Legislation Sponsored by Michael Johnson (7)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


S 0251 Provides workers' compensation benefits to first responders medically diagnosed with PTSD02.20.2024 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.25.2023 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.04.04.2023 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Provides workers' compensation benefits to first responders medically diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in the course and scope of employment.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 2/22/2024
Keywords: Senate Workers' Comp
Priority
S 0252 Enacts the Law Enforcement Personal Information Privacy Protection Act05.02.2023 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.20.2023 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes home address from the definition of personal contact information and extends the effective date to July 1, 2024.03.14.2023 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.09.2023 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only makes technical changes.01.19.2023 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only makes technical changes.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a law enforcement officers to formally request that his personal identifying information held by the state or a local government be held confidential. 
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Judy Senate Com: Judy
Status: Act No. 56 Status Date: 5/26/2023
Keywords: Police Public Safety Senate
Passed
S 0421 Prohibits a homeowners' association from stopping a homeowner or homeowner's tenant from peacefully assemblingSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a homeowners' association from stopping a homeowner or homeowner's tenant from peacefully assembling during reasonable hours, organizing and participating in events with speakers.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 2/10/2023
Keywords: General Governance
Of Interest
S 0907 Applies a property tax exemption for nonprofit housing corporations only to a certain percentage of the propertySummary of the bill as introduced: Applies a property tax exemption for nonprofit housing corporations only to the percentage of property that equals the corporation's ownership interest in the property.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/9/2024
Keywords: Property Taxes
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S 1017 Applies a property tax exemption for nonprofit housing corporations only to a certain percentage of the property04.25.2024 The House Ways and Means Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The committee removed the subcommittee amendment and added language that qualifies projects that set lower income thresholds for residents in cities located within a North Carolina metropolitan statistical area whose population exceeds 500,000 residents. 04.23.2024 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment changes the language of the bill so that in order to qualify for the property tax exemption all of the units within an eligible project in certain zip codes be rented to very low income residents as designated by HUD's Fair Market Rent guidelines.04.17.2024 THe House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.02.27.2024 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.22.2024 The Senate Finance Property Taxation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Applies a property tax exemption for nonprofit housing corporations only to the percentage of property that equals the corporation's ownership interest in the property. This bill also prohibits annexation of agricultural property by a municipality without express written agreement by the owner.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: WM Senate Com: Fin
Status: House - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means Status Date: 4/25/2024
Keywords: Annexation Property Taxes
Priority
S 1034 Allows law enforcement officers to make personal contact information confidentialSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows law enforcement officers to make personal contact information confidential.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 2/12/2024
Keywords: Police Public Safety
Of Interest
S 1048 Establishes the basis for liability for a person or establishment who illegally furnishes alcohol03.26.2024 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.19.2024 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.02.28.2024 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee met and heard testimony on this bill but did not take action.Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes the basis for liability for a person or establishment who illegally furnishes alcohol to an individual who injures a third party based on what the furnisher knew under the circumstances.
Sponsor: Michael Johnson House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 3/28/2024
Keywords: General Governance
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