Legislation with Tracking Level = Of Interest (419)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/18/2024


H 3005 Requires existing dwellings to be equipped with smoke alarmsSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires all existing one-family, two-family, and multifamily dwellings to be equipped with approved and properly functioning smoke alarms.
Sponsor: Neal Collins House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Fire General Governance House
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H 3006 Requires movie theaters, sporting arenas and concert venues to install and operate metal detectorsSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires movie theaters, sporting arenas and concert venues to install and operate metal detectors.
Sponsor: Wendell Gilliard House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Public Safety
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H 3012 Prohibits a local government from enacting an ordinance to require transgender bathroomsSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a local government from enacting an ordinance that would require a place of public accommodation to allow a person to use a multiple  occupancy bathroom or locker room regardless of the person's biological sex.
Sponsor: Steven Long House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: General Governance House
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H 3017 Removes a portion of Dorchester County from the definition of the term coastal zoneSummary of the bill as introduced: Removes a portion of Dorchester County from the definition of the term coastal zone.
Sponsor: Christopher Murphy House Com: ANREA Senate Com:
Status: Member Status Date: 1/11/2017
Keywords: House Planning/Zoning
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H 3018 Requires municipalities to develop a process for nonelected officials to request removal of personal information from a websiteSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires municipalities to develop a process for nonelected officials to request removal of certain personal information available to the general public from any website maintained by the municipality.
Sponsor: Thomas Pope House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: General Governance House
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H 3020 Grants SLED jurisdiction and authority to conduct investigations of all officer-involved shootings that result in injury or death Summary of the bill as introduced: Grants SLED specific and exclusive jurisdiction and authority to conduct investigations of all officer-involved shootings that result in injury or death.
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: House Police
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H 3021 Uniform Antidiscrimination ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits the discrimination against a person on the basis of sex or sexual orientation.
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: General Governance House
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H 3029 Freedom of Employment Contract ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Repeals the current right to work law.
Sponsor: Gilda Cobb-Hunter House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3031 Clarifies that franchisors are not considered employers or co-employers of franchiseesSummary of the bill as introduced: Clarifies that franchisors are not considered employers or co-employers of franchisees or franchisee employees unless the franchisor agrees in writing to assume the role of an employer or co-employer of the franchisee.
Sponsor: Neal Collins House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor Status Date: 3/21/2017
Keywords: General Governance House
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H 3037 Requires flags to be lowered upon the death of a EMS workerSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires flags to be lowered upon the death of a EMS worker in addition to firefighters and law enforcement officers.
Sponsor: Gregory Duckworth House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Public Safety
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H 3040 Requires poll managers to be paid hourly while attending training and working an electionSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires poll managers, assistant poll managers or poll workers to be paid no less than $15 per hour while attending required training and while working an election.
Sponsor: Wendell Gilliard House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Elections House
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H 3046 Prohibits an employer from refusing to hire an individual because of credit history or a credit reportSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to hire an individual because of credit history or a credit report.
Sponsor: John King House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3051 Requires the Criminal Justice Academy to develop and implement a cultural competency model training program for school resource officersSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the Criminal Justice Academy to develop and implement a cultural competency model training program curriculum for school resource officers.
Sponsor: Joseph Neal House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: House Police
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H 3054 Requires public law enforcement and clerks of court to disclose full names and birth dates on arrest warrants and incident reportsSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires public law enforcement and clerks of court to disclose and not redact full names and birth dates that appear on arrest warrants and incident reports.
Sponsor: Rick Quinn House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Courts House
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H 3055 Stop the School House to Jail House Pipeline Act05.02.2017 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.27.2017 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.21.2017 The House Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. 03.02.2017 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes the entire bill except the language that creates a Disturbing Schools Study Committee. The amendment changes the report date to March 2018.02.16.2017 THe House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates a study committee on juvenile justice that includes disturbing schools policy.
Sponsor: Leola Robinson-Simpson House Com: Judy Senate Com: Judy
Status: Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 Status Date: 5/10/2018
Keywords: House Public Safety Week of 02.13.2017 Week of 02.27.2017 Week of 03.20.2017 Week of 04.24.2017 Week of 05.01.2017
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H 3059 Prohibits a job application from including questions about convictions of crime unless it directly relates to the jobSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a job application from including questions about convictions of crime unless the crime directly relates to the position of employment.
Sponsor: Leola Robinson-Simpson House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3062 Ban the Box ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a job application from including questions about convictions of crime unless the crime directly relates to the position of employment.
Sponsor: Todd Rutherford House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3065 Creates the Office of Homeowners Association OmbudsmanSummary of the bill as introduced: Creates the Office of Homeowners Association Ombudsman in the Department of Consumer Affairs and creates a central registry for all homeowners associations.
Sponsor: Mike Ryhal House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: General Governance House
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H 3073 Limits the time a train may block four-lane street intersections in municipalities during certain periods of timeSummary of the bill as introduced: Limits the time a train may block four-lane street intersections in municipalities during certain periods of time.
Sponsor: Jackson Whipper House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Public Safety Transportation
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H 3074 Requires a county to adjust a taxpayers tax bill to automatically reflect the property tax homestead exemptionSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires a county to adjust a taxpayers tax bill to automatically reflect the property tax homestead exemption when the taxpayer reaches a certain age.
Sponsor: Terry Alexander House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Property Taxes
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H 3077 Adds emergency medical technician to the definition of "eligible owner" for a property tax exemption03.08.2017 The House Ways and Means Property Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Adds "emergency medical technician" to the definition of eligible owner for a property tax exemption for certain individuals who are permanently and totally disabled.
Sponsor: Gregory Duckworth House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/10/2017
Keywords: House Property Taxes Week of 03.06.2017
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H 3079 Exempts 80 percent of the fair market value of certain distributed energy resourcesSummary of the bill as introduced: Exempts 80 percent of the fair market value of specific distributed energy resources and exempts the value of renewable energy resource residential property.
Sponsor: Dwight Loftis House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Norrell Status Date: 3/8/2018
Keywords: House Property Taxes
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H 3085 Increases the minimum wage to the greater value of either $10.10 or the minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Increases the minimum wage to the greater value of either $10.10 or the minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The bill also prohibits a municipality from setting a minimum wage that exceeds the amount outlined in the bill.
Sponsor: Gilda Cobb-Hunter House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robinson-Simpson Status Date: 1/12/2017
Keywords: Employment/Personnel House
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H 3086 Requires a municipality that owns an off-street parking facility to assess a fifty cent surcharge on each customer using the facilitySummary of the bill as introduced: Requires a municipality that owns an off-street parking facility to assess a fifty cent surcharge on each customer using the facility and to credit that surcharge revenue to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement.
Sponsor: William Crosby House Com: EdPW Senate Com:
Status: Member Status Date: 1/11/2017
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes House
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H 3087 Requires a fifty cent surcharge on all parking violations Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a fifty cent surcharge on all parking violations and requires that surcharge to be credited to the State Highway Fund to be used exclusively for road and bridge repair and improvement.
Sponsor: William Crosby House Com: EdPW Senate Com:
Status: Member Status Date: 1/11/2017
Keywords: Finance/Revenue/Taxes House
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