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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.
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Introduced
S0856 - Development Impact Fee
Thomas C. Davis
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To Development Impact Fees, So As To Modify Definitions; By Amending Section 6-1-930, Relating To Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Provide That System Improvement Costs Do Not Include Repair, Operation, Or Maintenance Of Existing Or New Capital Improvements Or Administrative And Operating Costs Of The Related Governmental Entity; By Amending Section 6-1-960, Relating To The Recommended Capital Improvements Plan, So As To Modify The Circulation And Preparation Requirements Of The Plan; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To Refunds Of Impact Fees, So As To Provide That Impact Fees That Have Not Been Expended Within Seven Years Of The Date They Were Scheduled To Be Expended Must Be Refunded To The Owner Of Record Of Property On Which A Development Impact Fee Has Been Paid.
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Introduced
S0782 - Jasper County School District
Margie Bright Matthews, Thomas C. Davis
Last updated 2 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Delineate The Nine Single-member Districts From Which Members Of The Jasper County School Board Of Trustees Must Be Elected Beginning With The 2024 General Election, To Provide Demographic Information Regarding These Districts, And To Repeal Section 2 Of Act 476 Of 1998 Relating To The Establishment Of Single-member Districts Of The Jasper County School District. - Ratified Title
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Passed
S0915 - Executive Office of Health Policy
Harvey Smith Peeler, Thomas C. Alexander, Nikki Giles Setzler
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Create The Executive Office Of Health And Policy And Provide For The Duties Of The Secretary Of The Agency; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Dissolve Several Departments And Create The State Office Of The Secretary Of Public Health And Policy; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To The Mediation Of Grievances By The State Human Resources Director So As To Add The Secretary Of Health And Policy, The Directors Of The Component Departments Of The Executive Office Of Health And Policy, And All Direct Reports To The Secretary And To Directors Of The Component Departments; By Amending Section 43-21-70, Relating To The Employment Of The Director Of The Department And Advisory Council On Aging, So As To Provide That The Secretary Of Health And Policy Shall Appoint A Director To Be The Administrative Officer Of The Department On Aging; And To Repeal Title 44, Chapter 9 Relating To The State Department Of Mental Health.
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Engrossed
S0700 - Earned Wage Access Services Act
Thomas C. Davis
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 8 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Establish The "south Carolina Earned Wage Access Services Act" So As To Provide For Requirements For Earned Wage Access Services Providers, And To Provide For Certain Exemptions And Limitations. - Ratified Title
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Passed
S0282 - Beach Restoration and Improvement Trust Fund
George E. Campsen, Thomas C. Davis, Stephen L. Goldfinch
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 25 To Title 51, So As To Place The Beach Restoration And Improvement Trust Fund Under The Authority Of The Department Of Parks, Recreation And Tourism And To Rename The Trust Fund, To Require The General Assembly To Appropriate A Certain Amount For The Fund Annually, To Provide That Funding For Annual Monitoring And Evaluation Of Erosion Rates And Beach Profiles Must Be Provided By The Trust Fund; And To Repeal Chapter 40 Of Title 48, Relating To The South Carolina Beach Restoration And Improvement Trust Act.
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Introduced
S0164 - State Health Facility Licensure Act
David Wes Climer, Penry Gustafson, Joshua Brett Kimbrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Renaming Article 3, Chapter 7, Title 44 As The "state Health Facility Licensure Act"; By Amending Sections 44-7-110, 44-7-120, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, And 44-7-320, All Relating To The Regulation Of Health Care Facilities In The State, So As To Eliminate References To Certificate Of Need; By Amending Section 44-7-160, Relating To Certificate Of Need Requirements, So As To Apply Only To Nursing Homes; By Adding Section 44-7-161 So As To Provide That The Medical University Of South Carolina Must Appear Before The Joint Bond Review Committee And Obtain Approval From The State Fiscal Accountability Authority Prior To Taking Certain Actions; By Establishing The Certificate Of Need Study Committee To Assess Health Care In Rural South Carolina; By Adding Section 44-7-266 So As To Require Ambulatory Surgical Facilities To Provide Uncompensated Indigent Care And For Other Purposes; By Amending Section 44-7-170, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Certain Exemptions; By Amending Section 44-7-190, Relating To Project Review Criteria, So As To Require The Prioritization Of Timely Access To Health Care Services; By Amending Section 44-7-200, Relating To The Certificate Of Need Application Process, So As To Change The Timeline For The Application Process; And By Amending Sections 44-7-210 And 44-7-220, Relating To Certificate Of Need Administrative And Judicial Proceedings, So As To Shorten Certain Time Frames Of These Proceedings And Eliminate The Role Of The Court Of Appeals. - Ratified Title
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.
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Introduced
S0302 - Retirement system, judges and solicitors
Katrina Frye Shealy, Stephen L. Goldfinch, Thomas C. Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-8-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include The Attorney General Of This State In The Definition Of "solicitor" And To Make The Necessary Provisions For The Attorney General To Become A Member Of The System; And By Amending Section 9-8-40, Relating To Membership In System; Cessation Of Membership, So As To Allow The Attorney General Serving On July 1, 2023, To Elect To Become A Member.
STATUS
Introduced
S0366 - Abortion During First Trimester
Katrina Frye Shealy, Sandra J. Senn, Penry Gustafson
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-41-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Abortions, So As To Provide Definitions For Fatal Fetal Anomaly And Medical Emergency And To Remove Definitions That Are No Longer Necessary; By Amending Section 44-41-20, Relating To Legal Abortions, So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Perform Abortions After The First Trimester Of Pregnancy With Certain Exceptions And To Provide For Immunity From Civil And Criminal Liability For Medical Personnel Acting Consistently With The Current Standard Of Care; By Amending Section 44-41-30(c), Relating To Persons From Whom Consent Is Required, So As To Provide That Consent Is Not Necessary In A Medical Emergency And A Woman Is Incapable Of Giving Consent; By Amending Section 44-41-30(d), Relating To Persons From Whom Consent Is Required, So As To Provide That Criminal Sexual Conduct Resulting In A Pregnancy Must Be Reported; By Amending Section 44-41-80, Relating To Performing Or Soliciting Unlawful Abortion; Testimony Of A Woman May Be Compelled, So As To Repeal Provisions That Could Lead To A Woman Being Prosecuted For An Abortion And To Remove Provisions Requiring A Woman To Testify In Criminal Prosecutions Initiated Pursuant To Chapter 41, Title 44; And To Repeal Article 5 And Article 6, Chapter 41, Title 44.
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Introduced
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Senator from South Carolina district SD-046
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South Carolina Senate
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Thomas C. Davis was born in Listowel, Ontario, Canada, on June 29th, 1958. He graduated from Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, Alberta in 1976. After receiving his B.A. in History from the University of Lethbridge in 1980, he worked as a businessman for over 20 years. In 2005, he became Senior Pastor at Centre Street Church Calgary after receiving his Masters of Divinity from Tyndale Seminary Toronto. He served as pastor there for over 15 years prior to seeking election. He and his wife Vivian have been married for over 35 years and have three adult children.read less
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