Legislation Sponsored by John Scott (8)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


S 0159 Enacts the South Carolina Minimum Wage ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires employers to pay employees a certain minimum wage.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: LCI
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords: Employment/Personnel Senate
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S 0163 Repeals the law governing prohibiting the removal, relocation or renaming of monumentsSummary of the bill as introduced: Repeals the current law that prohibits the removal, relocation or renaming of monuments on public property.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords: General Governance Senate
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S 0165 Clarifies that restrictions on moving or renaming monuments do not apply to political subdivisionsSummary of the bill as introduced: Clarifies that restrictions on moving or renaming monuments do not apply to property under the jurisdiction of political subdivisions.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords: General Governance Senate
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S 0438 Allows a political subdivision to install advertisement benches and creates a mass transit study committee Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a political subdivision to install and maintain commercial advertisement benches, and creates creates the Mass Transit Feasibility Study Committee to examine the possibility of connecting a mass transit system with Charlotte, N.C.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: Tran
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Transportation Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords: General Governance
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S 0500 Revises an exemption from regulation by the Board of Architectural Examiners for plans and specifications for certain detached single-family or two-family dwelling04.29.2021 The House, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.28.2021 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Business and Commerce subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.25.2021 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment references the SC Residential Code. 03.03.2021 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Professions and Occupations subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment exempts townhomes from the architectural requirement and it changes the references to the International Code Series to the SC Residential Code.Summary of the bill as introduced: Revises an exemption from regulation by the Board of Architectural Examiners for plans and specifications for certain detached single-family or two-family dwelling.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: LCI Senate Com: LCI
Status: Act No. 54 Status Date: 6/1/2021
Keywords: Building Codes
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S 0519 Establishes the Office of Broadband DevelopmentSummary of the bill as introduced: Establishes the Office of Broadband Development and requires annual reports.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 2/3/2021
Keywords: Wireless Broadband
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S 0560 Establishes the Heirs' Property Study Committee04.28.2022 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments add House language from two election bills, H4919 and H3444.04.26.2022 The House Judiciary Family and Probate Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.22.2022 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds Habitat for Humanity and SC Affordable Housing Coalition to the committee.04.28.2021 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Establishes a study committee to examine the current and prospective methods to address heirs' property issues in the state.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Judy Senate Com: Judy
Status: Act No. 246 Status Date: 7/25/2022
Keywords: General Governance
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S 0634 South Carolina Minimum Wage ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires employers to pay employees a certain minimum wage.
Sponsor: John Scott House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/2/2021
Keywords: Employment/Personnel
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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