House Bills - March 10, 2023

H. 4083 (Reps. S. Jones, Gibson, B. J. Cox, West, Crawford, Herbkersman, Long, Nutt, Schuessler, M. M. Smith, Bailey, Davis, Yow, Pace, B. L. Cox, White, May, Hartnett, McCabe, Erickson, Brittain, Kilmartin, Pedalino, Trantham, Harris, Magnuson, Cromer, O'Neal, McCravy, McGinnis, Oremus, Leber, Beach, Ligon, B. Newton, Hiott, Felder, Chapman, Neese, Haddon, A. M. Morgan, T. A. Morgan, Vaughan, Gilliam, Willis, Chumley, Gatch, Wooten, Mitchell, Hewitt, Hardee, Lawson, J. E. Johnson, Elliott, Carter, Caskey, Taylor, Forrest, Landing, Bustos, Robbins, Burns, Collins, Bradley, W. Newton, Ballentine, Blackwell, Pope, Sandifer and G. M. Smith) — Amends Section 10 of Act 142 of 2022, relating to the South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act, to remove the sunset provision.

H. 4085 (Reps. M. M. Smith, Hayes, B. L. Cox, Pace, Lawson and Moss) — Amends Section 44-15-60, relating to the establishment and membership of community mental health boards, to change certain board membership requirements.

H. 4087 (Reps. G. M. Smith, West, Kirby, Ballentine, Robbins, Hewitt, M. M. Smith, Davis, Hiott, Long, Hager and Ott) — Amends Section 12-6-3410, relating to corporate income tax credit for corporate headquarters, to provide changes to staffing requirements and certain timing.

H.4088 (Reps. G. M. Smith, Bannister, Hiott, Rutherford, Bernstein, Garvin, Ballentine, McDaniel, Bauer, Howard, J. L. Johnson and Rose) — Appropriates funding for certain infrastructure and purposes to foster economic development and prescribe the appropriate purposes, terms, and conditions.

H.4100 (Reps. Crawford, Guest, Hewitt, Schuessler, B. Newton, B.L. Cox and Brittain) —Provides that on July 1, 2025, the area of each county must be constituted as a school district, and a county may not have multiple school districts within its boundaries. Also provides that the General Assembly by local law before July 1, 2025, shall provide for the governance, fiscal authority, and administrative and operational responsibilities for a countywide school district.

H. 4102 (Reps. Trantham, Burns, West, Vaughan, Willis, Elliott, Wooten, Gatch, Erickson, A.M. Morgan, T.A. Morgan, Pedalino, Beach, Cromer, White, Kilmartin, Hager, S. Jones, Ballentine and Lowe) — This bill provides certain volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel benefits, including but not limited to death benefits. The benefits would also extend to a qualifying surviving spouse and children.

H. 4113 (Rep. Herbkersman) — Creates an ambulance assessment fee for private ambulance services and requires that the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) establish and charge ambulance services a uniform fee. It also establishes an Ambulance Fee Trust Fund and allows DHHS to impose penalties against ambulance services that fail to pay assessed fees.

H. 4117 (Rep. J.L. Johnson) — Adds Section 7-15-424 to establish a procedure by which a voter may cure certain absentee ballot deficiencies. It also adds Section 7-25-230 to establish the offense of interfering with an election official or worker, and provides penalties for violations. Amends Section 7-15-420 relating to the processing of returned absentee ballots, so as to allow the examination of voter signatures on return-addressed envelopes beginning the 29th day preceding the election.

H. 4118 (Rep. Weeks) — Amends Section 12-5-3530, relating to community development tax credits, as to extend the credit and to provide for an increase in the credit amount.

H. 4119 (Reps. Pendarvis, J. Moore, Jefferson, Taylor, Howard, Anderson, Hosey, Thigpen, Clyburn, Dillard, Herbkersman, W. Jones, Moss and Weeks) — Adds Section 12-6-5610 to provide that when a political subdivision issues or renews a business license, it may not require a federal or state income tax return from the business.

H. 4120 (Rep. Pope) — Adds Section 23-3-80 to create the “Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit” within the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and define its duties.

H. 4123 (Rep. Herbkersman) — Adds Section 9-11-90, relating to the Police Officers Retirement System earnings limitation, so as to provide that the earnings limitation does not apply to school resource officers.

H. 4124 (Reps. G.M. Smith, Bannister and Herbkersman) — Amends and repeals several sections of the Code to restructure DHEC. Amends Chapter 1 of Title 44 to create the “Department of Public Health” and adds Chapter 5 to Title 38 to create the “Department of Environmental Services.”

H. 4300 (Ways and Means Committee) — Makes appropriations and provides revenues to meet the ordinary expenses of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, regulates the expenditure of such funds, and further provides for the operation of state government during this fiscal year and for other purposes.

H. 4301 (Ways and Means Committee) — Appropriates monies from the Capital Reserve Fund for fiscal year 2022-2023 to allow unexpended funds appropriated to be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years and expended for the same purposes.