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S0599 - Clemson Day
Thomas C. Alexander, Harvey Smith Peeler, Brian R. Adams
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 7, 2023, As "clemson Day" In South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
S0749 - PSC Elections
Thomas C. Alexander, Luke A. Rankin
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorize The General Assembly To Conduct Screening And Elections For Members Of The Public Service Commission During The 125th Session Of The South Carolina General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S0658 - Sumter's First Presbyterian Church bicentennial
Thomas McElveen, Kevin L. Johnson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate The Pastor And Congregation Of First Presbyterian Church Of Sumter, To Commend Them For Two Hundred Years Of Faith And Distinguished Service To Our State, And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Success In The Years To Come.
STATUS
Passed
S0754 - Catherine Dority 25 years in SC tourism
Thomas C. Alexander, Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Catherine Sandlin Dority, Vice President Of Marketing For Explore Charleston, And To Commend Her For Twenty-five Years Of Outstanding Service In South Carolina's Tourism Industry.
STATUS
Passed
S0783 - Cochran Road Naming
Luke A. Rankin
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Section Of Cultra Road From Us 701 North (main Street) To The Intersection Of Cultra Road And Oak Street In Horry County "james Odell Cochran Road" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
STATUS
Introduced
S0846 - Use of Indian as Part of Corporate Name
Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-31-401, Relating To Corporate Name, So As To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Indian Descriptions As Part Of A Nonprofit Corporation's Corporate Name Unless The Entity Is A Federally Acknowledged Tribe Or A State Designated Tribe, Group, Or Special Interest Organization.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0777 - Kershaw County Women in Leadership
Thomas McElveen, Penry Gustafson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Women In Leadership In Kershaw County.
STATUS
Passed
S0845 - Probate
Luke A. Rankin, Ronnie A. Sabb, Scott F. Talley
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 62-3-108, Relating To Probate, Testacy, Appointment Proceedings, And Ultimate Time Limit, So As To Allow Appropriate Appointment Proceedings In Relation To An Individual's Estate, Regardless Of The Individual's Date Of Death, For The Sole Purpose Of Allowing A Claim To Be Made Pursuant To The "sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics Act Of 2022". - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0908 - Extension of Palmetto Fellow Scholarship Awards and Life Scholarship Awards to Graduate Study
Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-104-20, Relating To The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program So As To Extend Benefits Of The Program Beginning With The School Year 2024-2025 To Eligible Graduate Students Who Complete Their Undergraduate Work In Fewer Semesters Than Authorized For Eligibility; By Amending Section 59-149-10, Relating To Life Scholarships, So As To Provide That Life Scholarships May Be Available To Eligible Graduate Students As Indicated In The Commission On Higher Education's Regulations; By Amending Section 59-149-10, Relating To Life Scholarships So As To Extend Benefits Of The Program To Eligible Graduate Students Who Complete Their Undergraduate Work In Fewer Semesters Than Authorized For Eligibility; By Amending Section 59-149-30, Relating To Full-time Enrollment Requirement For Life Scholarship, So As To Provide That The Benefit May Be Available To Eligible Graduate Students; By Amending Section 59-149-60, Relating To Duration Of Scholarship For The Life Scholarship, So As To Provide That The Benefit May Be Available To Eligible Graduate Students As Indicated In The Commission On Higher Education's Regulations; And By Amending Section 59-149-90, Relating To Additional Degrees, So As To Indicate That Eligible Graduate Students May Receive Life Scholarships For Their Remaining Period Of Undergraduate Eligibility.
STATUS
Introduced
S0913 - Judicial election
Luke A. Rankin, Ronnie A. Sabb, Scott F. Talley
Last updated 9 months ago
3 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; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Court Of Appeals, Seat 8, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Court Of Appeals, Seat 9, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2028; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Upon His Retirement On Or Before December 31, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2028; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2025; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Upon His Retirement On Or Before December 31, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2025; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, And The Successor Will Fill A New Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2030; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4, Upon His Retirement On Or Before December 31, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2028; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Circuit Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, At-large, Seat 4, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2027; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, At-large, Seat 8, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2027; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, At-large, Seat 11, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Expires June 30, 2026; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Circuit Court, At-large, Seat 16, Upon His Retirement On Or Before December 31, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office Which Will Expire June 30, 2025; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Family Court, First Judicial Circuit, Seat 4, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Family Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Seat 4, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Family Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 4, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office, Which Will Expire June 30, 2025; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Family Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 6, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office, Which Will Expire June 30, 2028; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Family Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office, Which Will Expire June 30, 2025; To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Family Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, Upon His Retirement On Or Before July 1, 2024, And The Successor Will Fill The Unexpired Term Of That Office, Which Will Expire June 30, 2028; To Elect A Judge To A Newly Created Seat For The Family Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, Whose Term Will Be From July 1, 2024, Until June 30, 2030; And To Elect A Successor To A Certain Judge Of The Administrative Law Court, Seat 1, Whose Term Will Expire June 30, 2024.
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Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from South Carolina district SD-033
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South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Luke A. Rankin is a Republican member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 33. He was first elected to the chamber in 2004. Rankin earned his B.S. in accounting from Clemson University. Prior to joining the state Senate, Rankin served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1994 to 2004. His professional experience includes working as a financial planner.read less
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