Legislation Sponsored by Peeler (6)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024
S 0591
S 0591
State tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals receiving unemployment benefits
03.29.11 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.22.11 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Taxation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a state tax credit for employers hiring an unemployed individual receiving unemployment benefits.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Scrivener's error corrected
Status Date: 3/31/2011
Keywords:
Employment/Personnel
Finance/Revenue/Taxes
Of Interest
S 0772
Removes the cap imposed by the Tort Claims Act
04.10.12 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment makes this bill no longer just apply to amusement parks. There was a minority report placed on the bill.03.28.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes the bill and inserts new language to give local governments the option to create a fund to pay for damages over caps. The amendment also increases the cap from $300,000 and $600,000 to consumer price index.03.14.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.03.08.12 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Removes the cap on economic damages imposed by the Tort Claims Act.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Scrivener's error corrected
Status Date: 4/12/2012
Keywords:
Tort Reform
Of Interest
S 0944
Financial statements from water and sewer utilities
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires as part of the filing of a proposed new or revised rate schedule for water or sewer service provided by a privately owned public utility that the utility shall make certain independently prepared and audited financial statements regarding indivdiual and separable operating entities of the utility.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campbell
Status Date: 1/9/2012
Keywords:
Sewer
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 1022
Restructuring the SC Department of Transportation
02.15.12 The Senate Transportation committee carried this bill over.02.15.12 A Senate Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.02.12 The Senate Transportation SCDOT Reform subcommittee met but did not take action on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes the governing authority of the SC Department of Transportation as the Secretary of Transportation and eliminates the seven member commission as the governing authority.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Referred to Committee on Transportation
Status Date: 1/10/2012
Keywords:
General Governance
Transportation
Of Interest
S 1056
Bans "bath salt" drugs
Summary of the bill as introduced: Includes bath salts in illegal banned schedule I drugs and allows for changes to the list of controlled substances by the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 2/7/2012
Keywords:
Public Safety
Of Interest
S 1268
Fees for the automobile manufacturer standard license plate
03.20.12 The Senate Finance committee met but did not take action on this bill even though it was on the agenda.03.14.12 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines that for 2013 and 2014, the annual fee for the automobile manufacturer standard license plate for vehicles in the manufacturer's employee benefit program and for the testing, distribution, evaluation and promotion of its vehicles is $702. This bill also credits $20 of each fee to the state's general fund and the balance to local governments.
Sponsor:
Peeler
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Status: Effective date 01/01/13
Status Date: 1/1/2013
Keywords:
General Governance
Passed
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