Legislation with Tracking Level = Of Interest (274)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/1/2024


H 3007 Repeal TERI programCloses the TERI program as of July 1, 2007.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-20 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Police Retirement TERI
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H 3010 Increase in allowable service credit for state retirement or police retirementIncreases allowable service credit from 90 days to 120 days for SCRS and SCPRS
Sponsor: Talley House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-21 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Retirement
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H 3012 Exempts food items eligible for purchase with US Food Coupons from certain taxesExempts food items purchased with US Food Coupons from the following taxes:  Local Option Sales Tax, Capital Project Sales Tax, Personal Property Tax Exemption Sales Tax and Transportation Infrastructure Sales Tax
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-21 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Local Option Sales Tax
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H 3013 Procurement requirements for governmental bodiesRequires government procurement only from vendors who are licensed by the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty Status Date: 1/11/2007
Keywords: Procurement
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H 3030 Rural community water districts5.06.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. 04.29.08 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over. 04.01.08 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over. 03.19.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. As soon as committee staff finish perfecting the amendments, they will be posted. 03.12.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over. 5.16.07 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over. Summary: Authorizes a rural community water district to provide a sewage collection system within the district.
Sponsor: J.R. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House 24 hour point of order Status Date: 6/5/2008
Keywords: Sewer
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H 3062 Summons to appear in Summary or Municipal CourtsProvides that, upon request of law enforcement officer, a judge shall issue the summons to appear and authorize the appropriate law enforcement agency to fingerprint the person who is subject to the summons.  
Sponsor: G.M. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-39 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Courts
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H 3064 Method of assessing real property established by General Assembly Provides that taxes on real property must be assessed in accordance with methods determined by the General assembly. Ratifies a constitutional amendment that provides that the General Assembly shall establish a method of valuation for assessment of real property within the state and provide for terms, conditions and procedures to implement these provisions.
Sponsor: Cotty House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford Status Date: 1/30/2007
Keywords:
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H 3079 Appeal of a county assessor's real property tax assessment03.26.08 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Allows a taxpayer to appeal a county assessor's tax assessment to the county governing body rather than the board of assessment appeals if the protest is the result of a decision to remove the agricultural use classification from the property. Allows the county to pay taxpayer's legal fees if taxpayer wins appeal. Allows agricultural use classification of five acres or less of property under the same ownership as tract of land which meets the requirements. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-50 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Property Taxes
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H 3108 Use of automated telephone systems and voicemailProhibits and officer or employee of state or a local government agency from using a voice mail system if the officer or employee is at his regularly assigned workstation and his telephone is functional and available for use unless the voice mail system provides the caller with access to a non-electronic attendant or automatically transfers the caller to a non-electronic attendant.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-61 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: General Governance
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H 3114 Priority Investment Act IIAuthorizes a special purpose district that only provides sewage collection and disposal services to use any method of financing the construction of sewer lateral collection lines notwithstanding other provisions of law. Similar to H3066.
Sponsor: M.A. Pitts House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-64 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Planning/Zoning
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H 3146 Hydrogen Infrastructure Development ActProvides incentives for the development of hydrogen production.
Sponsor: Harrell House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk Status Date: 2/21/2007
Keywords: Economic Development
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H 3154 Wind and hail insuranceExpands the term "Coastal Area" to include areas in Horry County.
Sponsor: Clemmons House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers Status Date: 2/15/2007
Keywords: Legal
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H 3174 Representation of a person by a public official before a governmental bodyAllows a county or municipal official to represent a person before an agency, unit or subunit of the county or municipality for which the public official has official responsibility, if the official submits a written statement describing the matter and the potential conflict of interest with respect to the action to the presiding officer of the county or municipal governing body, agency, commission or board on which the official serves. Statement must be presented in the minutes and the official must be excused from votes or other actions on the matter.
Sponsor: Hardwick House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-97 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: General Governance
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H 3193 Constitutional amendment for initiative petitionEstablishes a procedure to propose a constitutional amendment by initiative petition.
Sponsor: Davenport House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-98 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: General Governance
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H 3194 Constitutional amendment relating to impeachmentProposes a constitutional amendment to establish procedures for impeachment of certain officers.
Sponsor: Davenport House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-98 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: General Governance
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H 3211 Emergency Medical Services Personnel included in SC Police Retirement SystemProvides that Emergency Medical Services Personnel will participate in the SC Police Officers Retirement System. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Harrell House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty Status Date: 1/11/2007
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Retirement
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H 3224 Wind and hail insurance and all counties bordering the Atlantic OceanAmends the term coastal area to include all areas in counties bordering the Atlantic Ocean and deletes the definition for seacoast area.
Sponsor: Miller House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Scarborough Status Date: 1/23/2007
Keywords: Legal
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H 3252 Local option sales and use taxExtends the deadline 30 days for timely certification of a favorable vote in a referendum on imposing a local option sales and use tax held at the time of the general election of 2006.
Sponsor: Ceips House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to delegation from Beaufort County SJ-13 Status Date: 2/13/2007
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Local Option Sales Tax Sales Taxes
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H 3278 Method of filling vacancies02.07.07 The House Judiciary Election Laws subcommittee reported this bill out favorable with no amendments. Summary: Establishes a uniform method of filling vacancies when an elected of appointed officer moves outside the area from which he was elected.
Sponsor: G.R. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams Status Date: 3/12/2007
Keywords: Elections General Governance
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H 3288 Including EMTs in SC Police Retirement SystemAdds EMT personnel to the SCPORS.
Sponsor: Crawford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-14 Status Date: 1/17/2007
Keywords: Police Retirement
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H 3302 Regulating construction and placement of new wireless communication 2.20.07 The Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Establishes how counties and municipalities can regulate construction and placement of new wireless communication.
Sponsor: Crawford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-35 Status Date: 1/17/2007
Keywords: Telecommunications
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H 3303 Return of state retirees to the workforceEstablishes alternatives for state retirees returning to the workforce to continue to contribute to the SC State Retirement System. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Simrill House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham Status Date: 3/15/2007
Keywords: Retirement
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H 3304 Criminal records check for emergency medical technicians5.16.07 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Requires criminal records check prior to employment as emergency medical technician. Prohibits anyone who has been convicted of certain crimes from being employed as emergency medical technicians. Anyone employed on July 1, 2007, would be exempt from the criminal records check unless and until they change positions. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: J.M. Neal House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Veto sustained Yeas-61 Nays-52 HJ-109 Status Date: 6/20/2007
Keywords: Legal Public Safety
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H 3309 Revises the Joint Municipal Power and Energy Act4.17.07 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment changes the bill to make it similar to S 312. Summary: Makes changes in definitions and authority of the Joint Municipal Power Act.
Sponsor: Owens House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 329 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3324 Transporting Department of Corrections inmatesRequires a person in the custody of the Department of Corrections may only be transported for medical necessity or specific law enforcement, judicial purposes or other purposes determined by the department.
Sponsor: Harrison House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-3 Status Date: 1/23/2007
Keywords: Police
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