Bills Assigned to Keyword - 03.23.2015 (26)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/23/2024


H 3433 Domestic Violence Reform Act03.24.2015 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. As soon as the amendments are available, they will be posted here.03.19.2015 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. As soon as the amendment is available, it will be posted here.03.05.2015 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the domestic violence offenses by graduating the penalties into degrees.
Sponsor: Shannon Erickson House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/21/2015
Keywords: Public Safety
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H 3579 Restructures the SC Department of Transportation01.26.2015 The Senate Finance Committee discussed proposals to increase revenue, provide income tax reductions and restructure the SC DOT. 04.29.2015 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it with the language in S523.03.26.2015 The House Ways and Means Committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. One of the amendments allows cities, towns and counties to opt in or out of taking on state roads.03.24.2015 The House Ways and Means Revenue Policy subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. Summary of the bill as introduced: Changes the structure of the DOT board to make all commissioners  appointed by the governor and serve at the pleasure of the governor and sets requirements for the selection of the candidates.
Sponsor: Gary Simrill House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0 Status Date: 5/26/2016
Keywords: General Governance Transportation Week of 01.25.2016
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H 3685 Adds a $5 surcharge on all monetary penalties imposed by municipal courts03.22.2016 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.15.2016 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over. 03.10.2016 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.02.2016 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment removes the $5 surcharge and requires tickets to be electronically submitted to the SC DMV within five days of disposal.01.26.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.05.19.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.05.12.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.05.05.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.04.21.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.03.24.2015 The House Judiciary Committee adjourned debate on this bill.03.18.2015 The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment includes all tickets.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a $5 surcharge on all penalties imposed by a general sessions, magistrates or municipal court for misdemeanor traffic or non-traffic offenses where an electronic ticket or citation was issued.
Sponsor: Dennis Moss House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 185 Status Date: 5/31/2016
Keywords: Police Week of 01.25.2016 Week of 02.01.2016 Week of 03.07.2016 Week of 03.14.2016 Week of 03.21.2016
Passed
H 3785 Provides further definitions for Business Development Corporations04.23.2015 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee adjourned debate on this bill.03.26.2015 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Banking and Consumer Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines the way business development corporations are organized, regulated and permitted to operate.
Sponsor: William Sandifer House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/5/2015
Keywords:
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H 3898 Allows emergency responders to vote in another countySummary of the bill as introduced: Allows emergency responders including firefighters, public utility workers and law enforcement who are dispatched to assist with disaster relief outside their county to have the opportunity to receive and cast any ballot that would have been to able to cast in their resident county.
Sponsor: Laurie Funderburk House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/24/2015
Keywords: Elections
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H 3906 Allows taxpayers to make a claim for a refund within 36 months of paying property taxesSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a taxpayer to make a claim for a refund on property taxes within 36 months of payment instead of 24 months.
Sponsor: McLain Toole House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 3/25/2015
Keywords: Property Taxes
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H 3908 Makes changes to the SC Abandoned Buildings Revitalization ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Adds the definition of state-owned abandoned buildings and certain tax credits for rehabilitating state-owned buildings.
Sponsor: Phillip Lowe House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 3/25/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3909 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Act03.16.2016 The Senate Transportation Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only makes technical changes.Summary of the bill as introduced: Amends the definition of "bicycle lane" and requires drivers of motor vehicles to avoid colliding with pedestrians.
Sponsor: William Herbkersman House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2 Status Date: 6/2/2016
Keywords: General Governance Week of 03.14.2016
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H 3920 Allows a municipality to tax insurance premiumsSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a municipality to tax insurance premiums.
Sponsor: Dwight Loftis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/25/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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H 3930 Allows the court to bar a business from a local government contract if they are guilty of human traffickingSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows the court to bar a business from a local government contract if they are guilty of human trafficking.
Sponsor: David Weeks House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 3/26/2015
Keywords: Courts General Governance
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H 3931 Prohibits a law enforcement agency from purchasing cell site simulator technologySummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a law enforcement agency from purchasing cell-site simulator technology from a company that requires the purchaser of this equipment to enter into a nondisclosure agreement.
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 3/30/2015
Keywords: Police Public Safety
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S 0002 Establishes the Interstate Lane Expansion Fund03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.   03.17.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.   03.10.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  03.03.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda. 02.12.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases the number of lanes on existing mainline interstates with funding from the taxes from the sale, use or titling of a motor vehicle.  
Sponsor: Nikki G. Setzler House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/13/2015
Keywords: Transportation
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S 0011 Requires agendas for all regularly scheduled meetings of a public body04.21.2015 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.25.2015 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the language in S11 and replaces it with the language in H3192, the House version of the bill.01.27.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.01.22.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment only requires 2/3 vote when adding an item that requires a vote.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a public body to provide an agenda for all regularly scheduled meetings and that items shall not be added to that agenda later than 24 hours before the meeting except by a 2/3 vote of the body.
Sponsor: Larry A. Martin House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 70 Status Date: 6/18/2015
Keywords: FOIA
Passed
S 0023 Adds a motor vehicle user fee of 16 cents per diesel gallon to liquefied natural gas03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.17.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.10.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  03.03.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  02.12.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Adds a motor vehicle user fee of 16 cents per diesel gallon to liquefied natural gas.
Sponsor: Lawrence K. %26quot;Larry%26quot; Grooms House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/13/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Transportation
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S 0047 Requires all state and local law enforcement officers to wear body cameras04.21.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.04.15.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment provides funding at the state level for body cameras.03.26.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.03.11.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.03.04.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires all state and local law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.
Sponsor: Gerald Malloy House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 71 Status Date: 6/18/2015
Keywords: Police
Passed
S 0133 Requires automatic expungement of non-violent crimes that occurred before the age of 1605.12.2015 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.05.07.2015 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.31.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment makes expungement under this bill by petition rather than automatic.03.25.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires automatic expungement of non-violent crimes that occurred before the age of 16 years old.
Sponsor: Tom Davis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 22 Status Date: 6/5/2015
Keywords: Expungement
Passed
S 0142 Requires all excess general fund revenues to be credited to the State Highway Fund03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.17.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.10.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  03.03.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  02.12.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires all excess general fund revenues accumulated in a fiscal year in excess of general appropriations and supplemental appropriations to be credited to the State Highway Fund for improvements to existing mainline interstates and state and local roads.
Sponsor: Creighton B. Coleman House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/13/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Transportation
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S 0244 Local Option Motor Fuel User Fee Act03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.17.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.10.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  03.03.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  02.12.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a county to impose by ordinance and approved by referendum a user fee of no more than five cents a gallon on retail sales  of fuel for the sole purpose of road improvement projects and road maintenance within the county.
Sponsor: Chauncey Gregory House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/13/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes Transportation
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S 0255 Requires removal of arrest records on websites if the charges have been dismissed or discharged02.08.2016 The conference committee was granted free conference powers to change the bill. The final conference report expands expungement law to municipal ordinance offenses, among others. The bill also makes the new expungement availability retroactive to individuals who were previously denied expungement.01.21.2016 A conference committee met but did not take action on the bill. 05.05.2015 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.30.2015 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment allows the records up for destruction to be retained beyond the statutory period if they are being used in an ongoing action.03.24.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment provides that for dismissed criminal offenses, including traffic offenses and local ordinance offenses, for which an individual was not fingerprinted are eligible for expungement.03.17.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over. 03.11.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee took no action although it was on the agenda. 03.10.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee recommitted this bill back to the subcommittee03.03.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.02.24.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.02.17.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. As soon as the amendment is written by Senate staff, it will be posted.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires removal of arrest records on websites within 30 days if the charges have been dismissed, discharged or the person is found not guilty.
Sponsor: Paul Thurmond House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 132 Status Date: 2/23/2016
Keywords: Courts Week of 01.18.2016 Week of 02.08.2016
Passed
S 0389 Provides further definitions for Business Development Corporations05.14.2015 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.05.12.2015 bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment limits the area of operation to Federal Reserve Districts five and six only. The amendment limits the area of operation to Federal Reserve Districts five and six only. 03.25.2015 The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines the way business development corporations are organized, regulated and permitted to operate.
Sponsor: Joel Lourie House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 60 Status Date: 6/12/2015
Keywords: Economic Development
Passed
S 0406 Increases the gas tax and provides an income tax credit03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.17.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.    03.10.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  03.03.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding Special subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.  02.12.2015 The Senate Finance Transportation Funding subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Directs the State Fiscal Accountability Authority to establish a motor fuel surcharge and provide for a refundable income tax credit for taxpayers who pay the motor fuel surcharge.
Sponsor: Paul Thurmond House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 2/10/2015
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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S 0409 South Carolina Transportation Companies Act04.01.2015 The Senate Transportation Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. As soon as the amendment is available, it will be posted here.03.25.2015 The Senate Transportation Committee carried this bill over. 03.17.2015 A Senate Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.10.2015 A Senate Transportation subcommittee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Outlines the regulations for transportation network companies such as Uber under the Office of Regulatory Staff and exempts these companies from regulation by the Public Service Commission. This bill also exempts transportation network companies from municipal regulation.
Sponsor: Kevin Bryant House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Transportation Status Date: 2/4/2015
Keywords: Transportation
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S 0512 Outlines different penalties for willful damage to a water system03.24.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment reduces the penalties from felonies to misdemeanors.03.19.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment includes water and sewer systems owned and operated by other entities.Summary of the bill as introduced: Provides different penalties for willful damage to a water system based on the amount of property damage.
Sponsor: Vincent Sheheen House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/28/2015
Keywords: Water
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S 0523 South Carolina Collective Road Act03.25.2015 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. As soon as the amendments are available, they will be posted here.03.24.2015 The Senate Finance Committee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases fees and taxes to pay for road and infrastructure maintenance.
Sponsor: Raymond Cleary House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Finance Status Date: 5/11/2016
Keywords: Transportation
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S 0561 Reforms the SC Department of Transportation01.28.2016 The full Senate Transportation Committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments creates a ten member commission nominated by each Council of Governments board and chosen by the governor. The commission then chooses the secretary of transportation.01.26.2016 A Senate Transportation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows the governor to appoint seven commissioners from seven districts with the chairman of the commission also a member of the State Infrastructure Bank.01.20.2016 The Senate Transportation Committee recommitted this bill to the subcommittee.04.01.2015 The Senate Transportation Committee carried this bill over.03.25.2015 The Senate Transportation Committee carried this bill over.03.18.2015 The Senate Transportation DOT Reform subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment allows the governor to appoint one commissioner per congressional district with two at large seats with no two commission members from the same county.Summary of the bill as introduced: Changes the governing structure of the SC Department of Transportation.
Sponsor: Lawrence Grooms House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/27/2016
Keywords: General Governance Transportation Week of 01.18.2016 Week of 01.25.2016
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