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H3255 - Kidney donation
Joseph H. Jefferson, Patricia Moore Henegan, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 4 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-63-110 So As To Prohibit Issuers Of Individual Life Insurance Policies From Discriminating Against Living Organ Donors; By Adding Section 38-65-130 So As To Prohibit Issuers Of Group Life Insurance Policies From Discriminating Against Living Organ Donors; By Adding Section 38-71-105 So As To Prohibit Issuers Of Disability Income Insurance Policies From Discriminating Against Living Organ Donors; And By Adding Section 38-72-110 So As To Prohibit Issuers Of Long-term Care Insurance Policies From Discriminating Against Living Organ Donors. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3305 - Student Athletes
Craig A. Gagnon, Frank Lucas Atkinson, Richard L. Yow
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-100 So As To Provide Public Schools May Not Contract With Private Entities For The Supervision, Sanctioning, Or Regulation Of Interscholastic Competitions Unless The Entity Requires Member Charter Schools And Private Schools To Participate At Higher Classification Levels Of Competition If They Accept Students Living Outside Of The Public High School Attendance Zone In Which The They Are Located.
STATUS
Introduced
H3288 - Occupational and professional licensing
Neal A. Collins, Beth E. Bernstein, William G. Herbkersman
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-1-35 So As To Provide People Who Have Current And Valid Employment Authorizations Approved By Federal Immigration Authorities Are Eligible For Occupational Or Professional Licensure If All Other Applicable Requirements Are Met.
STATUS
Introduced
H3014 - Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act
Wendell G. Gilliard, Patricia Moore Henegan, Russell L. Ott
Last updated over 1 year ago
68 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act"; By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 3, Title 16 So As To Entitle The Article "penalty Enhancements For Certain Crimes", To Provide Additional Penalties For Persons Who Commit Certain Delineated Crimes When The Victim Was Intentionally Selected Based On Certain Factors, And To Provide Victims Of A Violation Of The Article May Bring A Civil Action For Damages Sustained.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3618 - Pharmacy Benefits
Patricia Moore Henegan, Robert Q. Williams, Ivory Torrey Thigpen
Last updated over 1 year ago
64 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 38-71-292 And 38-71-820 Both So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Insurers; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
H3590 - Study committee on impact of Jim Crow and slavery on education
Michael F. Rivers, William Walter Wheeler, Chandra E. Dillard
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Create A Study Committee To Examine The Impact Of The Jim Crow Laws And Slavery On Public Education In This State, To Provide For The Membership Of The Study Committee, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Study Committee.
STATUS
Introduced
H3622 - Pastor Sammy Wade 20th anniversary
Jermaine L. Johnson, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Honor Reverend Sammy Lee Wade, Pastor Of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church In Eastover And St. John Baptist Church In Hopkins, And To Congratulate Him Upon Twenty Years Of Pastoral Ministry.
STATUS
Passed
H3582 - Dating Violence Prevention
Kambrell Houston Garvin, Patricia Moore Henegan, Joseph H. Jefferson
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, So As To Define "dating Violence" And "dating" Or "dating Relationship"; By Amending Sections 59-32-20, 59-32-30, And 59-32-50, All Relating To The Requirements Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, All So As To Require The Inclusion Of Dating Violence Education In The Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum And Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Section 59-32-35 So As To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Implement A Policy On The Topic Of Dating Violence, And To Annually Submit A Report To The State Board Of Education And The Department Of Health And Environmental Control Identifying The Individual Schools Offering Dating Violence Education In Compliance With The Provisions Of This Chapter, And The Number Of Instances Of Dating Violence Reported And Addressed By Each School; And By Adding Section 59-101-220 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop And Implement A Policy On The Topic Of Dating Violence, And To Annually Maintain A Report Detailing The Institution"s Compliance With This Requirement And Identifying The Number Of Instances Of Dating Violence Reported And Addressed By The Institution.
STATUS
Introduced
H3643 - Mayor L. S. Green sympathy
David Vaughan, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of L. S. Green, The Former Mayor Of The City Of Mauldin, And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3645 - D. W. Daniel HS marching band champs
Jerry T. Carter, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Honor The D. W. Daniel High School Marching Band, Band Directors, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2022 South Carolina Class Aaa State Championship Title.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-102
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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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