South Carolina Bills

in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 24, 2017

H 3558: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-13-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PETIT AND GRAND LARCENY, SO AS TO AMEND THE PENALTIES FOR GRAND LARCENY OFFENSES TO PROVIDE MANDATORY MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

passed both · South Carolina · House Jan 24, 2017

H 3456: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE JANUARY 2017 AS "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF, AND OPPOSITION TO, HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ALL OF ITS FORMS.

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 267: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1610, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS CONCERNING THE STATE GRAND JURY SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS CONCERNING CERTAIN CRIMES INVOLVING INSURANCE FRAUD; TO AMEND SECTION 14-7-1630, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE STATE GRAND JURY, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CRIMES INVOLVING INSURANCE FRAUD; TO AMEND SECTION 38-55-170, RELATING TO CRIMES AND PENALTIES FOR PRESENTING FALSE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT TO AN INSURER TRANSACTING IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO SUBJECT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRAUDULENT SCHEME TO SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE, TO PROVIDE WHEN THE STATE MAY PETITION FOR THE CONVERSION OF SEIZED ASSETS, AND TO DESCRIBE WHEN THE ASSETS MAY BE DISPOSED OF AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 38-55-540, RELATING TO CRIMES AND PENALTIES FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS OF MISREPRESENTATION IN VIOLATION OF THE INSURANCE FRAUD AND REPORTING IMMUNITY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE CRITERIA FOR VARIOUS PENALTIES, AND SUBJECT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRAUDULENT SCHEME TO SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE, TO PROVIDE WHEN THE STATE MAY PETITION FOR THE CONVERSION OF SEIZED ASSETS, AND TO DESCRIBE WHEN THE ASSETS MAY BE DISPOSED OF AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 273: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-175 SO AS TO ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS TO TRANSFER AND EXPEND CERTAIN FUNDS AMONG APPROPRIATED STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUES, EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT FUNDS, EDUCATION LOTTERY ACT FUNDS, AND FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR SCHOOL PROTECTION AND SAFETY, INCLUDING RESOURCE OFFICERS, BEGINNING WITH THE 2017-2018 FISCAL YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF THESE FUNDS.

Referred to Committee on Education

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 274: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-270, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SO AS TO RENAME FOUR PRECINCTS, AND REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MAY BE FOUND AND MAINTAINED BY THE REVENUE AND FISCAL AFFAIRS OFFICE.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 280: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 16-3-410 RELATING TO SENDING OR ACCEPTING A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT, SECTION 16-3-420 RELATING TO CARRYING OR DELIVERING A CHALLENGE AND SERVICE AS A SECOND, SECTION 16-15-50 RELATING TO SEDUCTION UNDER PROMISE OF MARRIAGE, SECTION 16-15-60 RELATING TO ADULTERY OR FORNICATION, SECTION 16-19-20 RELATING TO ADVENTURING IN LOTTERIES, SECTION 52-13-10 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF PUBLIC DANCING HALLS ON SUNDAYS, SECTION 53-1-40 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL WORK ON SUNDAYS, SECTION 53-1-60 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITED SALE OF CERTAIN ITEMS ON SUNDAY, SECTION 58-17-160 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON RAILROADS REMOVING THEIR LINES FROM TOWNS WITH MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED INHABITANTS, SECTION 58-17-3400 RELATING TO UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OF HAND OR LEVER CARS FROM TRACKS AND LEAVING NEAR CROSSINGS, AND SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON MINORS PLAYING PINBALL.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 291: A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 63 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE, BY ADDING CHAPTER 21, TO ENACT THE "PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RIGHT TO PARENT ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-720, RELATING TO EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CUSTODY, TO PROVIDE THAT REASONABLE EFFORTS REQUIRED TO PREVENT THE REMOVAL OF A CHILD FROM A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN WHO HAS A DISABILITY MUST INCLUDE EFFORTS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED AND BASED UPON A PARENT'S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN'S SPECIFIC DISABILITY, INCLUDING REFERRALS FOR ACCESS TO ADAPTIVE PARENTING EQUIPMENT, REFERRALS FOR INSTRUCTION ON ADAPTIVE PARENTING TECHNIQUES, AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WITH REGARD TO ACCESSING SERVICES THAT ARE OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN WHO DOES NOT HAVE A DISABILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1640(A), RELATING TO FAMILY PRESERVATION, TO PROVIDE THAT REASONABLE EFFORTS REQUIRED TO PRESERVE OR REUNIFY A FAMILY IN WHICH THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN HAS A DISABILITY MUST INCLUDE EFFORTS THAT ARE INDIVIDUALIZED AND BASED UPON A PARENT'S OR LEGAL GUARDIAN'S SPECIFIC DISABILITY, INCLUDING REFERRALS FOR ACCESS TO ADAPTIVE PARENTING EQUIPMENT, REFERRALS FOR INSTRUCTION ON ADAPTIVE PARENTING TECHNIQUES, AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WITH REGARD TO ACCESSING SERVICES THAT ARE OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN WHO DOES NOT HAVE A DISABILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2570(6), RELATING TO GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT, AND ANY OTHER COVERED ENTITY, MUST NOT TERMINATE THE RIGHTS OF A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN WITH A DISABILITY SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF THE DISABILITY.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

passed · South Carolina · House Jan 24, 2017

H 3464: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE WAIVER OF DAYS THAT SCHOOLS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSED DUE TO SNOW OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE AVAILABLE IN ADDITION TO THOSE AVAILABLE BY STATUTE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THESE WAIVERS MAY BE MADE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE SCHOOLS FOR WHICH A WAIVER IS SOUGHT HAVE MADE UP THREE FULL DAYS, OR THE EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF HOURS, MISSED DUE TO SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS REQUIRING THE SCHOOL TO CLOSE DURING THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR.

Referred to Committee on Education

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 268: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-10-108 SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVES UNDER THE ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT OF 1995; BY ADDING SECTION 40-68-145 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVES BASED ON EMPLOYMENT WITH RESPECT TO CLIENT COMPANIES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 40-68-55, RELATING TO THE ABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO PROVIDE BY REGULATION FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF AFFIDAVIT OR CERTIFICATION OF APPROVAL OF QUALIFIED ASSURANCE ORGANIZATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THESE FUNCTIONS BE PROVIDED BY REGULATION; TO AMEND SECTION 40-68-60, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONS SHALL PROVIDE ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES WITH CERTAIN WRITTEN NOTICE OF HOW THE AGREEMENT AFFECTS THEM; TO AMEND SECTION 40-68-70, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS AND CLIENT COMPANIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT MUST BE ESTABLISHED BY WRITTEN CONTRACT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 40-68-150, RELATING TO CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS SHALL NOT ENGAGE IN THE SALE OF INSURANCE OR ACT AS THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPONSORING AND MAINTAINING OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ASSIGNED EMPLOYEES DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE SALE OF INSURANCE.

Referred to Committee on Finance

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 270: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-20-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO VARIOUS FUNDING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE EDUCATION FINANCE ACT, INCLUDING CERTIFIED TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR SALARY REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO REVISE THESE SALARY REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT, AT A MINIMUM, CERTIFIED TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ARE ALWAYS PAID AT THE SOUTHEASTERN AVERAGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED PROVISIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS REQUIREMENT.

Referred to Committee on Education

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 24, 2017

S 137: A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO DELETE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION FROM THE LIST OF STATE OFFICERS WHICH THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TO BE ELECTED AND PROVIDE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, UPON THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2023, OR UPON A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AFTER THE DATE OF THE RATIFICATION OF THIS AMENDMENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL PROVIDE BY LAW FOR THE DUTIES, COMPENSATION, AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE.

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 20, 2017

S 151: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CIVIL JURISDICTION OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL JURISDICTION FROM SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Sabb, Talley

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