Legislation Assigned to the House Judy Committee (145)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 7/23/2024
H 3006
H 3184
H 3280
H 3668
H 4478
H 5151
H 3006
Requires movie theaters, sporting arenas and concert venues to install and operate metal detectors
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires movie theaters, sporting arenas and concert venues to install and operate metal detectors.
Sponsor:
Wendell Gilliard
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
House
Public Safety
Of Interest
H 3012
Prohibits a local government from enacting an ordinance to require transgender bathrooms
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a local government from enacting an ordinance that would require a place of public accommodation to allow a person to use a multiple occupancy bathroom or locker room regardless of the person's biological sex.
Sponsor:
Steven Long
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Of Interest
H 3018
Requires municipalities to develop a process for nonelected officials to request removal of personal information from a website
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires municipalities to develop a process for nonelected officials to request removal of certain personal information available to the general public from any website maintained by the municipality.
Sponsor:
Thomas Pope
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Of Interest
H 3020
Grants SLED jurisdiction and authority to conduct investigations of all officer-involved shootings that result in injury or death
Summary of the bill as introduced: Grants SLED specific and exclusive jurisdiction and authority to conduct investigations of all officer-involved shootings that result in injury or death.
Sponsor:
Todd Rutherford
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords:
House
Police
Of Interest
H 3021
Uniform Antidiscrimination Act
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits the discrimination against a person on the basis of sex or sexual orientation.
Sponsor:
Todd Rutherford
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Of Interest
H 3037
Requires flags to be lowered upon the death of a EMS worker
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires flags to be lowered upon the death of a EMS worker in addition to firefighters and law enforcement officers.
Sponsor:
Gregory Duckworth
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Public Safety
Of Interest
H 3040
Requires poll managers to be paid hourly while attending training and working an election
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires poll managers, assistant poll managers or poll workers to be paid no less than $15 per hour while attending required training and while working an election.
Sponsor:
Wendell Gilliard
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Of Interest
H 3046
Prohibits an employer from refusing to hire an individual because of credit history or a credit report
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to hire an individual because of credit history or a credit report.
Sponsor:
John King
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords:
Employment/Personnel
House
Of Interest
H 3051
Requires the Criminal Justice Academy to develop and implement a cultural competency model training program for school resource officers
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the Criminal Justice Academy to develop and implement a cultural competency model training program curriculum for school resource officers.
Sponsor:
Joseph Neal
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson
Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords:
House
Police
Of Interest
H 3054
Requires public law enforcement and clerks of court to disclose full names and birth dates on arrest warrants and incident reports
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires public law enforcement and clerks of court to disclose and not redact full names and birth dates that appear on arrest warrants and incident reports.
Sponsor:
Rick Quinn
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Courts
House
Of Interest
H 3055
Stop the School House to Jail House Pipeline Act
05.02.2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.27.2017 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.21.2017 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. 03.02.2017 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes the entire bill except the language that creates a Disturbing Schools Study Committee. The amendment changes the report date to March 2018.02.16.2017 THe House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates a study committee on juvenile justice that includes disturbing schools policy.
Sponsor:
Leola Robinson-Simpson
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
Status Date: 5/10/2018
Keywords:
House
Public Safety
Week of 02.13.2017
Week of 02.27.2017
Week of 03.20.2017
Week of 04.24.2017
Week of 05.01.2017
Of Interest
H 3073
Limits the time a train may block four-lane street intersections in municipalities during certain periods of time
Summary of the bill as introduced: Limits the time a train may block four-lane street intersections in municipalities during certain periods of time.
Sponsor:
Jackson Whipper
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
House
Public Safety
Transportation
Of Interest
H 3102
Legalizes gambling and requires the revenue from those games be used for highway, road and bridge repair
Summary of the bill as introduced: Legalizes gambling and requires the revenue from those games be used for highway, road and bridge repair, maintenance and construction. This bill also allows elected officials to participate in games of chance and other betting and gambling.
Sponsor:
Todd Rutherford
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott
Status Date: 1/19/2017
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Transportation
Of Interest
H 3138
Allows the S.C. Department of Revenue accept a single application to issue permits for selling beer and wine at a festival
04.17.2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment further defines what constitutes a festival eligible for a festival by the drink liquor license. 05.02.2017 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.25.2017 The House Judiciary Committee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.04.05.2017 The House Judiciary General Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.23.2017 The House Judiciary General Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows the S.C. Department of Revenue to issue permits to sell beer and wine at multiple locations on multiple days at a festival on one application.
Sponsor:
Leonidas Stavrinakis
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Conference committee appointed Erickson, Stavrinakis, Bannister
Status Date: 5/10/2018
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Week of 02.20.2017
Week of 04.03.2017
Week of 04.16.2018
Week of 04.24.2017
Week of 05.01.2017
Of Interest
H 3139
Allows baseball complexes to obtain certain permits to sell beer and wine
04.17.2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment limits insurance requirements to the statutory limits for governmental entities. 02.20.2018 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.13.2018 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill. 02.06.2018 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.01.16.2018 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill. 05.04.2017 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds soccer stadiums in additional to baseball complexes.02.23.2017 The House Judiciary General Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a baseball complex to be able to obtain a permit to sell beer and wine for on-premises consumption and obtain a biennial license to purchase alcoholic liquors by the drink.
Sponsor:
Leonidas Stavrinakis
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Act No. 236
Status Date: 5/31/2018
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Week of 01.15.2018
Week of 02.05.2018
Week of 02.12.2018
Week of 02.19.2018
Week of 02.20.2017
Week of 04.16.2018
Week of 05.01.2017
Passed
H 3143
Allows a municipality to contract with a public or private academic institution to provide police protection
02.16.2017 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a municipality to contract with a public or private academic institution to provide police protection services.
Sponsor:
James Burns
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
House
Police
Week of 02.13.2017
Priority
H 3144
Establishes early voting procedures to begin 30 days before an election
Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes early voting procedures to begin 30 days before an election.
Sponsor:
William Clyburn
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Of Interest
H 3150
Removes a municipality's authority not to conduct general elections
05.02.2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes the section consolidating elections to November of even years. Another amendment was passed that allows a ranked ballot to be sent to overseas voters immediately following the 5th Congressional district primary.03.21.2017 THe House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.09.2017 The House Judiciary Election Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Removes a municipality's authority to declare a winner without conducting a general election where only one candidate registers and no write-in candidates declare candidacy within 14 days of the close of the filing period.
Sponsor:
Laurie Funderburk
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Act No. 15
Status Date: 5/15/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Week of 03.06.2017
Week of 03.20.2017
Week of 05.01.2017
Passed
H 3151
Requires poll managers to be paid hourly while attending training and working an election
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires poll managers, assistant poll managers or poll workers to be paid no less than $15 per hour while attending required training and while working an election.
Sponsor:
Wendell Gilliard
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Of Interest
H 3153
Requires the municipal election notice to state the process of examining absentee ballots
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the municipal election notice to state the process of examining the return-addressed envelopes containing the absentee ballots may begin at 9 a.m. on the day immediately prior to Election Day.
Sponsor:
Joseph Jefferson
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Of Interest
H 3155
Makes several changes to the election process
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the authority charged with conducting an election to create a process for voters to register and vote on the same day, an opportunity to vote seven days before an election and establish early voting locations.
Sponsor:
John King
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Elections
House
Of Interest
H 3158
Local Government Efficiency Act
02.22.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes a city council to annex an area by ordinance if the area does not exceed 25 acres and is completely surrounded by the municipality and has been for no less than five years.
Sponsor:
Mandy Norrell
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Member
Status Date: 1/11/2017
Keywords:
Annexation
House
Week of 02.19.2018
Priority
H 3170
Allows public officers to participate in lotteries conducted by the state of South Carolina
Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows public officers to participate in lotteries conducted by the state of South Carolina.
Sponsor:
Jackson Whipper
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Of Interest
H 3172
Changes the maximum amount of actual damages an employee can recover in a civil action
Summary of the bill as introduced: Changes the maximum amount of actual damages an employee can recover in a civil action against an employing public body for retaliation against an employee who reports a violation from $15,000 to $300,000.
Sponsor:
Jackson Whipper
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
Courts
Employment/Personnel
House
Of Interest
H 3174
Allows victims advocates employed by law enforcement agencies to carry a concealed weapon while on duty
Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows victims advocates employed by law enforcement agencies to carry a concealed weapon while on duty.
Sponsor:
Merita Allison
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords:
House
Public Safety
Of Interest
Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299,
mail@masc.sc