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H4492 - Traynham Way
Stewart O. Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Request The Department Of Transportation Name Tray Ridge Drive In Laurens County "traynham Way" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs Containing These Words.
STATUS
Introduced
H4976 - Roger Smith, SCACA Golf Coach of the Year
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Applaud Coach Roger Smith Of River Bluff High School On Being Named The South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association's 2023-2024 Golf Coach Of The Year And To Wish Him Continued Success In The Years To Come.
STATUS
Passed
H4978 - SC FFA Week
William M. Hixon, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Commend The Members Of South Carolina's Ffa, Formerly Known As The Future Farmers Of America, And All Who Support, Promote, And Encourage These Outstanding Students Of Agricultural Education And To Join Them In Observance Of National Ffa Week From February 17 Through 24, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
H4989 - General Assembly, judgeships for immediate family members
Adam M. Morgan, Robert J. May, Jermaine L. Johnson
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-1-105 So As To Provide After July 1, 2024, A Person May Not Be Elected Or Appointed To A Judicial Office That Is Filled By Election Or Appointment Of The General Assembly If That Person Is An Immediate Family Member Of A Sitting Member Of The General Assembly, Or A Former Member Of The General Assembly Whose Most Recent Term Of Legislative Service Ended Less Than One Year Prior To The General Assembly's Election Or Appointment Of The Office In Question.
STATUS
Introduced
H4975 - Jametta Brisbane-Hamilton sympathy
Marvin R. Pendarvis, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jametta "lynn" Brisbane-hamilton Of Charleston County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3594 - Constitutional Carry
Bobby J. Cox, Murrell Smith, Phillip D. Lowe
Last updated 6 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons Permit Holders, So As To Delete A Provision That Makes This Section Inapplicable To Persons Who Possess Concealable Weapons Permits And To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Who Possess Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, So As To Revise The Places Where And Circumstances Upon Which Handguns And Firearms May Be Carried, And Persons Who May Carry Handguns And Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Certain Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations Of This Section; By Amending Section 16-23-55, Relating To Procedures For Returning Found Handguns, So As To Delete The Provision Relating To Filing Applications To Obtain Found Handguns, And Provide Circumstances That Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Possession Or Dispose Of Found Handguns; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision, And To Delete The Term "weapon" And Replace It With The Term "firearm"; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To The Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide This Provision Does Not Apply To Certain Offenses That Prohibit Persons From Carrying Certain Deadly Weapons, To Provide This Provision Applies To Persons Who Knowingly Carry Certain Firearms, To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Persons Lawfully Carrying Firearms Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Beverages Are Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provisions Requiring Permit Holders To Carry Permits While Carrying Weapons And Identifying Themselves As Permit Holders To Law Enforcement Officers, To Provide Persons Must Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm To A Law Enforcement Agency, To Revise The Requirements To Report The Losses Of Permits To Sled, To Revise The Premises Upon Which Permit Holders Must Not Carry Weapons, To Provide Additional Penalties For Certain Violations, To Revise The Provision That Provides Exemptions To Carrying Permits, To Delete The Provision Relating To Penalties For Carrying Expired Permits, To Provide Sled Shall Offer A Concealed Weapon Permit Training Course, And To Provide Persons At Least Eighteen Years Old May Obtain Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises And The Posting Of Signs Prohibiting The Carrying Of Weapons, So As To Make Technical Changes, That Persons Must Knowingly Violate The Provisions Of This Section To Be Charged With A Violation, And To Provide This Section Does Not Limit Persons From Carrying Certain Weapons In State Parks; By Amending Section 23-31-232, Relating To Carrying Concealable Weapons On Premises Of Certain Schools Leased By Churches, So As To Provide Appropriate Church Officials Or Governing Bodies May Allow Any Person To Carry A Concealable Weapon On The Leased Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Concealable Weapon Sign Requirements, So As To Provide The Signs Must Be Posted At Locations Where The Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Is Prohibited; By Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating To Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, And Qualifications For Carrying Concealed Weapons, So As To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating To Unlawful Acts Committed At State Parks, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Or Carry Concealable Weapons In State Parks; By Repealing Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Carrying Of Weapons By Individuals On Their Person, Into Residences Or Dwellings, Or Between A Motor Vehicle And A Rented Accommodation; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms By Persons Convicted Of Violent Offenses, The Confiscation Of Certain Weapons, And The Return Of Firearms To Innocent Owners, So As To Revise The List Of Crimes Subject To This Provision And The Penalties Associated With Violations, And To Define The Term "crime Punishable By A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of More Than One Year"; By Amending Section 22-5-910, Relating To The Expungement Of Criminal Records, So As To Provide For The Expungement Of Criminal Records For Certain Unlawful Possessions Of Firearms Or Weapons Offenses, And To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In This State, So As To Add Additional Persons To This List With Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 23-31-245 So As To Provide Circumstances When Law Enforcement Officers May Search, Detain, Or Arrest Persons Openly Carrying Weapons; By Adding Section 17-1-65 So As To Provide Persons May Apply For Expungements Of Convictions For Unlawful Possession Of Handguns Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 16-23-495 So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Committing Or Attempting To Commit Certain Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Shall Develop And Distribute A Document That Informs Gun Purchasers That They May Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits, Carry Their Weapons Without A Permit, And Certain Penalties Imposed For Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Must Inform The Public The State Provides A Process For Gun Owners To Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits And Allows Gun Owners To Carry Their Weapons Without Permits; And To Provide No Provision Of This Act Should Be Construed To Discourage Gun Ownership Or Gun Safety Training, But To Encourage Gun Owners To Receive Gun Safety Training. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3431 - Agriculture
Patrick B. Haddon, William M. Hixon, Cally R. Forrest
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
An Amendment To The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 26 To Article I So As To Provide That All Individual Citizens In This State Have The Unalienable Right To Grow, Raise, Harvest, Produce, And Consume Food Of Their Own Choosing.
STATUS
Introduced
H3161 - Closed primaries
James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.
STATUS
Introduced
H3475 - Poll worker pay
Brandon Michael Newton, Leon D. Gilliam, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-10, Relating To Definitions Applicable To The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide That Earnable Compensation Does Not Include Certain Amounts Paid To Managers And Clerks Of Elections; And By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To The Computation Of South Carolina Gross Income, So As To Exclude Certain Amounts Paid To Managers And Clerks Of Elections.
STATUS
Introduced
H3022 - Judicial Merit Selection Commission, membership revised
Roy Josiah Magnuson, James Mikell Burns, William M. Chumley
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-10, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission's Procedures And Membership, So As To Provide That The Judicial Merit Selection Commission Shall Consist Of Two Members From Each Of The Seven Congressional Districts Who Are Residents Of Their Respective Districts And One Member From The General Public, Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly, Who Shall Serve As The Chairman Of The Commission; To Provide That No Member May Serve For More Than Two Terms; To Provide That No Current Member Of The General Assembly May Serve On The Commission; And To Provide That A Former Member Of The General Assembly May Not Serve On The Commission Until Five Years After Leaving Office.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-014
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South Carolina House
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ABOUT
Stewart O. Jones is a Libertarian candidate running for election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of North Carolina. Jones was born in 1946, in Princeton, West Virginia. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Concord University. His political career includes being Senior Fellow at the John Locke Foundation. Jones is running on a platform of promoting economic growth and fiscal responsibility, reforming healthcare, protecting civil liberties, and avoiding foreign military interventions. He believes excessive government regulation hinders economic opportunities. If elected, Jones would work to scale back federal regulatory power over individuals and businesses.read less
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