While in the General Assembly, I sponsored the Transparency in Justice Act, which would finally make hate a crime in SC, ban no-knock warrants and police chokeholds, demilitarize the police, decriminalize marijuana,
end qualified immunity for cops who kill civilians without justification and make other critical changes to our outdated criminal justice laws.
Source: 2022 South Carolina Governor campaign website MiaForSC.com
, Jun 15, 2022
Require reporting of administration of opioid antidote
Legislative Summary:�H3728: An act to require health care facilities to submit certain information to the Department of Health and Environmental Control for inclusion in the prescription monitoring program when a person is administered an
opioid antidote.
Analysis by Count On 2 NBC News: A new state law requires South Carolina health care facilities to report to the state health department every time they administer an opioid antidote. This information will be collected
for the state's prescription monitoring program. DHEC already tracks antidote administrations from some law enforcement and firefighters, but now all first responders will be required to submit that data as well. The goal of the law is to get a fuller
picture of opioid misuse in the state.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 44-0-2 on May/8/19; State Sen. McLeod voted YES; passed House 103-0-20 on May/9/19; Signed by Governor Henry McMaster on May/16/19
Additional licenses for more drug treatment facilities
AN ACT relating to definitions of the state certification of need and health care facility act, so as to revise the definition of health care facility; relating to Narcotics Addiction Treatment Facilities.
Veto Letter from Gov. Haley:�
I am vetoing this bill because I believe the Certificate of Need program create unnecessary regulation for the healthcare market. The CON process allows government to ration care, stifle competition in the medical field, and pick which facilities and
practices are allowed to succeed. While I understand that this bill is designed in-part to control the growth of treatment facilities that distribute controlled substances, these facilities are already highly regulated & do not need additional licensure.
Legislative outcome: Bill passed Senate 31-11-0 on March 24; State Sen. McLeod voted YES; bill passed House 94-0-30 on May 4; vetoed by Governor Haley on May 23; Veto overridden, law took effect 6/15/2011.