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S0621 - SC Ireland Trade Commission
Mike Reichenbach, Vernon Stephens, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated 4 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 79 To Title 39 So As To Create The "south Carolina-ireland Trade Commission", To Provide For The Members Of The Trade Commission, And To Establish The Duties Of The Commission. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0944 - Paid Family Leave Insurance Act
Michael W. Gambrell, Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "paid Family Leave Insurance Act" By Adding Chapter 103 To Title 38 So As To Define Terms, Establish Family Leave Benefits, Outline Requirements Of Family Leave Insurance Policies, And Provide Exclusions, Among Other Things.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0444 - JMSC Reform
A. Shane Massey, David Wes Climer, Rex Fontaine Rice
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-80(a), Relating To The Nomination Of Qualified Judicial Candidates To The General Assembly, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Screening Commission Must Submit The Names Of All Qualified Candidates To The General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
S0298 - Allocation and apportionment
Sean M. Bennett, Ross Turner, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-2320, Relating To Alternate Methods For The Allocation And Apportionment Of Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Set Forth A Process For The Department Of Revenue And Taxpayers To Accurately Determine Net Income. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0401 - Medal of Valor recipients involved in apprehension of murder suspect
Thomas R. Young, A. Shane Massey, Nikki Giles Setzler
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Members Of The Aiken County Sheriff's Office And To Congratulate Them For Being Awarded The South Carolina Sheriffs' Association Medal Of Valor.
STATUS
Passed
S0234 - Parents Bill of Rights
Dwight A. Loftis, Brian R. Adams, Lawrence K. Grooms
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, Title 63, By Adding Chapter 23 So As To Enact The Parental Bill Of Rights; By Adding Section 63-23-110 So As To Provide That Parents Have Fundamental Rights Regarding The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Children; By Adding Section 63-23-120 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 63-23-130 So As To Provide That The Government Cannot Infringe On Fundamental Rights Of Parents Without A Compelling State Interest That Is Narrowly Tailored And That Cannot Be Achieved By A Less Intrusive Means; By Adding Section 63-23-140 So As To Provide Fundamental Rights Of Parents; By Adding Section 63-23-150 So As To Require That School Districts Should Create Parental Involvement Policies; By Adding Section 63-23-160 So As To Prohibit Health Care Providers From Soliciting Or Providing Health Care Services To Children Without Written Parental Consent; By Adding Section 63-23-170 To Provide That The Provisions Contained In This Chapter Supersede Any Matter To The Contrary Contained In A State Of Emergency; By Adding Section 63-23-180 To Provide For A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To A Minor's Consent To Health Services, So As To Raise The Age At Which A Minor May Consent To Health Services.
STATUS
Introduced
S0280 - SC Conservation Enhancement Act
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Thomas McElveen
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Conservation Enhancement Act"; By Amending Section 12-24-90, Relating To The Deed Recording Fee, So As To Require A Portion Of The Fee To Be Credited To The South Carolina Conservation Bank Trust Fund; And By Amending Section 48-59-40, Relating To The Board Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So As To Add Additional Members To The Board.
STATUS
Introduced
S0001 - Drug-induced homicide
Thomas C. Alexander, Ross Turner, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.
STATUS
Engrossed
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.
STATUS
Introduced
S0329 - David Aylor Sympathy
Marlon E. Kimpson, 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 David Aylor And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-038
COMMITTEES
South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Sean M. Bennett was born in New York and attended public schools there. He earned a B.A. in political science from George Washington University in 2010. After college, Bennett worked in the financial services industry. In 2017, he founded a small business consulting firm focused on assisting new ventures. Bennett ran for New York's 3rd Congressional District in 2018. He lost in the Republican primary. His campaign focused on supporting small businesses through regulatory reform as well as securing the border and reforming the immigration system.read less
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