Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0002
Legislation Overview
Title: Create Department of Behavioral and Public Health
Description: Amend Chapter 1, Title 44, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, So As To Rename The Chapter The "department Of Behavioral And Public Health" And To Reorganize The Chapter To Create The Division Of Public Health, To Delegate To The Division The Public Health Responsibilities Of The Department, To Abolish The Department And Board Of Health And Environmental Control, To Provide For The Appointment Of A Director Of The Department By The Governor, And To Transfer Environmental Responsibilities Of The Department To The Division Of Environmental Control Of The Department Of Agriculture And The Department Of Natural Resources, As Appropriate; To Amend Chapter 9, Title 44, Relating, In Part, To The Department Of Mental Health, So As To Create The Division Of Mental Health Within The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health, To Make Conforming Changes Reflecting The Transfer Of Responsibilities To The Division, With Exceptions, And To Abolish The Department Of Mental Health And The Mental Health Commission; To Amend Chapter 49, Title 44, Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Create The Division Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services Within The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health, To Make Conforming Changes Reflecting The Transfer Of Responsibilities To The Division, And To Abolish The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 11, Title 25 So As To Transfer From The Department Of Mental Health To The Department Of Veterans' Affairs The Authority To Establish And Operate Veterans Homes; To Amend Sections 44-11-10, 44-11-60, 44-11-70, 44-13-20, 44-13-30, 44-13-40, 44-13-60, 44-15-10, 44-15-20, 44-15-30, 44-15-60, 44-15-70, 44-15-80, 44-15-90, 44-17-450, 44-17-460, 44-17-580, 44-17-860, 44-17-865, 44-17-870, 44-22-10, 44-22-110, 44-24-10, 44-25-30, 44-27-10, 44-27-30, 44-28-20, 44-28-40, 44-28-60, 44-28-80, 44-28-360, And 44-28-370, Relating To The Department Of Mental Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Chapter 57 To Title 46 So As To Create A Division Of Environmental Protection Within The Department Of Agriculture And Transfer To The Division The Divisions, Offices, And Programs Of The Department Of Health And Environmental Control That Perform Environmental Functions, With Exceptions; To Amend Section 46-3-10, Relating To The Duties Of The Department Of Agriculture, So As To Add The Administration Of The Division Of Environmental Protection; To Amend Sections 48-2-20, 48-2-70, 48-2-320, 48-2-330, 48-2-340, 48-14-20, 48-18-20, 48-18-50, 48-20-30, 48-20-40, 48-20-70, 48-21-20, 48-43-10, 48-46-30, 48-46-40, 48-46-50, 48-46-80, 48-46-90, 48-52-810, 48-52-865, 48-55-10, 48-56-20, 48-57-20, 48-60-20, 49-5-30, And 49-5-60, Relating To Environmental Protection Funds, Stormwater Management And Sediment Reduction, Erosion And Sediment Reduction, Mining, Oil And Gas Conservation And Production, Radioactive Waste, Environmental Awareness And Innovation, Information Technology Equipment Recovery, And Groundwater, All So As To Transfer Regulatory Authority To The Department Of Agriculture; To Amend Sections 48-1-10, 48-1-20, 48-1-55, 48-1-85, 48-1-95, 48-1-100, 48-1-280, 48-3-10, And 48-3-140, Relating To The Pollution Control Act Or Pollution Control Facilities, All So As To Transfer Regulatory Authority To The Department Of Natural Resources; To Amend Section 48-4-10, Relating To The Organizational Structure Of The Department Of Natural Resources, So As To Transfer The Department Of Health And Environmental Control's Coastal Division And Office Of Ocean And Coastal Resource Management To The Department Of Natural Resources; To Amend Sections 48-39-10, 48-39-35, 48-39-50, 48-39-270, 48-40-20, 48-40-40, 49-1-15, 49-1-16, 49-1-18, 49-3-30, 49-4-20, 49-4-80, 49-4-170, 49-6-30, 49-11-120, Relating To Coastal Tidelands And Wetlands, The Beach Restoration And Improvement Trust Act, Navigable Waters, Water Resources Planning, Surface Water Withdrawal Regulation And Reporting, The Aquatic Plant Management Council, Dam And Reservoir Safety, All So As To Transfer Regulatory Authority To The Department Of Natural Resources; To Amend Section 1-30-10, As Amended, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Delete The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, And The Department Of Mental Health, And To Add The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health; To Amend Section 1-30-20, Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Change The Reference To The Department Of Behavioral And Public Health; To Amend Section 1-30-75, Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Section 1-30-45 Relating To The Department Of Health And Environmental Control, Section 1-30-70 Relating To The Department Of Mental Health, And Sections 44-11-30 And 44-11-40 Relating To Veterans Homes.
Session: 124th General Assembly
Last Action: Requests for debate-Rep
Last Action Date: May 11, 2022
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: Harvey Peeler (R); Gerald Malloy (D); Thomas McElveen (D); Greg Hembree (R); Sandra Senn (R); Joshua Kimbrell (R); Ross Turner (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 15% (7 of 46)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 11, 2022 | Requests for debate-Rep |
| May 6, 2022 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| House | May 5, 2022 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means |
| House | Mar 29, 2022 | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
| House | Mar 29, 2022 | Introduced and read first time |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2022 | Amended |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2022 | Read third time and sent to House |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2022 | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2022 | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2022 | Read second time |
| Senate | Mar 16, 2022 | Amended |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2022 | Special order, set for March 15, 2022 |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2022 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2021 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Dec 9, 2020 | Prefiled |
| Senate | Dec 9, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | May 6, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | May 5, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 21, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 17, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 17, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 16, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Mar 3, 2022 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 9, 2020 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: 3rd Reading | 03/17/2022 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
