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S1045 - Paper ballots
Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-1625 So As To Provide That Any Voting System Purchased For Use In South Carolina Must Utilize Hand-marked Paper Ballots That Are Counted By Hand.
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
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
S1114 - taxation on boats
Sean M. Bennett, C. Bradley Hutto, Katrina Frye Shealy
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 1 Of Chapter 23, Title 50, Section 50-23-345, And Section 50-23-375, All Relating To The Titling Of Watercraft And Outboard Motors, So As To Delete The Requirement That Outboard Motors Be Titled; By Amending Section 12-37-3210, Relating To Tax Notices For Boats, Boat Motors, And Watercraft, So As To Allow The Auditor To Consolidate The Tax Notice; By Amending Section 12-37-890, Relating To A Place Where Property Shall Be Returned For Taxation, So As To Provide That Boats, Boat Motors, And Watercraft Must Be Returned To The County In Which The Boat, Boat Motor, Or Watercraft Is Principally Located For Taxation; By Amending Section 12-37-3220, Relating To Property Tax Returns For Boats, Boat Motors, And Watercraft, So As To Provide That Such Property Tax Returns Must Be Submitted To The County In Which The Boat, Boat Motor, Or Watercraft Is Principally Located If That Is Different Than The Owner's County Of Residence; By Amending Section 50-23-340, Relating To Application For And Issuance Of Number And Certificate Fees, So As To Provide That Applications For Motorboat Numbers Must Include A Declaration Of The County In Which The Motorboat Is Principally Located; And By Amending Section 50-23-370, Relating To Expiration And Renewal, So As To Provide That Certificate Renewal Notices Must Be Sent To Owners Of Watercraft Principally Located In The County.
STATUS
Introduced
S0993 - Intercollegiate athlete name, image, and likeness compensation
Nikki Giles Setzler, Ronnie W. Cromer, Thomas R. Young
Last updated 8 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-158-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation For Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Revise Several Definitions; By Amending Section 59-158-20, Relating To The Authorization Of Compensation For Use Of An Intercollegiate Athlete's Name, Image, Or Likeness, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Institutions Of Higher Learning And Certain Agents Of The Institutions May Engage In Certain Actions That May Enable Intercollegiate Athletes To Earn Compensation For Use Of The Name, Image, Or Likeness Of The Athlete, And To Provide The Institutions Also May Permit Intercollegiate Athletes To Use Trademarks And Facilities Of The Institution, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 59-158-30, Relating To The Affects Of Name, Image, And Likeness Compensation On Grant-in-aid Or Athletic Eligibility, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts May Not Extend Beyond The Intercollegiate Athlete's Eligibility To Participate In An Intercollegiate Athletics Program At An Institution Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-40, Relating To Allowed And Prohibited Actions Concerning Intercollegiate Athletes Name, Image, And Likeness-related Matters, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide Limitations On Liability For Institution Of Higher Learning Employees For Damages Resulting From Certain Routine Decisions Made In Intercollegiate Athletics, And To Prohibit Certain Conduct By Athletic Associations, Athletic Conferences, Or Other Groups With Authority Over Intercollegiate Athletic Programs At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning; By Amending Section 59-158-50, Relating To Good Academic Standing Required For Participation In Name, Image, And License Activities, So As To Delete Existing Provisions And Provide Certain Matters Concerning Name, Image, And Licensing Agreements May Not Be Considered Public Records Subject To An Exception And May Not Be Disclosed To Certain Entities; By Amending Section 59-158-60, Relating To Disclosure Of Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Third-party Administrators, So As To Delete Existing Language And Provide For The Resolution Of Conflicts Between Certain Provisions Of This Act And Provisions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, And To Provide Athlete Agents Shall Comply With Certain Federal Requirements; By Amending Section 59-102-20, Relating To Definitions In The Uniform Athlete Agents Act Of 2018, So As To Revise The Definition Of "athlete Agent"; By Amending Section 59-102-100, Relating To Agency Contracts, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Compensation; By Repealing Section 59-158-70 Relating To Disclosures And Limitations In Name, Image, Or Likeness Contracts And Revocation Periods For Such Contracts; And By Repealing Section 59-158-80 Relating To Governing Law And Federal Compliance Contracts.
STATUS
Introduced
S1164 - Chief Michael Lancaster Retirement
Shane R. Martin, Harvey Smith Peeler, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated 6 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Chief Michael Lancaster Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Thirty-two Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
STATUS
Passed
S1167 - Batten Disease Awareness Day
Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognize April 3, 2024, As "batten Disease Awareness Day" In South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
S0527 - Monuments and Memorials
Danny B. Verdin, Lawrence K. Grooms, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 10-1-165, Relating To The Protection Of Certain Monuments And Memorials, So As To Expand The Type Of Monuments Or Memorials That May Not Be Relocated, Removed, Or Disturbed, To Withhold Disbursements From The Local Government Fund For Any County Or Municipality That Violates This Section, To Provide For The Care And Preservation Of Monuments And Memorials By Certain People Or Organizations; To Provide Standing To Certain People Or Organizations To Bring A Civil Action In Response To A Violation Of This Section; And To Provide For Limitations On The Transfer Of Real Property Underneath A Monument Or Memorial Or The Transfer Of Real Property Necessary To Maintain, Access, Or View A Monument Or Memorial.
STATUS
Introduced
S1297 - Henry Reeder Road Naming
Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of Boundary Street And The South Carolina Highway 34 Bypass (bob Lake Boulevard) In Newberry County "henry S. Reeder Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
STATUS
Introduced
S1339 - NCSL 50th Anniversary
Thomas C. Alexander, Brian R. Adams, Karl B. Allen
Last updated 5 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The National Conference Of State Legislatures Upon The Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Organization For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from South Carolina district SD-018
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South Carolina Senate
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Ronnie W. Cromer is a Republican member of the South Carolina State Senate, representing District 18. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012. Cromer earned his B.S. in pharmacy from the University of South Carolina in 1975. He has worked as a pharmacist and pharmacy manager. Cromer served on the Newberry County Council from 1994 to 2012. He is a member of the Newberry County Chamber of Commerce, Newberry Rotary Club, and Fairview Baptist Church.read less
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