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H4978 - SC FFA Week
William M. Hixon, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Commend The Members Of South Carolina's Ffa, Formerly Known As The Future Farmers Of America, And All Who Support, Promote, And Encourage These Outstanding Students Of Agricultural Education And To Join Them In Observance Of National Ffa Week From February 17 Through 24, 2024.
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Introduced
H4975 - Jametta Brisbane-Hamilton sympathy
Marvin R. Pendarvis, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jametta "lynn" Brisbane-hamilton Of Charleston County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
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Passed
H4976 - Roger Smith, SCACA Golf Coach of the Year
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Applaud Coach Roger Smith Of River Bluff High School On Being Named The South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association's 2023-2024 Golf Coach Of The Year And To Wish Him Continued Success In The Years To Come.
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Passed
H4825 - Kidnapping, luring
William Lee Hewitt, Christopher J. Murphy, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-910, Relating To Offenses Involving Kidnapping, So As To Include Unlawfully Luring Another Person, To Provide For A Sentencing Enhancement When The Victim Is A Minor, To Specifically Provide For Punishment For Attempted Kidnapping Offenses, And To Define The Term "minor".
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Engrossed
H3142 - Robert Smalls Day
Michael F. Rivers, Matthew W. Leber, William Walter Wheeler
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-270 So As To Designate The Thirteenth Day Of May Each Year As "robert Smalls Day" In South Carolina. - Ratified Title
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Passed
H3479 - Long-Term Care Facilities
Joseph H. Jefferson, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 83 To Title 44 So As To Authorize The Use Of Electronic Monitoring Devices By Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities In Certain Circumstances, To Authorize The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Fine Facilities That Discriminate Against Residents Who Use Such A Device, And To Establish Criminal Penalties For Tampering With Such A Device.
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Introduced
H3065 - Pay Increase
Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Joseph H. Jefferson, Patricia Moore Henegan
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establish The Plan By Which The Department Of Administration Must Allocate Amounts Appropriated For Employee Pay Increases So That State Employees Receive A Five Percent Employee Pay Increase Effective July 1, 2023.
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Introduced
H3577 - Electric Substation Security
Michael F. Rivers, William Walter Wheeler, Wendell G. Gilliard
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-1-70 So As To Provide That An Electrical Utility That Owns Or Is Responsible For Operating An Electrical Substation Have Security Cameras To Monitor And Record Activities At The Electrical Substation And To Define "electrical Utility"; And By Amending Section 16-11-740, Relating To Malicious Injury To Telegraph, Telephone, Or Electric Utility System, So As To Provide That A Person Who Wilfully Destroys, Damages, Or In Any Way Injures An Electrical Substation To Be Fined Thirty Thousand Dollars.
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Introduced
H3011 - Firearms criminal background checks
Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Joseph H. Jefferson
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 31, Title 23 Entitled "firearms Criminal Background Checks" So As To Require That A National Instant Criminal Background Check Must Be Completed And Delivery Of A Firearm To A Purchaser Or Transferee May Not Take Place Until The Results Of All Required Background Checks Are Known And The Purchaser Or Transferee Is Not Prohibited From Delivery Of The Firearm.
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Introduced
H3487 - Midwives
Joseph H. Jefferson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "midwife Practice Act"; By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 47, Title 40 So As To Transfer Regulatory Authority Of The Practice Of Midwifery To The State Board Of Medical Examiners For South Carolina; To Define Terms; To Set Forth Certain Midwife Practice Requirements And Prohibitions; To Provide Criteria For Licensure, Including Examination Requirements, With Exceptions; To Require Continuing Education; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations By The Board; And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 44-89-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The "birthing Center Licensure Act", So As To Change Certain Definitional Terms; And By Amending Section 44-89-60, Relating To Reporting Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-102
COMMITTEES
South Carolina House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Joseph H. Jefferson is a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 16. He assumed office in 2016. Jefferson serves as chair of the Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security. Jefferson attended Concord University, where he earned his B.S. in Education. His professional experience includes working as an electrician. He has also served on the Mercer County Board of Education.read less
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