South Carolina

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Alvin Burton "buck" Roberts Of Anderson And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Congratulate The Hartsville Lions Club Upon The Occasion Of Its Eightieth Anniversary And To Express The Utmost Gratitude For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Citizens Of Hartsville And Darlington County.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Timothy Furman Touchberry And Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-29-10, Relating To Reportable Diseases And Conditions, So As To Require Alpha-gal Syndrome To Be Reported.

Honor The Clinton High School Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 Class Aa State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy And Resilience Act" By Adding Chapter 39 To Title 6 So As To Provide Definitions, To Create And Establish The Program, To Provide For Application And Administration, To Establish A Process For Assessing And Collecting Liens, To Provide Financing, And To Develop Standards, Among Other Things.

Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Educator Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, Vice Chancellor Of Makerere University In Uganda.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-31-205 So As To Authorize The Public Service Authority To Jointly Own With Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. One Or More Combined Cycle Natural Gas Units And Related Facilities At The Canadys Site, And To Provide Certain Conditions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Parental Rights To Affirm Biological Sex In Child Welfare And Placement Act"; And By Adding Section 63-7-50 So As To Encourage Children To Identify With Their Biological Sex By Requiring Courts And Agencies To Consider A Child's Biological Sex As A Positive Factor In Child Welfare Proceedings, To Provide That Parents And Legal Guardians Have The Right To Encourage A Child To Align With Their Biological Sex, Including In Making Medical Decisions, And To Offer Protections For Exercising This Right, To Require The Department Of Social Services And Family Court System To Develop Policies And The Department Of Social Services To Submit Annual Reports, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3440, Relating To The Tax Credit For Employee Childcare Programs, So As To Increase The Maximum Credit And To Allow The Credit To Be Applied Against Other Taxes; And By Adding Section 12-6-3595 So As To Allow A Tax Credit For Individual Taxpayers That Are Employed Full Time As A Childcare Director Or Childcare Staff Person.

Recognize And Honor Professor Paul Mapfumo, Vice Chancellor Of The University Of Zimbabwe, And To Congratulate Him For His Successful Service To His Country, His University, And His Students.

An Amendment To Section 3, Article Vi And Section 1a, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Both Relating To Dual Office Holding, Both So As To Provide That Any Office Holder Or Appointee Whose Position Is Wholly Uncompensated, Except For Per Diem And Expense Reimbursement As May Be Provided By Law, Is Exempt From Dual Office Holding Provisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-57-20, Relating To Licensure Requirements For Real Estate Brokers, Salespersons, And Property Managers, So As To Require Licensure For Individuals Responsible For The Rental Or Management Of Three Or More Properties; And By Amending Section 40-57-240, Relating To Applicability Of The Chapter Regulating Real Estate Brokers, Brokers-in-charge, Associates, And Property Managers, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Recognize And Congratulate Zion Baptist Church Of Columbia On The Occasion Of Its Historic One Hundred Sixtieth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For More Than A Century And A Half Of Service To God And The Community.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-30-350 So As To Provide That Meetings Of The Board Of A Homeowners Association Must Be Open; By Adding Section 27-30-360 So As To Provide That A Homeowners Association May Not Prohibit A Property Owner From Displaying Certain Political Signs; By Adding Section 27-30-370 So As To Provide That A Homeowners Association May Not Implement Fines For An Expired Tag On Parked Vehicles; And By Amending Section 27-1-60, Relating To The Rights Of Homeowners And Tenants To Fly The United States Flag, So As To Provide That Homeowners And Tenants Have The Right To Fly The South Carolina State Flag.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Income Tax Deductions For First Responders, So As To Include County And Municipal Public Works Employees Who May Be Deployed In Emergencies; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Include The Surviving Spouses Of County And Municipal Public Works Employees Killed While Deployed In Emergencies; By Amending Section 42-7-90, Relating To The Definition Of "first Responder" For Purposes Of Receiving Workers' Compensation Award Payments By The State Accident Fund, So As To Include County And Municipal Public Works Employees Who May Be Deployed In Emergencies; And By Amending Section 44-130-20, Relating To The Definition Of "first Responder" In The South Carolina Overdose Prevention Act, So As To Include County And Municipal Public Works Employees Who May Be Deployed In Emergencies.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide An Exemption For Breast Pumps And Supplies And Incontinence Products.

Recognize And Honor H. E. Fardowsa Osman Egal, Minister For Transport And Civil Aviation In Somalia, And To Congratulate Her For Her Successful Service To Somalia.

Recognize And Commend The Honorable Nani Juwara For Spearheading The Energy And Natural Resource Transformation Of The Gambia As Its Minister Of Petroleum, Energy And Mines.

Declare February 15, 2025, As "vision Quest Day" In South Carolina, And Hereby Encourage All Citizens To Realize Every Minute Counts..

Declare The Nights Of March Through May And August Through October As "lights Out Nights In South Carolina Season" And To Urge South Carolina Residents To Turn Out Nonessential Lights At Night During These Critical Periods In The Spring And Fall For The Protection Of Birds In South Carolina.

Recognize And Honor Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, Director General Of The National Communications Authority In Somalia, And To Congratulate Him On His Successful Service To His Country.

Recognize February 20, 2025, As Pace Day At The State Capitol In Honor Of The Pace Center For Girls' Twenty-two Years Of Service On Behalf Of Women And Girls In Need.

Recognize And Express Deep Appreciation To The South Carolina Technical College System On "south Carolina Technical College System Day" On February 26, 2025, For Their Outstanding Contributions In Educating And Training South Carolina's Workforce For High-demand, Skilled Jobs In Our State.

Adopt Revised Code Volume 9 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws, To The Extent Of Its Contents, As The Only General Permanent Statutory Law Of The State As Of January 1, 2025.