A Senate Resolution Commending Taiwan For Its Relations With The United States And The State Of South Carolina.

Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association On Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Recognize The Association For The Support It Provides To School Boards And Public Education Across The State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-33-195, So As To Authorize And Encourage Electrical Utilities To Establish And Implement Targeted Investment Programs For The Reliability, Resiliency, And Modernization Of Distribution And Transmission Systems.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-835 So As To Prohibit Certain Ex Parte Communications By Guardians Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-75-30 So As To Permit Parental And Filial Consortium Claims.

Recognize And Honor Mylinda Nettles, Former Clerk Of Court For Hampton County, And To Extend To Her The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives As She Enters A Well-deserved Retirement.

Congratulate Lake Murray Elementary School Of Lexington On The Occasion Of Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary And To Wish The School Many More Years Of Providing Students The Opportunity To Live Complete And Successful Lives As Future Leaders Of Their Communities.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Association For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-3-820 And 63-3-850, Relating In Part To The Appointment And Compensation Of An Attorney For A Guardian Ad Litem, So As To Require The Attorney's Fee Be Authorized By The Court.

Honor The Northwestern High School Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody And Visitation Actions, So As To Prohibit Guardians Ad Litem From Making Recommendations In Their Report To The Court.

A Senate Resolution To Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And To Recognize February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Require At Least Ninety Days Written Notice To Residents If A Facility Plans To Permanently Close.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court, So As To Require The Guardian Ad Litem To Provide Certain Information To Attorneys For The Parties.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Marvin David Long Jr. Of Loris And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-1-1085 And 9-11-225, Both Relating To Employer And Employee Contribution Rates Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide That Employers, Up To Certain Limits, May Elect To Pay All Or A Portion Of Required Employee Contributions During A Fiscal Year; By Amending Sections 9-1-10 And 9-11-10, Both Relating To The South Carolina Retirement System Definitions And To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, Respectively, So As To Provide What Is Not Earnable Compensation And To Provide That Certain Contributions Paid By Employers Are Accumulated Contributions Or Aggregate Contributions; By Amending Section 9-11-260, Relating To Deposit Of Assets In The System, So As To Provide For Certain Amounts Paid By Employers In Lieu Of Employee Contributions; And By Amending Sections 9-1-1020, 9-1-1160, And 9-11-210, All Relating To Contributions Of Members, So As To Provide That Employers May Pick Up Certain Contributions In The Amount Designated As Employee Contributions In Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-105 So As To Provide For The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance By The Qualified Electors Of The State In The General Election And Provide For The Director's Term Of Office, Qualifications, Vacancy, And Related Matters; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Insurance Is The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Elected To Office Under The Laws Of This State; By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Under The Insurance Laws Of This State, So As To Make Certain Changes To The Definition Of "director" Of The Department Of Insurance; By Amending Section 38-3-10, Relating To The Department Of Insurance, So As To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Department's Director, To Provide That The Director Is Elected Rather Than Appointed, And To Make Changes In The Provisions Concerning The Removal Of The Director; By Amending Section 38-3-100, Relating To The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, So As To Among Other Changes, Delete The Requirement That, If The Director Becomes A Candidate For Public Office Or Becomes A Member Of A Political Committee During Tenure, His Office Immediately Must Be Vacated; And To Provide That The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Begins With The 2028 Statewide Election Process And That The Director Serving On The Effective Date Of This Act Shall Continue To Serve Until His Successor Is Elected And Qualifies For Office.

Recognize And Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And Its Mission To Connect, Engage, Provide Opportunities, And Advocate For The Greater Greer Business Community; To Commend Leadership Greer As A Distinguished Professional Development Program And Honor Its Goals Of Increasing Community Activism, Producing Community Leaders, And Enhancing Business-to-business Connections; And To Proclaim Tuesday, February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 24 To Chapter 27, Title 58 So As To Provide For A Procedure For The Adjustment Of Rates And Charges Of A Public Utility Providing Retail Electric Services To Reflect Changes In Expenses, Revenues, Investments, Depreciation, And Other Changes In Revenues And Expenses; To Provide Procedures For Interested Parties To Challenge These Adjustments; And To Provide For Related Procedural Matters Including A Provision To Authorize Additonal Staffing For The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Perform Its Duties Under This Article To Be Funded By Assessments On Each Electric Utility Regulated Under The Article.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-82 So As To Create The Illegal Immigration Information Reward Fund To Be Used Exclusively To Provide A Five Hundred Dollar Reward To Each Resident Of This State That Provides Information To Sled's Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit That Leads To The Apprehension And Deportation Of An Illegal Alien In South Carolina.

Honor Reverend Dr. M. Keith Mcdaniel Sr. Pastor Of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church In Spartanburg, And To Congratulate Him For Fifteen Years Of Meaningful Ministry And Service To The Congregation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Return To Calculate Their Amount Of South Carolina Income Tax Owed For The Tax Year As Though Each Taxpayer Filed A Return As A Single Taxpayer If The Taxpayers' Cumulative Tax Owed Would Be Less Than The Amount They Would Owe Had They Filed A Joint Return.

Recognize And Honor The Cross Schools Cheerleading Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The South Carolina Independent School Association 2024 Jv Class 1a/2a Game Day Experience State Championship Title.

Amend Rule 4.6 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, Relating To Requests By Members Of The House For Committees To Take Up Their Bills, So As To Add The Requirement That The Chairman Of The Committee Set Bills And Resolutions With Thirty Or More Sponsors For Consideration Of The Measure By The Full Committee Or Subcommittee Within Seven Days Of Its Referral To The Committee.

A Senate Resolution Commending Taiwan For Its Relations With The United States And The State Of South Carolina.

Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association On Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Recognize The Association For The Support It Provides To School Boards And Public Education Across The State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-33-195, So As To Authorize And Encourage Electrical Utilities To Establish And Implement Targeted Investment Programs For The Reliability, Resiliency, And Modernization Of Distribution And Transmission Systems.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-835 So As To Prohibit Certain Ex Parte Communications By Guardians Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-75-30 So As To Permit Parental And Filial Consortium Claims.

Recognize And Honor Mylinda Nettles, Former Clerk Of Court For Hampton County, And To Extend To Her The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives As She Enters A Well-deserved Retirement.

Congratulate Lake Murray Elementary School Of Lexington On The Occasion Of Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary And To Wish The School Many More Years Of Providing Students The Opportunity To Live Complete And Successful Lives As Future Leaders Of Their Communities.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Association For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-3-820 And 63-3-850, Relating In Part To The Appointment And Compensation Of An Attorney For A Guardian Ad Litem, So As To Require The Attorney's Fee Be Authorized By The Court.

Honor The Northwestern High School Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody And Visitation Actions, So As To Prohibit Guardians Ad Litem From Making Recommendations In Their Report To The Court.

A Senate Resolution To Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And To Recognize February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Require At Least Ninety Days Written Notice To Residents If A Facility Plans To Permanently Close.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court, So As To Require The Guardian Ad Litem To Provide Certain Information To Attorneys For The Parties.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Marvin David Long Jr. Of Loris And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-1-1085 And 9-11-225, Both Relating To Employer And Employee Contribution Rates Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide That Employers, Up To Certain Limits, May Elect To Pay All Or A Portion Of Required Employee Contributions During A Fiscal Year; By Amending Sections 9-1-10 And 9-11-10, Both Relating To The South Carolina Retirement System Definitions And To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, Respectively, So As To Provide What Is Not Earnable Compensation And To Provide That Certain Contributions Paid By Employers Are Accumulated Contributions Or Aggregate Contributions; By Amending Section 9-11-260, Relating To Deposit Of Assets In The System, So As To Provide For Certain Amounts Paid By Employers In Lieu Of Employee Contributions; And By Amending Sections 9-1-1020, 9-1-1160, And 9-11-210, All Relating To Contributions Of Members, So As To Provide That Employers May Pick Up Certain Contributions In The Amount Designated As Employee Contributions In Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-105 So As To Provide For The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance By The Qualified Electors Of The State In The General Election And Provide For The Director's Term Of Office, Qualifications, Vacancy, And Related Matters; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Insurance Is The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Elected To Office Under The Laws Of This State; By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Under The Insurance Laws Of This State, So As To Make Certain Changes To The Definition Of "director" Of The Department Of Insurance; By Amending Section 38-3-10, Relating To The Department Of Insurance, So As To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Department's Director, To Provide That The Director Is Elected Rather Than Appointed, And To Make Changes In The Provisions Concerning The Removal Of The Director; By Amending Section 38-3-100, Relating To The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, So As To Among Other Changes, Delete The Requirement That, If The Director Becomes A Candidate For Public Office Or Becomes A Member Of A Political Committee During Tenure, His Office Immediately Must Be Vacated; And To Provide That The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Begins With The 2028 Statewide Election Process And That The Director Serving On The Effective Date Of This Act Shall Continue To Serve Until His Successor Is Elected And Qualifies For Office.

Recognize And Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And Its Mission To Connect, Engage, Provide Opportunities, And Advocate For The Greater Greer Business Community; To Commend Leadership Greer As A Distinguished Professional Development Program And Honor Its Goals Of Increasing Community Activism, Producing Community Leaders, And Enhancing Business-to-business Connections; And To Proclaim Tuesday, February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 24 To Chapter 27, Title 58 So As To Provide For A Procedure For The Adjustment Of Rates And Charges Of A Public Utility Providing Retail Electric Services To Reflect Changes In Expenses, Revenues, Investments, Depreciation, And Other Changes In Revenues And Expenses; To Provide Procedures For Interested Parties To Challenge These Adjustments; And To Provide For Related Procedural Matters Including A Provision To Authorize Additonal Staffing For The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Perform Its Duties Under This Article To Be Funded By Assessments On Each Electric Utility Regulated Under The Article.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-82 So As To Create The Illegal Immigration Information Reward Fund To Be Used Exclusively To Provide A Five Hundred Dollar Reward To Each Resident Of This State That Provides Information To Sled's Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit That Leads To The Apprehension And Deportation Of An Illegal Alien In South Carolina.

Honor Reverend Dr. M. Keith Mcdaniel Sr. Pastor Of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church In Spartanburg, And To Congratulate Him For Fifteen Years Of Meaningful Ministry And Service To The Congregation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Return To Calculate Their Amount Of South Carolina Income Tax Owed For The Tax Year As Though Each Taxpayer Filed A Return As A Single Taxpayer If The Taxpayers' Cumulative Tax Owed Would Be Less Than The Amount They Would Owe Had They Filed A Joint Return.

Recognize And Honor The Cross Schools Cheerleading Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The South Carolina Independent School Association 2024 Jv Class 1a/2a Game Day Experience State Championship Title.

Amend Rule 4.6 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, Relating To Requests By Members Of The House For Committees To Take Up Their Bills, So As To Add The Requirement That The Chairman Of The Committee Set Bills And Resolutions With Thirty Or More Sponsors For Consideration Of The Measure By The Full Committee Or Subcommittee Within Seven Days Of Its Referral To The Committee.