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S0148 - Free School Meals
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, Maymia S. McLeod
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-810 So As To Provide That Eligible Schools That Participate In The School Breakfast Program Shall Provide Breakfast And Lunch Without Charge To All Students And To Provide Guidelines; And By Amending Section 59-10-350, Relating To The Length Of Lunch Periods, So As To Require Schools To Provide Thirty Minute Lunch Periods To All Students.
STATUS
Introduced
S0033 - Watercraft
C. Bradley Hutto, Marlon E. Kimpson
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-21-107 So As To Provide That Owners Of Watercraft Of More Than Seventy Horsepower Must Carry Liability Insurance Of At Least Fifty Thousand Dollars Of Coverage Per Occurrence, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide For The Collection Of Fines; By Amending Section 50-21-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Terms; And By Amending Sections 50-23-20 And 50-23-35, Both Relating To Watercraft Titles, So As To Provide For The Dual Titling Of A Watercraft And Outboard Motor.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0308 - Body cameras
Marlon E. Kimpson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws Relating To Law Enforcement And Public Safety, By Adding Section 23-1-242, So As To Prohibit The Deletion Or Destruction Of Data From A Body-worn Camera With The Intent To Alter Or Influence A Criminal Action, Criminal Investigation, Internal Police Investigation, Civil Action, Or Potential Civil Action If Notice Is Provided By The Adverse Party, Or If Litigation Is Reasonably Anticipated, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide Exemptions; And By Amending Section 23-1-240, Relating To Policies And Procedures For The Use Of Body-worn Cameras, So As To Provide That A Trial Judge May Instruct A Jury That It May Infer Negligence If An Officer Wearing A Body-worn Camera Failed To Produce Video.
STATUS
Introduced
S0096 - Boating safety and education program
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Thomas McElveen
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-21-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "personal Watercraft" And "specialty Propcraft"; By Amending Section 50-21-90, Relating To The Boating Safety And Educational Program, So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Issue A Boating Safety Certificate Upon The Completion Of Certain Requirements; By Adding Section 50-21-95 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Operate Certain Watercraft On The Waters Of This State Without Possessing A Boating Safety Certificate, With Certain Exceptions; And By Amending Section 50-21-870, Relating To Personal Watercraft And Boating Safety, So As To Remove The Definition Of "personal Watercraft" And To Remove A Boating Prohibition. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0310 - SC Harm Reduction Act
Marlon E. Kimpson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Harm Reduction Act"; By Adding Section 44-140-20 So As To Provide That The Department Shall Establish And Administer A Syringe Services Program; By Adding Section 44-140-30 So As To Establish An Advisory Committee; By Adding Section 44-140-40 So As To Establish Duties Of The Advisory Committee; By Adding Section 44-140-50 So As To Provide That The Department Shall Make An Annual Report To The General Assembly; By Adding Section 44-140-60 So As To Provide For Certain Circumstances That A Program Employee Or Participant Shall Not Be In Violation Of Chapter 53, Title 44; And By Amending Section 44-130-20, Relating To The Definition Of Community Distributor, So As To Include Syringe Services.
STATUS
Introduced
S0307 - Mental health, emergency admission
Marlon E. Kimpson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-17-410, Relating To Circumstances Under Which A Person May Be Admitted To A Public Or Private Hospital, Mental Health Clinic, Or Mental Health Facility For Emergency Admission, So As To Provide For The Extension Of A Certification By A Physician During A Natural Disaster Or Life-threatening Conditions; And By Amending Section 44-17-440, Relating To The Custody And Transport Of A Person Who Is Believed To Have A Mental Illness And Is Requiring Immediate Care, So As To Provide That A State Or Local Law Enforcement Officer Responsible For Transporting The Patient Must Be A Part Of A Therapeutic Transport Unit And Have Undergone Mental Health And Crisis Intervention Training, And To Provide That A Physician Responsible For The Patient's Care Must Notify A Friend Or Relative That The Friend Or Relative May Transport The Patient To The Mental Health Facility And That The Friend Or Relative Freely Chooses To Assume Responsibility And Liability For The Transport.
STATUS
Introduced
S0329 - David Aylor Sympathy
Marlon E. Kimpson, 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 David Aylor And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
S0416 - Medal of Valor winner (Incident 13)
Thomas McElveen, Kevin L. Johnson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution To Recognize And Honor Deputy Joshua Kirby Of The Sumter County Sheriff's Office And To Congratulate Him On Being Awarded The South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal Of Valor.
STATUS
Passed
S0318 - Sally Cauthen Retirement
Greg Hembree, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Sarah "sally" Cauthen Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement As Research Director Of The Senate Education Committee, To Commend Her For Her Sixteen Years Of Dedicated Service To The South Carolina State Senate, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
STATUS
Passed
S0401 - Medal of Valor recipients involved in apprehension of murder suspect
Thomas R. Young, A. Shane Massey, Nikki Giles Setzler
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Members Of The Aiken County Sheriff's Office And To Congratulate Them For Being Awarded The South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal Of Valor.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-042
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Marlon E. Kimpson was born on August 31, 1965. He earned his B.A. degree in Political Science in 1987 and his J.D. Law degree in 1991 from the University of South Carolina. Kimpson practiced law for over 20 years. He served three terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives, chaired the Charleston Legislative Delegation, and was a former member of Charleston City Council. In 2016, Kimpson won the District 42 Senate seat.read less
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South Carolina Senate from South Carolina
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