0288 - Sales tax exemptions
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From The State Sales Tax, So As To Exempt All Sales Made To Military Veterans On Veterans Day.
STATUS
Introduced
S0396 - Human Affairs Commission
John L. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-13-40, Relating To Creation Of South Carolina Commission On Human Affairs, So As To Delete Certain Requirements; By Amending Section 1-13-90, Relating To Complaints, Investigations, Hearings, And Orders, So As To Provide Remedies Analogous With Federal Law And As Are Necessary And Proper To Promote The Public Interest And Eliminate Discrimination; By Amending Section 1-13-90, Relating To Complaints, Investigations, Hearings, And Orders, So As To Amend The Statute Of Limitations For An Action In Circuit Court Under This Section; By Amending Section 31-21-120, Relating To Complaints, Process, And Handling, So As To Delete Certain Requirements; And By Amending Section 31-21-140, Relating To Civil Action; Damages, So As To Clarify The Statute Of Limitations For A Civil Action By An Individual.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-019
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
John L. Scott grew up in Washington. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in social sciences, Scott served in the U.S. Navy. Later, he worked in real estate sales and management. In 1994, Scott was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives. He served until 2001. While in office, Scott worked on banking, economic development, government efficiency, and tax issues. Scott then founded a public affairs and business consulting firm. He currently lives in Washington with his wife. They have three grown children.read less
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South Carolina Senate from South Carolina
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