TALLY SHEET: New bills on alimony, prosecution, environment, retirement system

State lawmakers introduced about 90 bills over the last week — 26 in the Senate and 62 in the House. Of particular interest:

IN THE SENATE

Sexual misconduct. S. 1110 (Massey) seeks to expand the sex offender registry to include those who have sexual intercourse against an inmate’s will, and to broaden the offense to include sexual misconduct.

Alimony. S. 1115 (Gregory) would provide a public policy on alimony.

Tourism tax. S. 1122 (Rankin) seeks to reimpose a local option tourism development tax. H. 5011 (Clemmons) is similar.

Prosecution window. S. 1124 (L. Martin) seeks to change state law to say prosecutions for criminal offenses must commence no later than 12 years after the alleged offense occurred.

IN THE HOUSE

DOT secretary. H. 4948 (Lucas) seeks to allow the Department of Transportation should appoint the state Secretary of Transportation, not the governor, as of July 1.

Flags. H. 4962 (Whipper) seeks to allow the state to remove a Confederate flag from any chapel or religious structure on public property — a move targeting Summerall Chapel at The Citadel.

Local business tax. H. 4967 (Atwater) seeks to change how business licenses are operated by requiring a local public hearing and for the state Department of Revenue to collect the tax, with several provisions.

Environmental bill of rights. H. 4984 (Neal) is a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment for an Environmental Bill of Rights that would allow people a right to protect the environment, with several provisions.

Flooding. H. 4994 (Bernstein) seeks to allow local governments to create special tax districts to deal with flooding infrastructure damage. H. 4995 (Bernstein) seeks to allow local governments to create a tax increment financing system to deal with the same types of problems.

Retirement benefits. H. 5006 (Lucas) seeks to make several changes related to the state’s retirement system, such as keeping lobbyists from contacting some connected with the system and clarifying other roles and responsibilities, with many provisions.

Retirement system returns. H. 5007 (Lucas) seeks to change the assumed rate of return for retirement system funds so that the rate expires every four years unless there is action by the General Assembly, with several other provisions. H. 5008 (Lucas) is related and deals with retirement allowance adjustments.