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H3591 - Constitutional amendment
Murrell Smith, Bill Taylor, Brandon Michael Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Repeal Section 4, Article Xi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Prohibition Against The State Or Its Political Subdivisions Providing Direct Aid To Religious Or Other Private Educational Institutions.
STATUS
Engrossed
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
H3554 - Adoption
Murrell Smith, Shannon S. Erickson, Heather Ammons Crawford
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-520, Relating To Adoption Investigations And Reports, So As To Give The Court The Discretion To Waive The Requirement For Certain Preplacement Reports And Any Postplacement Investigation And Report; And By Amending Section 63-9-510, Relating To Temporary Placement And Custody Of Adoptees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3394 - South Carolina Hands Free Act
Bill Taylor, John Taliaferro West, Donald Chapman
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And The Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Operating A Motor Vehicle While Using An Electronic Communications Device; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.
STATUS
Introduced
H3764 - Parental Rights in Public Education
Marvin M. Smith, John R. Mccravy, Jordan S. Pace
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Affirm The Commitment Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives To The Fundamental Rights Of Parents To Direct The Education Of Their Children.
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
H3532 - Bond Reform
Murrell Smith, Thomas E. Pope, John R. Mccravy
Last updated about 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Create An Additional Offense Punishable By Up To Five Years If A Person Commits A Subsequent Violent Crime While Subject To A Bond Order Or Pretrial Release Order For A Previous Violent Crime; By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Cash Deposits In Lieu Of Bond, So As To Provide That If The Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm While Out On Bond Or Other Pretrial Release, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond Rather Than Ten Percent; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Adding Section 17-15-35 So As To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Procedures For Court-ordered Electronic Monitoring In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Bond; By Adding Section 17-15-37 So As To Authorize The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Promulgate Regulations Regarding Electronic Monitoring And To Provide Parameters For Which An Electronic Monitoring Agency Must Operate Within; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration Of Bond By The Circuit Court Set By A Summary Court, So As To Provide A Defendant Must Be Advised Of His Right To A Speedy Trial And To Provide Procedures Related To Speedy Trials, To Provide For The Revocation Of Previous Bond If A Person Commits A Violent Offense Or A Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Which Was Committed While The Person Was Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, To Require A Full Bond Under Certain Repeat Offender Circumstances, And To Provide Conforming Procedures; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Prohibit Credit For Time Served Prior To Trial And Sentencing When The Prisoner Committed A Subsequent Crime While Out On Bond Or Had Bond Revoked On Any Charge Prior To Trial Or Plea; By Amending Section 24-13-425, Relating To The Offense Of Tampering With An Electronic Monitoring Device, So As To Delete An Unnecessary Definition And Exempt Certain Authorized Employees Or Agents From The Purview Of The Statute; By Adding Section 17-15-500 So As To Establish The South Carolina Pretrial Reform Commission, Provide For Its Membership And Duties, And Terminate The Commission On A Date Certain; By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Defintions For Purposes Of The Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Revise The Definition Of "surety Bondsman" And Define The Term "electronic Monitoring"; By Amending Section 38-53-50, Relating To Surety Relieved On Bond, So As To Make A Technical Change Regarding Nonpayment Of Premium Fees Alone Not Being Sufficient To Warrant Immediate Incarceration Of The Defendant; By Amending Section 38-53-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants For Failure To Appear, So As To Revise The Statute To Apply More Broadly When A Defendant Violates The Conditions Of Bond And Revise Time Frames Provided For The Notice Of The Bench Warrant; By Adding Section 38-53-84 So As To Require Notification To The Appropriate Solicitor If A Defendant Violates An Order For Electronic Monitoring, To Provide For Relief From The Bond If The Defendant Fails To Pay For The Monitoring, And To Provide For Possible Revocation Of A Bondsman's License For Failure To Comply With Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts By Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Provide Additional Payment Procedures And Expense Reimbursement Procedures; By Amending Section 38-53-310, Relating To Written Bail Bond Reports That Must Be Filed Each Month With The Clerk Of Court, So As To Include Current Data Retained As An Express Condition Of Bond, And To Allow For The Use Of A Data Management Software System In Lieu Of The Written Report; And By Adding Section 38-53-55 So As To Require A Person Engaged In Electronic Monitoring Of A Defendant Charged With A Violent Offense To Report To The Court And Law Enforcement Officials If The Defendant Has Contact With The Alleged Victim. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
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
H3726 - Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act
Murrell Smith, John Taliaferro West, Nathan Ballentine
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 30 To Title 41 So As To Enact The "statewide Education And Workforce Development Act", To State The Purpose Of The Chapter, To Create The Office Of Statewide Workforce Development In The Department Of Employment And Workforce And Provide For The Management And Functions Of The Office, To Transfer The Coordinating Council For Workforce Development To The Department And Provide For The Composition And Functions Of The Council, To Create An Executive Committee Of The Coordinating Council And Provide For The Composition And Functions Of The Committee, To Redesignate Regional Education Centers As Regional Workforce Advisors And Provide For The Oversight, Functions, Responsibilities, And Geographic Configuration Requirements Of The Centers, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 41-31-160, Relating To Contribution And Wage Reports Required By The Department, So As To Revise Criteria For Employers Who Must File The Reports, And To Require The Electronic Filing Of The Reports Absent Demonstrated Hardship; To Amend Section 41-35-615, Relating To Department Notices To Employers Concerning Insured Status Determinations And Employer Responses, So As To Require The Electronic Filing Of Certain Employer Responses Absent Demonstrated Harsdship; And By Repealing Article 13 Of Chapter 1, Title 13 Relating To Oversight Of Regional Education Centers By The Department Of Commerce, And Article 15 Of Chapter 1, Title 13 Relating To The Coordinating Council For Workforce Development. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-099
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South Carolina House
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ABOUT
Marvin M. Smith was born and raised in Ohio. He attended Ohio State University, graduating with a degree in business administration in 1985. After college, Marvin began working at a marketing firm in Columbus, Ohio. He worked his way up to become a senior marketing strategist. During his 18 year career, Marvin developed marketing campaigns for various Fortune 500 companies. In 2003, Marvin decided to leave the marketing world. He moved with his wife Julie to her hometown in Tennessee to pursue his passion for public service.read less
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