House Bills - March 31, 2023

H. 4173 (Reps. B. L. Cox, J. L. Johnson, Murphy, Sessions, Cobb-Hunter, Kirby, Tedder, Brewer, Garvin, Henegan, M. M. Smith, Jefferson, Rivers, McDaniel, Davis, Haddon, King, Gilliard, Stavrinakis, Bauer, West, Wetmore, T. Moore, Thigpen, Chapman, Schuessler, Pope, Leber, Guffey, Dillard, W. Jones, Pendarvis, G. M. Smith, Weeks, Wheeler and Williams) - A concurrent resolution to allow for the erecting of a monument to Robert Smalls on the state house grounds.

H. 4177 (Rep. Hyde) – Amends Section 7-7-490, relating to designation of voting precincts in Spartanburg County, to delete certain precincts, add new precincts, and redesignate the map number on which these precincts may be found on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

H. 4178 (Reps. Bauer, McDaniel, Cobb-Hunter, Pendarvis, Thigpen, J. L. Johnson, Rutherford, Gilliard, Howard, Weeks, Alexander, Wetmore, Clyburn and Hart) - Amends Section 44-41-80, relating to penalties for unauthorized abortions, to eliminate penalties pertaining to a pregnant woman procuring a drug or medicine for self-administration or submitting to an operation or procedure to terminate a pregnancy.

H. 4179 (Rep. Bauer) - Amends Section 2-19-10, relating to the membership of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to provide that the Governor appoint six members of the Commission, the President of the Senate appoint two members, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoint two members, and to prohibit a member of the General Assembly from serving as a member of the Commission.

H. 4180 (Reps. White, McCabe, Kilmartin, Beach, Cromer, Burns, Harris and Pace) - Amends Section 2-19-20, relating to investigations by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to provide that a person wishing to seek a judicial office elected by the General Assembly must submit his or her resume to the Governor, and to provide that the Governor must submit no more than six names for each judicial seat to be filled to the Commission.

H. 4181 (Reps. White, S. Jones, Kilmartin, McCabe, Trantham, A. M. Morgan, May, Burns, T. A. Morgan, Chumley, Long, Beach, Pace, Cromer and Harris) - Adds Section 2-1-260 to provide that the General Assembly may not appropriate any funds in the General Appropriations Act for nonessential projects through budgetary set-asides or earmarks.

H. 4182 (Reps. White, McCabe, Kilmartin, Cromer, Beach, Burns, Harris and Pace) - Amends Section 2-19-80, relating to the nomination of qualified candidates by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission to the General Assembly, to provide that all qualified candidates be submitted to the General Assembly for consideration and that the Commission provide a written explanation to a candidate found not qualified.

H. 4183 (Reps. White, McCabe, Kilmartin, Cromer, Beach, Burns, Harris and Pace) - Amends Section 2-19-10, relating to the membership of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, to provide that the Governor appoint six members on the Commission, the President of the Senate appoint two members, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoint two members, and to prohibit a member of the legislature who is also a lawyer from being appointed to the Commission.

H. 4185 (Reps. Erickson and Gilliam) - Amends Section 56-1-20, relating to requiring individulas to possess drivers' licenses to drive motor vehicles and the surrender and disposition of out-of-state drivers' licenses, to provide people who possess out-of-state drivers' licenses must surrender them within 45 days of becoming residents of this state before they can be issued South Carolina drivers' licenses.

H. 4187 (Rep. J. E. Johnson) - Amends Section 16-13-135, relating to the offense of retail theft and associated penalties, to define necessary terms, to revise the previous offense of retail theft to create the offenses of felony organized retail crime and felony organized retail crime of an aggravated nature.

H. 4190 (Rep. J. E. Johnson) - Amends Section 7-5-320, relating to change of address forms submitted for purposes of a driver's license also serving as notification of change of address for voter registration purposes, to clarify that this section applies to any change of address submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles regardless of form, and to require the DMV to transmit a copy of the qualified elector's signature, or an electronic copy of a qualified elector's signature, as appropriate, along with change of address information to the appropriate elections office.

H. 4210 (Rep. Cobb-Hunter) - Adds Section 12-6-1172 to exempt the retirement income of qualifying retired state employees.

H. 4211 (Reps. West, G. M. Smith, W. Newton, Bannister and Gagnon) - Amends Section 56-5-1885, relating to overtaking and passing other vehicles in the farthest left-hand lane, to increase the fine for violations from $25 to $200 and to provide two points must be assessed against the violator's motor vehicle operating record.

H. 4212 (Reps. Dillard, W. Jones, Wetmore and Bauer) - Enacts the "Act to Establish Pay Equity" by adding Chapter 12 to Title 41 to provide that no employer may pay wages to employees at rates less than the rates paid to employees of other races, religions, colors, sexes, including gender identity and sexual orientation, ages, national origins, or disability statuses for comparable work.

H. 4213 (Reps. Dillard, W. Jones, Wetmore and Bauer) - Amends Section 6-1-530, relating to use of revenue from local accommodations taxes, to provide that the development of workforce housing is one of the purposes for which local accommodations taxes may be used.

H. 4214 (Rep. Long) - Amends Section 12-43-220, relating to rollback taxes, to provide that rollback taxes only apply to the previous tax year instead of the previous three tax years.

H. 4217 (Reps. W. Newton, Herbkersman, Erickson, Bradley and Hager) - Amend Section 7-7-110, relating to designation of voting precincts in Beaufort County, to revise the names of certain precincts, add new precincts, and to redesignate the map number on which these precincts may be found on file with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

H. 4219 (Reps. Hart, Gilliam, Wooten, Caskey, Yow, B. J. Cox and Hosey) - Amends Section 12-37-610, relating to people liable for taxes and assessments on real property, to provide that certain disabled veterans of the US Armed Forces are exempt from property taxes in the year in which the disability occurs.

H. 4221 (Rep. Pendarvis) - Amends Section 7-5-120, relating to qualifications for registration and disqualifications from registering or voting, to, among other things, allow people on probation, parole, or other offender supervision programs to register and vote.

H.4222 (Rep. Pendarvis) - Enacts the "Anti-Gerrymandering Act" by adding Chapter 80 to Title 2 to establish a multipartisan redistricting commission for the purpose of submitting reapportionment plans to the General Assembly.

H. 4224 (Rep. Sandifer) - Amends Section 6-9-10, relating to the enforcement of building codes by municipalities and counties, to provide that certain actions taken on a property may be collected in a manner similar to property taxes.

H. 4225 (Reps. Hewitt, Williams, King, Cobb-Hunter, Henegan, Bailey, Hardee, Guest, Hayes, Anderson, Kirby, Ott and McGinnis) – Amends Section 27-50-250, relating to the transfer of a title of residential property subject to a vacation rental agreement, to extend certain time periods.

H. 4226 (Rep. Pendarvis) – Adds Section 41-1-140 to require eligible employers to provide paid parental leave to eligible employees after the birth of a child, to define terms, and to provide penalties.

H. 4231 (Reps. M. M. Smith, Davis, Bernstein, Guest, Brittain, Henegan, B. Newton, Carter, B. L. Cox, Bannister and Herbkersman) – Amends Section 61-6-4160, relating to the prohibition on the sale of alcoholic liquors on certain days, to provide that certain local governing bodies may authorize the sale of alcoholic liquors on Sundays under certain circumstances.

H. 4232 (Reps. Crawford, Guest and Brittain) – Amends Section 63-7-40, relating to infant safe havens, to change the age up until when an infant may be left at a safe haven.

H. 4234 (Reps. W. Newton and Bernstein) – Amends Section 62-5-403a, relating to service of summons and petitions, to include certain other affidavits and reports among those that must be filed with the petition.