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Senator Lawrence 'Larry' K. Grooms's Voting Records

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Larry Grooms
Full Name: Lawrence 'Larry' K. Grooms
Office: State Senate (SC) - District 37, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1997
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Carol; 3 Children: Taylor, Hayden, Jack
Birth Date: 03/20/1964
Birth Place: Moncks Corner, SC
Home City: Bonneau, SC
Religion: Christian, Southern Baptist

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South Carolina Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 13, 2010 H 3584 Cigarette Tax Increase Veto Override Passed - Senate
(33 - 13)		 Nay
April 14, 2010 H 3584 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 12)		 Nay
March 10, 2010 H 3305 Requiring Secret Ballot Elections Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 9)		 Yea
Feb. 10, 2010 H 3272 Property Tax Law Amendments Bill Failed - Senate
(28 - 13)		 Nay
May 14, 2008 H 3032 Immigration Reform Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate
(20 - 26)		 Yea
May 7, 2008 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 11)		 Nay
May 7, 2008 S Amdt P-4A Cigarette Tax Rate Adjustment Amendment Not Tabled - Senate
(18 - 24)		 Nay
May 6, 2008 S Amdt P-1 Cigarette Tax Increase for Medicaid Amendment Tabled - Senate
(31 - 13)		 Yea
Feb. 19, 2008 AM 4 to S 398 Prohibiting Payday Lending Amendment Bill Tabled - Senate
(23 - 18)		 Yea
April 10, 2007 S 332 Workers' Compensation Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 7)		 Yea
May 31, 2006 H 4449 Sales and Property Taxes Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(32 - 11)		 Yea
Feb. 22, 2006 H 3381 Outdoor Advertising Veto Override Passed - Senate
(28 - 13)		 Yea

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