Bills Assigned to Keyword - Week of 02.25.2019 (17)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 7/23/2024
H 3052
H 3052
Prohibits courts from requiring citizens to serve on a jury on the date of a primary or general election
02.28.2019 The House Judiciary Election Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits courts from requiring citizens to serve on a jury on the date of a primary or general election.
Sponsor:
Robert Brown
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/8/2019
Keywords:
Courts
House
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3082
Allows certain counties and municipalities to authorize the sale of alcoholic liquors on Sundays
02.26.2019 The House Judiciary Committee recommitted this bill back to the subcommittee.02.19.2019 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.02.12.2019 The House Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.01.31.2019 The House Judiciary General and Family Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows certain counties and municipalities to authorize the sale of alcoholic liquors on Sundays.
Sponsor:
Gary Clary
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
Status Date: 1/24/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
House
Week of 01.28.2019
Week of 02.11.2019
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3145
Gives authority to the Office of Regulatory Staff to conduct audits of electric cooperatives
04.23.2019 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows a ratepayer to file a complaint with the Office of Regulatory Staff before a matter gets to court. The amendment also requires early voting, requires greater notice before elections are held, requires accommodations for elderly voters and places restrictions on the Office of Regulatory Staff's authority to inspect subsidiary entities. 04.11.2019 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.28.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. 02.27.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows the Office of Regulatory Staff to audit the electric cooperatives; it allows the Public Service Commission to mediate disputes between the electric cooperatives and the Office of Regulatory Staff; it requires electric cooperative boards to disclose financial and operational information to members; and it prohibits conflicts of interest and nepotism by electric cooperative board members.Summary of the bill as introduced: Gives authority to the Office of Regulatory Staff to conduct audits of electric cooperatives.
Sponsor:
Russell Ott
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Act No. 56
Status Date: 6/5/2019
Keywords:
Electric
House
Utilities
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 04.08.2019
Week of 04.22.2019
Of Interest
H 3200
Enacts the SC Lactation Support Act
01.23.2020 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.01.16.2020 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Labor and Employment subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.28.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds that employers have 30 days to comply after receiving notice from the SC Human Affairs Commission.02.19.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Real Estate subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment made only technical changes.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires employers to provide employees with reasonable unpaid break time to express breast milk.
Sponsor:
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
LCI
Status: Act No. 141
Status Date: 6/26/2020
Keywords:
Employment/Personnel
House
Week of 01.13.2020
Week of 01.20.2020
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3243
Creates a flat fee of $25 for filing certain documents with the register of deeds or clerks of court
05.02.2019 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments only make technical changes.02.26.2019 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.20.2019 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only makes technical changes.Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates a flat fee of $25 for filing certain documents with the register of deeds or clerks of court.
Sponsor:
Beth Bernstein
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Act No. 58
Status Date: 6/5/2019
Keywords:
Courts
House
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 04.29.2019
Of Interest
H 3307
Requires SLED to create a tracking system and searchable website that includes information about property seized by law enforcement and forfeited under state law
05.02.2019 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment includes prosecutors in the reporting requirements.03.19.2019 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.28.2019 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires SLED to create a tracking system and searchable website that includes information about property seized by law enforcement and forfeited under state law.
Sponsor:
Alan Clemmons
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Scrivener's error corrected
Status Date: 5/8/2019
Keywords:
House
Public Safety
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.18.2019
Week of 04.29.2019
Of Interest
H 3456
Enacts the SC Constitutional Carry Act of 2019
02.28.2019 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Deletes references to a concealed weapons permit and allows a handgun to be carried by a person in a vehicle.
Sponsor:
Jonathon Hill
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry, Crawford
Status Date: 2/13/2020
Keywords:
Public Safety
Week of 01.07.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3586
Requires the SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office to audit a local government's emergency telephone system fund
04.30.2019 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.23.2019 The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted the subcommittee amendment and carried this bill over.04.17.2018 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment includes the Sheriff's Association on the SC 911 Advisory Committee.02.28.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.02.20.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment preserves press access to certain information while protecting the personal information of alleged victims who may call, text or send video messaging containing personal information.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the SC Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office to audit a local government's emergency telephone system fund; and if funds are found to be missing or used for unauthorized purposes, requires the local government to return those funds in 90 days.
Sponsor:
William Sandifer
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Act No. 60
Status Date: 6/5/2019
Keywords:
Public Safety
Week of 01.14.2019
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 04.15.2019
Week of 04.22.2019
Week of 04.29.2019
Of Interest
H 3722
Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring employers to pay employees additional wages or pay based on any schedule alterations or adjustments
02.06.2020 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee adjourned debate on this bill.02.28.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee adjourned debate on this bill.02.26.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Business and Commerce subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.20.2019 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Business and Commerce subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits political subdivisions from requiring employers to pay employees additional wages or pay based on any schedule alterations or adjustments.
Sponsor:
William Sandifer
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
Status Date: 2/27/2019
Keywords:
Employment/Personnel
Week of 01.21.2019
Week of 02.03.2020
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3806
Authorizes municipalities to adopt an ordinance requiring cemetery owners and operators to maintain, preserve and protect their cemeteries
02.27.2019 THe House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Social Services, Mental Health and Children's Affairs subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes municipalities to adopt an ordinance requiring cemetery owners and operators to maintain, preserve and protect their cemeteries.
Sponsor:
Wendell Gilliard
House Com:
MMPMA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
Status Date: 2/12/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
Week of 01.28.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Of Interest
H 3952
Allows a local government to regulate an entity that rents or leases golf carts and mopeds within its jurisdiction
03.05.2019 The House Education and Public Works Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended in the subcommittee.02.27.2019 The House Education and Public Works Committee adjourned debate on this bill.02.19.2019 The House Education and Public Works Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment specifies that the rental period is for a period of less than nine months.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a local government to regulate an entity that rents or leases golf carts and mopeds within its jurisdiction.
Sponsor:
Alan Clemmons
House Com:
EdPW
Senate Com:
Tran
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Transportation
Status Date: 3/20/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
Week of 02.11.2019
Week of 02.18.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.04.2019
Of Interest
H 3968
Enacts the Asset Forfeiture and Private Property Protection Act
04.02.2019 The House Judiciary Committee recommitted this bill back to the subcommittee.03.19.2019 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.03.07.2019 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments only make technical changes to clarify that a guilty plea constitutes a conviction and permits forfeiture.02.28.2019 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes that certain property is subject to forfeiture after a criminal investigation.
Sponsor:
Alan Clemmons
House Com:
Judy
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Martin
Status Date: 3/11/2019
Keywords:
Police
Public Safety
Week of 02.11.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.04.2019
Week of 03.18.2019
Week of 04.01.2019
Of Interest
S 0171
Enacts the Municipal Tax Relief Act
02.26.2019 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a municipality to impose a sales tax through a referendum, which cannot exceed one percent, for municipal tax relief and for certain authorized projects.
Sponsor:
Greg Hembree
House Com:
Senate Com:
Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance
Status Date: 1/8/2019
Keywords:
Finance/Revenue/Taxes
Senate
Week of 02.25.2019
Priority
S 0366
SC Compassionate Care Act
04.25.2019 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee carried this bill over.04.18.2019 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee carried this bill over.03.20.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.13.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee carried this bill over.02.27.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Legalizes the use of marijuana for debilitating medical conditions.
Sponsor:
Thomas Davis
House Com:
Senate Com:
MA
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Status Date: 1/15/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
Week of 01.14.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.11.2019
Week of 03.18.2019
Week of 04.15.2019
Week of 04.22.2019
Of Interest
S 0394
Requires any regulation on auxiliary containers to be done by the General Assembly
04.11.2019 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.04.2019 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.20.2019 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government subcommittee carried this bill over.02.27.2019 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires any regulation on the use, disposition, sale or imposition of any prohibition, restriction, fee imposition or taxation of auxiliary containers to be done by the General Assembly.
Sponsor:
Scott Talley
House Com:
Senate Com:
LCI
Status: Senate - Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
Status Date: 4/11/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
Week of 01.21.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.18.2019
Week of 04.01.2019
Week of 04.08.2019
Priority
S 0440
Amends the SC Textiles Communities Revitalization Act
04.30.2019 The House Ways and Means Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.30.2019 The House Ways and Means Economic Development subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.12.2019 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report.02.26.2019 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only makes technical changes. Summary of the bill as introduced: Amends the SC Textiles Communities Revitalization Act to clarify that a certain cap on rehabilitated expenses applies only to certain rehabilitated buildings on contiguous parcels.
Sponsor:
Scott Talley
House Com:
WM
Senate Com:
Fin
Status: Act No. 50
Status Date: 6/5/2019
Keywords:
Finance/Revenue/Taxes
Week of 01.28.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.11.2019
Week of 04.29.2019
Passed
S 0492
Prohibits municipalities from enacting laws related to the ingredients, flavors or licensing of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products or nicotine products
03.21.2019 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee carried this bill over.03.14.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds language clarifying that the bill is not intended to interfere with local ordinances that prohibit smoking or vaping in public spaces.02.28.2019 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee carried this over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits municipalities from enacting laws related to the ingredients, flavors or licensing of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, tobacco products or nicotine products.
Sponsor:
Lawrence Grooms
House Com:
Senate Com:
MA
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Status Date: 2/7/2019
Keywords:
General Governance
Week of 02.04.2019
Week of 02.25.2019
Week of 03.11.2019
Week of 03.18.2019
Priority
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