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S0953 - Short-Term Rentals
Brian R. Adams, C. Bradley Hutto, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-2100 So As To Provide Definitions Related To Lodging Marketplaces; By Adding Section 6-1-2110 So As To Prohibit A Governing Body From Prohibiting Short-term Rentals Except Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 6-1-510, Relating To Definitions Concerning Local Accommodations Taxes, So As To Include Operators Of Lodging Marketplaces In The Definition Of Local Accommodations Tax; By Amending Section 6-1-520, Relating To The Imposition Of Local Accommodations Tax, So As To Provide That Local Governing Bodies Imposing A Local Accommodations Tax Must Notify The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer; By Amending Section 6-1-570, Relating To Remitting Tax To A Local Governing Body, So As To Provide That Local Accommodations Taxes Must Be Collected, Remitted, And Administered In The Same Manner As In Section 12-36-920; By Amending Section 6-1-620, Relating To Definitions Related To The Beach Preservation Act, So As To Include Rentals Facilitated By A Lodging Marketplace In The Definition Of Beach Preservation Fee; By Amending Section 6-1-630, Relating To Beach Preservation Fees, So As To Provide That The Local Governing Body Issuing A Tax Pursuant To This Section Must Notify The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer; By Amending Section 6-1-650, Relating To Notice Of Dropped Rental Property, So As To Exempt Lodging Marketplaces; By Amending Section 5-7-30, Relating To Powers Conferred Upon Municipalities, So As To Provide That Any Taxes Imposed Upon Lodging Accommodations Be Collected And Administered By The Department Of Revenue In The Same Manner As In Section 12-36-920; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definition Of "retailer" And "seller", So As To Provide That A Person Operating As A Lodging Marketplace Be Considered A "retailer" Or "seller"; By Adding Section 12-36-72 So As To Provide A Definition For A Lodging Marketplace; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To The Tax On Accommodations For Transients, So As To Provide That Transactions By Lodging Marketplaces Are Subject To The Seven Percent Sales Tax; And By Repealing Section 12-36-922 Relating To Accommodations Tax Return Information.
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Introduced
S0477 - Judges, retired
Thomas D. Corbin, Dwight A. Loftis, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms, So As To Delete Procedures To Review The Qualifications Of Retired Judges For Continued Judicial Service; And By Amending Section 2-19-100, Relating To Eligibility Of Retired Judges For Appointment, So As To Provide That A Retired Justice Or Judge Is Prohibited From Engaging In Continued Judicial Service Following His Retirement.
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Introduced
S0001 - Drug-induced homicide
Thomas C. Alexander, Ross Turner, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.
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Engrossed
S0095 - Constitutional amendment proposed, Comptroller General
George E. Campsen, Sandra J. Senn, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, So As To Delete The Comptroller General From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Comptroller General Must Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Comptroller General Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0109 - S.C. Constitutional Carry Act of 2023
Shane R. Martin, Rex Fontaine Rice, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2023"; By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms; Exception For Concealable Weapons' Permit Holders, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Firearms Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns; Exceptions, So As To Provide It Is Legal To Carry Handguns In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties; Disposition Of Fines; Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Persons Who Enter Premises With Signs Prohibiting Firearms While Possessing A Firearm Must Be Charged With Trespassing; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Both Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Properties, So As To Revise The Circumstances Upon Which Persons May Possess Firearms On School Properties; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide An Exception For Persons Lawfully Carrying Weapons Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine While Carrying Weapons On The Businesses' Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Concealable Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Possess Permit Identification When Carrying Concealable Weapons, And The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Inform Law Enforcement Officers That They Are Permit Holders And Present The Permits To Officers Under Certain Circumstances, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide This Provision Regulates Both Persons Who Possess And Do Not Possess Concealed Weapons Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Sign Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons, The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Into Residences, And The Carrying Of Weapons Between Automobiles And Certain Rooms And Accommodations.
STATUS
Introduced
S0245 - Booster Clubs
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Greg Hembree
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-17-170 So As To Prohibit Persons With Certain Criminal Convictions From Serving As Public School Booster Club Financial Officers, To Provide Such Booster Clubs Annually Shall Register With The School District Board Or Charter School Authorizer Of Its School, And To Provided Related Powers And Duties Of School District Boards And Charter School Authorizers. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0249 - JMSC Constitution
Robert Michael Johnson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Section 27, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Election Of Judges By The General Assembly, So As To Establish A Procedure By Which The Governor Appoints Judges And Justices Rather Than The General Assembly Electing Judges And Justices.
STATUS
Introduced
S0405 - Certificates of Ascertainment of Appointment of Electors
George E. Campsen, Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Billy Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-19-70, Relating To Certificates Of Ascertainment Of Appointment Of Electors, So As To Require The Governor To Transmit To The Archivist Of The United States A Certificate Of Ascertainment Of Appointment Of Electors At Least Six Days Before The Meeting Of The Electors; By Amending Section 7-19-90, Relating To The Meeting Of Electors, So As To Revise The Time Fixed For The Meeting; And By Amending Section 7-19-100, Relating To The Disposition Of Certificates Of Ascertainment Of Appointment Of Electors, So As To Revise The Manner Of Disposition. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0178 - JMSC Reform
David Wes Climer, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms, So As To Reduce The Number Of Commissioners From Ten To Seven, And To Provide That Membership On The Commission Shall Be The Governor And Six Members Of The Public At Large; By Amending Section 2-19-40, Relating To Exemption From Hearing, So As To Provide That Four Members Of The Commission May Request That The Requirement For A Public Hearing On The Qualifications Of A Particular Candidate May Be Waived Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 2-19-60, Relating To Powers Of Commission, So As To Provide Subsection Designations To Currently Undesignated Paragraphs; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Remove A Reference To Certain Commissioners; By Amending Section 2-19-80, Relating To Nomination Of Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That All Candidates Found Qualified Must Be Submitted To The General Assembly; By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To Approval Of General Assembly In Joint Session, So As To Provide That The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Shall Announce The Commission's Nominees For Each Judicial Race At The Joint Assembly To Elect Judges; And By Amending Section 8-13-745, Relating To Paid Representation Of Clients And Contracting By Member Of General Assembly Or Associate In Particular Situations, So As To Provide That Members Of The General Assembly Are Prohibited From Representing Clients For A Fee Before A Court In The Unified Judicial System Or Equity Courts If The Member Voted In Judicial Elections Or The Confirmation Of Masters-in-equity During The Preceding Twelve Months.
STATUS
Introduced
S0247 - Teachers and Administrators Defense
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Brian R. Adams, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Concealed Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; And By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Permits, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property.
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Introduced
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