South Carolina Senate Bill 454 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-29 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Pending: Senate Family and Veterans Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 25-11-10 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Division Of Veterans' Affairs, To Establish The Division Within The Executive Branch Of Government, To Provide That The Director Must Be Appointed By The Governor And Confirmed By The General Assembly, And To Enumerate The Division's Powers And Duties; To Amend Section 25-11-20 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Director Of The Division Of Veterans' Affairs, To Enumerate Specific Duties; And To Amend Section 25-11-40 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Appointment, Removal, Training, And Accreditation Of County Veterans Affairs Officers, To Revise The Definition Of "veteran" For The Purposes Of Appointing County Veterans Affairs Officers, To Eliminate The Authority To Appoint Nonveterans To Serve As County Veterans Affairs Officers, To Provide An Exception For Persons Currently Serving As County Veterans Affairs Officers, And To Remove Local Nonconforming Provisions.

Veterans Affairs

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]	Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Paul Campbell [R]
Sen. Thomas Young [R]	Sen. Scott Talley [R]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-29	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2019-01-29	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3438 (Similar To) 2019-05-06 - Act No. 26

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	11	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
25	11	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
25	11	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0454&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/454_20190129.htm