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H3481 - Child Custody
Stewart O. Jones, Thomas Case Brittain, Gil A. Gatch
Last updated over 1 year ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-15-220, Relating To Parenting Plans, So As To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That It Is In The Best Interest Of The Child To Spend Approximately An Equal Amount Of Time With Each Parent When Both Parents Are Willing, Able, And Fit; And By Amending Section 63-15-240, Relating To Child Custody Orders, So As To Require The Court To Take Into Consideration Certain Factors When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child, To Require That A Child Custody Order Include Findings Of Fact If The Time-sharing Schedule Does Not Allocate Approximately Equal Parenting Time To Each Parent, And To Provide Requirements To Modify Child Custody Orders.
STATUS
Introduced
H3485 - Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act
Roy Josiah Magnuson, Robert J. May, Adam M. Morgan
Last updated over 1 year ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "families' Rights And Responsibilities Act" By Adding Chapter 23 To Title 63 So As To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care, And Mental Health Of Their Children; To Set Forth Certain Rights And Responsibilities; To Require Local School Boards Of Trustees To Take Certain Actions To Promote Parental Involvement; To Require Medical Providers To Obtain Parental Consent Before Providing Health Care Services To A Child Of The Parent, With Exceptions; To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes; And To Amend Section 59-28-160, Relating To Local School Boards Of Trustees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
H3475 - Poll worker pay
Brandon Michael Newton, Leon D. Gilliam, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-10, Relating To Definitions Applicable To The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide That Earnable Compensation Does Not Include Certain Amounts Paid To Managers And Clerks Of Elections; And By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To The Computation Of South Carolina Gross Income, So As To Exclude Certain Amounts Paid To Managers And Clerks Of Elections.
STATUS
Introduced
H3616 - Defense of Children's Innocence Act
Thomas Beach, Matthew W. Leber, April Cromer
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defense Of Children's Innocence Act" By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Provide That Any Business Where Drag Shows Are Held Is Deemed To Be A Sexually Oriented Business For All Local Ordinances Relating To A Sexually Oriented Business; By Adding Section 6-1-210 So As To Prohibit A State Agency, Political Subdivision, And Any Entity That Is Supported In Whole Or In Part By Public Funds From Using Any Public Funds To Host Or Provide A Drag Show; And By Amending Section 16-15-385, Relating To Disseminating Harmful Materials To Minors, So As To Include The Offense Of Allowing A Minor To View A Drag Show.
STATUS
Introduced
H3503 - Trafficking in Fentanyl
Leon D. Gilliam, Thomas E. Pope, Bill Taylor
Last updated over 1 year ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Substances, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Prohibited Acts And Penalties, So As To Add An Offense For Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Narcotics And Controlled Substances Prohibited Acts And Penalities, So As To Add Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Adding Section 44-53-393 So As To Provide That The Term "drug Paraphernalia" Does Not Include Certain Testing Equipment; And By Adding Section 44-53-379 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Certain Individuals Who Have Been Convicted Of Certain Drug-related Crimes To Possess A Firearm Or Ammunition Within This State. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3695 - Voter registration, party affiliation
Brandon Michael Newton, Christopher Sloan Wooten, Raye Felder
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That An Elector Must Be Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party For A Certain Period Of Time Prior To The Date Of That Party's Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum In Order To Participate, And Require That Voter Registration Applications Allow An Applicant To Indicate A Preference To Be Affiliated With A Certified Political Party; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Both Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, Both So As To Include Information On Such Applications Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Allow A Political Party To Require A Person To Be Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time In Order To Appear As A Candidate On The Primary Ballot.
STATUS
Introduced
H3583 - Gavin's Law, Sextortion
Brandon Guffey, Brian Lawson, Jordan S. Pace
Last updated over 1 year ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting "gavin's Law" By Adding Section 16-15-430 So As To Create The Offenses Of "sexual Extortion" And "aggravated Sexual Extortion", To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Penalties For Violations. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3682 - Animal Cruelty
Christopher J. Murphy, Elizabeth S. Wetmore, William H. Bailey
Last updated 4 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 47-1-140, Relating To The Care Of Animals After The Arrest Of The Owner, So As To Remove Provisions Regarding A Lien On The Seized Animal; By Amending Section 47-1-145, Relating To Custody And Care Of Animals After The Arrest Of The Owner, So As To Outline Hearing Procedures For Ordering The Cost Of Care Of The Seized Animals; And By Amending Section 47-1-170, Relating To Penalties For Animal Cruelty, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3728 - Transparency and Integrity in Education Act
Raye Felder, Adam M. Morgan, Matthew W. Leber
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Transparency And Integrity In Education Act"; By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 29, Title 59 So As To Express Related Intentions Of The General Assembly, To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Prohibit Certain Concepts From Being Included In Public School Instruction And Professional Development, To Provide Means For Addressing Violations, And To Provide Procedures For Public Review Of Public School Curriculum And Instructional Materials; And By Amending Section 59-28-180, Relating To Parental Expectations In The Parental Involvement In Their Children's Education Act, So As To Provide Parents Are Expected To Be The Primary Source Of The Education Of Their Children Regarding Morals, Ethics, And Civic Responsibility, And To Provide A Parental Pledge Of Expectations Must Be Provided To Parents As Part Of The Registration And Enrollment Process.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3774 - Abortion Ban with Exceptions
John R. Mccravy, Murrell Smith, Davey R. Hiott
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "human Life Protection Act"; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Ban Abortions In This State, To Provide For Exceptions To The Ban On Abortions, To Protect The Use Of Contraceptives And Alternative Reproductive Technologies, To Provide Penalties, To Provide A Civil Cause Of Action For Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of This Article, To Provide That A Woman Cannot Be Prosecuted For Having An Abortion, To Provide That Physicians Or Other Licensed Professionals Shall Lose Their License For Violations Of This Article, And To Provide That A Woman's Name May Remain Anonymous In Proceedings Initiated Pursuant To This Article; By Adding Section 44-41-90 So As To Provide That The State Health Insurance Program May Not Pay For Abortions, To Prohibit State Funds From Being Used For The Purchase Of Fetal Tissue Or Fetal Remains Obtained From An Abortion, And To Defund Planned Parenthood; By Adding Section 63-17-325 So As To Require A Biological Father To Pay Child Support Beginning At Conception; By Adding Section 38-71-146 So As To Require All Individual And Group Health Insurance And Hmo Policies To Cover Contraceptives; By Requiring The South Carolina Public Employee Benefit Authority To Cover Prescribed Contraceptives For Dependents; By Amending Section 44-41-710, Relating To Construction And Application Of This Article, So As To Remove Language Related To Implicit Repeal; By Amending Section 44-41-480, Relating To Construction Against Implicit Repeal Of Existing Law, So As To Remove Language Related To Implicit Repeal; By Repealing Section 44-41-20 Relating To Legal Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-70, Relating To Promulgation Of Rules And Regulations For Certification Of Hospitals And Other Facilities, So As To Delete A Reference To Section 44-41-20; And By Providing An Unconditional Right To Intervene In Challenges To This Act By The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
STATUS
Engrossed
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-016
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South Carolina House
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Mark N. Willis is running as a Republican for Texas State Senate District 8. He has lived in District 8 for 25 years. Willis aims to lower property tax burdens on homeowners and to provide tax relief for small businesses. Willis has worked as a business owner in insurance and financial services for over 30 years. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Willis has served on the Boards of the Montgomery County Food Bank and the Montgomery County Child Advocates.read less
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