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S0482 - Selection of Magistrates
Harvey Smith Peeler, Mike Reichenbach, Danny B. Verdin
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-90, Relating To The Approval Of The General Assembly In Joint Session, So As To Provide That A Candidate Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House And Of The Members Of The Senate; By Amending Section 14-3-10, Relating To The Composition Of Court And Election Of Justices And Terms, So As To Define Election By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly To Mean A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The Senate; By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits, Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, And Election Of Additional Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Add Election Of Judges By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly; By Amending Section 14-8-20, Relating To The Election Of Members Of The Court And Terms Of Office, So As To Define Election By Joint Vote Of The General Assembly To Mean A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The Senate; By Amending Section 22-1-10, Relating To Appointment, Term, And Territorial Jurisdiction, And Training, Certification, Or Recertification Requirement, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-1-16, Relating To Trial Observation Requirements For New Magistrates Who Are Not Attorneys, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-1-30, Relating To Suspension, Removal, Or Non-reappointment, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-5, Relating To Eligibility Examinations For Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-10, Relating To The Screening Committee Assisting In Selection Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation And Nominees Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House Of Representatives And Of The Senate Within The Legislative Delegation To Be Recommended To The Governor; By Amending Section 22-2-15, Relating To The Special Election For Nonpartisan Preferential Selection Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; By Amending Section 22-2-40, Relating To Number And Location Of Magistrates In The County And Ministerial Magistrates, So As To Provide That The Delegation Be A Legislative Delegation; And By Amending Section 2-20-410, Relating To Election To The Boards And Majority Vote, So As To Provide That A Candidate Must Receive A Majority Vote Of The Members Of The House And Of The Members Of The Senate.
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Introduced
S0483 - Consumer affairs
Thomas C. Alexander, Harvey Smith Peeler, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 37-1-102, Relating To The Purposes Of The Consumer Protection Code, So As To Include The Promotion Of Education For Consumers, Best Practices For Businesses, And To Mediate Complaints; By Amending Section 37-6-106, Relating To Investigatory Powers Of The Administrator, So As To Require The Presentation Of Probable Cause Before Beginning An Investigation; By Amending Section 37-6-108, Relating To Enforcement Orders Of The Administrator, So As To Require Certain Information Be Provided Before A Cease And Desist Order Is Issued To A Business; And By Amending Section 37-2-307, Relating To Motor Vehicle Sales Contract Closing Fees, So As To Require The Closing Fee To Be Prominently Displayed With The Advertised Price.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0428 - Longest Serving Senator
Darrell Jackson, Brian R. Adams, Thomas C. Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
45 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution To Recognize And Honor Senator Nikki Giles Setzler For His Exemplary Record Of Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina And For Becoming The Longest-serving State Senator Currently Holding Office In The Nation.
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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
S0430 - 77th Anniversary Council of State Governments Southern Office
Thomas C. Alexander, Brian R. Adams, Karl B. Allen
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate The Council Of State Governments Southern Office Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-seventh Southern Legislative Conference And To Commend The Organization For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
STATUS
Passed
S0511 - Barbara Campbell McLawhorn Death
John L. Scott, 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 Deaconess Barbara Campbell Mclawhorn And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
S0591 - Children's Default to Safety Act
Katrina Frye Shealy, Billy Garrett, Stephen L. Goldfinch
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "children's Default To Safety Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 1, Title 63 So As To Provide Protections For Children Against Unfiltered Devices; To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Require Manufacturers Of Smart Phones And Tablets To Automatically Enable And Passcode Protect The Filters Blocking Material Harmful To Minors On Devices Activated In This State; To Subject Manufacturers To Civil And Criminal Liability For Violations Of This Article; And To Subject Individuals To Criminal And Civil Liability For Violations Of This Article; By Amending Section 16-17-490, Relating To Contributing To Delinquency Of A Minor, So As To Prohibit Providing A Passcode To Remove The Pornography Filter For An Internet Accessible Device By Someone Other Than A Minor's Parent Or Legal Guardian; And Designate Sections 63-1-10 Through 63-1-50 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions".
STATUS
Introduced
S0576 - Alien Ownership of Real Property
A. Shane Massey, Billy Garrett, Harvey Smith Peeler
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-13-30, Relating To Limitation On Alien Land Ownership, So As To Provide That Corporations Controlled By A Foreign Adversary Cannot Acquire An Interest In Real Property In This State; To Define Necessary Terms; And To Reduce The Amount Of Real Property That An Alien Or Corporation May Acquire An Interest In From Five Hundred Thousand Acres To One Thousand Acres.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0583 - ESG Investing
Sean M. Bennett, Robert Michael Johnson, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-16-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning The State Retirement Investment Commission, So As To Provide Definitions For "material", "non-pecuniary Factor" And "pecuniary Factor"; By Amending Section 9-16-30, Relating To The Delegation Of Functions By The Commission, So As To Provide Guidelines For Shareholder Engagement; By Amending Section 9-16-50, Relating To Investment And Management Considerations By The Retirement Systems Investment Trustee, So As To Require Consideration Of Pecuniary Factors And Prohibit Promotion Of Non-pecuniary Benefits Or Outcomes When Making An Investment; By Amending Section 9-16-320, Relating To The Adoption Of An Annual Investment Plan, Quarterly Reviews, Deliberations In Executive Session, And Independent Advisors, So As To Provide Guidelines For Meetings Of The Commission; By Amending Section 9-16-330, Relating To Statements Of Actuarial Assumptions And Investment Objectives, The Delegation Of Final Authority To Invest, Components Of Plans, Diversification, Verification Of Investment Facts, Analysis, And Recommendations, So As To Provide That Closing Documentation For Investments Must Contain Certification That The Investment Was Based Solely On Pecuniary Factors; By Adding Section 9-16-110 So As To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Enforce The Provisions Contained In Chapter 16, Title 9 Of The S.c. Code; By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Relating To Insurance So As To Define Non-pecuniary Objective For Insurance Companies; By Adding Section 38-5-300 So As To Require Disclosure If An Insurance Company Uses Non-pecuniary Objectives And To Require Disclosure As To How An Insurance Company's Pursuit Of Non-pecuniary Objectives May Affect Its Consideration Of An Application For Coverage; By Adding Section 34-3-120 So As To Define Non-pecuniary Objective For Banking Institutions, Require Disclosure If A Banking Institution Uses Non-pecuniary Objectives, And To Require Disclosure As To How A Banking Corporation's Pursuit Of Non-pecuniary Objectives May Affect Its Consideration Of An Application For Loans Or Services; By Adding Section 34-21-80 So As To Define Non-pecuniary Objective For Trust Institutions, Require Disclosure If A Trust Institution Uses Non-pecuniary Objectives, And To Require Disclosure As To How A Trust Institution's Pursuit Of Non-pecuniary Objectives May Affect Its Consideration Of An Application For Loans Or Services; And By Adding Section 34-26-895 So As To Define Non-pecuniary Objective For Credit Unions, Require Disclosure If A Credit Union Uses Non-pecuniary Objectives, And To Require Disclosure As To How A Credit Union's Pursuit Of Non-pecuniary Objectives May Affect Its Consideration Of An Application For Loans Or Services.
STATUS
Introduced
S0636 - Removal of title insurance commission cap
Ross Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-75-1000, Relating To Commissions Paid By A Title Insurer, So As To Remove The Cap On The Commission.
STATUS
Introduced
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