S. 182 -- Senators Hayes, Stilwell and Martin: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding article 7 to chapter 13, title 61 so as to provide relief for damages against licensees and permittees to sell regulated beverages when an injury results from the operation of a motor vehicle by setting forth definitions, circumstances under which claims are established, the amount of relief authorized, and requirements for financial responsibility. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 186 -- Senator Passailaigue: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 56-5-2941 so as to provide that the court in sentencing a person convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, whether or not the person is a first or subsequent offender and if he is a resident of this state, may require an ignition interlock device to be affixed to the vehicle the person was driving if registered and licensed in his name or the name of a member of his immediate family, and to provide for the terms and conditions of the use of this ignition interlock device. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 191 -- Senators Hayes, Waldrep, Wilson and Martin: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 56-5-2952 so as to make it unlawful for persons under the age of twenty-one to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of two one-hundredths of one percent or greater by weight of alcohol, to provide penalties for violations, to provide that those persons have given their implied consent to certain tests to determine the alcohol content of their blood, to provide the manner in which and procedures under which these tests must be administered, and to provide for certain suspensions of the driving privileges of those persons who refuse to take tests or whose blood alcohol content, as a result of the tests, is two one-hundredths of one percent or greater. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 197 -- Senators Hayes, Waldrep, Wilson and Martin: A bill to amend Section 44-53-520, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to forfeitures of property arising from controlled substance violations, so as to delete the separate minimum amounts of controlled substances which must be involved in the offense to give rise to the
S. 271 -- Senator Reese: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 38-3-65 so as to allow the chief insurance commissioner to suspend the driver's license of a driver, for a period not to exceed thirty days, under certain conditions and circumstances; to amend the 1976 code by adding Section 38-73-458 so as to prohibit an automobile insurer from raising an insured's premium based upon the insured's driving record or accident record, or combination of both of these, or from removing an insured's safe driver discount under certain conditions and circumstances, if the insured completes and passes a safe driver course approved by the commissioner; to amend the 1976 code by adding Section 56-1-467 so as to provide that in addition to all other penalties provided by law a person may have his license to drive suspended for six months if he is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, five traffic offenses in a one-year period or is convicted of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs two or more times in a one-year period, and provide that this suspension can be waived only upon a showing to the commissioner of extreme hardship and substantial rehabilitation....... Referred to Banking and Insurance.
S. 323 -- Senators Moore, Wilson, Giese, Ryberg, Stilwell, Richter, Mescher and Waldrep: A bill to abolish the South Carolina alcoholic beverage control commission and transfer its regulatory powers, duties, and responsibilities to the South Carolina tax commission and its regulation and law enforcement and inspection responsibilities to the state law enforcement division; to amend Sections 61-1-10 and 61-1-20, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the alcoholic beverage control commission, so as to abolish the commission and provide for the appointment of an alcoholic beverage control hearing officer within the tax commission to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, to provide for the term, duties, powers, and qualifications of the officer;...... Referred to Judiciary, Favorable w/ amendment, Rec'd 2nd, Amended, Rec'd 3rd, Sent to House, Referred to Judiciary.
S. 332 -- Senators Passailaigue and McConnell: A bill to amend chapter 9, title 61, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to permits for the retail sale of beer, ale, porter, and wine, so as to provide an optional permit which allows sales and consumption without regard to the restrictions on the days and hours provided in Sections 61-9-90, 61-9-100, 61-9-110, and 61-9-130; and to amend Section 12-37-250, as
S. 383 -- Senator Giese: A bill to amend section 17-22-50, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to persons not to be considered for the pretrial intervention program, so as to exclude persons from the program who are charged with certain driver's license and alcohol-related offenses. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 395 -- Senator Giese: A bill to amend Section 56-1-746, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the suspension of the driver's license of persons convicted of certain driver's license and alcohol-related offenses, so as to provide that the license of a person accepted into a pretrial intervention program on being charged with one of these offenses may be suspended as if the person was convicted and to require the circuit solicitor to report the person's acceptance into the program to the department of highways and public transportation. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 417 -- Senators McConnell and Rose: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 22-3-745 so as to authorize magistrates to dismiss criminal cases for lack of prosecution. Referred to Judiciary, Majority Favorable w/ amendment, Minority unfavorable, Rec'd 2nd.
S. 452 -- Senators Thomas and Passailaigue: A bill to amend Section 61-5-20, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the transportation, possession, and consumption of alcoholic liquor, so as to delete the provisions for alcoholic liquors in sealed containers of two ounces or less and provide for alcoholic liquor by the drink; and to amend Section 61-5-130, relating to the tax on alcoholic liquors in sealed containers of two ounces or less, so as to delete the tax on the containers and related requirements and provide for a tax on each liter. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 474 -- Senator Thomas: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 61-13-890 so as to prohibit certain activities by a person employed by or performing activities incidental to the business of a person licensed or permitted for the sale of alcoholic liquors, beer, or wine and provide exceptions and penalties. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 523 -- Senator Thomas: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 56-5-2995 so as to provide additional penalties for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs by
S. 530 -- Senator Peeler: A bill to amend Section 3-9-10, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to federal surplus property, so as to authorize the division of general services to enter into agreements with federal agencies to conduct and direct the disposal of surplus property of those federal agencies, and to provide that no other state or local agency may perform this function; to amend the 1976 code by adding Section 11-35-715 so as to require all state governmental bodies to comply with provisions of law requiring the use of the division of general services when disposing of surplus property regardless of other exemptions which have been granted to the consolidated procurement code; to amend Section 11-35-3820, relating to the allocation of the proceeds of the sale of surplus property, so as to provide that all proceeds must be applied to the credit of the governmental body owning the property for the purchase of like items; to amend Section 44-53-530, as amended, relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and sale of property used in illegal drug transactions, so as to provide that public auctions of this property must be conducted by the division of general services, and the division of general services must be notified annually of the property which has been retained by the seizing agency; to amend the 1976 code by adding Section 50-3-115 so as to provide that public auctions of personal property seized and forfeited to the department of wildlife and marine resources must be conducted by the division of general services and to require the division to be notified by the department of certain property retained by it for its own use; to amend Section 50-11-740, relating to the confiscation, forfeiture, and sale of property used in the hunting of deer or bear at night, so as to provide that the division of general services acting for the director of the department shall conduct the public auctions at which this property is sold; and to amend act 501 of 1992, relating to the general appropriations act for fiscal year 1992-93, so as to delete and revise certain provisos relating to the sale or disposal of surplus state property by the department of highways and public transportation and the information technology procurement office so that these sales or disposals must be conducted by the division of general services in the manner required by law. Referred to Finance, Majority Favorable w/ amendment, Minority unfavorable, Rec'd 2nd.
S. 533 -- Senators J. Verne Smith, Hayes, Thomas, Wilson, Leatherman, Courson, Martin and Peeler: A bill to amend Section 56-5-2950, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the implied consent to chemical breath tests to determine the presence of alcohol or drugs in operators of motor vehicles, so as to increase from ninety to one
S. 534 -- Senator Macaulay: A bill to amend Section 56-1-40, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to persons who must not be licensed, so as to prohibit renewal of driver's licenses, to add to the list of prohibitions persons whose licenses are suspended or revoked, persons who are not residents of the united states, and persons with physical and mental disabilities who the department, with good cause, believes are not capable of safely operating a motor vehicle. On Calendar without reference, Rec'd 2nd, Rec'd 3rd, Sent to House, Referred to Education & Public Works.
S. 538 -- Senator Hayes: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 20-7-781 so as to provide that certain information contained in official juvenile records may be released to school officials, and to provide procedures for requests. Referred to Education.
S. 711 -- Senator Rose: A bill to amend Section 61-9-50, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the presentation of false information to purchase beer or wine, so as to prohibit an attempt to purchase with false verbal or written information and authorize the seller to retain the age identification used in a violation; and to amend Section 61-9-70, relating to penalties pertaining to the purchase, so as to increase the fine and term of imprisonment and provide for suspension of a driver's license. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 731 -- Senators Elliott, Greg Smith and Rankin: A bill to amend chapter 5, title 61, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to regulation of transportation, possession, consumption, and sale of alcoholic beverages, by adding Section 61-5-185 relating to licensing of bona fide nonprofit organizations and business establishments under Section 61-5-50 when located east of the intercoastal waterway in a county where the annual accommodations tax collections exceed six million dollars. Placed
S. 822 -- Senators Bryan, Moore, Thomas, Russell, Ford, Jackson, Martin, Richter and Giese: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 12-21-695 so to require retailers selling tobacco products to obtain a tobacco sales license from the south carolina tax commission, to allow tobacco products sales only to persons eighteen years of age or older, and to provide penalties; to add Section 16-17-505 so as to create offenses for distributing tobacco samples, coupons, or other promotional materials to persons under eighteen years of age and to provide penalties and an affirmative defense; to require the south carolina tax commission to provide information on tobacco sales licenses to affected retail license holders; and to repeal Section 16-17-500 relating to the unlawful sale of tobacco products to minors. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 868 -- Senators McConnell, Rose, Wilson, Giese and Martin: A bill to amend Section 44-53-370, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to trafficking in cocaine, so as to provide for a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without parole, work release, or supervised furlough. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 889 -- Senators Courson, Wilson, Giese, Rose, Lander and Mescher: A bill to amend Section 17-25-45, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to a life sentence for a person who has three convictions for certain crimes, so as to provide for a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole upon a third conviction of a "most serious offense", to define "most serious offense", and to provide for the application of this section. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 890 -- Senator Rose: A bill to amend title 44, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding chapter 54, so as to provide for the assessment and intervention in the perinatal effects of alcohol, controlled substances, and cigarettes; to amend Section 20-7-290 of the 1976 code, so as to provide for drug and alcohol testing and reporting by a physician providing care for a newborn child; to amend Section 20-7-510 of the 1976 code, relating to positive testing of newborns for alcohol and drug abuse, so as to not require a report of positive testing for drugs or alcohol, except in cases of abuse and neglect; to amend Section 44-7-260 of the 1976 code, so as to provide for priority access to alcohol and drug abuseservices for pregnant women; to amend Section 44-49-40(c) of the 1976 code, relating to powers and duties of the alcohol and drug abuse commission; to amend Section 44-53-140 of the 1976 code, relating to the observation or conclusion of prenatal care, so as to not permit evidence in any proceeding; to amend Section 59-32-20 of the 1976 code, so as to
S. 894 -- Senators Hayes, Giese, Lander and Washington: A bill to amend Section 56-5-1210, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to duties of driver involved in accident resulting in death or personal injury, so as to increase the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident when death results. Referred to Judiciary, Obj. by Reps., Anderson, Feld, Holt, Neal and Scott.
S. 912 -- Senators Mitchell and Washington: A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 44, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to poisons, drugs, and other controlled substances, so as to add article 15, the mandatory drug treatment act. Referred to Medical Affairs.
S. 917 -- Senators McConnell, Giese, Hayes, Martin and Rose: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 56-5-2941 so as to provide for the ten-year suspension of a driver's license for a third or subsequent conviction for violation of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 932 -- Senator Mitchell: A bill to amend Section 16-1-60, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to violent crimes, so as to repeal the provisions requiring the crime to be defined as a violent crime at the time it was committed. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 935 -- Senators McConnell, Wilson and Rose: A bill to amend Section 16-1-60, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to violent crimes, so as to repeal the provisions requiring the crime to be defined as a violent crime at the time it was committed. Referred to Judiciary.
S. 960 -- Senator Rose: A bill to amend Section 59-63-210, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to grounds for which trustees may expel, suspend, or transfer pupils, so as to require mandatory expulsion of pupils who commit certain acts on school grounds or at school sponsored events, and to amend Section 59-63-240 of the 1976 code, relating to expulsion for the remainder of the year, so as to provide that the mandatory expulsion must last at least the remainder of the year. Referred to Education.
S. 963 -- Senator Lander: A bill to amend Section 22-5-910, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to magistrate's powers and duties
S. 1101 -- Senator Williams: A bill to amend Section 61-3-1020, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the prohibition against conducting other business in retail liquor stores and the exceptions to that prohibition, so as to allow retail dealers to sell nonalcoholic items, other than beer or wine, packaged together with alcoholic liquors if the nonalcoholic liquors and items are in sealed packages and are packaged together by the alcoholic liquor producer at its place of business. Referred to
S. 1143 -- Senator Wilson: A concurrent resolution proclaiming February 27 through March 5, 1994, as "midlands fighting back week". Resolution adopted, sent to House, Concurrent resolution agreed to, Ordered sent to Senate with concurrence.
S. 1157 -- Judiciary Committee: A bill to amend Section 2-25-10, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the joint legislative committee to study criminal laws, so as to increase the membership of the committee; to amend Section 16-1-57, relating to the classification of repeat offenders for certain property crimes, so as to provide that third or subsequent offenses are class e felonies; to amend Section 16-1-60, as amended, relating to violent crimes, so as to add the offense of trafficking in crack cocaine; to amend Section 16-11-330, as amended, relating to armed robbery, so as to require a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of not less than ten years, no part of which may be suspended or probation granted; to amend Section 22-3-545, as amended, relating to the temporary authority to transfer certain criminal cases from general sessions court to magistrate's court, so as to make permanent the authority to transfer these cases; and to provide for the prospective and retrospective application of the provisions of this act. (Abbreviated title) Carried over, Rec'd 2nd, Notice of General Amendments, Sen. Mitchell desires to be present, Rec'd 3rd.
S. 1225 -- Senator Drummond: A bill to amend the code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 12-2-80 so as to index to inflation the rate of tax imposed on alcoholic beverages, beer and wine, tobacco products, electric power, gasoline taxes levied for "c" funds, and soft drinks, and to provide for an inflation adjustment for the maximum sales tax on automobiles, boats, aircraft, motorcycles, and certain other items of tangible personal property. Rec'd 1st, Referred to Finance.
S. 1229 -- Senators Giese, Richter, Gregory, Ryberg, Peeler, Hayes, Jackson, Thomas, Martin, Drummond, Rose, McGill and J. Verne
S. 1237 -- Senator Passailaigue: A bill to amend Section 12-21-5020, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to definitions of the marijuana and controlled substance tax act, by striking references to the tax commission and substituting the department of revenue and taxation; to amend Section 12-21-5090, relating to measurement and assessment of marijuana and controlled substances, so as to provide for measurement and assessment of growing marijuana and dosages of crack cocaine; to amend Section 12-21-6030, relating to jeopardy assessments against dealers, so to exempt assessments under the marijuana and controlled substance tax act from the taxpayers' bill of rights; by adding Sections 12-21-6034, 12-21-6036, and 12-21-6038 so as to provide for appeals of assessments under the act within twenty days with assessments final and conclusive after that time, to authorize the waiver or reduction of the tax, interest, or penalties assessed under the act, and to require law enforcement agencies making controlled substance violations arrests to submit copies of the arrest reports to the department of revenue and taxation; to amend Section 12-21-6040, relating to confidentiality of filings, so as to reduce the criminal penalty; to amend Section 12-21-6050, relating to crediting of revenue under the act, so as to provide for apportioning of revenues between law enforcement agencies, the department of revenue and taxation, and the general fund of the state and provide for the use of the revenues by law enforcement agencies; and to repeal Section 12-21-600(b). Referred to Finance.
S. 1336 -- Corrections and Penology Committee: A bill to amend Section 24-13-1520, as amended, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to prisoners and definitions under the "home detention act", so as to make changes to the definitions of "court" and "participant"; to amend Section 24-13-1530, relating to prisoners and correctional programs for
S. 1341 -- Senator Drummond: A bill to amend Section 1-30-90, code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the divisions of the department of public safety, so as to revise the sections transferred to the department; to amend Section 1-30-95, relating to the divisions of the department of revenue and taxation, so as to revise the name of the department and the sections transferred to the department; to amend Section 15-9-380, as amended, relating to the procedure used when a nonresident motorist does not accept service, so as to change the reference to the department of public safety to the department of revenue; to amend Section 23-6-20, relating to the establishment of the department of public safety, so as to revise the divisions within the department; to amend Section 23-6-30, relating to the duties and powers of the department of public safety, so as to delete the duties pertaining to license suspensions and revocations and the automated system for drivers' licensing records; to amend Section 31-17-510, as amended, relating to definitions pertaining to travel trailer sales, so as to change the reference to the department of public safety to the department of revenue; to amend Section 56-1-10, as amended, relating to definitions pertaining to drivers' licenses, so as to revise the reference to the department of revenue and taxation and change the references to the department of public safety to the department of revenue; to amend Section 56-1-270, as amended, relating to the action on a driver's license when a person is mentally or physically disabled, so as to change the reference to the department of revenue and taxation to the department of revenue; to amend Section 56-1-280, as amended, relating to mandatory suspension or revocation of a driver's license, Section
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