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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
H3076 - Rural Infrastructure Authority
William M. Hixon, Wm. Weston Newton, Cody T. Mitchell
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-50-40 So As To Define Environmental Facilities.
STATUS
Introduced
H3283 - School attendance requirements
James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley, Roy Josiah Magnuson
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-30, Relating To Qualifications For Attending Public Schools, So As To Provide Covid-19 Vaccination Status May Not Disqualify A Student From Attending A Public School Or Any Other Institution That Receives Public Funds In Any Amount; And By Amending Section 44-29-180, Relating To Student Vaccination Requirements Imposed By The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Prohibit The Department And The Governing Body Of Any Public School Or Any Other Institution That Receives Public Funds In Any Amount From Requiring Covid-19 Vaccinations For Students.
STATUS
Introduced
H3127 - Homestead Exemption Increase
Dennis Carroll Moss, John R. Mccravy, Brian Lawson
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption.
STATUS
Introduced
H3008 - Stand Your Ground, religious services
William M. Chumley, William M. Hixon, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-420, Relating To Intent And Findings Of The General Assembly Relating To The Article Commonly Referred To As Stand Your Ground, So As To Include Places Of Worship; By Amending Section 16-11-430, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of Stand Your Ground Provisions, So As To Define The Term "place Of Worship"; And By Amending Section 16-11-440, Relating To The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril When Using Deadly Force Against Another Unlawfully Entering A Residence, Occupied Vehicle Or Place Of Business, So As To Include Places Of Worship In The Purview Of The Statute.
STATUS
Introduced
H3447 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Steven Wayne Long, John R. Mccravy, James Mikell Burns
Last updated over 1 year ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 2-19-10, 2-19-20, 2-19-35, 2-19-70, 2-19-80, And 2-19-90, All Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Change The Commission's Process For Nominating Judicial Candidates From The Nomination Of Three Qualified Candidates To The Release Of A List Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
H3239 - DHEC Restructuring
Richard L. Yow, James Mikell Burns, Roy Josiah Magnuson
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, By Amending Chapter 1 Of Title 44, Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Rename The Chapter The "department Of Public Health" And To Reorganize The Chapter To Abolish The Department And Board Of Health And Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department Of Public Health By The Governor, To Eliminate Provisions Pertaining To The Board And To Environmental Responsibilities Of The Department, And For Other Purposes; By Adding Chapter 6 To Title 48 So As To Create The Department Of Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department Of Environmental Control By The Governor, To Transfer To The Department The Environmental Divisions, Office, And Programs Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, And For Other Purposes; By Amending Sections 44-2-20, 44-2-40, 44-2-60, 44-2-130, 44-4-130, 44-4-540, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, 44-7-180, 44-7-190, 44-7-200, 44-7-210, 44-7-230, 44-7-320, 44-7-370, 44-7-760, 44-7-2430, 44-29-10, 44-29-150, 44-29-210, 44-53-160, 44-53-280, 44-53-290, 44-53-310, 44-53-320, 44-53-360, 44-53-740, 44-55-20, 44-55-30, 44-55-40, 44-55-45, 44-55-50, 44-55-60, 44-55-70, 44-55-120, 44-55-690, 44-55-860, 44-56-20, 44-56-30, 44-56-60, 44-56-100, 44-56-130, 44-56-160, 44-56-200, 44-56-210, 44-56-405, 44-56-410, 44-56-420, 44-56-495, 44-56-720, 44-56-840, 44-61-20, 44-61-30, 44-61-40, 44-61-50, 44-61-60, 44-61-70, 44-61-80, 44-61-130, 44-61-310, 44-61-350, 44-61-720, 44-61-800, 44-63-110, 44-69-20, 44-69-30, 44-69-50, 44-71-20, 44-75-20, 44-75-30, 44-75-40, 44-89-30, 44-93-20, 44-93-150, 44-93-160, 44-96-40, 44-96-85, 44-96-100, 44-96-120, 44-96-165, 44-96-170, 44-96-250, 44-96-440, 44-96-450, 48-1-10, 48-1-20, 48-1-55, 48-1-85, 48-1-95, 48-1-100, 48-1-130, 48-1-280, 48-2-20, 48-2-70, 48-2-320, 48-2-330, 48-2-340, 48-3-10, 48-3-140, 48-5-20, 48-14-20, 48-18-20, 48-18-50, 48-20-30, 48-20-40, 48-20-70, 48-21-20, 48-34-40, 48-39-10, 48-39-35, 48-39-50, 48-39-270, 48-39-280, 48-39-320, 48-40-20, 48-40-40, 48-43-10, 48-43-30, 48-43-40, 48-43-50, 48-43-60, 48-43-100, 48-43-390, 48-43-510, 48-43-520, 48-43-570, 48-46-30, 48-46-40, 48-46-50, 48-46-80, 48-46-90, 48-52-10, 48-52-810, 48-52-865, 48-55-10, 48-56-20, 48-57-20, 48-60-20, 48-60-55, 49-1-15, 49-1-16, 49-1-18, 49-3-30, 49-4-20, 49-4-170, 49-5-30, 49-5-60, 49-6-30, 49-11-120, 49-11-170, And 49-11-260, Relating To Underground Storage Tanks, Emergency Health Powers, Hospitals, Contagious And Infectious Diseases, Controlled Substances, Drinking Water, Hazardous Waste Management, Emergency Medical Services, Vital Statistics, Home Health Agencies, Hospice Programs, Athletic Trainers, Birthing Centers, Infectious Waste Management, Solid Waste Policy And Management, Pollution Control, Environmental Protection, Water Quality, Stormwater Management, Erosion And Sediment Control, Mining, Prescribed Fires, Coastal Tidelands And Wetlands, Beach Restoration, Oil And Gas Exploration, Low-level Radioactive Waste, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Awareness And Innovation, Environmental Audits, Information Technology Equipment Recovery, Impoundment Of Navigable Waters, Water Resources Planning, Surface Water Withdrawal, Groundwater Use, Aquatic Plant Management, And Dams, Respectively, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government So As To Add The Department Of Public Health And The Department Of Environmental Control; By Adding Section 1-30-140 So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Section 1-30-45 Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control.
STATUS
Introduced
H3441 - Public Education and Parental Involvement
Neal A. Collins, Richard L. Yow
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-5-66 So As To Require The Board Of Education To Establish A Method To Track Parental Involvement With A Student's Education Who Is Enrolled In Public School, And To Provide For Certain Additional Requirements And Reports Related To Parental Involvement And A Student's Education.
STATUS
Introduced
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
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
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Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from South Carolina district HD-053
COMMITTEES
South Carolina House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Richard L. Yow is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate, representing District 31. Yow was born on August 7, 1944 in Sanford, North Carolina. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Appalachian State University in 1966. Yow was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1992, where he served three terms. He went on to be elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2002. Yow serves on several committees including Appropriations on Department of Transportation, Commerce and Insurance, Education/Higher Education, and Pensions & Retirement and Aging.read less
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