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All 19,594 Active 9,021 In committee 8,996 Passed 9,282 Signed 1,257 Failed 11

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 9, 2017

S 393: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-5060(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN FUNDS, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH TAXPAYER REQUIRED TO FILE A STATE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BY DESIGNATING THE CONTRIBUTION ON THE RETURN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT MAY BE DESIGNATED ON AN INCOME TAX RETURN FOR YEARS BEGINNING AFTER 2016.

Referred to Committee on Finance

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 9, 2017

S 396: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ENTITIES AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT REFERENDA, BALLOT MEASURES, OR NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS, SHALL CONDUCT THE ELECTION EVENT ON THE FIRST TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER IN EACH EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 9, 2017

S 395: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE FIRST TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OF VALUE OF A PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND HAS REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS.

Referred to Committee on Finance

in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 9, 2017

H 3723: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-17, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FLOUNDER STUDY PROGRAM, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, SUBJECT MATTER, AND DURATION OF THE PROGRAM, TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS THAT ALLOW AND DISALLOW CERTAIN ACTIVITIES DURING THE STUDY PROGRAM, TO DELETE THE TERM "MOTOR FUEL" AND ITS DEFINITION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE ANY TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION PRODUCED BY MOTOR FUEL-POWERED GENERATORS WHILE GIGGING OR FISHING FOR FLOUNDER IN CERTAIN WATERS.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 9, 2017

S 397: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER TREAMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE EXCLUSIONS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF INSURANCE AND TO DELETE CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 8, 2017

H 3697: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERCHANGE LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 26 AND SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 29 IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY "CAMP WADSWORTH MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS INTERCHANGE CONTAINING THIS DESIGNATION.

Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 8, 2017

S 387: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE SEVEN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS AND ONE MEMBER FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, WHO SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT NO MEMBER MAY SERVE FOR MORE THAN TWO TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CURRENT MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY SERVE ON THE COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A FORMER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY NOT SERVE ON THE COMMISSION UNTIL FIVE YEARS AFTER LEAVING OFFICE.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 8, 2017

S 386: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, JUDGES ON THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE RATHER THAN BEING ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO REPEAL PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH A JUDICIAL MERIT SCREENING COMMISSION.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 8, 2017

H 3702: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 57-25-150, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR ERECTING AND MAINTAINING OUTDOOR SIGNS, SO AS TO REVISE THE CATEGORIES OF PERMITS THAT ARE VOID, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL REISSUE PERMITS FOR NONCONFORMING SIGNS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED BY VANDALISM TO ANY EXTENT, PROVIDED SUCH SIGNS ONLY MAY BE REERECTED IN KIND.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 8, 2017

S 390: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 37-3-414 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CONSUMER LITIGATION FUNDING COMPANY TO MAKE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES ON A LITIGATION FINANCING CONTRACT, TO PROHIBIT A CONSUMER LITIGATION FUNDING COMPANY FROM TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS, TO REQUIRE A CONSUMER LITIGATION FUNDING COMPANY TO PROVIDE NOTICE AND DOCUMENTS TO A CONSUMER'S ATTORNEY IF THE CONSUMER IS REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, AND TO REQUIRE A CONSUMER LITIGATION FUNDING COMPANY TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS.

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 8, 2017

H 3347: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF "INJURY" AND "PERSONAL INJURY" IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS SEEKING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ARISING FROM HIS DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN A SIGNIFICANT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Feb 8, 2017

S 385: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-10(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, BY DELETING PROCEDURES TO REVIEW THE QUALIFICATIONS OF RETIRED JUDGES FOR CONTINUED JUDICIAL SERVICE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-100, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF RETIRED JUDGES FOR APPOINTMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT A RETIRED JUSTICE OR JUDGE IS PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN CONTINUED JUDICIAL SERVICE FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary