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S0836 - State Wide Day of Service Pinckney
Gerald Malloy, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize July 30, 2023 As "senator Clementa Pinckney Day Of Service" In South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
S0285 - Providing Academic Choice in Education (PACE)
Thomas C. Davis, Rex Fontaine Rice, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3791 So As To Allow An Income Tax Credit For Contributions To A Scholarship-funding Organization That Provides Grants For Students To Attend Certain Independent And Home Schools, To Specify The Manner In Which The Credit Is Claimed, To Specify The Process By Which Certain Organizations And Schools Become Eligible, To Specify Certain Information Which Must Be Made Public, And To Allow The State Treasurer And Department Of Revenue To Enforce The Provisions Of The Credit; And To Repeal Section 12-6-3790 Relating To The Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0363 - Carolina Squat
Luke A. Rankin, Lawrence K. Grooms, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4445, Relating To Restrictions On Elevating Or Lowering Motor Vehicles, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Prohibit Motor Vehicle Modifications That Result In The Motor Vehicles' Front Fenders Being Raised Or Lowered Four Or More Inches Greater Than The Height Of The Rear Fenders, To Provide For The Manner Of Measuring The Height Of The Fenders, To Define The Term "fender", And To Provide Penalties For Violations. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0399 - DHEC restructuring
Harvey Smith Peeler, Thomas C. Alexander, Gerald Malloy
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-1-20, Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Provide For The Creation Of A Department Of Public Health To Assume The Health-related Functions Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control And For Other Purposes; By Amending Sections 44-1-60, 44-1-140, And 44-1-150, All Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Sections 1-30-45 And 44-1-65 Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control And The Permitting Of Certain Animal Facilities; By Renaming Chapter 1 Of Title 44, "department Of Public Health"; By Adding Chapter 6 To Title 48 So As To Create The Department Of Environmental Services To Assume The Environmental-related Functions Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director By The Governor, And For Other Purposes; By Amending Chapter 3 Of Title 49, Relating To Water Resources, So As To Transfer The Water Resources Division Of The Department Of Natural Resources To The Department Of Environmental Services And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Public Health And The Department Of Environmental Services; By Adding Sections 1-30-135 And 1-30-140 So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 11, Title 25 So As To Transfer To The Department Of Veterans' Affairs The Authority To Establish And Operate Veterans Homes; By Adding Chapter 57 To Title 46 So As To Create The Division Of Food Safety Within The Department Of Agriculture And To Transfer Certain Food Safety Responsibilities From The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To The Department Of Agriculture; By Amending Section 24-9-20, Relating To Certain Food Inspections In Prison Facilities, So As To Transfer Inspection Responsibility To The Department Of Agriculture; By Amending Section 39-37-120, Relating To Frozen Milk Product Consumer Safety, So As To Transfer Responsibility To The Department Of Agriculture; By Amending Section 1-23-600, Relating To Contested Case Hearings Decided By Certain Boards Or Commissions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Requiring The Department Of Administration To Perform Certain Functions To Effect The Restructuring Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control And The Creation Of The Department Of Public Health And Department Of Environmental Services, Including The Analysis Of The Programs, Services, And Populations Served By The Predecessor Agencies And The Preparation Of Reports Summarizing The Analysis And Making Recommendations As To The Appropriate Structure And Operation Of The Restructured State Agencies; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0328 - Arthur Murphy Sympathy
Margie Bright Matthews, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Arthur Arnold Murphy And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
S0427 - Medal of Valor winners (Incident 14)
David Wes Climer, Michael W. Fanning, Robert Michael Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Deputy Korey Wedow And Deputy Lucas Frame Of The York County Sheriff's Office And To Congratulate Them On Being Awarded The South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal Of Valor.
STATUS
Passed
S0375 - Emergency Scene Management
Lawrence K. Grooms, Danny B. Verdin, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To The Definitions Of Emergency Scene Management, So As To Provide That A Driver Shall Ensure That His Vehicle Is Kept Under Control When Approaching Or Passing A Motor Vehicle Stopped On Or Near The Right-of-way Of A Street Or Highway; To Provide That A Person Driving A Vehicle Approaching A Stationary Vehicle Displaying Flashing Hazard Lights Shall Slow Down, Yield The Right-of-way, And Maintain A Safe Speed If Changing Lanes Is Unsafe; And To Provide Penalties.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0439 - Stabilizing Braces
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Shane R. Martin, David Wes Climer
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Request That The Attorney General Initiate Or Join Existing Litigation Challenging The Constitutionality Of The Federal Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms' New Regulation Related To Stabilizing Braces In Order To Protect The Second Amendment Rights Of All South Carolinians.
STATUS
Introduced
S0414 - Flavored Vapor and Tobacco Product Ban
Michael W. Gambrell, A. Shane Massey, Ross Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-95-45 So As To Provide That Political Subdivisions Of This State May Not Enact Any Laws, Ordinances, Or Rules Pertaining To Ingredients, Flavors, Or Licensing Of Cigarettes, Electronic Smoking Devices, E-liquid, Vapor Products, Tobacco Products, Or Alternative Nicotine Products; And To Provide That Such Laws, Ordinances, And Rules Enacted By A Political Subdivision Prior To December 31, 2020, Are Not Subject To The Preemption Imposed By This Act.
STATUS
Introduced
S0533 - SC Justice Act
Thomas C. Alexander, Harvey Smith Peeler, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 15-38-15, 15-38-20(a), 15-38-40(b), And 15-38-50, All Relating To The South Carolina Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, To Include Persons Or Entities For The Purposes Of Allocation Of Fault And To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-037
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms graduated from The Citadel with a degree in Business Administration. He served on Charleston County Council for 13 years before being elected to the South Carolina Senate in 1997. Grooms serves on several committees including Ethics, Transportation, and Corrections & Penology where he is the Chairman. He is known for his conservative views and efforts to limit government spending.read less
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