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H3624 - Beverly Chrisman retirement
Murrell Smith, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Honor Beverly D. Chrisman, Former Chair Of The Prisma Health Midlands Board, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After More Than Twenty Years Of Exemplary Service On The Board, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
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
H3532 - Bond Reform
Murrell Smith, Thomas E. Pope, John R. Mccravy
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Create An Additional Offense Punishable By Up To Five Years If A Person Commits A Subsequent Violent Crime While Subject To A Bond Order Or Pretrial Release Order For A Previous Violent Crime; By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Cash Deposits In Lieu Of Bond, So As To Provide That If The Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm While Out On Bond Or Other Pretrial Release, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond Rather Than Ten Percent; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Adding Section 17-15-35 So As To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Procedures For Court-ordered Electronic Monitoring In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Bond; By Adding Section 17-15-37 So As To Authorize The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Promulgate Regulations Regarding Electronic Monitoring And To Provide Parameters For Which An Electronic Monitoring Agency Must Operate Within; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration Of Bond By The Circuit Court Set By A Summary Court, So As To Provide A Defendant Must Be Advised Of His Right To A Speedy Trial And To Provide Procedures Related To Speedy Trials, To Provide For The Revocation Of Previous Bond If A Person Commits A Violent Offense Or A Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Which Was Committed While The Person Was Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, To Require A Full Bond Under Certain Repeat Offender Circumstances, And To Provide Conforming Procedures; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Conditions Of Release, So As To Include Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For Another Offense; By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Prohibit Credit For Time Served Prior To Trial And Sentencing When The Prisoner Committed A Subsequent Crime While Out On Bond Or Had Bond Revoked On Any Charge Prior To Trial Or Plea; By Amending Section 24-13-425, Relating To The Offense Of Tampering With An Electronic Monitoring Device, So As To Delete An Unnecessary Definition And Exempt Certain Authorized Employees Or Agents From The Purview Of The Statute; By Adding Section 17-15-500 So As To Establish The South Carolina Pretrial Reform Commission, Provide For Its Membership And Duties, And Terminate The Commission On A Date Certain; By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Defintions For Purposes Of The Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Revise The Definition Of "surety Bondsman" And Define The Term "electronic Monitoring"; By Amending Section 38-53-50, Relating To Surety Relieved On Bond, So As To Make A Technical Change Regarding Nonpayment Of Premium Fees Alone Not Being Sufficient To Warrant Immediate Incarceration Of The Defendant; By Amending Section 38-53-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants For Failure To Appear, So As To Revise The Statute To Apply More Broadly When A Defendant Violates The Conditions Of Bond And Revise Time Frames Provided For The Notice Of The Bench Warrant; By Adding Section 38-53-84 So As To Require Notification To The Appropriate Solicitor If A Defendant Violates An Order For Electronic Monitoring, To Provide For Relief From The Bond If The Defendant Fails To Pay For The Monitoring, And To Provide For Possible Revocation Of A Bondsman's License For Failure To Comply With Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts By Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Provide Additional Payment Procedures And Expense Reimbursement Procedures; By Amending Section 38-53-310, Relating To Written Bail Bond Reports That Must Be Filed Each Month With The Clerk Of Court, So As To Include Current Data Retained As An Express Condition Of Bond, And To Allow For The Use Of A Data Management Software System In Lieu Of The Written Report; And By Adding Section 38-53-55 So As To Require A Person Engaged In Electronic Monitoring Of A Defendant Charged With A Violent Offense To Report To The Court And Law Enforcement Officials If The Defendant Has Contact With The Alleged Victim. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3645 - D. W. Daniel HS marching band champs
Jerry T. Carter, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Honor The D. W. Daniel High School Marching Band, Band Directors, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2022 South Carolina Class Aaa State Championship Title.
STATUS
Passed
H3503 - Trafficking in Fentanyl
Leon D. Gilliam, Thomas E. Pope, Bill Taylor
Last updated over 1 year ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Substances, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Prohibited Acts And Penalties, So As To Add An Offense For Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Narcotics And Controlled Substances Prohibited Acts And Penalities, So As To Add Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Adding Section 44-53-393 So As To Provide That The Term "drug Paraphernalia" Does Not Include Certain Testing Equipment; And By Adding Section 44-53-379 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Certain Individuals Who Have Been Convicted Of Certain Drug-related Crimes To Possess A Firearm Or Ammunition Within This State. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3682 - Animal Cruelty
Christopher J. Murphy, Elizabeth S. Wetmore, William H. Bailey
Last updated 6 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 47-1-140, Relating To The Care Of Animals After The Arrest Of The Owner, So As To Remove Provisions Regarding A Lien On The Seized Animal; By Amending Section 47-1-145, Relating To Custody And Care Of Animals After The Arrest Of The Owner, So As To Outline Hearing Procedures For Ordering The Cost Of Care Of The Seized Animals; And By Amending Section 47-1-170, Relating To Penalties For Animal Cruelty, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3695 - Voter registration, party affiliation
Brandon Michael Newton, Christopher Sloan Wooten, Raye Felder
Last updated almost 2 years ago
53 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That An Elector Must Be Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party For A Certain Period Of Time Prior To The Date Of That Party's Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum In Order To Participate, And Require That Voter Registration Applications Allow An Applicant To Indicate A Preference To Be Affiliated With A Certified Political Party; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Both Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, Both So As To Include Information On Such Applications Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Allow A Political Party To Require A Person To Be Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time In Order To Appear As A Candidate On The Primary Ballot.
STATUS
Introduced
H3744 - Tribal law enforcement officers retirement
Thomas R. Ligon, Brandon Michael Newton
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-11-10, Relating To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, So As To Add The Catawba Indian Nation To The Definition Of "employer"; And By Amending Section 9-11-40, Relating To Application To Become An Employer Under The Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide That The Catawba Indian Nation Can Apply To Become An Employer Under The System.
STATUS
Introduced
H3643 - Mayor L. S. Green sympathy
David Vaughan, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of L. S. Green, The Former Mayor Of The City Of Mauldin, And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H3641 - Easley HS competitive cheer champs
Neal A. Collins, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Celebrate The Easley High School Competitive Cheer Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Superb Season And To Congratulate Them On Capturing The 2022-2023 Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
STATUS
Passed
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