Legislation with Tracking Level = Passed (93)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/1/2024


H 3006 Bicycle Traffic Safety 04.23.08 The Senate Transportation committee gave this bill a favorable report. 5.29.07 The House Education and Public Works committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. 5.22.07 The House Education and Public Works committee adjourned debate on this bill. 5.16.07 The House Education and Public Works committee was scheduled but did not meet today. 5.02.07 The House Education Motor Vehicles and Public Works subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments do not substantively change the bill. Summary: Outlines traffic regulations related to bicyclists. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: J.E. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 317 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Public Safety
Passed
H 3008 Exempt property owned by a non-proft from certain tax laws05.27.08 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report. 05.13.08 The Senate Finance Property Taxation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. 05.02.07 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendment narrows down charitable exemptions allowed in the bill. Summary: Exempts some types of property owned by non-profits from a variety of taxes. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Ballentine House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 352 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
Passed
H 3045 Grants for fire departments4.11.07 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. Summary: Requires the General Assembly to appropriate funds annually for grants that must be awarded to certain volunteer and combination fire departments to protect local communities and regional response areas from incidents of fire, hazardous materials and terrorism. It also provides that grants must be administered by the SC Firefighters Association in conjunction with a peer review panel. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 89 Status Date: 6/27/2007
Keywords: Fire
Passed
H 3094 Residence of sex offenders 05.06.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. 05.01.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments do not affect municipal government. 04.24.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over. 03.04.08 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. 02.27.08 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments make the following changes that affect local governments: A local law enforcement officer must notify the person of the violation. A local government may not enact an ordinance that contains penalties that exceed or are less lenient than the penalties contained in this bill. Local law enforcement must check the school district Web site to determine if the district has complied with the subsection of this bill. If the hyperlink does not appear on the Web site, local law enforcement must then contact the district to determine that the district has provided to parents the names and address of sex offenders living within 1000 feet of school bus stops. If this information was not provided, local law enforcement must inform the school district that it is in violation of this requirement and if the district does not comply within 30 days, the district is subject to a $1000 fine. Local law enforcement must inform the sex offender of the violation within 30 days and must provide the sex offender with a list of areas in which he is permitted to reside. 02.19.08 The House Judiciary committee recommitted this bill to subcommittee. 02.12.08 The House Judiciary committee adjourned debate on this bill. 02.06.08 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment states that local ordinances could not exceed or be more lenient than the legislation. Summary: Limits the location where a sex offender may reside and provides a penalty for a person who violates this provision.
Sponsor: Brady House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 333 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Public Safety
Passed
H 3115 Special Purpose District financing construction of sewer lateral collection lines4.17.07 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee adjourned debate on this bill. 4.10.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 1.31.07 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee reported this bill out favorable with no amendments. Summary: Allows special purpose districts which only provide sewage collection to use any method of financing for the construction of sewer lateral lines notwithstanding other provisions of law.
Sponsor: Pinson House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 30 Status Date: 6/15/2007
Keywords: Sewer
Passed
H 3159 Religious references to God05.06.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. A minority report was also attached to this bill. 05.01.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments do not affect municipal government. 04.24.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Provides that religious references to God, a deity, or a higher power of any denomination or religion may be used in approved displays, monuments, plaques, or similar fixtures in state or local public areas, buildings or places.
Sponsor: Toole House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 340 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: General Governance
Passed
H 3199 ATM Safety Act3.27.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 3.14.07 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee passed this bill favorable with amendments. The amendments change the bill by changing loitering language. Summary: Creates the ATM Safety Act and adds ATM offenses to the list of serious offenses.
Sponsor: G.M. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 72 Status Date: 6/18/2007
Keywords: Police Public Safety
Passed
H 3226 Recusal of Public Officials2.13.07 - Senate recalled the bill from the Senate Judiciary committee. 1.30.07 The House of Representatives gave this bill third reading (passed it) and sent it to the Senate for debate 1.23.07  - Full House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Harrison, amended the bill to allow for recusal of municipal and county public officials who have a conflict of interest. 1.17.07 -  House Judiciary Election Laws subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Clemmons, amended the bill to include a request for recusal. This amendment takes the law back to where it was before the Ethics Commission ruling of 2006. This amendment requires recusal of an elected official who is a member of a firm that appears before the body on which he or she is sitting, but does not prevent the elected officials� business associates from appearing before the governmental body. This bill is on the agenda to be debated by the full House Judiciary Committee next week. Summary: Addresses the issue of colleagues of elected officials appearing before the governmental body where that elected official sits.
Sponsor: Clemmons House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 10 Status Date: 5/7/2007
Keywords: General Governance
Passed
H 3233 Property taxes on watercrafts and outboard motorsRequires all personal property taxes on a watercraft and outboard motor to be current prior to a transfer of title. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Scarborough House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 91 Status Date: 6/27/2007
Keywords: Property Taxes
Passed
H 3326 Reimbursement of training cost05.06.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 04.29.08 The Senate Judiciary committee adjourned before they discussed this bill. 04.03.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 05.29.07 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. 05.22.07 THe House Judiciary committee adjourned debate on this bill. 05.15.07 The House Judiciary committee adjourned debate on this bill. 05.08.07 The House Judiciary committee adjourned debate on this bill until next week. 04.18.07 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 04.11.07 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary: Allows departments to recover cost of training an officer who leaves for another department within two years after officer has completed training.      Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Harrison House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 269 Status Date: 6/13/2008
Keywords: Police
Passed
H 3373 Inspection of individual waste treatment and disposal systems5.23.07 The Senate Medical Affairs committee gave this bill a favorable report with a strike and insert amendment. 5.16.07 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Provides that if a permit is issued by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to install an individual waste treatment and disposal system, the department is only required to conduct random final inspections on 3 percent of the installed system.
Sponsor: M.A. Pitts House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 106 Status Date: 6/27/2007
Keywords: DHEC Sewer Utilities
Passed
H 3395 Net metering programs04.29.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.28.08 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.26.08 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utility subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments change the reporting date to January 2009 and requires municipalities and electric cooperatives to report by December 1, 2008. Summary: Recommends process and procedures for establishing net metering programs at all distribution electric utilities in the state including municipal owned electric utilities.  
Sponsor: Funderburk House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 404 Status Date: 8/6/2008
Keywords: Electric Utilities
Passed
H 3396 Video services included in state-issued franchise3.06.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. Committee voted 19 -0. Summary: Includes video services regarding cable services and makes the provisions of the state-issued certificate of franchise authority applicable to video services provided through wireless facilities.    Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Cato House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 8 Status Date: 4/17/2007
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
Passed
H 3428 Appointing Reserve Police Officers5.08.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill favorable report. 5.02.07 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 4.10.07 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill favorable report with amendments. The amendments made only technical changes to language. Summary: Allows state law enforcement agencies to appoint reserve officers in same manner as county and municipal agencies. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: G.M. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 44 Status Date: 6/15/2007
Keywords: Police
Passed
H 3451 Uniform Real Property Recording Act04.01.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.11.08 The Senate Judiciary committee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda. 03.05.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 5.08.7 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 4.18.07 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Provides the Register of Mesne Conveyance in a county to receive and record documents and information in electronic form. Establishes requirements for acceptance of electronic documents. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Cotty House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 210 Status Date: 5/20/2008
Keywords: General Governance
Passed
H 3456 Abandoned Manufactured Home Removal Act5.01.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments allow for $25 fee to remove abandoned mobile homes and recognizing restrictive covenants over zoning. 4.19.07 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Provides a procedure for the demolition and disposal of abandoned manufactured homes. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: M.A. Pitts House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 45 Status Date: 6/15/2007
Keywords: Building Codes General Governance
Passed
H 3466 Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act3.21.07 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Permits the Department of Natural Resources to remove or require removal of certain structures from public waters under specific conditions. Provides authority to municipalities and counties to declare these structures nuisances and require removal.
Sponsor: Umphlett House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 33 Status Date: 6/15/2007
Keywords: General Governance Public Safety
Passed
H 3481 Regulating fire sprinkler contractorsProvides that Title 40 Chapter 10 of the Fire Sprinkler Systems Act does not apply to people who are employed by public institutions to repair, alter, maintain or inspect fire sprinkler systems.
Sponsor: Cato House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 93 Status Date: 6/27/2007
Keywords: Building Codes Fire
Passed
H 3509 SC Housing Trust Fund Enabling Act3.06.07 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (3M) committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments did not materially change the bill. 3.01.07 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (3M) Local Government and Corrections Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Allows local government to create and operate a local housing trust fund or regional housing authority trust fund. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Mitchell House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 19 Status Date: 5/22/2007
Keywords: General Governance
Passed
H 3543 Reinstatement of a license issued by the Environmental Certification Board04.23.08 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.21.07 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Requires that applicants seeking reinstatement of a lapsed license meet certain continuing education requirements. Allows a licensee to file an application to reinstate a lapsed license for up to one year instead of 90 days.
Sponsor: Funderburk House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 223 Status Date: 6/4/2008
Keywords: General Governance Water
Passed
H 3568 Agritourism5.29.07 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. 4.11.07 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Provides for additional Agritourism uses of agricultural land so that the agriculture use classification isn't affected. The Agritourism business must not be the primary use of the land, but supplemental to the agricultural business. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Thompson House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 76 Status Date: 6/18/2007
Keywords: Property Taxes
Passed
H 3569 SC Wireless Technology and Communication Commission5.29.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment.  5.09.07 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over until the next scheduled meeting. 3.20.07 The House Ways and Means Licenses, Fees, Insurance Tax and Other Charges subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Creates the SC Broadband Technology and Communications Study Committee for the purpose of evaluating the state's broadband communications infrastructure and assessing the availability of and need for broadband services in unserved and under-served areas within the state. Provides for the membership, powers and duties of the committee. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Harrell House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 169 Status Date: 7/30/2007
Keywords: Telecommunications Utilities Wireless Broadband
Passed
H 3572 Traffic Diversion Program Act5.23.07 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 4.17.07 The full House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. 3.28.07 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments change the name of the bill to the Traffic Diversion Education Program Act and changes language related to offenses and fees.  Summary: Provides that each solicitor has the authority to establish a program for people who commit traffic - related offenses punishable by fine or loss of points. Authorizes solicitors to contract for services with the appropriate municipality or county and provides procedures for operating a traffic diversion program and requirements for people desiring to enter a program. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Hagood House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 176 Status Date: 2/11/2008
Keywords: Courts Police Public Safety
Passed
H 3620 BudgetMakes appropriations and provides revenues to meet the expenses of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007. 
Sponsor: House Ways House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 117 Status Date: 7/25/2007
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Spending Caps
Passed
H 3623 Protection of special purpose districts02.27.08 The Joint Legislative Conference committee meeting on this bill was canceled today. 5.22.07 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments make only technical changes. 4.17.07 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 4.10.07 The House Judiciary committee did not take up this bill today. Summary: Replaces the terms "Department of Public Safety" and "Law Enforcement Training Council" with "The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy." Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Thompson House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 335 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Police Public Safety
Passed






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