South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Designate Article 11, Chapter 3, Title 47 As "teasing, Maltreating, And Injuring Police Dogs Or Horses Prohibited"; By Amending Section 47-3-610, Relating To Unlawful To Taunt, Torment, Tease, Beat, Strike, Or Administer Desensitizing Drug To Police Dog Or Horse, So As To Provide That A Violation Of This Section Is A Misdemeanor And, Upon Conviction, A Person Must Be Fined Not Less Than Two Thousand Dollars Nor More Than Five Thousand Dollars Or Imprisoned Not Less Than Thirty Days Nor More Than Five Years Or Both; By Amending Section 47-3-620, Relating To Unlawful To Torture, Mutilate, Injure, Disable, Poison, Or Kill Police Dog Or Horse, So As To Include Shooting Into A Vehicle Or Trailer While A Dog Or Horse Is Inside, And Shooting And Hitting A Police Dog Or Horse While Running In Pursuit, And To Provide That A Violation Is A Felony And, Upon Conviction, The Penalty Is Not Less Than Two Thousand Dollars Nor More Than Twenty Thousand Dollars And Imprisonment For Not Less Than Two Years Nor More Than Ten Years, And To Require Restitution To The Law Enforcement Department Or Agency; And By Amending Section 47-3-630, Relating To Penalties, So As To Establish Nothing In This Section Denies A Right To Assert A Legal Defense Of Self-defense.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To The Division Of The State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits, The Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, And The Election Of At-large Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Convert Three At-large Circuit Court Seats To Resident Seats In The First, Third, And Eighth Circuits; And By Amending Section 63-3-40, Relating To The Number Of Family Court Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit, So As To Convert Four At-large Family Court Seats To Resident Seats In The Fifth, Tenth, And Twelfth Circuits.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That State Departments, Agencies, Institutions, And Political Subdivisions May Not Use Public Funds To Purchase Certain Flags Unless The Flags Are Made In The United States. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-687 So As To Designate "carolina Until I Die" By Patrick Davis As An Official State Song.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-75-485, Relating To The South Carolina Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program, So As To Provide The Program Must Be Known As The "sc Safe Home Program," To Establish The Purpose Of The Program, To Revise Grant Eligibility And Award Amounts, To Authorize Annual Bulletin-based Allocations, To Establish Needs-based Prioritization Of Grants, To Clarify Use And Distribution Of Tax Revenues, And To Make Conforming And Technical Changes.

Recognize And Honor The Pastors And Congregation Of Right Direction Church International Of Columbia For Three Decades Of Ministry And Service And To Congratulate Them On The Occasion Of The Church's Thirtieth Anniversary.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-700 So As To Define Terms Related To An Employee Of An Institution Of Higher Education And An Employee's Business; To Require That Every Public Institution Of Higher Learning Establish And Maintain A Secure Electronic Reporting System For Each Employee To Annually Disclose Any Business With Which He Is Associated; And To Require The Institution To Adopt Policies And Procedures Necessary To Implement And Enforce These Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "senator Roger A. Nutt Act" By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Provide That Residents May Designate Up To Three People Who Are Permitted To Visit The Resident In The Event That Access To The Facility Is Limited Or Prohibited Due To A Declared State Of Emergency Arising From A Disaster Or Public Health Emergency. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And To Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Notify Certain Persons By Certified Mail Or Electronic Tracking; By Amending Section 56-3-1010, Relating To Terms And Their Definitions Associated With Corporate-owned Fleet Motor Vehicles, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "fleet"; By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Licensed Or Have Their Licenses Renewed, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide This Provision Applies To The Issuance Of Identification Cards, To Establish The Maximum Period Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards Are Valid, To Provide A Fee For Identification Cards, And To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Certain Discretion When Granting Extensions To Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; By Amending Section 56-3-210, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary License Plates, So As To Increase The Maximum Period The License Plates Are Valid; By Repealing Section 56-5-2585 Relating To Exempting Purple Heart Recipients From Paying Parking Meter Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions; By Amending Section 56-19-265, Relating To Liens Or Encumbrances Recorded On Motor Vehicles Or Mobile Homes, So As To Require Certain Entities To Utilize The Department Of Motor Vehicle's Electronic Title System, And To Revise The Provisions That Establish The Procedures To Transfer Vehicle Ownership, Apply For And The Release Of Liens, And Perform Other Activities Necessary To Title Certain Vehicles; To Amend Section 56-19-370, Relating To Procedures For The Voluntary Transfer Of Certain Vehicles By Dealers, So As To Revise The Conditions That Allow The Prosecution Of Dealers For Improperly Titling Or Registering Vehicles; And By Amending Section 56-19-680, Relating To The Satisfaction Of Security Interests In Vehicles For Which Certificates Of Titles Are In The Possession Of Lienholders, So As To Revise The Procedures Whereby Lienholders' Interests Are Released, And To Provide A Penalty For The Failure Of Lienholders To Forward Certain Certificates Of Title To The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - Ratified Title

Celebrate The Rich Cultural Heritage, History, And Enduring Contributions Of Cambodian Americans And To Declare April 2026 Cambodian Heritage Month In The State Of South Carolina.