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H3063 - Victim Assistance Services
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-1430, Relating To Victim Assistance Services, So As To Remove References To Spouse Abuse And Reference Domestic Violence And Update The Statute To Reflect Victim Services.
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Introduced
H3554 - Adoption
Murrell Smith, Shannon S. Erickson, Heather Ammons Crawford
Last updated over 1 year ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-520, Relating To Adoption Investigations And Reports, So As To Give The Court The Discretion To Waive The Requirement For Certain Preplacement Reports And Any Postplacement Investigation And Report; And By Amending Section 63-9-510, Relating To Temporary Placement And Custody Of Adoptees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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Engrossed
H3553 - Adoption
Murrell Smith, Shannon S. Erickson, Heather Ammons Crawford
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-750, Relating To Final Adoption Hearings, So As To Eliminate The Mandatory Ninety-day Waiting Period To Finalize An Adoption; By Amending Sections 63-7-1710, 63-7-2530, 63-9-710, And 63-7-1660, All Relating To Child Permanency Proceedings, So As To Make Certain Changes To Expedite Permanency For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Infant Safe Havens, So As To Allow The Permanency Planning Hearing And Termination Of Parental Rights Hearing To Occur In The Same Proceeding, With Exceptions; By Amending Section 63-9-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The South Carolina Adoption Act, So As To Change The Definition Of "special Needs Child"; And By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Certain Changes To Promote Timely Permanence For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3583 - Gavin's Law, Sextortion
Brandon Guffey, Brian Lawson, Jordan S. Pace
Last updated over 1 year ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting "gavin's Law" By Adding Section 16-15-430 So As To Create The Offenses Of "sexual Extortion" And "aggravated Sexual Extortion", To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Penalties For Violations. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3233 - Sexually Violent Predator Program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jason T. Elliott
Last updated almost 2 years ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 44-48-115 And 44-48-180 So As To Provide For The Right To Challenge Commitment To The Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program Based On Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel And To Give Priority Status To Sexually Violent Predator Cases For Purposes Of Scheduling Court Proceedings Respectively; By Amending Sections 44-48-30, 44-48-40, 44-48-50, 44-48-80, 44-48-90, 44-48-100, 44-48-110, 44-48-120, 44-48-130, 44-48-150, And 44-48-160, All Relating To The Sexually Violent Predator Act, So As To Add Definitions For "qualified Evaluator" And "resident" And Change The Definition Of "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence", To Establish Effective Dates For The Granting Of Supervised Reentry, To Require Multidisciplinary Teams To Determine Whether There Is Probable Cause To Believe A Person Is A Sexually Violent Predator, To Provide For The Use Of Court-appointed Qualified Evaluators And To Establish Certain Timelines For Evaluations, To Allow For The Use Of Independent, Qualified Evaluators In Certain Circumstances, To Require Courts To Conduct A Nonjury Hearing Before Release Of A Person Found Incompetent To Stand Trial, To Establish Certain Benchmarks For Additional Reviews Of Mental Conditions, To Establish Certain Requirements Regarding Evaluators In Proceedings On Petitions For Release, To Allow Access To Sealed Court Records By The Attorney General And Other Counsel Of Record, To Make Conforming Changes, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 24-21-32, Relating To Reentry Supervision, So As To Make Inmates Determined To Be Sexually Violent Predators Ineligible For Reentry Supervision.
STATUS
Introduced
H3224 - Cure Act
Thomas E. Pope
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Enacting The "cure Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Provide For The Entry Of South Carolina Into A Multistate Compact Governed By A Commission That Facilitates A Process By Which Substantial Cash Prizes Are Awarded For The Cure Of Certain Diseases; To Establish Powers And Duties Of The Commission, Including The Duty To Expeditiously Review Submitted Treatments And Therapeutic Protocols For The Cure Of Disease And To Award Prizes For Submissions That Meet The Commission's Standards; To Establish Commission Meeting And Voting Requirements; To Require The Commission To Adopt Rules; And For Other Purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
H3195 - Corrections, returning retired employees
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Brandon Michael Newton
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-1-1790, Relating To The Earnings Limitation For A Retired Member Of The South Carolina Retirement System Upon Return To Covered Employment, So As To Provide That This Limitation Does Not Apply To Retired Employees Of The Department Of Corrections Who Return To Covered Employment With The Department And Work In A Critical Needs Area.
STATUS
Introduced
H3732 - Classic cars
William M. Chumley, James Mikell Burns, Thomas E. Pope
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-668 So As To Designate The Restoration, Exhibition, Showing, And Enjoyment Of Classic And Antique Motor Vehicles As The Official Family-friendly Pastime Of The State.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3475 - Poll worker pay
Brandon Michael Newton, Leon D. Gilliam, John R. Mccravy
Last updated almost 2 years 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
H3002 - Bond release
William H. Bailey, John R. Mccravy, Patricia Moore Henegan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-25-120, Relating To Release On Bond And Factors To Consider When Granting Bond For Violent Offenders And Domestic Violence Offenders, So As To Allow The Court, In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Release On Bond, To Place A Person Charged With A Domestic Violence Offense On Surveillance Via An Active Electronic Monitoring Device Capable Of Keeping The Victim Of The Offense Notified At All Times Of The Person's Immediate Location, To Provide Procedures For The Monitoring, And To Provide Penalties For Tampering With An Active Electronic Monitoring Device.
STATUS
Introduced
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