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S0566 - South Carolina Craft Beer Economic Development Act
Sean M. Bennett, Kevin L. Johnson, Robert Michael Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Craft Beer Economic Development Act"; By Amending Section 61-4-1515, Relating To The Sale Of Beer By Breweries, So As To Provide That Certain Beer Sold For On-premises Consumption Must Be Produced By The Brewery On Its Permitted Premises Or Transferred To The Brewery And To Delete The Condition That Sales To Consumers Must Be Held In Conjunction With A Tour. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0563 - Organized Retail Crime
Ross Turner, Thomas C. Alexander, Billy Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-13-135, Relating To Retail Theft And Penalties, So As To Define Organized Retail Crime And Organized Retail Crime Of An Aggravated Nature And Related Terms, To Classify Organized Retail Crime As A Felony Offense, And To Define Aggravating Circumstances And Increased Penalties For Organized Retail Crime Of An Aggravated Nature.
STATUS
Introduced
S0837 - Kimpson
Ronnie A. Sabb, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Honorable Marlon E. Kimpson For His Years Of Committed Service As A Member Of The South Carolina Senate And To Wish Him All The Best In The Years To Come.
STATUS
Passed
S1000 - Chief Justice
David Wes Climer, Harvey Smith Peeler, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 8 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Fix Noon On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, As The Time To Elect A Successor To A Certain Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court, Upon His Retirement On Or Before July 31, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill A New Term Of That Office Which Will Expire July 31, 2034.
STATUS
Introduced
S0538 - Tenure
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Robert Michael Johnson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-15 So As To Limit Tenure And To Provide That Institutions Of Higher Learning Must Create A Tenure Review Process.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0975 - Vaccines and Public Health
Shane R. Martin, Thomas D. Corbin, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-17-780 So As To Prohibit Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, Colleges, Schools, And Employers From Mandating That Employees, Contractors, Students, Patrons, Customers, Clients, Or Guests Must Receive A Novel Vaccine Or Gene Therapy; By Adding Section 41-1-55 So As To Prohibit Employers From Taking Any Adverse Pre-employment Or Employment Action Against An Individual Who Declines To Receive A Vaccine Or Gene Therapy; By Amending Section 40-43-86, Relating To Facility Requirements For Pharmacies, So As To Provide That A Pharmacist May Refuse To Fill A Prescription Due To Religious, Moral, Or Ethical Reasons; By Amending Section 44-1-100, Relating To Assistance From Peace And Health Officers, So As To Provide That The Director May Not Request Assistance In Enforcing Orders Pursuant To This Chapter; By Amending Section 44-4-130, Relating To Definitions For Emergency Health Powers, So As To Provide Definitions; By Amending Section 44-4-330, Relating To The Purchase And Distribution Of Pharmaceutical Agents Or Medical Supplies, So As To Provide That Dhec May Purchase And Distribute Approved Pharmaceutical Agents Or Medical Supplies; By Amending Section 44-4-500, Relating To Control And Treatment Of Infectious Disease, So As To Provide That Dhec Must Use Every Available Means To Prevent The Transmission Of Infectious Disease For Which The Public Health Emergency Has Been Called; By Amending Section 44-4-510, Relating To Physical Examinations Or Tests And Isolation Or Quarantine Of Persons Refusing Examination, So As To Provide That Tests Must Be Fda Approved For Accurate Detection Of The Biological Agent; By Amending Section 44-4-520, Relating To Vaccinations And Treatment, So As To Provide That Dhec May Not Isolate An Individual To Prevent The Spread Of A Possibly Contagious Disease, But Only A Disease Known To Be Contagious, And To Provide That A Vaccine Must Not Be A Gene Therapy; By Amending Section 44-4-530, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Of Individuals Or Groups And Penalty For Noncompliance, So As To Provide That Dhec May Isolate Or Quarantine An Individual Or Groups Of Individuals Who Have Been Diagnosed With Or Exposed To The Contagious Disease For Which The Public Health Emergency Was Declared; By Amending Section 44-4-540, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Procedures, So As To Remove Isolation Parameters; And By Amending Section 44-4-570, Relating To Emergency Powers Regarding Licensing Of Health Personnel, So As To Remove The Requirement That In-state Health Providers Must Assist In Vaccinations, Treatments, And Examinations, And To Remove The Provision That Any Emergency Assistant Medical Examiner Or Coroner Appointed Pursuant To This Section Is Immune From Civil Liability For Damages Resulting From Their Services.
STATUS
Introduced
S1138 - Senator Setzler Longest Serving Senator
Darrell Jackson, Thomas C. Alexander, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 7 months ago
45 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Senator Nikki G. Setzler For Being The Longest-serving State Senator In South Carolina History And For His Exemplary Record Of Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina, And To Authorize The Commissioning Of A Portrait Of Senator Setzler To Be Placed In The Senate Chamber.
STATUS
Passed
S1137 - Girl Scouts of the USA, 112th anniversary
Katrina Frye Shealy, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated 7 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Girl Scouts Of The Usa At The Celebration Of The Organization's One Hundred Twelfth Anniversary, To Salute The More Than Ten Thousand Girl Scouts In The Palmetto State, And To Declare Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Girl Scout Day In South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
S1126 - Constitutional amendment
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Harvey Smith Peeler, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated 2 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Section 4, Article Ii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Voter Qualifications, So As To Provide That Only A Citizen Of The United States And Of This State Of The Age Of Eighteen And Upwards Who Is Properly Registered Is Entitled To Vote As Provided By Law. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S1148 - State Auditor
Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 11-7-10, Relating To The Selection Of A State Auditor, So As To Establish The State Auditing Department Headed By A State Auditor, Provide That The State Auditor Is Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate For A Six Year Term, And Provide That The State Auditor May Be Removed From Office By The Governor For Cause; And By Amending Section 1-3-240, Relating To Removal Of Officers By The Governor, So As To Include The State Auditor.
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
OFFICES HELD
South Carolina Senate from South Carolina
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