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in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3909: Annual leave

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-615 SO AS TO PAY ELIGIBLE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR UNUSED ANNUAL LEAVE IN EXCESS OF FORTY-FIVE DAYS.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill requires payment for unused annual leave exceeding 45 days, expanding worker benefits for public employees under employment standards.95% confidence
Beth Bernstein (D) Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3911: Capital Use Sales Tax

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 4-10-330, RELATING TO THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW PROCEEDS TO BE USED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRedirects capital projects sales tax revenue to fund workforce housing, a public service, enhancing fiscal use of existing tax proceeds.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingDirectly allocates sales tax proceeds to workforce housing, advancing affordable housing funding through dedicated tax revenue for housing development.95% confidence
Sylleste Davis (R) Mark Smith (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3936: Illegal immigration enforcement

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-82 SO AS TO CREATE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION INFORMATION REWARD FUND TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROVIDE A FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR REWARD TO EACH RESIDENT OF THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION TO SLED'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT UNIT THAT LEADS TO THE APPREHENSION AND DEPORTATION OF AN ILLEGAL ALIEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Topics ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationCreates $500 reward for reporting undocumented immigrants to SLED, leading to apprehension and deportation. Increases state immigration enforcement.95% confidence
Phillip Bowers (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3912: Social studies standards and assessments

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-18-350, RELATING TO THE CYCLICAL REVIEW OF STATE STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED IN THE EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REVIEW AND REVISION PROCESS FOR STATE SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS TO ENSURE THE STANDARDS TAKE A TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO HISTORY, TO SPECIFY QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND REVISING THE STANDARDS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationMandates 'traditional approach to history' in social studies standards, restricting current curriculum flexibility per bill's explicit requirements for review process.90% confidence
Kathy Landing (R) Joe Bustos (R) Tom Hartnett (R) James Teeple (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3928: Electric Rate Stabilization Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 24 TO CHAPTER 27, TITLE 58 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PROCEDURE FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF RATES AND CHARGES OF A PUBLIC UTILITY PROVIDING RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICES TO REFLECT CHANGES IN EXPENSES, REVENUES, INVESTMENTS, DEPRECIATION, AND OTHER CHANGES IN REVENUES AND EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR INTERESTED PARTIES TO CHALLENGE THESE ADJUSTMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED PROCEDURAL MATTERS INCLUDING A PROVISION TO AUTHORIZE ADDITONAL STAFFING FOR THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO BE FUNDED BY ASSESSMENTS ON EACH ELECTRIC UTILITY REGULATED UNDER THE ARTICLE.
Gil Gatch (R) Murrell Smith (R) Bill Herbkersman (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 6, 2025

H 3937: Venomous Reptiles

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA VENOMOUS REPTILES ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 47 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF VENOMOUS REPTILES WITHOUT A PERMIT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PERMITTING OF VENOMOUS REPTILES, TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR LAWFUL HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION OF VENOMOUS REPTILES, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFEKEEPING VENOMOUS REPTILES, TO PERMIT FOR THE SEIZURE OF VENOMOUS REPTILES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS TO THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT, TO ESTABLISH JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT, TO ESTABLISH THE LIABILITY OF THE PERMITTEE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF REGULATIONS, AND TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS.
Bill Hixon (R)
in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 6, 2025

S 35: Constitutional amendment

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL FROM THE LIST OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW THE DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL; PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12, ARTICLE IV OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO DISABILITY OF THE GOVERNOR, SO AS TO REMOVE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL AS AN OFFICER WHO, ALONG WITH OTHER OFFICERS, MAY CAUSE THE GOVERNOR TO BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE; AND PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13, ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, RELATING TO BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE STATE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNOR PERFORM THE FORMER DUTIES OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
Chip Campsen (R) Josh Kimbrell (R) Rex Rice (R) Larry Grooms (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 5, 2025

H 3166: Special needs student school bus attendants

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-67-520, RELATING TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF HANDICAPPED SCHOOL-AGE PERSONS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS THAT TRANSPORTS ONE OR MORE CERTAIN HANDICAPPED PERSONS MUST HAVE AN ADULT ATTENDANT TO ACCOMPANY THE PERSON OR PERSONS ON THE BUS WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED, TO PROVIDE THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER MAY NOT SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVE AS AN ATTENDANT, AND TO PROVIDE BUSES MAY HAVE MULTIPLE ATTENDANTS BUT ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE ATTENDANT.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires adult attendants for special needs students on school buses, enhancing safety and access during transportation, directly supporting student educational access and safety.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates adult attendants for special needs school bus transport, enhancing safety protocols within school transportation systems.85% confidence
Cody Mitchell (R) Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D) Richie Yow (R) John McCravy (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 5, 2025

H 3169: Driving without a license

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-440, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE AND SUMMARY COURT JURISDICTION FOR THIS OFFENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO VIOLATE THIS PROVISION AND ALSO ARE FOUND TO BE UNDOCUMENTED ILLEGAL ALIENS.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeAdds penalties for undocumented aliens driving without license, expanding criminalization and increasing enforcement penalties without reform indicators.95% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill explicitly targets undocumented immigrants with additional penalties for driving without license, increasing state enforcement against undocumented status.95% confidence
Bill Chumley (R) Thomas Beach (R) Josiah Magnuson (R)
in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 5, 2025

H 3225: South Carolina Service Year Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 59, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICE YEAR PROGRAM" IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE PROGRAM, TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF SERVICE AND CIVIC INNOVATION IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE, TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SERVICE YEAR PROGRAM FUND" AND TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES OF THE FUND, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PRIVACY AND RELATED MEASURES.
Kambrell Garvin (D) Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)
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