South Carolina

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Carmella Tronco Martin Of Columbia And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.

Recognize And Honor The Wilson High School Academic Challenge Team, Advisors, And School Officials For Pursuing Rigorous Academic Training, And To Congratulate Them For Capturing The Division 1 South Carolina State Championship Of Academics.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-85, Relating To Homicide By Child Abuse, So As To Increase The Age Of A Child Under This Section From Under The Age Of Eleven To Under The Age Of Eighteen.

Urge The President Of The United States To End Tariffs That Are Negatively Affecting Bmw And Other Critical Industries In This State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights And To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances, And To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter, Among Other Things; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59, As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions."

Recognize And Honor Dr. Dexter Easley, Pastor And Founder Of New Life Christian Fellowship Church, And To Express The Deep Appreciation Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For His Outstanding Contributions To The Berkeley County Community And Beyond.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To Requirements To Practice Of Telemedicine In South Carolina, So As To Provide Licensees Do Not Need To Reside Or Maintain A Physical Office In This State To Be Considered Actively Practicing Medicine Within The Geographic Boundaries Of This State.

Authorize The South Carolina Chapter Of The American Board Of Trial Advocates To Use The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For Its Meeting On Friday, September 19, 2025; However, The Chamber May Not Be Used If The House Of Representative Is In Session Or The Chamber Is Otherwise Unavailable.

Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Natural Resources, Relating To Wildlife Management Area Regulations; Turkey Hunting Rules And Season; And Bear Hunting Rules And Seasons, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5332, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-70, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary Drivers' Permits, So As To Delete The Term "temporary Driver's Permit" And Replace It With The Term "temporary Driving Certificate," And To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Identification Certificates; And By Adding Section 56-1-560 So As To Provide For The Expedited Issuance Of Beginners' Permits, Drivers' Licenses, And Identification Cards.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-35-60, Relating To Penalties For Fires On Certain Lands, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations Of Chapter 35, Title 48; And By Repealing Section 48-35-55 Relating To Fire Regulation Exemptions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 4-1-190 And 5-25-950 Both So As To Prohibit Governing Bodies From Limiting The Use Of Specific Styles Of Exterior Cladding Or Finish Materials For Residential Or Commercial Buildings.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-56-90 So As To Provide Remedies For Violations Of Provisions Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics; By Amending Section 40-56-1, Relating To Policies And Purposes Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics, So As To Restate Public Safety Goals Of Policies For The Manufacture, Storing, Purchase, Supply, And Sale Of Pyrotechnics; By Amending Section 40-56-10, Relating To The State Board Of Pyrotechnic Safety, So As To Revise Board Composition And Meeting Requirements; By Amending Section 40-56-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics And Fireworks, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 40-56-35, Relating To Licenses Required For The Manufacture, Sale, Or Storing Of Fireworks, So As To Revise The Requirements To Include Licenses And Permits Required For The Manufacturing, Selling, Dealing, Distributing, Or Storing Of Pyrotechnics And Fireworks, And To Revise Related Licensing And Permitting Requirements; By Amending Section 40-56-70, Relating To Duties Of The Board, So As To Revise The Duties To Include Certain Disciplinary Authority, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-80, Relating To Investigations Of Complaints Of Violations By The Board, So As To Provide Requirements For The Presentation Of Investigation Results And Subsequent Hearings, To Provide Certain Related Powers Necessary For The Interest Of Public Safety; By Amending Section 40-56-115, Relating To Jurisdiction Of The Board, So As To Provide The Board Has Jurisdiction Over Actions Of Entities Or Individuals, In Addition To Licensees And Former Licensees, Found To Violate The Provisions Of Chapter 56, Title 40; By Amending Section 40-56-120, Relating To Disciplinary Grounds And Procedures Concerning The Board, So As To Expand The Grounds For Discipline, To Provide For The Availability Of Private Reprimands, And To Provide Certain Final Orders With Findings Of Violations Are Subject To Public Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act; By Amending Section 40-56-130, Relating To License Denial By The Board Based On The Actions That Constitute Grounds For Discipline, So As To Provide The Board May Refuse To Issue Licenses Or Permits In Such Situations; By Amending Section 40-56-140, Relating To License Denial By The Board Based On Findings Of A Prior Criminal Record, So As To Include The Denials Of Permits Upon Such A Finding; By Amending Section 40-56-150, Relating To Voluntary Surrender Of Licenses Issued By The Board, So As To Include The Voluntary Surrender Of Permits Issued By The Board; By Amending Section 40-56-200, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Provisions Regulating Pyrotechnics By Licensees Of The Board, So As To Include Holders Of Permits Issued By The Board; By Amending Section 40-56-220, Relating To Facilities That Must Comply With Certain Regulations Of The Board, So As To Provide The Provisions Do Not Waive Certain Other Requirements, To Include Fireworks Distribution Facilities, And To Provide Authorized Agents Of The Board May Conduct Inspections Of These Facilities, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-230, Relating To Insurance Required For Retail Fireworks Sales Licenses, So As To Revise Requirements For Such Insurance Coverage; By Amending Section 40-56-240, Relating To Requirements Of Having A Wholesale License Issued By The Board To Store Display Fireworks, So As To Add Permitting Requirements For Storing Articles Pyrotechnic, To Provide Holders Of Pyrotechnic Operator Licenses Issued By The State Fire Marshal May Obtain A Display Magazine Permit From The Board For The Storing Of Display Fireworks At A Location Other Than The Display Site Without Obtaining A Wholesale License From The Board, To Provide Only Licensed Wholesalers May Distribute Fireworks For Displays, And To Revise Storing Requirements For Display Fireworks, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-250, Relating To Orders Of The Board To Remove Or Correct Hazardous Conditions, So As To Impose A Thirty-day Limit For Compliance, To Add Certain Penalties, And To Remove Remaining Penalties And Processes For Violations To Conform To The Addition Of Other Penalties And Processes; And By Amending Section 40-56-260, Relating To Reports Of Fires Or Explosions To The Board By Regulated Parties, So As To Remove Existing Provisions And Instead Provide That Licensees And Permittees Must Report In Writing Any Unauthorized Incident Of Explosion Or Fire Involving Fireworks To The Board Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Occurrence.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act"; And By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 3, Title 16 So As To Entitle The Article "penalty Enhancements For Certain Crimes," To Provide Additional Penalties For Persons Who Commit Certain Delineated Crimes When The Victim Was Intentionally Selected Based On Certain Factors.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The Consumable Hemp Licensing And Regulation Act By Adding Chapter 81 To Title 39 So As To Provide For The Licensing And Regulation Of Hemp-derived Consumables, Among Other Things.

Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Section Of Interstate Highway 85 Between S. Old Piedmont Highway And Interstate Highway 185 In Greenville County "sgt. W.c. Jumper Highway" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing This Designation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-880 So As To Make Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Or Visitation Actions Before The Family Court Subject To Investigation By The Office Of Disciplinary Counsel For Certain Misconduct.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-95-65 So As To Provide Regulations For The Sale Of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Section.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Require All Members Of All Boards And Commissions Of Both The State And Its Political Subdivisions, To Take The Constitutional Oath Of Office Before Taking Office.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-4-30, Relating To The Right To Inspect Or Copy Public Records, So As To Provide For A Timeline Of Five Days For Providing Records With Certain Responses, To Provide That The Appropriate Court Can Be Petitioned For Addiitional Time To Respond, And To Provide That A Failure To Respond To A Request Is Deemed A Denial And A Violation Of This Chapter.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-11-499 So As To Require All Agencies And Departments Of The State And Its Political Subdivisions To Prohibit The Electronic Devices It Manages From Access And Use Of Websites And Applications That Threaten Cybersecurity And Infrastructure From Foreign And Domestic Threats, Such As Tiktok And Wechat.

A Senate Resolution To Honor And Congratulate Melva Jean Gilliam Bruton Of Lyman On Her Recent Election As International Vice President At Large Of The International Alliance Of Ministers' Wives And Ministers' Widows, Inc.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-15-130 So As To Grant Subpoena Powers To The Legislative Audit Council; To Amend Section 2-15-40, Relating To The Qualifications For The Director Of The Legislative Audit Council, So As To Expand The Prerequisites For Holding The Position Of Director, Among Other Changes; To Amend Section 2-15-61, Relating To Access To Agency Records, So As To Expand The Legislative Audit Council's Access To Records And Facilities Upon Request And To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply; And To Amend Section 2-15-120, Relating To The Confidentiality Of Records, So As To Further Define What Is Considered Confidential And To Revise The Definition Of "records."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To The Apportionment Of Percentages Of Fault And Alcoholic Beverage Or Drug Exceptions, So As To Provide That A Jury Or The Court Shall Determine The Percentage Of Fault Of The Claimant, The Defendant, And Of Any Nonparty Whose Act Or Omission Was A Proximate Cause Of The Claimant's Alleged Damages; By Repealing Section 15-38-20 Relating To Right Of Contribution; By Repealing Section 15-38-30 Relating To Factors Determining Pro Rata Liability Of Tortfeasors; By Repealing Section 15-38-40 Relating To Actions For Contribution; By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 15-3-720 So As To Provide That An Individual Is Prohibited From Recovering Damages If The Individual Knowingly Rides As A Passenger In A Vehicle Operated By A Driver Who Is Visibly Intoxicated Or Whom The Individual Knew Or Should Have Known Would Become Intoxicated; By Adding Section 15-3-730 So As To Provide That The Clerk Of Court Shall Forward A Copy Of The Complaint And Judgement To The Department Of Revenue Upon Entering Judgment Against A Licensee; By Amending Section 61-4-580, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Provide For Civil Liability; By Amending Section 61-4-590, Relating To Revocation Or Suspension Of Permits And Department Investigation And Determination, So As To Provide That The Department May Revoke Or Suspend A Permit On Its Own Initiative Upon Receipt Of A Complaint And Judgment; By Adding Section 61-3-100 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 61-3-110 So As To Provide Requirements For Training Server And Manager Training; By Adding Section 61-3-120 So As To Provide For The Creation Of And Approval Of Training Programs; By Adding Section 61-3-130 So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Alcohol Server Certificates; By Adding Section 61-3-140 So As To Provide For The Renewal Of A Permit Or License; By Adding Section 61-3-150 So As To Provide For The Enforcement Of Relevant Provisions; By Adding Section 61-3-160 So As To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 61-2-60, Relating To The Promulgation Of Regulations So As To Provide For The Development, Implementation, Education, And Enforcement Of Responsible Alcohol Server Training Provisions; By Amending Section 61-6-2220, Relating To Sales To Intoxicated Persons, So As To Provide That A Person Or Establishment Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Liquors Or Liquor By The Drink Pursuant To This Article May Not Knowingly Provide These Beverages To An Intoxicated Person; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Licensing, Required Information And Documentation, Fees, And Renewal, So As To Include Liquor Liability Insurance; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide Limits; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide That An Insurer Shall Notify The Department If A Person Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Beverages For On-premises Consumption Exceeds Its Aggregate Limit Prior To The Expiration Of The Policy; By Amending Section 15-3-670, Relating To Circumstances In Which Limitations Provided By Sections 15-3-640 Through 15-3-660 Are Not Available As Defense, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Considered Material Only If It Exists Within A Completed Building, Structure, Or Facility Which Has Resulted In Physical Harm To A Person Or Significant Damage To The Performance Of A Building Or Its Systems; By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To Penalties, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Admissible As Evidence Of Comparative Negligence; By Adding Section 15-7-65 So As To Provide That A Civil Action Tried Against An Unknown Defendant Must Be Tried In The County Where The Cause Of Action Arose; By Amending Section 38-77-150, Relating To Uninsured Motorist Provisions, So As To Provide That The Uninsured Motorist Provision Is Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages; By Amending Section 38-77-160, Relating To Additional Uninsured Motorist Coverage, So As To Provide That Automobile Insurance Carriers Are Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages In The Mandatory Offer Of Underinsured Motorists Coverage; By Amending Section 15-78-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Occurrence; By Amending Section 15-32-220, Relating To Noneconomic Damages Limit And Exceptions, So As To Provide Guidelines For Intent To Harm, Felony Convictions, And Influence Of Alcohol And Other Drugs; And By Adding Section 38-59-23 So As To Provide For Actions For Bad Faith Involving A Liability.

Recognize And Honor Paul S. Goodwin, A Fourth-year Electrical Apprentice With The Charleston Electrical Contractors Association, And To Congratulate Him On Receiving First Place In The 2025 Associated Builders And Contractors (abc) National Craft Championships.