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D South Carolina Senate · District 39

Sen. Vernon Stephens

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Total votes
1,472
all sessions
Attendance
94%
90 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
189
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
189 bills and resolutions

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189
Primary
189
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Primary S 1357
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
North Greenville baseball National Champs

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE NORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM AND COACHES FOR WINNING THE 2022 NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND TO CELEBRATE THEIR EXTRAORDINARY SEASON.

Passed Jun 15, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1353
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
World Habitat Day declared as October 3, 2022

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE OCTOBER 3, 2022 AS WORLD HABITAT DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THANK HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SOUTH CAROLINA AND ITS VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS.

Passed Jun 15, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1011
Signed into law · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
SC Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH COLLECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-3240 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF DATA ON THE INCIDENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE BY THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO ALLOW FOR DIAGNOSED PATIENTS TO PARTICIPATE VOLUNTARILY IN DATA COLLECTION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A PARKINSON'S DISEASE ADVISORY BOARD AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD'S ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISSEMINATION OF COLLECTED INFORMATION AND RECORD KEEPING; TO REQUIRE REPORTING OF DATA BY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS; TO ALLOW THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 44-130-75 SO AS TO ALLOW FOR DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOID ANTIDOTES BY HOSPITALS. - ratified title

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 533
Signed into law · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Subminimum wages prohibited

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SECTION 14(c) OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO PAY SUBMINIMUM WAGES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; AND TO ENACT THE "EMPLOYMENT FIRST INITIATIVE ACT", SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, ENCOURAGE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT FIRST OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, AND TO OUTLINE ITS DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS. - ratified title

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1306
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Oliver "Buddy" Pough

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE OLIVER "BUDDY" POUGH, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING COACHING CAREER AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING NAMED AS A SOUTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION HONOREE.

Passed May 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 150
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
SC Compassionate Care Act

A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT"; TO AMEND CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO POISONS, DRUGS, AND OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 20, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS PRODUCTS AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A SALE CAN OCCUR; TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120(69) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA SALES AND USE TAX, TO PROVIDE THAT CANNABIS SOLD BY A DISPENSARY TO A CARDHOLDER IS EXEMPT FROM A CERTAIN SALES TAX; TO REPEAL ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 53, TITLE 44 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Passed May 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 787
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Capt. Jerome Jones Hwy.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME ST. MARK BOWMAN ROAD IN DORCHESTER COUNTY "CAPTAIN JEROME JONES ROAD" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS ALONG THIS HIGHWAY CONTAINING THESE WORDS.

Passed May 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1308
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Elton O. Spain Sr.

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE ELTON O. SPAIN, SR. UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS A DEPUTY SERGEANT-AT-ARMS OFFICER, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE SENATE, AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

Passed May 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1305
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Henry Clyde Harrison

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF HENRY CLYDE HARRISON, JR. AND TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Passed May 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors
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