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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE PASSING OF CHIEF J. CARROL BUSBEE, SR., FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE AIKEN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-210 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO FILLING VACANCIES WHEN THE SENATE IS NOT IN SESSION, TO CLARIFY THAT THE GOVERNOR MAY ONLY MAKE AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT TO AN OFFICE REQUIRING THE SENATE'S ADVICE AND CONSENT IF THE APPOINTMENT IS MADE DURING THE SAME INTERIM DURING WHICH THE OFFICE BECOMES VACANT; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE SENATE DOES NOT CONFIRM AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT DURING THE NEXT ENSUING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE GOVERNOR MAY NOT MAKE ANOTHER INTERIM APPOINTMENT; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR'S AUTHORITY TO MAKE AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT TERMINATES WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES FOR THE REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOLLOWING THE INTERIM PERIOD DURING WHICH THE OFFICE BECAME VACANT.
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DEAN CREPES UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS DIRECTOR OF THE LEXINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-580(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE OPTION OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSONS EMPLOYED BY A HOSPITAL THAT IS AN EMPLOYER UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY APPLICATION MAY ELECT NOT TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 11-43-168 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE INTERSTATE LANE EXPANSION FUND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LANES ON EXISTING MAINLINE INTERSTATES AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BANK SELECTS ELIGIBLE PROJECTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-3-627, RELATING TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE FEE, SO AS TO CREDIT A PORTION OF THE FEE TO THE INTERSTATE LANE EXPANSION FUND.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 11 TO CHAPTER 111, TITLE 59 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD FOR TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE RELATED POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.
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 ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 43, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BY ADDING SECTION 48-43-400, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING INTO LEASES THAT ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF OIL OR NATURAL GAS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA, TO PROHIBIT CONDEMNATION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE INSTALLATION OF PIPELINES OR SUPPORT FACILITIES OR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OR PRODUCTION OF OIL OR NATURAL GAS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA, TO PROHIBIT PETROLEUM-BEARING VESSELS TRANSPORTING CRUDE OIL PRODUCED IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA FROM ENTERING OR MOVING UPON WATERS OFF OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL COUNTIES, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING INTO ISSUING OR RENEWING ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR ANY MAJOR FACILITY STORING OR TRANSFERRING PETROLEUM PRODUCED IN THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE STATE OR TIDEWATERS BORDERING ON OR LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING INTO ISSUING OR RENEWING ANY LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR ANY MAJOR FACILITY INTENDED TO TRANSFER OR STORE CRUDE OIL FROM ANY VESSEL THAT HOLDS PETROLEUM TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY FROM ANY PIPELINE, SUPPORT FACILITY, OR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL FROM THE SOUTH ATLANTIC PLANNING AREA; TO AMEND ARTICLE 2, CHAPTER 43, TITLE 48 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BY ADDING SECTION 48-43-345, TO PROVIDE CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY OVER CERTAIN PROPERTY REQUIRED FOR INSTALLING INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF OIL OR NATURAL GAS; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 44-6-42 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE PLAN PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR FEDERAL APPROVAL PURSUANT TO SUBCHAPTER XIX, CHAPTER 7, TITLE 42 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE TO PROVIDE THAT HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS OFFERED BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2020 BE AVAILABLE TO ADULTS UNDER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH A FIVE PERCENT INCOME DISREGARD.
