NO. 14

Members of the House and staff, breakfast, Room 112, Blatt Building, by MedTrust Holdings, Inc.

Members of the House, luncheon, Room 112, Blatt Building, by the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development.

Members of the House and staff, reception, 1208 Washington Place, by the South Carolina Telecommunications and Broadband Association.

Members of the House and staff, reception, National Guard Armory, Bluff Road, by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Members of the House and staff, reception, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, by The Electric Cooperative of South Carolina.

Members of the House, reception, Columbia Marriott, by the Municipal Association of South Carolina.

Members of the House, breakfast, Room 112, Blatt Building, by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA).

Members of the House, luncheon, State House grounds, by the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

Members of the House, reception, Hall's Chophouse, 1221 Main St., by the South Carolina Poultry Federation.

Members of the House, breakfast, Room 112, Blatt Building, by the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Foundation.

H. 3122 (Word version)--Reps. J. E. Johnson and W. Newton: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY REPEALING SECTION 1-7-730 RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF THE OFFICES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
(Prefiled--Thursday, December 08, 2022)
(Judiciary Com.--January 10, 2023)
(Fav. With Amdt.--January 25, 2023)
(Amended and read second time--January 31, 2023)

H. 3209 (Word version)--Reps. Jordan, Murphy, Brewer, Williams and Henegan: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS AFFECTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATE.
(Prefiled--Thursday, December 08, 2022)
Judiciary Com.--January 10, 2023)
(Fav. With Amdt.--January 25, 2023)
(Amended and read second time--January 31, 2023)

H. 3614 (Word version)--Reps. Ott, Sandifer, West, Blackwell, Kirby, Caskey, Ballentine and Williams: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "RATE PAYER PROTECTION ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-80 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC UTILITY FROM TAKING ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING BY THE

PUBLIC UTILITY TO THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF; AND BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE REMEDIES IF A PUBLIC UTILITY TAKES ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING.
(Labor, Com. & Ind. Com.--January 11, 2023)
(Favorable--January 26, 2023)
(Read second time--January 31, 2023)

H. 3605 (Word version)--Reps. G. M. Smith, Sandifer, Carter, Kirby, Oremus, Magnuson, Pace, Long, Elliott, Burns, May, Beach, Forrest, Blackwell, B. Newton, Caskey and Ligon: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-1-80, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS OF LICENSEES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR TO SEND INFORMATION REGARDING AN INVESTIGATION TO THE LICENSEE; BY ADDING SECTION 40-1-85 SO AS TO ESTABLISH INFORMAL CONFERENCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 40-1-90, RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION PROCEEDINGS, SO AS TO ALLOW A LICENSEE TO REQUEST CERTIFICATION OF AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE DIRECTOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-1-140, RELATING TO EFFECT OF PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF APPLICANTS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DENIAL OF A LICENSE BASED SOLELY OR IN PART ON A PRIOR CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
(Labor, Com. & Ind. Com.--January 11, 2023)
(Fav. With Amdt.--January 26, 2023)
(Amended and read second time--January 31, 2023)

S. 381 (Word version)--Senators Peeler, Verdin, Alexander, Martin and Malloy: A BILL TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 36(A), ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM FIVE TO SEVEN PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR REQUIRED TO BE HELD IN THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND; AND TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION

36(B) OF ARTICLE III, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, SO AS TO INCREASE FROM TWO TO THREE PERCENT THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IN THE LATEST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR REQUIRED TO BE HELD IN THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FIRST USE OF THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND MUST BE TO OFFSET MIDYEAR BUDGET REDUCTIONS.
(Ways and Means Com.--January 25, 2023)
(Recalled--January 31, 2023)

H. 3503 (Word version)--Reps. Gilliam, Pope, Taylor, Chumley, Haddon, McCravy, Oremus, Hiott, Burns, Wooten, Hixon, Bailey, Caskey, Thayer, Trantham, Forrest, Yow, S. Jones, Sessions, Guffey, Lawson, Chapman, Leber, O'Neal, Vaughan, Robbins, B. J. Cox, M. M. Smith, Davis, Brewer, Murphy, Whitmire, Ligon, Felder, Mitchell, Hager, Connell, Carter, West, Calhoon, B. Newton, Neese, Landing and Blackwell: A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-190, RELATING TO SCHEDULE I SUBSTANCES, SO AS TO ADD FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-370, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO ADD AN OFFENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL; AND BY

AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO ADD TRAFFICKING IN FENTANYL.
(Prefiled--Thursday, December 08, 2022)
(Judiciary Com.--January 10, 2023)
(Fav. With Amdt.--January 25, 2023)
(Requests for debate--Bamberg, Blackwell, Brittain, Forrest, Gilliam, Guest, Guffey, Hardee, Hart, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, J. E. Johnson, Lawson, McCravy, Mitchell, B. Newton, Pope, Rutherford, Sessions, M. M. Smith, Thayer and Yow--January 31, 2023)

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