Legislation Sponsored by Cooper (10)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


H 3002 Education Finance Act of 2011Current summary of the bill: Creates a funding model for K-12 in SC developed by the Education Oversight Commission. 02.17.11 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.01.11 The House Ways and Means Revenue Policy subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary of the bill as introduced: This is an empty bill related to education funding. As soon as it is amended to include language, the summary will be updated.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Agnew Status Date: 2/15/2011
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3291 Creates the SC Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety02.24.11 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Create the new SC Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bingham, Henderson, Owens, G.R.Smith, Patrick, Allison, Forrester, Parker, Tallon, Cole, Brannon, Chumley, Loftis, Bowen, Hiott, Sandifer, White, Brady, Erickson, Murphy, Harrell, McCoy, Long, Loftis, Barfield Status Date: 1/26/2011
Keywords: Public Safety
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H 3404 Resolution to revise the index of taxpaying ability04.05.11 The House Ways and Means committee adjourned debate on this bill. 02.17.11 The House Ways and Means committee carried this bill over. 02.10.11 The House Ways and Means General Government, Personnel and Benefits subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendments were not relevant to municipalities. Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises the calculation of the index of taxpaying ability by imputing an index value for owner-occupied residential property assessed at four percent of value and requires that for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 the index of taxpaying ability for real property assessed at six percent be calculated using sales ratio data.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/20/2011
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3516 Suspends restrictions on amending or repealing provisions in the State Aid to Subdivisions Act04.14.11 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.08.11 The Senate Finance committee carried this bill over. 02.17.11 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report. 02.01.11 The House Ways and Means Revenue Policy subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows the General Assembly to reduce the funding to the Local Government Fund by suspending restrictions on amending or repealing provisions in the State Aid to Subdivisions Act for fiscal year 2011-2012. This bill also allows counties for fiscal year 2011-2012 to transfer among appropriated state revenues as needed to ensure delivery of services.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Committee report: Favorable Finance Status Date: 4/19/2011
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3651 Revises the calculation of rollback millage in municipalities and counties03.08.11 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises the method of calculating rollback millage and imposes an equivalent millage for municipal property tax when municipal boundaries extend into multiple counties on different reassessment schedules.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 2/10/2011
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3652 Requires social security numbers to clarify the four percent property tax assessment03.08.11 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires an applicant for the special four percent assessment ratio to provide the social security numbers of the owners of the property and members of the household.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 2/10/2011
Keywords: Property Taxes
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H 3665 Penalties for carrying a firearm into a business that sells alcohol05.08.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.05.02.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it with language from S1436.Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes a penalty for anyone that carries a firearm into a business that sells alcoholic beer, liquor or wine for consumption.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 5/11/2012
Keywords: Accommodations/Hospitality Taxes Public Safety
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H 3720 Revises the requirements of a qualifying service-related facility03.20.12 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Later in the day, the full Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendment makes a provision for a data center, makes electricity available to only the data center, changes the $75 million threshold investment, added a job number and maintenance clauses.04.05.11 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. As soon as the amendment is available, it will be posted.03.03.11 The House Ways and Means Economic Development, Capital Improvements and Other Taxes subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment changes the number of jobs from 20 to 40.Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises the requirements of a qualifying service-related facility and a technology intensive facility. 
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 187 Status Date: 6/18/2012
Keywords: Economic Development
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H 3733 Prevent municipalities from seeking reimbursement from an accidentSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality or county or a unit or agency of a municipality or county from imposing a fee or seeking a reimbursement of costs or expenses incurred as a result of responding to a motor vehicle accident.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 2/23/2011
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Public Safety
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H 4013 Elections for public service districts that provide water and sewer services05.12.11 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Banking and Insurance subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill. Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires all members of a governing body of a public service district providing water and sewer services that was converted from a nonprofit to be elected in nonpartisan elections conducted at the same time as the general election.
Sponsor: Cooper House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/31/2011
Keywords: Sewer Water
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