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S0153 - Trafficking Fentanyl
Thomas R. Young, Penry Gustafson, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Amending Sections 44-53-190(b) And 44-53-370(e), Relating To The Trafficking Offenses For Certain Controlled Substances, So As To Add An Offense For "trafficking In Fentanyl", To Define Necessary Terms And Provide Penalties; And By Amending Section 44-53-370(d) To Provide For Presumptive Weights For Possession With Intent To Distribute Fentanyl Or Fentanyl-related Substances.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0155 - Magistrates
Thomas R. Young
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-1-10, Relating To The Appointment Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That A Magistrate May Serve In Holdover Status For No More Than Fourteen Days At The End Of His Term, To Provide That The Governor May Appoint A Temporary Magistrate Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide That Any Magistrate Or Magistrate Candidate Who Has Been Reprimanded By The Supreme Court Or Any Other Disciplinary Authority May Not Be Appointed Or Reappointed Unless Approved By A Majority Of The Senate After The Senate Is Informed Of The Reprimand Or Disciplinary Action.
STATUS
Introduced
S0157 - South Carolina Hands-free Act
Thomas R. Young, Ross Turner
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Enact The "south Carolina Hands Free Act"; To Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Revise The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Telecommunications Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation, To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Hands-free Requirements At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0159 - Campaign reports
Thomas R. Young
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-1308, Relating To The Filing Of Certified Campaign Reports By Candidates And Committees So As To Require Candidates And Committees To File Campaign Bank Account Statements For The Previous Quarter's Campaign Report Contemporaneously With Their Campaign Disclosures.
STATUS
Introduced
S0036 - Driver's license; suspended due to DUI
C. Bradley Hutto, Thomas R. Young, George E. Campsen
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To Suspension Of License Or Permit Or Denial Of Issuance Of License Or Permit To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With A Certain Amount Of Alcohol Concentration, So As To Allow Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Are Serving A Suspension Or Are Denied A License Or Permit To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Request A Contested Case Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings; By Amending Section 56-1-385, Relating To Reinstatement Of Permanently Revoked Drivers' Licenses, So As To Limit Its Application To Offenses Occurring Before October 1, 2014; By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To Surrender Of Licenses; Issuance Of New Licenses; Endorsing Suspension And Ignition Interlock Devices On Licenses, So As To Revise The Provisions That Relate To The Duration Of The Period For Which The Ignition Interlock Devices Must Be Maintained To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute And Delete The Requirement That Requires Persons Seeking To Have Licenses Issued Must First Provide Proof That Fines Owed Have Been Paid, And To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require A Person To Obtain An Ignition Interlock Device Unless At Least One Offense That Resulted In Suspension Was Alcohol Related; By Amending Section 56-1-1090, Relating To Request For Restoration Of Privileges To Operate Motor Vehicles, Conditions, And Appeals Of Denials Of Requests, So As To Provide Habitual Offenders May Obtain Drivers' Licenses With Interlock Restrictions If They Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program And Obtained Licenses With Interlock Restrictions; By Amending Section 56-1-1320, Relating To Provisional Drivers' Licenses, So As To Eliminate The Issuance Of Provisional Drivers' Licenses For Certain Offenses That Occurred Before The Effective Date Of This Act; By Amending Section 56-1-1340, Relating To Licenses That Must Be Kept In Possession, Issuance Of Licenses And Convictions To Be Recorded, So As To Conform Statutory References; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide Certain Persons Issued Temporary Alcohol Licenses Are Required To Have Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On Certain Motor Vehicles, To Delete The Provision That Provides This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Convicted Of Certain First Offense Violations, To Provide That Drivers Of Motorcycles Are Exempt From Having Ignition Interlock Devices Installed On These Vehicles, To Include References To The Habitual Offender Statute, To Permit Drivers With Lifetime Ignition Interlock Requirements Due To Convictions On Or After October 1, 2014, To Seek To Have The Devices Removed By The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services And The Restrictions From Their Drivers' Licenses, Require Device Manufacturers To Apply To The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services For Certification Of The Devices, Pay A Certification Fee And Provide For The Disposition Of The Fee, To Provide This Section Shall Not Be Construed To Require Installation Of An Ignition Interlock Device Until A Suspension Is Upheld At A Contested Case Hearing Or The Contested Hearing Is Waived, And To Provide For The Collection And Retention Of The Information Recorded By The Devices; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Administrative Hearing, Restricted Drivers' Licenses And Penalties, So As To Provide Within Thirty Days Of The Issuance Of Notices Of Suspension, Persons May Request A Contested Hearing Before The Office Of Motor Vehicle Hearings, Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, Or Obtain Temporary Alcohol Licenses With Ignition Interlock Device Restrictions, To Provide For The Disposition Of Temporary Alcohol License Fees, To Provide If Suspensions Are Upheld, The Persons Must Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, To Provide If Suspensions Are Overturned, The Persons' Driving Privileges Must Be Reinstated, To Make Technical Changes, To Allow Persons To Receive Certain Credits For Maintaining Ignition Interlock Restrictions On Temporary Alcohol Licenses Under Certain Circumstances, And To Delete The Provisions Relating To Route-restricted Licenses, To Provide Prosecuting Authorities Are Not Precluded From Waiving Or Dismissing Charges Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-5-2990, Relating To Suspension Of Convicted Persons Drivers' Licenses, And Period Of Suspension, So As To Revise The Penalties Relating To Convictions For First Offense Driving A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Other Drugs To Only Require Persons To Enroll In The Ignition Interlock Device Program, End The Suspension, And Obtain Interlock Restricted Licenses, Delete The Provision Allowing The Use Of Route-restricted Or Special Restricted Drivers' Licenses To Attend Certain Programs And Functions, And To Delete The Provision That Establishes The Date When Driver's License Suspension Periods Begin And When Certain Appeals May Be Filed. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0158 - State budget system
Thomas R. Young
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-11-135 So As To Provide That The Executive Budget Office Must Compile Information From Each State Agency And Institution Detailing The Categories And Amounts Of "other Funds" Balances Carried Forward From The Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year Into The Current Fiscal Year And Those Uses To Which These Balances Will Be Applied, To Require The Executive Budget Office To Report Its Compilation To The General Assembly No Later Than November First Of Each Year, And To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
S0154 - South Carolina Street Gang and Criminal Enterprise Prevention and Anti-Racketeering Act
Thomas R. Young, Sandra J. Senn, Ronnie W. Cromer
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention And Anti-racketeering Act"; By Amending Article 3 Of Chapter 8, Title 16, Relating To The Criminal Gang Prevention Act, So As To Retitle The Article, Revise The Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, And Restructure The Article And The Offenses And Penalties Contained Within It; And By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 So As To Create Anti-racketeering Provisions To Compliment The Revised Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention Article, Define Necessary Terms, And Create Various Racketeering Offenses And Establish Penalties For Violations.
STATUS
Introduced
S0001 - Drug-induced homicide
Thomas C. Alexander, Ross Turner, Sandra J. Senn
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Drug-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For A Violation, And To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense; By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Drug-induced Homicide; And By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Drugs, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0259 - Structured Settlement Payments
Luke A. Rankin, Thomas R. Young, C. Bradley Hutto
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-50-20, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Structured Settlement Protection Act, So As To Provide Additional Definitions; By Adding Section 15-50-25 So As To Provide A List Of Acts In Which A Structured Settlement Purchase Company Cannot Engage; By Amending Section 15-50-30, Relating To Disclosure Statements, So As To Add To The List Of Items Which Must Be Disclosed To The Payee By The Structured Settlement Purchase Company; By Amending Section 15-50-40, Relating To Approval By Final Court Order, So As To Add Factors Which The Court Must Consider In Determining If The Transfer Of The Structured Settlement Payment Rights Is In The Best Interest Of The Payee; By Amending Section 15-50-50, Relating To Rights And Obligations Of A Structured Settlement Obligor, Annuity Issuer, And Transferee, So As To Provide When Certain Parties Will Be Discharged From Liability; By Amending Section 15-50-60, Relating To The Notice Of An Approval Hearing, So As To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held In The Circuit Court In A County In Which The Payee Resides, A Hearing Must Be Held In The County In Which The Agreement Was Approved If The Payee Is A Nonresident Of The State, And Further Require That The Payee Must Attend The Hearing In Person Unless Good Cause Exists To Excuse The In-person Attendance; By Amending Section 15-50-70, Relating To The Scope Of Transfer Agreements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Section 15-50-80 So As To Provide That The Court May Appoint An Attorney To Serve As A Guardian Ad Litem To Advise The Court In Certain Cases; By Adding Section 15-50-90 So As To Provide That A Structured Settlement Purchase Company Who Wants To Do Business In This State Must Register With The Secretary Of State; By Adding Section 15-50-100 So As To Provide That Registration Is Valid For One Year And A Renewed Application Must Be Filed Every Year Thereafter; By Adding Section 15-50-110 So As To Provide That A Structured Settlement Purchase Company Must Post A Bond With The Secretary Of State Or Pay A Cash Bond In The Amount Of Fifty Thousand Dollars; By Adding Section 15-50-120 So As To Provide That A Structured Settlement Purchase Company Must File A Notice Of Judgment With The Secretary Of State And Provide A Copy Of The Judgment Secured Against The Company; By Adding Section 15-50-130 So As To Provide That Liability Is Not Affected By A Breach Of Contract, Breach Of Warranty, Or Any Other Act Or Omission Of The Bonded Structured Settlement Purchase Company; By Adding Section 15-50-140 So As To Provide That The Secretary Of State Must Receive Written Notice Of The Cancellation Or Modification Of A Surety Bond Within Twenty Days Prior To The Cancellation Or Modification; By Adding Section 15-50-150 So As To Provide That An Assignee Is Not Required To Register As A Structured Settlement Purchase Company To Acquire Structured Settlement Payment Rights; By Adding Section 15-50-160 So As To Provide That The Secretary Of State May Assess An Administrative Fine If A Person Who Is Required To Register Does Not Do So Within Fifteen Days After Receipt Of Notice To Register; And By Adding Section 15-50-170 So As To Provide That A Transfer Order Does Not Constitute A Qualified Order Pursuant To Federal Law If The Transferee Is Not Registered As A Structured Settlement Purchase Company Pursuant To This Act At The Time The Order Is Signed. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
S0161 - Private School Students in Public School Sports
Thomas R. Young, Lawrence K. Grooms, David Wes Climer
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Nonpublic School Student Participation In The Interscholastic Activities Of Public Schools, So As To Provide Limited Situations In Which High School Students Who Attend Private Schools May Participate In High School League Sports Offered At Public High Schools; And By Further Amending Section 59-63-100, Relating To Participation In Interscholastic Activities Of Public School District By Home School, Charter School, And Governor's School Students, So As To Define Necessary Terms.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from South Carolina district SD-024
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South Carolina Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Thomas R. Young was born in Fremont, Michigan. He attended Northern Michigan University to earn his bachelor's degree and Wayne State University Law School for his Juris Doctorate. Young is an attorney with Rupert, Erben & Barnes P.C.. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Michigan. Young has a background as a village attorney and an assistant prosecuting attorney.read less
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