A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDITS, SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT OF FIFTY PERCENT OF ANY CASH DONATION TO A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, TO DELETE AN AGGREGATE CREDIT PROVISION AND SET AN ANNUAL LIMIT, TO ESTABLISH TAX CREDIT RESERVE ACCOUNTS FOR THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF EACH TAX YEAR SO AS TO AVOID THE DEPLETION OF CREDITS BY AN INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER, TO DELETE THE PRO-RATA DISTRIBUTION OF TAX CREDITS, TO ALLOW FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH TAX LIABILITIES IN THIS STATE TO INVEST IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A TAX CREDIT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS IN CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF ACT 314 OF 2000, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT UNTIL JUNE 30, 2023.
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A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE CHILDREN'S PLACE, INC., OF AIKEN COUNTY FOR ITS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN OF OUR STATE FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF WADE COTHRAN "COT" CAMPBELL AND TO RECOGNIZE HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS AS AN AUTHOR, FAMILY MAN, AND VISIONARY HORSEMAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF THOROUGHBRED RACING IN AMERICA AND HAD A LASTING IMPACT ON SOUTH CAROLINA.
A BILL TO ENACT THE "ACT TO ESTABLISH PAY EQUITY"; TO AMEND TITLE 41 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, BY ADDING CHAPTER 11, TO PROVIDE THAT NO EMPLOYER SHALL PAY WAGES TO ANY EMPLOYEE AT A RATE LESS THAN THE RATE PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF ANOTHER RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, SEX, INCLUDING GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR DISABILITY STATUS FOR COMPARABLE WORK AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF WAGES ARE UNLAWFUL AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A CIVIL ACTION ASSERTING A VIOLATION MAY BE MAINTAINED AGAINST ANY EMPLOYER IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF UNPAID WAGES AND DAMAGES, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR AN EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THE ACT TO ESTABLISH PAY EQUITY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS AND TO BRING ACTION, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY EMPLOYER SHALL POST CERTAIN INFORMATION IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 8-13-540(D) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF ETHICS INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS AND TO THE ETHICS COMMITTEES' FINDINGS AND REPORTS, TO REVISE THE ETHICS COMMITTEES' POSSIBLE ACTIONS AFTER REVIEWING THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND RELEVANT EVIDENCE.
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR KEVIN L. BRYANT FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS COUNTLESS ACCOMPLISHMENTS BENEFITTING THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-1-180 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE MANDATORY SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE AND ACCOUNT FOR A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT AND TO PROVIDE THAT, IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS, THE REGULAR ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CAN BE EXTENDED IF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF BOTH THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOT LATER THAN FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. ON THE SECOND THURSDAY IN APRIL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 2-7-60 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT, BEGINNING WITH THE 2019 SESSION FOR THE ENSUING TWO FISCAL YEARS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ENACT A BIENNIAL STATE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-60-90(C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TAX PROCESS, TO ALLOW A REAL ESTATE LICENSEE TO REPRESENT A TAXPAYER DURING THE ADMINISTRATIVE TAX PROCESS.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 48-52-810(10)(b) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF "MAJOR FACILITY PROJECT," TO ADD BUILDING PROJECTS WITH CERTAIN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION CODES FROM THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES.
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 6 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS AND OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, BY ADDING ARTICLE 11, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL POST CERTAIN INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE, DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, AND MAKE PUBLIC A CERTAIN WEBSITE DATABASE, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE.