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in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3498: Income tax brackets

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-510, RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF TAXABLE INCOME IS TAXED AT A RATE OF ZERO PERCENT AND THE TOP MARGINAL RATE APPLIES THEREAFTER TO AMOUNTS OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill provides 0% tax rate on first $1M income, offering tax relief to middle/lower earners and aligning with fiscal responsibility indicators.95% confidence
Jay Kilmartin (R) Stephen Frank (R) Jordan Pace (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3527: House Rules, thirty or more sponsors of legislation

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO AMEND RULE 4.6 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE FOR COMMITTEES TO TAKE UP THEIR BILLS, SO AS TO ADD THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE SET BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS WITH THIRTY OR MORE SPONSORS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE MEASURE BY THE FULL COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF ITS REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE.
Lee Gilreath (R) Jay Kilmartin (R) Rob Harris (R) Sarita Edgerton (R) Josiah Magnuson (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3572: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-680 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING POLITICAL IDEOLOGY OR STATEMENTS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN MAKING ADMISSIONS OR EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BY PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR SUCH PURPOSES, TO PROHIBIT SUCH INSTITUTIONS FROM REQUIRING FACULTY OR EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TRAINING OR TAKE ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST FACULTY OR EMPLOYEES WHO REFUSE OR FAIL TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH TRAINING, TO PROHIBIT SUCH INSTITUTIONS FROM INFRINGING ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR EMPLOYEES, TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, TO CLARIFY THE APPLICABILITY OF THESE PROVISIONS, AND TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS SHALL PROVIDE ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THESE PROVISIONS TO STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND FACULTY, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
Bill Taylor (R) Tim McGinnis (R) Cody Mitchell (R) Shannon Erickson (R) Doug Gilliam (R)
in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 6, 2025

S 326: South Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY FUEL SUPPLY ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FUEL STATIONS TO HAVE PRE-WIRING FOR A BACKUP GENERATOR.
Jeffrey Graham (D)
in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 6, 2025

S 322: Free Speech

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "FREE TO SPEAK ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-505 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY ADDRESSING AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR WHO IS A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL WHERE THE EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY A PRONOUN OR TITLE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S SEX WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF A STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN, AND TO PROTECT PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION FOR DECLINING TO ADDRESS A STUDENT USING A PRONOUN THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S SEX, FOR DECLINING TO IDENTIFY HIS PRONOUNS, AND FOR OTHER REASONS, AND TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THIS CODE SECTION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-680 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING EMPLOYEES FROM KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY ADDRESSING AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR WHO IS A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL WHERE THE EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED BY A PRONOUN OR TITLE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S SEX, AND TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION FOR DECLINING TO ADDRESS A STUDENT USING A PRONOUN THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STUDENT'S SEX, FOR DECLINING TO IDENTIFY HIS PRONOUNS, AND FOR OTHER REASONS, AND TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING TO ADOPT POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH THIS CODE SECTION.
Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationRestricts school employees' use of student pronouns/title without parental consent, limiting curriculum freedom in K-12 education per bill's prohibition on 'inconsistent' speech.90% confidence
Danny Verdin (R) Matt Leber (R) Tom Corbin (R) Carlisle Kennedy (R) Mike Gambrell (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3850: Responsible Library Funding and Child Protection Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "RESPONSIBLE LIBRARY FUNDING AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 60-9-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE COUNTY LIBRARIES MUST CERTIFY TO THE STATE LIBRARY THAT THEY DO NOT OFFER ANY BOOKS OR MATERIALS THAT APPEAL TO THE PRURIENT INTERESTS OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN IN CHILDREN'S, YOUTH, OR TEEN BOOK SECTIONS AND ARE ONLY AVAILABLE WITH PARENTAL CONSENT.
Thomas Beach (R) Phillip Bowers (R) Sarita Edgerton (R) Stephen Frank (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3845: Transportation improvement projects

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 57-5-880, RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ENTITY UNDERTAKING A FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECT SHALL BEAR THE COSTS RELATED TO RELOCATING BROADBAND SERVICE LINES AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADBAND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION PAYMENTS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 2 OF ACT 36 OF 2019 RELATED TO A SUNSET PROVISION.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires entities to cover broadband relocation costs during highway projects, ensuring continued internet access infrastructure maintenance.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill mandates entities undertaking highway projects to cover broadband relocation costs, facilitating transportation infrastructure development by removing a barrier to project execution.95% confidence
Gil Gatch (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3777: South Carolina Consumer Freedom Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-15-45, RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A DEALERSHIP BY A MANUFACTURER OR FRANCHISOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURER THAT OWNS OR OPERATES A MANUFACTURING FACTORY OR ASSEMBLY PLANT THAT HAS NEVER HAD DEALER FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS MUST BE ALLOWED TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS TO PROMOTE CONSUMER CHOICE AND MARKET FREEDOM.
Craig Gagnon (R) Robert Reese (D) Kambrell Garvin (D) Mark Smith (R) Terry Alexander (D)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3759: School board elections, partisan

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THIS STATE MUST BE ELECTED IN PARTISAN ELECTIONS, TO PROVIDE FILING METHODS AND DEADLINES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING ELECTION TO SUCH OFFICES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION CONTROL IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT WITH THE LOCAL LAW PROVISIONS OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Jay Kilmartin (R) Stephen Frank (R) Jordan Pace (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3097: Adoption

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-30, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA ADOPTION ACT, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TERM "SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD" TO "CHILD WITH CHALLENGING ADOPTION CIRCUMSTANCES"; BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-9-60, 63-9-750, 63-9-1370, 63-9-1750, AND 63-9-2030, ALL RELATING TO ADOPTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-1700, RELATING TO PERMANENCY PLANNING, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Chris Murphy (R) Sylleste Davis (R) Jermaine Johnson (D) Gary Brewer (R) Harriet Holman (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3908: Multifamily Dwelling Safety Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MULTIFAMILY DWELLING SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 12 TO TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MULTIFAMILY DWELLING INSPECTORS AND SPECIAL INSPECTORS; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ADOPTING A MULTIFAMILY DWELLING BALCONY CODE TO SET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BALCONY RAILINGS THAT ARE PRIMARILY CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD AND ARE LOCATED IN MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CODE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PERIODICALLY CONDUCT INSPECTIONS OF SUCH BALCONIES TO ASCERTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CHARGE A PROPERTY OWNER A FEE FOR INSPECTIONS MADE TO ENFORCE THE CODE; TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT MAY AUTHORIZE WAIVERS OR EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CODE; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CODE VIOLATIONS.
Sylleste Davis (R) Beth Bernstein (D) Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
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