Bills Assigned to Keyword - Week of 02.26.2018 (15)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/27/2024


H 3268 Prohibits a law enforcement officer from knowingly obstructing a body worn camera or vehicle camera03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a law enforcement officer from knowingly obstructing or rendering inoperable a body worn camera or a law enforcement vehicle's video recording equipment.
Sponsor: Cezar McKnight House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: House Police Week of 02.26.2018
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H 3448 Removes the one year limitation during which the employee is protected from adverse employment action from a public employer03.06.2018 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Removes the one year limitation during which the employee is protected from adverse employment action from a public employer.
Sponsor: Laurie Funderburk House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/4/2018
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Week of 01.09.2017 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.05.2018
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H 4421 South Carolina Electric Consumer Bill of Rights Act03.06.2018 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes electric cities, electric cooperatives and the Public Service Authority from the provisions of the bill.03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.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: Provides statewide net metering standards for any electric utility.
Sponsor: James Smith House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Roll call Yeas-61 Nays-44 Status Date: 4/10/2018
Keywords: House Utilities Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.05.2018
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H 4464 Lizzy's Law03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the owner legally in possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun to report the loss or theft of the weapon and requires law enforcement agencies to keep a list of those weapons.
Sponsor: Robert Williams House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/9/2018
Keywords: General Governance House Week of 02.26.2018
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H 4466 Allows municipalities to adopt an ordinance that regulates the operation of unlicensed vehicles on public streets and highways when the vehicles are offered for rent05.02.2018 The Senate Transportation Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.22.2018 The House Education and Public Works Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment makes cities apply any ordinance changes or additions to state law.02.28.2018 The House Education and Public Works Motor Vehicles subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments give municipalities the express authority to regulate rented or leased mopeds or golf carts related to safety devices, geographic area and specific roadways. The amendment also grants counties the ability to regulate the unlicensed vehicles within unincorporated areas.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows municipalities to adopt an ordinance that regulates the operation of certain unlicensed vehicles on public streets and highways when the vehicles are offered for rent on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.
Sponsor: Alan Clemmons House Com: EdPW Senate Com: Tran
Status: Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Rankin, Grooms Status Date: 5/10/2018
Keywords: General Governance House Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.19.2018 Week of 04.30.2018
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H 4511 Increases fines for obstruction of a highway by a railroad car, locomotive or other object02.28.2018 The House Education and Public Works Transportation subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases fines for obstruction of a highway by a railroad car, locomotive or other object.
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: EdPW Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King Status Date: 1/9/2018
Keywords: General Governance House Week of 02.26.2018
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H 4600 Authorizes certain community organizations to distribute opioid antidotes to a person at risk of experiencing an overdose 04.19.2018 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.17.2018 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.07.2018 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committe gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment requires the drug to be acquired from a pharmacy rather than directly from the manufacturer. 03.07.2018 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Health and Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.28.2018 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Health and Environmental Affairs subcommittee carried this bill over.02.21.2018 The House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Health and Environmental Affairs subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes certain community organizations to distribute opioid antidotes to a person at risk of experiencing an overdose.
Sponsor: Chip Huggins House Com: MMPMA Senate Com: MA
Status: Act No. 169 Status Date: 5/14/2018
Keywords: General Governance Week of 01.08.2018 Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.05.2018 Week of 04.16.2018
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H 4644 Establishes the solid waste emergency fund04.19.2018 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.17.2018 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.01.2018 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended in subcommittee. 02.28.2018 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment specifies that no solid waste facility may be constructed or expanded unless it can provide documentation from the applicable local government of compliance with local land use and zoning ordinances in its DHEC permit application.02.06.2018 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes the Solid Waste Emergency Fund for DHEC to use to address environmental releases from solid waste facilities that represent an imminent or substantial threat to human health and the environment.
Sponsor: Chandra Dillard House Com: ANREA Senate Com: MA
Status: Act No. 170 Status Date: 5/14/2018
Keywords: Utilities Week of 01.22.2018 Week of 02.05.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 04.16.2018
Passed
H 4811 Requires a magistrate to be a licensed attorney03.06.2018 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment requires a South Carolina law license and sets the effective date as 2019.03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a magistrate to be a licensed attorney.
Sponsor: Samuel Rivers House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/4/2018
Keywords: Courts Week of 01.29.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.05.2018
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H 4829 Allows a defendant to be released as a condition of bond in an electronic pretrial release and monitoring program03.22.2018 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.03.01.2018 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee carried this bill over.02.22.2018 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.02.15.2018 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a defendant to be released as a condition of bond in an electronic pretrial release and monitoring program.
Sponsor: Gregory Delleney House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 2/1/2018
Keywords: Courts Week of 01.29.2018 Week of 02.12.2018 Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.19.2018
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H 4830 Requires certain information to be contained on all affidavits of indigence and application for counsel forms02.27.2018 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.22.2018The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment creates a pilot program to gather information regarding implementation in Horry, Chester, Colleton, Edgefield, and Lee counties. The amendment also requires a public defender who believes his client to be able to afford counsel to report the same to the screening department rather than the court.02.15.2018 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires certain information to be contained on all affidavits of indigence and application for counsel forms.
Sponsor: Gregory Delleney House Com: Judy Senate Com: Judy
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/13/2018
Keywords: General Governance Week of 01.29.2018 Week of 02.12.2018 Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018
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H 4976 Allows a sheriff or local jurisdiction to enforce laws concerning abandonment of watercraft and outboard motors in certain circumstances 04.18.2018 The Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.12.2018 A Senate Fish, Game and Forestry subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.01.2018 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment gives local governments the ability to take action with regard to an abandoned watercraft where the SC Department of Natural Resources fails to take action.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a sheriff or local jurisdiction to enforce laws concerning abandonment of watercraft and outboard motors in certain circumstances.
Sponsor: Peter McCoy House Com: ANREA Senate Com: FGF
Status: Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry Status Date: 3/13/2018
Keywords: General Governance Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 04.09.2018 Week of 04.16.2018
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S 0011 Expands the S.C. Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program to include flood damage 02.27.2018 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.02.27.2018 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill to use updated code language and phase-in grant amounts.02.08.2017 The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee gave this bill a favorable report.01.25.2017 A Senate Banking and Insurance subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Expands the S.C. Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program to include flood damage.
Sponsor: Thomas Davis House Com: LCI Senate Com: BI
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/20/2018
Keywords: General Governance Senate Week of 01.23.2017 Week of 02.06.2017 Week of 02.26.2018
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S 0516 Requires clerks of court to make certain reports to SLED within a certain time period04.17.2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment changes all reporting time lines to five days.03.20.2018 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.03.14.2018 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.27.2018 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.02.21.2018 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.05.02.2017 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires that every clerk of court report to SLED within 10 days the disposition of each case in general sessions court. The bill also requires municipal judges to report the issuance of a restraining order, order of protection, order for the prevention of possession of a firearm, convictions or orders related to domestic violence  and convictions or orders related to stalking or harassment within 48 hours of the issuance. It also requires police departments to report the filing of incident reports and various protection or restraining orders to SLED within 24 hours.
Sponsor: Chauncey Gregory House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 4/19/2018
Keywords: Courts Week of 02.19.2018 Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.06.2017 Week of 03.12.2018 Week of 03.19.2018 Week of 04.16.2018 Week of 05.01.2017
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S 0579 Prohibits the Building Codes Council from denying changes to the code recommended by the technical committees 03.07.2018 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government subcommittee carried this bill over.02.28.2018 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits the Building Codes Council from denying changes to the code recommended by the technical committees and changes the code cycle from a three-year cycle to a six-year cycle.
Sponsor: Thomas Alexander House Com: Senate Com: LCI
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/23/2017
Keywords: Building Codes Week of 02.26.2018 Week of 03.05.2018 Week of 03.20.2017
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