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S1180 - Sumter HS girls basketball champs
Thomas McElveen, Kevin L. Johnson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Celebrate The Sumter High School Girls Basketball Team For Capturing The 2024 Class Aaaaa State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Team's Exceptional Players, Coaches, And Staff On A Superb Season.
STATUS
Passed
S1181 - Camden HS girls basketball champs
Thomas McElveen, Penry Gustafson, Brian R. Adams
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Celebrate The Camden High School Girls Basketball Team For Capturing The 2024 Class Aaa State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Team's Exceptional Players, Coach, And Staff On A Superb Season.
STATUS
Passed
S0852 - Driving Under the Influence
Thomas C. Davis, Robert Michael Johnson
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2930, Relating To Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs To Amend The Penalties To Permit A Sentence Of Both A Fine And Incarceration And To Require A Convicted Person To Attend A Dui Victim Impact Panel; By Amending Section 56-5-2933, Relating To Driving With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration; To Permit A Sentence Of Both A Fine And Incarceration And To Require A Convicted Person To Attend A Dui Victim Impact Panel; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To An Ignition Interlock Device So As To Delete The Provision That Nothing In The Section Requires Installation Of An Ignition Interlock Device Prior To The Contested Case Hearing; By Amending Section 56-5-2945, Relating To The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence, So As To Create The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Second Degree And Establish Penalties; By Amending Section 56-5-2947, Relating To Child Endangerment; To Include The Offenses Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Reckless Driving As Violations Subject To A Charge Of Child Endangerment; By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs; To Provide That An Arresting Officer Is Not Required To Offer A Breath Test To A Suspect Whom He Has Reasonable Suspicion Is Under The Influence Of Drugs Other Than Alcohol, And To Provide That Laboratory Technicians, Phlebotomists, And Emergency Medical Technicians May Obtain Blood Or Urine Samples; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To Suspension Of A License For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Level Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Provide That A Person Issued A License Suspension May Install An Ignition Interlock Device Within Thirty Days And Obtain A Temporary Driver's License With An Ignition Interlock Restriction, And To Provide That A Person Who Refuses To Submit To A Chemical Test Must Have His Driver's License Suspended For One Year For A First Offense, And To Provide Increased Suspensions For Subsequent Offenses, Or If A Person Takes The Tests And Registers An Alcohol Concentration Of Over Fifteen One-hundredth Of One Percent Or More, That His License Is Suspended For Two Months; By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Site And Breath Test Site Video Recording, So As To Provide That Nothing In This Section May Be Construed To Compel Or Authorize A Dismissal Of A Dui Offense If The Officer Substantially Complies With The Statute And That Motions For Suppression Of Evidence Under The Statute Must Be Made Prior To Jeopardy Attaching; By Amending Section 56-5-2920, Relating To Reckless Driving, So As To Create The Offense Of Felony Reckless Driving With Great Bodily Injury And To Establish Penalties; By Adding Section 56-5-2960 To Provide That A Person Convicted Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Causing The Death Or Disability Of A Parent Or Guardian, That The Defendant May Be Ordered To Pay Child Support As Restitution For The Duration Of Any Probation Ordered; By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To Suspension Of A License Or Permit Or Denial Of Issuance Of A License Or Permit To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With A Certain Amount Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Provide That A Person Issued A Notice Of Suspension May Obtain A Temporary License With An Ignition Interlock Restriction; And By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To Surrender Of License, So As To Remove The Provision That Nothing In This Section Requires A Person To Obtain An Ignition Interlock Unless An Offense Is Alcohol Related.
STATUS
Introduced
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
S1046 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Greg Hembree, David Wes Climer, Robert Michael Johnson
Last updated 2 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 19 Of Title 2, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Provide For The Appointment Of South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Members, Initial Terms, And Subsequent Terms; To Amend The Membership Of The Commission To Increase The Membership To Twelve Members, Including Four Members Appointed By The Governor; To Provide A Quorum Is Seven Members, And To Make Conforming Changes; To Provide For Two-year Terms And Term Limits Of Members; To Require All Public Hearings Be Live Streamed Except When The Commission Is In Executive Session; To Establish Set Times For The Release Of Reports And The Seeking Of Pledges And To Provide That The Formal Release Of The Report Of Qualifications Shall Occur No Earlier Than Twelve Days After Nominees Have Been Released To Members Of The General Assembly; To Increase The Number Of Nominees Released To The General Assembly From Three To Six; To Require Midterm Reviews Of Justices And Judges And Provide A Procedure For The Commission And The South Carolina Bar To Conduct The Review; To Require The Retention Of Investigative Materials; To Prohibit Vote Counting Before The Formal Release Of The Report; To Require The Report To Include The Particular Reasons When Candidates Were Found Not Qualified; To Provide Twenty-two Days Must Elapse Between The Date Of The Commission's Nominations And The Elections For These Judgeships; And To Provide That Nothing Shall Prevent A Legislative Delegation From Rejecting A Candidate For The Office Of Master-in-equity And Directing The Commission To Reopen The Screening Process. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S1050 - Liquor Liability Policies
Billy Garrett, Robert Michael Johnson, Richard A. Harpootlian
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Exclude Liquor Liability Policies Or General Liability Insurance Policies With A Liquor Liability Endorsement From The Definition Of Exempt Commercial Policies.
STATUS
Introduced
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
S1126 - Constitutional amendment
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Harvey Smith Peeler, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated 2 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To Section 4, Article Ii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Voter Qualifications, So As To Provide That Only A Citizen Of The United States And Of This State Of The Age Of Eighteen And Upwards Who Is Properly Registered Is Entitled To Vote As Provided By Law. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0481 - Convention of the States
Rex Fontaine Rice, Richard J. Cash, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Make Application By The State Of South Carolina Under Article V Of The United States Constitution For A Convention Of The States To Be Called, Restricted To Proposing An Amendment To The United States Constitution To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States House Of Representatives And To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States Senate.
STATUS
Introduced
S1089 - Aeronautics
Joshua Brett Kimbrell, Robert Michael Johnson, Dwight A. Loftis
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 55-1-1, Relating To The Division Of Aeronautics, So As To Transfer The Division From The State Fiscal Accountability Authority To The Department Of Transportation To Be Governed By The Commission Of The Department Of Transportation; To Amend Section 55-1-5, Relating To Aeronautics Generally, So As To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Division Of Aeronautics Is Appointed By The Secretary Of Transportation Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate And To Make Other Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 55-11-10, 55-15-10, 13-1-10, 1-30-25, 2-13-240, 11-35-1550, 12-36-1710, 23-33-20, And 46-13-60, All Relating To The Division Of Aeronautics, So As To Make A Conforming Change; And By Repealing Articles 6 And 7 Of Chapter 1, Title 13 Relating To The Aeronautics Commission And Division Of Aeronautics.
STATUS
Introduced
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Senator from South Carolina district SD-016
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South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Robert Michael Johnson was born on October 2, 1973. He received his BBA from Laredo Community College in 1998. He went on to receive his MBA from Texas A&M International University in 2004. Johnson served in the United States Air Force from 1993 to 1998. He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. His service awards include the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award and the Air Force Good Conduct Medal.read less
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