With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Nikki Haley signed a domestic violence reform bill into law earlier this month, stiffening penalties for offenders and implementing different degrees of punishment to correspond with the severity of the crime. Above, Haley presents the bill’s primary sponsor, Pickens County Sen. Larry Martin, with the pen used to sign the bill into law. Martin is also the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Also pictured to Martin’s right is Rep. Shannon Erickson, the House subcommittee chiar, while Miss Liberty Teen Rachel Garcia is pictured at far right standing beside House Speaker Jay Lucas.