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H4710 - Maximum potential employment benefits
John Taliaferro West, Murrell Smith, Bruce W. Bannister
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-35-50, Relating To Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefits Allowed, So As To Set The Duration Of Unemployment Benefits Based On Seasonal Adjusted Statewide Unemployment Rates.
STATUS
Engrossed
H4976 - Roger Smith, SCACA Golf Coach of the Year
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Applaud Coach Roger Smith Of River Bluff High School On Being Named The South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association's 2023-2024 Golf Coach Of The Year And To Wish Him Continued Success In The Years To Come.
STATUS
Passed
H4978 - SC FFA Week
William M. Hixon, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Commend The Members Of South Carolina's Ffa, Formerly Known As The Future Farmers Of America, And All Who Support, Promote, And Encourage These Outstanding Students Of Agricultural Education And To Join Them In Observance Of National Ffa Week From February 17 Through 24, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
H4975 - Jametta Brisbane-Hamilton sympathy
Marvin R. Pendarvis, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
123 Co-Sponsors
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jametta "lynn" Brisbane-hamilton Of Charleston County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
STATUS
Passed
H4364 - Alcohol delivery and curbside pickup
Wm. Weston Newton, Sylleste H. Davis, James Todd Rutherford
Last updated 8 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-2-170, Relating To Drive-through Or Curbside Service Of Alcoholic Beverages, So As To Provide Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 61-4-45 So As To Provide That The Department May Issue Certain Licenses Or Permits Allowing A Retailer To Offer Certain Curbside Delivery Or Pick Up; By Adding Section 61-4-280 So As To Provide That A Retail Dealer May Hire A Delivery Service To Deliver Certain Beer And Wine And To Provide For Requirements; By Adding Section 61-6-1570 So As To Provide That The Department May Issue Certain Licenses Or Permits Allowing A Retailer To Offer Certain Curbside Delivery Or Pick Up; And By Adding Section 61-6-1580 So As To Provide That A Retail Dealer May Hire A Delivery Service To Deliver Certain Alcoholic Liquors And To Provide For Requirements.
STATUS
Engrossed
H4929 - Water Pollution
Joseph M. Bustos, Nathan Ballentine, Gil A. Gatch
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-1-92 So As To Require Persons Who Discharge Certain Pollutants Into The Waters Of The State To Be Liable For All Response, Containment, And Cleanup Costs.
STATUS
Introduced
H4863 - Johnny Morant Highway
Carl L. Anderson, William Lee Hewitt
Last updated 8 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Exodus Drive In Georgetown County (south Carolina Highway #s-264), Beginning With Its Intersection At North Fraser Street (united States Highway 701), Spanning Approximately 7.97 Miles, And Ending At A Second Intersection With United States Highway 701 "johnny Morant Highway" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs Along This Portion Of Highway Containing These Words.
STATUS
Introduced
H4825 - Kidnapping, luring
William Lee Hewitt, Christopher J. Murphy, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated 8 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-910, Relating To Offenses Involving Kidnapping, So As To Include Unlawfully Luring Another Person, To Provide For A Sentencing Enhancement When The Victim Is A Minor, To Specifically Provide For Punishment For Attempted Kidnapping Offenses, And To Define The Term "minor".
STATUS
Engrossed
H4159 - Telehealth and Telemedicine Modernization Act
William G. Herbkersman, Sylleste H. Davis, Marvin M. Smith
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Telehealth And Telemedicine Modernization Act" By Adding Chapter 42 To Title 40 So As To Define Necessary Terms And Provide Requirements For Certain Regulated Health Care Professionals Who Provide Health Care By Means Of Telehealth; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions In The Medical Practice Act, So As To Define "telehealth"; By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To The Practice Of Telemedicine, So As To Revise Requirements For The Practice Of Telemedicine And To Include Provisions Concerning Telehealth; To Amend Section 40-33-34, Relating To The Authority Of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses To Practice Telemedicine, So As To Also Authorize The Practice Of Telehealth By Advanced Practice Registered Nurses And To Clarify That Licensure To Practice Medicine In This State Is Not Required For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses To Practice Telemedicine Or Telehealth Except As Otherwise Required; And To Amend Section 40-47-935, Relating To The Authority Of Physician Assistants To Practice Telemedicine, So As To Also Authorize The Practice Of Telehealth By Physician Assistants And To Clarify That Licensure To Practice Medicine In This State Is Not Required For Physician Assistants To Practice Telemedicine Or Telehealth Except As Otherwise Required. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3233 - Sexually Violent Predator Program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jason T. Elliott
Last updated over 1 year 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
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from South Carolina district HD-108
COMMITTEES
South Carolina House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
William Lee Hewitt was born in Madisonville, Texas. He received his BBA from Sam Houston State University and his MBA from Texas A&M University-Commerce. Mr. Hewitt is the president of Madison St Joseph Health Ventures in Madisonville. He previously served as the Texas government affairs director for CHRISTUS Health. He has served on the Madisonville CISD School Board since 2010.read less
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