S 0196 General Bill, By Leventis and M.T. Rose
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 11-35-4220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION FROM CONSIDERATION FOR AWARD OF CONTRACTS UNDER THE PROCUREMENT CODE, SO AS TO INCLUDE CONVICTION FOR CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF STATE OR FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AS A CAUSE FOR DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION; TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-700, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF LITTERING, SO AS TO DISTINGUISH LITTERING FOR COMMERCIAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND INCREASE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 44-55-90, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND PROVIDE FOR A FELONY INSTEAD OF A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE AND AN OFFENSE OF KNOWING ENDANGERMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A DEFINITION OF "PERSON"; TO AMEND SECTION 44-56-140, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A FELONY INSTEAD OF A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE, REVISE PENALTIES, AND PROVIDE FOR OFFENSES FOR KNOWINGLY WITHHOLDING OR DESTROYING INFORMATION OR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS OR RECORDS AND FOR KNOWING ENDANGERMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 44-93-150, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A FELONY INSTEAD OF A MISDEMEANOR, REVISE PENALTIES, AND PROVIDE FOR OFFENSES FOR FALSE REPRESENTATIONS, DESTRUCTION OR CONCEALMENT OF RECORDS, WITHHOLDING INFORMATION, AND KNOWING ENDANGERMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 48-1-320, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO REVISE PENALTIES AND PROVIDE FOR FELONY OFFENSES FOR KNOWINGLY VIOLATING THE ACT AND FOR KNOWING ENDANGERMENT.
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10/17/94	Senate	Prefiled
10/17/94	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-67
01/10/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-67