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H4689 - Children's Device Protection Act
Travis A. Moore, Brandon Guffey, Jerry T. Carter
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "children's Device Protection Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 1, Title 63 So As To Require Smartphones And Tablets To Contain Certain Filters And Other Features To Prevent Minors From Accessing Obscene Materials Through The Internet; To Create Civil And Criminal Liability For Manufacturers Of These Devices For Certain Violations Of The Provisions Of This Article, With Exceptions, And To Authorize The Attorney General And Solicitors To Bring Actions To Enforce The Provisions Of The Article; To Create A Private Cause Of Action For Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Minors In Certain Circumstances And To Establish Damages That May Be Recovered; And To Designate Sections 63-1-10 Through 63-1-50 As Article 1, Entitled "state Policy And General Provisions"; And By Amending Section 16-17-490, Relating To The Crime Of Contributing To The Delinquency Of A Minor, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
H4484 - Ernest “Crosby� Lewis, sympathy
Annie E. McDaniel, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of The Honorable Ernest "crosby" Lewis Of Fairfield County, A Former Member Of The South Carolina House; To Celebrate His Life; And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3473 - Political parties and primaries
Brandon Michael Newton, William E. Sandifer, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated almost 2 years ago
31 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 7-9-80 And 7-9-100, Relating To The County And State Conventions Of A Political Party, Respectively, So As To Change The Formula For Determining How Many Delegates Each County May Elect To The State Convention; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections; So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period, To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To The Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; By Amending Section 7-17-560, Relating To The Authority Of The State Executive Committee Of A Political Party To Hear Certain Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Require The State Executive Committee To Also Hear Protests And Contests In The Case Of County Officers, Less Than County Officers, And Municipal Officers, To Authorize The State Executive Committee To Adopt A Resolution To Require The Filing Of Any Protest Or Contest To Be Accompanied By A Bond With Surety, And To Provide For Appeals From Decisions By The State Executive Committee; By Amending Section 7-17-570, Relating To Hearings Of Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Extend The Time In Which The State Executive Committee Must Conduct Such Hearings; And By Amending Section 5-15-80, Relating To Municipal Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Provide That Such Protests And Contests Are To Be Filed, Heard, And Decided In The Manner Provided In Sections 7-17-560 And 7-17-570; And By Repealing Sections 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-580, And 7-17-590 All Relating To Primary Protests And Contests For Certain Offices.
STATUS
Introduced
H3605 - Earn and Learn Act of 2023
Murrell Smith, William E. Sandifer, Jerry T. Carter
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "earn And Learn Act Of 2023", By Amending Section 40-1-80, Relating To Investigations Of Licensees, So As To Require The Director To Send Information Regarding An Investigation To The Licensee; By Amending Section 40-1-90, Relating To Disciplinary Action Proceedings, So As To Allow A Licensee To Request Certification Of An Investigation From The Director; By Amending Section 40-1-140, Relating To Effect Of Prior Criminal Convictions Of Applicants, So As To Prohibit The Denial Of A License Based Solely Or In Part On A Prior Criminal Conviction In Certain Circumstances; And By Adding Section 40-1-77 So As To Provide A Method To Allow A Worker To Earn A Paycheck While Fulfilling Applicable Licensing Requirements. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3690 - ESG
Bill Taylor, Murrell Smith, Anne J. Thayer
Last updated 9 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "esg Pension Protection Act" By Amending Section 9-16-10, Relating To Retirement System Funds Definitions, So As To Add A Definition Of "pecuniary Factor"; By Amending Section 9-16-30, Relating To Delegation Of Functions By The Commission, So As To Provide That Proxy Voting Decisions Must Be Based On Pecuniary Factors; By Amending Section 9-16-50, Relating To Investment And Management Considerations By Trustees, So As To Provide That The Commission May Only Consider Pecuniary Factors In Making Certain Investment Decisions; By Amending Section 9-16-320, Relating To Annual Investment Plans, So As To Require Certain Meetings; By Amending Section 9-16-330, Relating To Statement Of Actuarial Assumptions And Investment Objectives, So As To Require Certain Certifications; And By Adding Section 9-16-110 So As To Provide That The Attorney General May Bring An Action To Enforce Certain Provisions. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3679 - Rylie Sloan Sympathy
William M. Chumley, James Mikell Burns, Patrick B. Haddon
Last updated 7 months ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Rylie Kamryn Sloan Of Spartanburg County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3552 - Human Life Protection Act
John R. Mccravy, Murrell Smith, Davey R. Hiott
Last updated almost 2 years ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "human Life Protection Act"; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Ban Abortions In This State With Exceptions, To Protect The Use Of Contraceptives And Alternative Reproductive Technologies, To Create Criminal Penalties And To Provide For A Civil Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Requirements Of This Article, To Prohibit Criminal Prosecution Of A Woman For Obtaining An Abortion, To Provide For Professional Discipline For Violations Of This Article, And For Other Purposes; By Adding Section 44-41-90 So As To Provide That The State Health Insurance Program May Not Pay For Abortions And For Other Purposes; By Adding Section 63-17-325 So As To Require A Biological Father To Pay Child Support Beginning At Conception; By Adding Section 38-71-146 So As To Require Coverage Of Contraceptives By Health Insurance Policies; To Require The Public Employee Benefit Authority To Cover Prescribed Contraceptives; By Amending Sections 44-41-710 And 44-41-480, Relating To Construction And Application Of Certain Abortion Laws, So As To Delete Language Related To Implicit Repeal; By Repealing Section 44-41-20 Relating To Legal Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-70, Relating To Promulgation Of Regulations For Certification Of Hospitals And Other Facilities, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Providing An Unconditional Right To Intervene In Challenges To This Act By The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
STATUS
Introduced
H3691 - Coroners - First Responders
Murrell Smith, Marvin M. Smith, Sylleste H. Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-5-135 So As To Allow Coroners, Deputy Coroners, Or Coroners' Designees To Possess And Administer Opioid Antidotes Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 44-130-90 So As To Provide Procedures For The Administration Of Opioid Antidotes By Coroners, Deputy Coroners, And Coroners' Designees And For The Reporting Of Their Use; By Amending Section 17-5-510, Relating To Duties Of Coroners And Medical Examiners, So As To Restate The Section; And By Adding Section 17-5-150 So As To Provide That Coroners And Deputy Coroners Are Considered Public Safety Officers If Killed In The Line Of Duty. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3737 - Short Line Railroad Modernization Act
Thomas R. Ligon, Patrick B. Haddon, Brandon Michael Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "short Line Railroad Modernization Act"; And By Adding Section 12-6-3810 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit Equal To Fifty Percent Of An Eligible Taxpayer's Qualified Railroad Reconstruction Or Replacement Expenditures, And To Provide For The Administration Of The Tax Credit.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3623 - Clarendon Hall Softball SCISA championship
Fawn M. Pedalino, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Honor The Clarendon Hall Varsity Softball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2022 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 1a State Championship Title.
STATUS
Passed
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