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S0444 - JMSC Reform
A. Shane Massey, David Wes Climer, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated almost 2 years ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-80(a), Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Judicial Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Screening Commission Must Submit The Names Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S0164 - State Health Facility Licensure Act
David Wes Climer, Penry Gustafson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Renaming Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 As The "state Health Facility Licensure Act"; By Amending Sections 44-7-110, 44-7-120, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, And 44-7-320, All Relating To The Regulation Of Health Care Facilities In The State, So As To Eliminate References To Certificate Of Need; By Amending Section 44-7-160, Relating To Certificate Of Need Requirements, So As To Apply Only To Nursing Homes; By Adding Section 44-7-161 So As To Provide That The Medical University Of South Carolina Must Appear Before The Joint Bond Review Committee And Obtain Approval From The State Fiscal Accountability Authority Prior To Taking Certain Actions; By Establishing The Certificate Of Need Study Committee To Assess Health Care In Rural South Carolina; By Adding Section 44-7-266 So As To Require Ambulatory Surgical Facilities To Provide Uncompensated Indigent Care And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 44-7-170, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Certain Exemptions; By Amending Section 44-7-190, Relating To Project Review Criteria, So As To Require The Prioritization Of Timely Access To Health Care Services; By Amending Section 44-7-200, Relating To The Certificate Of Need Application Process, So As To Change The Timeline For The Application Process; And By Amending Sections 44-7-210 And 44-7-220, Relating To Certificate Of Need Administrative And Judicial Proceedings, So As To Shorten Certain Time Frames Of These Proceedings And Eliminate The Role Of The Court Of Appeals. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0302 - Retirement system, judges and solicitors
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, Thomas C. Davis
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-8-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include The Attorney General Of This State In The Definition Of "solicitor" And To Make The Necessary Provisions For The Attorney General To Become A Member Of The System; And By Amending Section 9-8-40, Relating To Membership In System; Cessation Of Membership, So As To Allow The Attorney General Serving On July 1, 2023, To Elect To Become A Member.
STATUS
Introduced
S0040 - Industry Partnership Fund Tax Credit
Lawrence K. Grooms, Nikki Giles Setzler
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3585, Relating To Industry Partnership Fund Tax Credit, So As To Provide For An Increase In The Aggregate Credit From Nine Million To Twelve Million Dollars For Tax Years After 2022.
STATUS
Introduced
S0036 - Driver's license; suspended due to DUI
C. Bradley Hutto, Thomas R. Young, George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To Suspension Of License Or Permit Or Denial Of Issuance Of License Or Permit To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With A Certain Amount Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Allow Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Are Serving A Suspension Or Are Denied A License Or Permit To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Request A Contested Case Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings; By Amending Section 56-1-385, Relating To Reinstatement Of Permanently Revoked Drivers' Licenses, So As To Limit Its Application To Offenses Occurring Before October 1, 2014; By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To Surrender Of Licenses; Issuance Of New Licenses; Endorsing Suspension And Ignition Interlock Devices On Licenses, So As To Revise The Provisions That Relate To The Duration Of The Period For Which The Ignition Interlock Devices Must Be Maintained To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute And Delete The Requirement That Requires Persons Seeking To Have Licenses Issued Must First Provide Proof That Fines Owed Have Been Paid, And To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require A Person To Obtain An Ignition Interlock Device Unless At Least One Offense That Resulted In Suspension Was Alcohol Related; By Amending Section 56-1-1090, Relating To Request For Restoration Of Privileges To Operate Motor Vehicles, Conditions, And Appeals Of Denials Of Requests, So As To Provide Habitual Offenders May Obtain Drivers' Licenses With Interlock Restrictions If They Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program And Obtained Licenses With Interlock Restrictions; By Amending Section 56-1-1320, Relating To Provisional Drivers' Licenses, So As To Eliminate The Issuance Of Provisional Drivers' Licenses For Certain Offenses That Occurred Before The Effective Date Of This Act; By Amending Section 56-1-1340, Relating To Licenses That Must Be Kept In Possession, Issuance Of Licenses And Convictions To Be Recorded, So As To Conform Statutory References; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide Certain Persons Issued Temporary Alcohol Licenses Are Required To Have Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On Certain Motor Vehicles, To Delete The Provision That Provides This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Convicted Of Certain First Offense Violations, To Provide That Drivers Of Motorcycles Are Exempt From Having Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On These Vehicles, To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute, To Permit Drivers With Lifetime Ignition Interlock Requirements Due To Convictions On Or After October 1, 2014, To Seek To Have The Devices Removed By The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services And The Restrictions From Their Drivers' Licenses, Require Device Manufacturers To Apply To The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services For Certification Of The Devices, Pay A Certification Fee And Provide For The Disposition Of The Fee, To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require Installation Of An Ignition Interlock Device Until A Suspension Is Upheld At A Contested Case Hearing Or The Contested Hearing Is Waived, And To Provide For The Collection And Retention Of The Information Recorded By The Devices; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Administrative Hearing, Restricted Drivers' Licenses And Penalties, So As To Provide Within Thirty Days Of The Issuance Of Notices Of Suspension, Persons May Request A Contested Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings, Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Obtain Temporary Alcohol Licenses With Ignition Interlock Device Restrictions, To Provide For The Disposition Of Temporary Alcohol License Fees, To Provide If Suspensions Are Upheld, The Persons Must Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, To Provide If Suspensions Are Overturned, The Persons' Driving Privileges Must Be Reinstated, To Make Technical Changes, To Allow Persons To Receive Certain Credits For Maintaining Ignition Interlock Restrictions On Temporary Alcohol Licenses Under Certain Circumstances, And To Delete The Provisions Relating To Route-restricted Licenses, To Provide Prosecuting Authorities Are Not Precluded From Waiving Or Dismissing Charges Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-5-2990, Relating To Suspension Of Convicted Persons Drivers' Licenses, And Period Of Suspension, So As To Revise The Penalties Relating To Convictions For First Offense Driving A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Other Drugs To Only Require Persons To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, End The Suspension, And Obtain Interlock Restricted Licenses, Delete The Provision Allowing The Use Of Route-restricted Or Special Restricted Drivers' Licenses To Attend Certain Programs And Functions, And To Delete The Provision That Establishes The Date When Driver's License Suspension Periods Begin And When Certain Appeals May Be Filed. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0039 - Educational Scholarship Trust Fund
Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 8 To Title 59 So As To The Establish The "education Scholarship Trust Fund Program", To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide Requirements For Students And Schools Seeking To Participate In The Program, To Provide Requirements For The Administration And Oversight Of The Program, To Establish And Provide For The Administration Of An Education Scholarship Trust Fund Consisting Of Funds Appropriated To Provide These Scholarships, To Provide Limitations On The Number Of Scholarships That May Be Awarded, To Provide Measures For Evaluating The Performance Of Program Participants, To Establish A Review Panel And Provide For Its Composition And Purposes, And To Clarify Student Transfer Requirements, Among Other Things. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0256 - Sunscreen at School
Robert Michael Johnson, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-85 So As To Provide Public Schools Shall Not Prohibit The Possession Or Personal Use Of Sunscreen, And To Define Necessary Terms. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0161 - Private School Students in Public School Sports
Thomas R. Young, Lawrence K. Grooms, David Wes Climer
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Nonpublic School Student Participation In The Interscholastic Activities Of Public Schools, So As To Provide Limited Situations In Which High School Students Who Attend Private Schools May Participate In High School League Sports Offered At Public High Schools; And By Further Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Participation In Interscholastic Activities Of Public School District By Home School, Charter School, And Governor's School Students, So As To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0271 - Parking Fines
Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 5-7-260, Relating To Acts Of Municipal Council Which Are Required To Be Done By Ordinance, So As To Prohibit Unreasonable Fines Or Penalties For Parking Violations And Prohibit Fines Or Penalties That Exceed The Average Amount For The Same Violation In This State.
STATUS
Introduced
S0150 - Private School Sports Participation
Ross Turner, David Wes Climer, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Nonpublic School Student Participation In The Interscholastic Activities Of Public Schools, So As To Provide Limited Situations In Which High School Students Who Attend A Private Or Charter School May Participate In High School League Sports Offered At Public High Schools; And By Amending Section 59-63-100(a), Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Definitions For Private School And Charter School.
STATUS
Introduced
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