Decision in Sterling case spurs senator to propose ban for non-violent offenders
Mar 22, 2013
Written by Tim Smith
Greenvilleonline Staff writer
COLUMBIA - The parole of former HomeGold chairman Jack Sterling could provide political support for a bill to ban parole for non-violent offenders.
Sen. Larry Martin of Pickens, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took to the floor Wednesday to criticize Sterling's parole as a "poor decision" and urged the Senate to consider a bill to ban parole for non-violent offenders the way parole is currently banned for those convicted of violent crimes.
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Written by Tim Smith, Staff writer • Greenvilleonline.com • January 8, 2013
COLUMBIA -- The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a bill aimed at fixing last year's election mess.
Under the legislation, challengers and incumbents would file financial disclosure forms the same way, all candidates would file the forms electronically and local political parties would verify the filings. The measure now moves to the Senate floor.
Lawmakers have vowed to quickly fix the problems that last year led to the ouster of more than 200 candidates from primary ballots following a series of South Carolina Supreme Court rulings concerning financial disclosure paperwork requirements.
The panel also passed a bill clarifying that Internet "sweepstakes" games are illegal. |
Pickens senator will do fine, others say
by Tim Smith • Greenvilleonline.com Mar. 26, 2012
COLUMBIA - State Sen. Larry Martin of Pickens laughs about it now, but when he joined the Senate Judiciary Committee as one of its few non-lawyers in 1994, the chances of him ever chairing the panel, one of the Legislature's most powerful, seemed slim to none.
And that is if he wanted to continue on the panel, which he wasn't sure he did.
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by Tim Smith • Greenvilleonline.com • March 13, 2012
COLUMBIA - The Upstate's influence could grow as the result of Tuesday's leadership changes in the South Carolina Senate, some senators and political observers say.
While much of Tuesday's political drama concerned the elevation of Sen. Glenn McConnell of Charleston to lieutenant governor and the election of Sen. John Courson of Columbia as president pro tempore, three Senate committees changed chairmen, based on seniority.
Sen. Larry Martin of Pickens, the former chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, became chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, while Sen. Jake Knotts of Lexington County becomes chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and Sen. Billy Odell of Ware Shoals becomes chairman of the Senate Invitations Committee.
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Larry A. Martin is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing District 2 (Pickens County) since 1992. He previously served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1979 through 1992. Senator Martin is a leader in the South Carolina Senate and serves as Chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee. He also serves on the Banking and Insurance; Education; General; and Rules committees. 
