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S0881 - Prohibition of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements
Robert Michael Johnson, Maymia S. McLeod, Tameika Isaac Devine
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 28 To Title 27 So As To Enact The "prohibition Of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements Act"; And To Make The Prohibitions Effective For Any Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements That Are Recorded On The Effective Date Of This Act Or That Are Executed, Modified, Extended, Or Amended On Or After The Effective Date Of This Act. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S1048 - Illegal Furnishing of Alcoholic Beverages Liability
Robert Michael Johnson, Thomas R. Young, Gerald Malloy
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Provide The Basis For Liability For A Person Or Establishment Who Illegally Furnishes Alcohol To An Individual Who Injures A Third Party Based Upon What The Furnisher Knew Or Should Have Known Under The Cirucumstances; To Specify When The Right Of Action Is Not Available; And To Provide The Evidentiary Standard For The Visible Intoxication.
STATUS
Introduced
S0954 - Electronic Records
Greg Hembree, Sandra J. Senn, Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-142 So As To Authorize A Law Enforcement Officer, A Circuit Solicitor, Or The Attorney General To Require The Disclosure Of Electronic Communications And Other Related Records By A Provider Of An Electronic Communication Service Or Remote Computing Service Under Certain Circumstances.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0947 - Kidnapping
Greg Hembree, Sandra J. Senn, Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-910, Relating To Kidnapping, So As To Allow Sentencing For The Crime Of Kidnapping And Other Crimes.
STATUS
Engrossed
S1122 - Cursive writing coursework
Thomas R. Young, Robert Michael Johnson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 7 months ago
35 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-29-15, Relating To The Requirement That Cursive Writing Be Taught In Public Elementary Schools, So As To Specify That The Cursive Writing Instruction Must Begin In Second Grade And Continue In Each Grade Through Fifth Grade.
STATUS
Introduced
S0968 - Drivers License Blood Type
Harvey Smith Peeler, Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Drivers' Licenses Or Permits, So As To Allow Applicants To Voluntarily Disclose Their Blood Types, Allow Their Blood Types To Be Disclosed On Drivers' Licenses And Permits, And To Provide No Cause Of Action May Arise Nor Liability Be Imposed On Certain Persons When Inaccurate Blood Types Are Indicated On Drivers' Licenses And Permits. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0995 - MPIC
C. Bradley Hutto, Katrina Frye Shealy, Mike Reichenbach
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To Definitions Applicable To Sections 16-15-385 Through 16-15-425, So As To Define Identifiable Minor And Morphed Image; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Children As An Offense; By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Children As An Offense; By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Children As An Offense; And By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Include Those Guilty Of Criminal Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor In The First, Second, Or Third Degree As A Tier Ii Offender.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0839 - Homicide by child abuse
Thomas C. Alexander, Sandra J. Senn, Luke A. Rankin
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-85, Relating To Homicide By Child Abuse, So As To Increase The Age Of A Child Under This Section From Under The Age Of Eleven To Under The Age Of Eighteen.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0996 - AI Child Abuse
C. Bradley Hutto, Katrina Frye Shealy, Mike Reichenbach
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Create The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Define Terms, And Establish Penalties; And By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0993 - Intercollegiate athlete name, image, and likeness compensation
Nikki Giles Setzler, Ronnie W. Cromer, Thomas R. Young
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-158-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Revise Several Definitions; By Amending Section 59-158-20, Relating To The Authorization Of Compensation For Use Of An Intercollegiate Athlete's Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Institutions Of Higher Learning And Certain Agents Of The Institutions May Engage In Certain Actions That May Enable Intercollegiate Athletes To Earn Compensation For Use Of The Name, Image, Or Likeness Of The Athlete, And To Provide The Institutions Also May Permit Intercollegiate Athletes To Use Trademarks And Facilities Of The Institution, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-158-30, Relating To The Affects Of Name, Image, And Likeness Compensation On Grant-in-aid Or Athletic Eligibility, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts May Not Extend Beyond The Intercollegiate Athlete's Eligibility To Participate In An Intercollegiate Athletics Program At An Institution Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-40, Relating To Allowed And Prohibited Actions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes Name, Image, And Likeness-related Matters, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Limitations On Liability For Institution Of Higher Learning Employees For Damages Resulting From Certain Routine Decisions Made In Intercollegiate Athletics, And To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Athletic Associations, Athletic Conferences, Or Other Groups With Authority Over Intercollegiate Athletic Programs At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-50, Relating To Good Academic Standing Required For Participation In Name, Image, And License Activities, So As To Delete Existing Provisions And Provide Certain Matters Concerning Name, Image, And Licensing Agreements May Not Be Considered Public Records Subject To An Exception And May Not Be Disclosed To Certain Entities; By Amending Section 59-158-60, Relating To Disclosure Of Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Third-party Administrators, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide For The Resolution Of Conflicts Between Certain Provisions Of This Act And Provisions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, And To Provide Athlete Agents Shall Comply With Certain Federal Requirements; By Amending Section 59-102-20, Relating To Definitions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, So As To Revise The Definition Of "athlete Agent"; By Amending Section 59-102-100, Relating To Agency Contracts, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Compensation; By Repealing Section 59-158-70 Relating To Disclosures And Limitations In Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Revocation Periods For Such Contracts; And By Repealing Section 59-158-80 Relating To Governing Law And Federal Compliance Contracts.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-033
COMMITTEES
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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South Carolina Senate from South Carolina
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