Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The South Carolina Adoption Act, So As To Change The Term "special Needs Child" To "child With Challenging Adoption Circumstances"; By Amending Sections 63-9-60, 63-9-750, 63-9-1370, 63-9-1750, And 63-9-2030, All Relating To Adoptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Tax Deductions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Congratulate Lexington High School At The Celebration Of One Hundred Years Of Athletic Excellence And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Success In The Years Ahead.

Recognize South Carolina's Electric Cooperatives For The Important Role They Play In The Success Of Our State By Designating February 13, 2025, As Electric Co-op Day At The State House, And To Express Sincere Gratitude For Their Help In Restoring Power After Hurricane Helene.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Provide Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Are Prohibited From Using Political Ideology Or Statements On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Making Admissions Or Employment Decisions By Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds For Such Purposes, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Requiring Faculty Or Employees To Complete Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Training Or Take Adverse Action Against Faculty Or Employees Who Refuse Or Fail To Participate In Such Training, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Infringing On First Amendment Rights Of Free Speech Of Students, Faculty, Or Employees, To Provide Reporting Requirements, To Clarify The Applicability Of These Provisions, And To Provide Institutions Shall Provide Electronic Copies Of These Provisions To Students, Employees, And Faculty, Among Other Things.

Remember The Legacy Of Bishop Tommy William Sanders, Pastor Of The Holy Place Church In Chester.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Permanently The Standard Time In South Carolina With No Further Adjustments Under State Or Federal Law, And By Providing For Procedural And Related Provisions To Give The Above Provisions Effect Including Having The State Attorney General Submit A Waiver Request To The Federal Secretary Of Transportation Permitting And Approving These Provisions In Order For Them To Take Effect.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina State Employee Equal Pay For Equal Work Act" By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 11, Title 8 So As To Prohibit Discrimination By Gender Regardless Of Gender In Compensation Paid State Employees For Same Kind, Grade, And Quality Of State Employment, To Provide Definitions, Exceptions, And To Prohibit Specific Employer Actions With Regard To The Enforcement Of This Act, And To Provide Administrative And, Where Applicable, Judicial Remedies For Violations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-17-30, Relating To A Lobbyist's Report Of Lobbying Activities, So As To Require An Additional Report When A Lobbyist Has Performed Lobbying Activities Or Had Other Work-related Contact With A Member Or Employee Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff; By Amending Section 2-17-35, Relating To A Lobbyist's Report Of Lobbying Activities, So As To Require An Additional Report When A Lobbyist Acting On Behalf Of A Lobbyist's Principal Has Performed Lobbying Activities Or Had Work-related Contact With A Member Or Employee Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff; By Amending Section 8-13-700, Relating To Use Of Official Position For Financial Gain, So As To Prohibit Members Or Employees Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff From Receiving Anything Of Value From A Utility, Company, Corporation, Entity, Joint Venture, Or Person Whose Business, Enterprise, Operations, Or Activities Are Regulated, Whether Wholly Or In Part, By A Governmental Regulatory Agency Pursuant To Title 58; And By Amending Section 8-13-1332, Relating To Unlawful Contributions And Expenditures, So As To Prohibit A Utility, Company, Corporation, Entity, Joint Venture, Or Person Whose Business, Enterprise, Operations, Or Activities Are Regulated, Whether Wholly Or In Part, By A Governmental Regulatory Agency Pursuant To Title 58 From Offering, Facilitating, Or Providing A Campaign Contribution To A Member Of The General Assembly Or A Candidate For The General Assembly, Or A Statewide Constitutional Officer Or A Candidate For A Statewide Constitutional Office.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Grocer Who Opens A New Location In A Food Desert; And By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Purchases Made By A Grocer Who Operates A New Store Located In A Food Desert.

A Senate Resolution To Remember And Honor The Courageous Black Hospital Workers Who Organized, And Carried Out, The 1969 Nurses' Aides Strike At The Medical University Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "eliminate The Marriage Tax Penalty Act" 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.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Florence High School Boys Football Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa 2024 State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-40-435 So As To Impose Upon Landlords A Duty To Provide Certain Security To Protect Tenants From Criminal Activities Of Third Parties, To Provide Landlords Who Are Negligent In The Performance Of This Duty May Be Liable For Damages Proximately Caused To The Tenant By Such Criminal Activities, To Impose Related Duties Concerning Security Measures That Must Be Provided, And To Provide A Necessary Definition.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention And Anti-racketeering Act"; By Amending Article 3 Of Chapter 8, Title 16, Relating To The Criminal Gang Prevention Act, So As To Retitle The Article, Revise The Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, And Restructure The Article And The Offenses And Penalties Contained Within It; And By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 So As To Create Anti-racketeering Provisions To Compliment The Revised Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention Article, Define Necessary Terms, Create Various Racketeering Offenses And Establish Penalties For Violations, And Provide For Forfeiture Of Assets Used In A Violation Of Racketeering Provisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 36-1-201, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "conspicuous," "delivery," "holder," "money," "person," "send," "signed," And To Add The Definition Of "electronic"; By Amending Section 36-2-102, Relating To The Scope Of The Chapter, So As To Include Hybrid Transactions; By Amending Section 36-2-106, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The Definition Of "hybrid Transaction"; By Amending Section 36-2a-102, Relating To The Scope Of Chapter 2a, So As To Include Provisions For A Hybrid Lease; By Amending Section 36-2a-103, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The Definition Of "hybrid Lease"; By Amending Section 36-3-104, Relating To Negotiable Instruments, So As To Provide Additional Factors For What Constitutes A Negotiable Instrument; By Amending Section 36-3-105, Relating To The Definition Of "issue," So As To Amend That Definition; By Amending Section 36-3-401, Relating To Liability On An Instrument, So As To Eliminate The Standards Regarding A Signature; By Amending Section 36-3-604, Relating To The Obligation Of A Party To Pay A Check, So As To Provide When The Obligation To Pay A Check Is Not Discharged; By Amending Section 36-4a-103, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "payment Order"; By Amending Section 36-4a-201, Relating To "security Procedure," So As To Provide That A Security Procedure May Impose An Obligation On The Receiving Bank Or Customer; By Amending Section 36-5-104, Relating To Formal Requirements, So As To Provide A Letter Of Credit, Confirmation, Advice, Transfer, Amendment, Or Cancellation May Be Issued In Any Form That Is A Signed Record; By Amending Section 36-5-116, Relating To Choice Of Law And Forum, So As To Provide For The Branch Of A Bank's Address; By Amending Section 36-7-102, Relating To Amendments, So As To Eliminate The Definition Of "sign"; By Amending Section 36-7-106, Relating To Control Of Electronic Document Of Title, So As To Provide When A Person Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title; By Amending Section 36-8-102, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "communicate"; By Amending Section 36-8-103, Relating To Rules For Determining Whether Certain Obligations And Interests Are Securities Or Financial Interests, So As To Provide When A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is Not A Financial Asset; By Amending Section 36-8-106, Relating To When A Purchaser Has Control Of A Security Entitlement, So As To Provide When A Person, Other Than The Transferor To The Purchaser Of An Interest In The Security Entitlement, Has Control Of The Security Entitlement, And To Provide For Acknowledgement Of Control For Security Entitlement; By Amending Section 36-8-110, Relating To Applicability And Choice Of Law, So As To Provide When The Local Law Of The Issuer's Or Security Intermediary's Jurisdiction Governs; By Amending Section 36-8-303, Relating To A Protected Purchaser, So As To Provide That A Protected Purchaser Also Acquires Its Interest In The Security Free Of Any Adverse Claim; By Amending Section 36-9-102, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "account," "account Debtor," "accounting," "authenticate," "assignee," "assignor," "chattel Paper," "controllable Account," "controllable Payment Intangible," "electronic Chattel Paper," "general Intangible," "instrument," "payment Intangible," "send," And "tangible Chattel Paper," And To Add References To "controllable Electronic Record," "protected Purchaser," And "qualifying Purchaser"; By Amending Section 36-9-104, Relating To Control Of Deposit Account, So As To Provide When A Secured Party Has Control Of A Deposit Account; By Amending Section 36-9-105, Relating To Control Of Electronic Chattel Paper, So As To Provide When A Purchaser Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper; By Adding Section 36-9-107a So As To Provide When A Secured Party Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record, Controllable Account, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Adding Section 36-9-107b So As To Provide A Person That Has Control Of Certain Items Is Not Required To Acknowledge Control On Behalf Of Another Person; By Amending Section 36-9-204, Relating To After-acquired Property And Future Advances, So As To Provide Circumstances That Would Not Prevent A Security Interest From Attaching; By Amending Section 36-9-208, Relating To Additional Duties Of A Secured Party Having Control Of Collateral, So As To Provide When A Secured Party That Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper Or Controllable Electronic Record Shall Transfer Control; By Amending Section 36-9-304, Relating To Law Governing Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests, So As To Provide That The Local Law Of A Bank's Jurisdiction Governs Perfection And Priority Of A Security Interest In A Deposit Account Maintained With That Bank, Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Bank's Jurisdiction; By Amending Section 36-9-305, Relating To Law Governing Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Investment Property, So As To Provide Local Law Governs, Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction; By Adding Section 36-9-306a So As To Provide For Jurisdiction Of Chattel Paper; By Adding Section 36-9-306b So As To Provide For Jurisdiction Of A Controllable Electronic Record; By Amending Section 36-9-310, Relating To Filing To Perfect A Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien, So As To Provide Provisions For Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Controllable Payment Intangibles, And Chattel Paper; By Amending Section 36-9-312, Relating To Perfection Of Security Interests, So As To Include Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Controllable Payment Intangibles, And Negotiable Instruments; By Amending Section 36-9-314, Relating To Perfection By Control, So As To Include Provisions For Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; By Adding Section 36-9-314a So As To Provide For Perfecting A Security Interest In Chattel Paper; By Amending Section 36-9-316, Relating To Continued Perfection Of A Security Interest Following Change In Governing Law, So As To Include Provisions For Chattel Paper, Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; By Amending Section 36-9-317, Relating To Interests That Take Priority Over Or Take Free Of Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien, So As To Provide For Chattel Paper, Electronic Document, Controllable Electronic Record, Controllable Account, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Amending Section 36-9-323, Relating To A Lessee Of Goods Taking The Leasehold Interest, So As To Delete The Reference To A Buyer Or A Lessee In The Ordinary Course Of Business; By Adding Section 36-9-326a So As To Provide For The Priority Of A Security Interest In A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Amending Section 36-9-332, Relating To Transfer Of Money And Transfer Of Funds From A Deposit Account, So As To Provide For Tangible Money And Electronic Money; By Amending Section 36-9-408, Relating To Restrictions On Assignment Of Promissory Note, So As To Provide A Provision For A Promissory Note; By Amending Section 36-9-605, Relating To An Unknown Debtor Or Secondary Obligor, So As To Provide When A Secured Party Owes A Duty Based On Its Status As A Secured Party; By Amending Section 36-9-613, Relating To The Notification Of Disposition Of Collateral, So As To Update The Notification Of Disposition Of Collateral Form And Related Instructions; By Amending Section 36-9-614, Relating To The Contents And Form Of Notification Before Disposition Of Collateral For A Consumer-goods Transaction, So As To Update The Notice Of Plan To Sell Property Form And Related Instructions; By Amending Section 36-9-628, Relating To Nonliability And Limitation On Liability Of A Secured Party And Liability Of Secondary Obligor, So As To Provide For The Liability Of A Secured Party Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 36 So As To Provide For Controllable Electronic Records; By Adding Chapter 12a To Title 36 So As To Provide For Transitional Provisions For Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022); And By Amending Sections 36-1-204, 36-1-301, 36-1-306, 36-2-201, 36-2-202, 36-2-203, 36-2-205, 36-2-209, 36-2a-107, 36-2a-201, 36-2a-202, 36-2a-203, 36-2a-205, 36-2a-208, 36-4a-202, 36-4a-203, 36-4a-207, 36-4a-208, 36-4a-210, 36-4a-211, 36-4a-305, 36-9-203, 36-9-207, 36-9-209, 36-9-210, 36-9-301, 36-9-313, 36-9-324, 36-9-330, 36-9-331, 36-9-334, 36-9-341, 36-9-404, 36-9-406, 36-9-509, 36-9-513, 36-9-601, 36-9-608, 36-9-611, 36-9-615, 36-9-616, 36-9-619, 36-9-620, 36-9-621, And 36-9-624, All Relating To The Uniform Commercial Code, All So As To Make Various Conforming Changes.

Amend Rules 6.3 14. And 15., And 8.9 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, All Relating To The Motion Period, So As To Delete The Motion Period And All References To It, And To Further Amend 15. To Make A Technical Change To Matters Regarding Setting Special Order; To Amend Rule 4.2 10., Relating To Standing Committees And Their Memberships, So As To Rename The Committee On Legislative Oversight The Committee On Government Efficiency And Legislative Oversight; To Amend Rule 5.20, Relating To Resolutions Memorializing Congress, An Agency, Or An Official, So As To Provide These May Be Referred To The Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions Or To The Appropriate Committee With Subject Matter Jurisdiction Concerning The Resolution; To Amend Rule 4.13, Relating To Invitations, So As To Allow The Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions To Accept Invitations As Early As 5:00 P.m.; To Delete Rule 5.12 Relating To The April Tenth Crossover Deadline For Legislation; To Amend Rule 4.4, Relating To Committee Operations, So As To Require Streaming Of Committee And Subcommittee Meetings When Feasible And Provide A Caveat; To Add Rule 2.17 So As To Provide That The Clerk, Reading Clerk, Chaplain, And Sergeant At Arms Must Perform Their Duties In A Fair And Professional Manner That Does Not Openly Reflect Their Personal Political Beliefs Or Opinions Concerning Issues, Campaigns, Or Other Matters Before The General Assembly; And To Delete Rules 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, And 4.12, All Relating To The Committee Of The Whole And Its Operation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 1, Title 59, So As To Establish The "south Carolina Service Year Program" In The State Department Of Education, To Provide For The Purposes And Functions Of The Program, To Establish The Office Of Service And Civic Innovation In The Office Of The Governor And To Provide The Purposes And Functions Of The Office, To Establish The "south Carolina Service Year Program Fund" And To Provide The Purposes Of The Fund, To Provide Definitions, And To Provide Certain Privacy And Related Measures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-35, Relating To Preservation And Protection Of Cemeteries, So As To Authorize The Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Adopt By Ordinance The Requirement That Cemetery Owners And Operators Shall Maintain, Preserve, And Protect The Cemetery, And To Provide Enforcement Procedures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ban The Box Act" By Adding Section 41-1-23 So As To Provide That No Job Application May Include Questions Related To Criminal Convictions Unless The Conviction Directly Relates To The Employment Or Licensure Sought, To Provide A Related Policy Statement, And To Provide Necessary Definitions, Exclusions, And Related Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act" By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption For Certain Accessory Dwelling Units.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-557 So As To Provide The Circumstances In Which Sex Offenders May Have Contact Or Custody With Their Or Any Other Minor Children, To Provide Offenders Must Report The Names And Addresses Of Their Minor Children To The Court, And To Provide The Solicitor Must Provide Nonoffending Parents Information About Safeguarding Minors From Offending Parents.

Create The "weapons Detectors In Schools Study Committee" To Evaluate Whether It Is In The Public Interest To Require The Installation And Use Of Weapons Detectors At Public Schools In This State And To Provide For The Membership And Duties Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-14-40, Relating To Certain Land-disturbing Activities Exempt From Provisions Of Chapter 14, Title 48, So As To Include Agricultural Structures Used To House Livestock, Poultry, Crops, Or Other Agricultural Products, Material, Or Equipment, As Well As Other Types Of Agricultural Structures Of One Or More Acres Under Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-268 So As To Prohibit Healthcare Facilities From Initiating Discussions About "do Not Resuscitate Orders" With Patients And Patients' Family Members, With Exceptions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The South Carolina Adoption Act, So As To Change The Term "special Needs Child" To "child With Challenging Adoption Circumstances"; By Amending Sections 63-9-60, 63-9-750, 63-9-1370, 63-9-1750, And 63-9-2030, All Relating To Adoptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Tax Deductions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Congratulate Lexington High School At The Celebration Of One Hundred Years Of Athletic Excellence And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Success In The Years Ahead.

Recognize South Carolina's Electric Cooperatives For The Important Role They Play In The Success Of Our State By Designating February 13, 2025, As Electric Co-op Day At The State House, And To Express Sincere Gratitude For Their Help In Restoring Power After Hurricane Helene.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Provide Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Are Prohibited From Using Political Ideology Or Statements On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Making Admissions Or Employment Decisions By Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds For Such Purposes, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Requiring Faculty Or Employees To Complete Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Training Or Take Adverse Action Against Faculty Or Employees Who Refuse Or Fail To Participate In Such Training, To Prohibit Such Institutions From Infringing On First Amendment Rights Of Free Speech Of Students, Faculty, Or Employees, To Provide Reporting Requirements, To Clarify The Applicability Of These Provisions, And To Provide Institutions Shall Provide Electronic Copies Of These Provisions To Students, Employees, And Faculty, Among Other Things.

Remember The Legacy Of Bishop Tommy William Sanders, Pastor Of The Holy Place Church In Chester.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Permanently The Standard Time In South Carolina With No Further Adjustments Under State Or Federal Law, And By Providing For Procedural And Related Provisions To Give The Above Provisions Effect Including Having The State Attorney General Submit A Waiver Request To The Federal Secretary Of Transportation Permitting And Approving These Provisions In Order For Them To Take Effect.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina State Employee Equal Pay For Equal Work Act" By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 11, Title 8 So As To Prohibit Discrimination By Gender Regardless Of Gender In Compensation Paid State Employees For Same Kind, Grade, And Quality Of State Employment, To Provide Definitions, Exceptions, And To Prohibit Specific Employer Actions With Regard To The Enforcement Of This Act, And To Provide Administrative And, Where Applicable, Judicial Remedies For Violations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-17-30, Relating To A Lobbyist's Report Of Lobbying Activities, So As To Require An Additional Report When A Lobbyist Has Performed Lobbying Activities Or Had Other Work-related Contact With A Member Or Employee Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff; By Amending Section 2-17-35, Relating To A Lobbyist's Report Of Lobbying Activities, So As To Require An Additional Report When A Lobbyist Acting On Behalf Of A Lobbyist's Principal Has Performed Lobbying Activities Or Had Work-related Contact With A Member Or Employee Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff; By Amending Section 8-13-700, Relating To Use Of Official Position For Financial Gain, So As To Prohibit Members Or Employees Of The Public Service Commission Or The Office Of Regulatory Staff From Receiving Anything Of Value From A Utility, Company, Corporation, Entity, Joint Venture, Or Person Whose Business, Enterprise, Operations, Or Activities Are Regulated, Whether Wholly Or In Part, By A Governmental Regulatory Agency Pursuant To Title 58; And By Amending Section 8-13-1332, Relating To Unlawful Contributions And Expenditures, So As To Prohibit A Utility, Company, Corporation, Entity, Joint Venture, Or Person Whose Business, Enterprise, Operations, Or Activities Are Regulated, Whether Wholly Or In Part, By A Governmental Regulatory Agency Pursuant To Title 58 From Offering, Facilitating, Or Providing A Campaign Contribution To A Member Of The General Assembly Or A Candidate For The General Assembly, Or A Statewide Constitutional Officer Or A Candidate For A Statewide Constitutional Office.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Grocer Who Opens A New Location In A Food Desert; And By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Purchases Made By A Grocer Who Operates A New Store Located In A Food Desert.

A Senate Resolution To Remember And Honor The Courageous Black Hospital Workers Who Organized, And Carried Out, The 1969 Nurses' Aides Strike At The Medical University Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "eliminate The Marriage Tax Penalty Act" 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.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Florence High School Boys Football Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa 2024 State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-40-435 So As To Impose Upon Landlords A Duty To Provide Certain Security To Protect Tenants From Criminal Activities Of Third Parties, To Provide Landlords Who Are Negligent In The Performance Of This Duty May Be Liable For Damages Proximately Caused To The Tenant By Such Criminal Activities, To Impose Related Duties Concerning Security Measures That Must Be Provided, And To Provide A Necessary Definition.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention And Anti-racketeering Act"; By Amending Article 3 Of Chapter 8, Title 16, Relating To The Criminal Gang Prevention Act, So As To Retitle The Article, Revise The Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, And Restructure The Article And The Offenses And Penalties Contained Within It; And By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 So As To Create Anti-racketeering Provisions To Compliment The Revised Street Gang And Criminal Enterprise Prevention Article, Define Necessary Terms, Create Various Racketeering Offenses And Establish Penalties For Violations, And Provide For Forfeiture Of Assets Used In A Violation Of Racketeering Provisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 36-1-201, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "conspicuous," "delivery," "holder," "money," "person," "send," "signed," And To Add The Definition Of "electronic"; By Amending Section 36-2-102, Relating To The Scope Of The Chapter, So As To Include Hybrid Transactions; By Amending Section 36-2-106, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The Definition Of "hybrid Transaction"; By Amending Section 36-2a-102, Relating To The Scope Of Chapter 2a, So As To Include Provisions For A Hybrid Lease; By Amending Section 36-2a-103, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add The Definition Of "hybrid Lease"; By Amending Section 36-3-104, Relating To Negotiable Instruments, So As To Provide Additional Factors For What Constitutes A Negotiable Instrument; By Amending Section 36-3-105, Relating To The Definition Of "issue," So As To Amend That Definition; By Amending Section 36-3-401, Relating To Liability On An Instrument, So As To Eliminate The Standards Regarding A Signature; By Amending Section 36-3-604, Relating To The Obligation Of A Party To Pay A Check, So As To Provide When The Obligation To Pay A Check Is Not Discharged; By Amending Section 36-4a-103, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "payment Order"; By Amending Section 36-4a-201, Relating To "security Procedure," So As To Provide That A Security Procedure May Impose An Obligation On The Receiving Bank Or Customer; By Amending Section 36-5-104, Relating To Formal Requirements, So As To Provide A Letter Of Credit, Confirmation, Advice, Transfer, Amendment, Or Cancellation May Be Issued In Any Form That Is A Signed Record; By Amending Section 36-5-116, Relating To Choice Of Law And Forum, So As To Provide For The Branch Of A Bank's Address; By Amending Section 36-7-102, Relating To Amendments, So As To Eliminate The Definition Of "sign"; By Amending Section 36-7-106, Relating To Control Of Electronic Document Of Title, So As To Provide When A Person Has Control Of An Electronic Document Of Title; By Amending Section 36-8-102, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "communicate"; By Amending Section 36-8-103, Relating To Rules For Determining Whether Certain Obligations And Interests Are Securities Or Financial Interests, So As To Provide When A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible Is Not A Financial Asset; By Amending Section 36-8-106, Relating To When A Purchaser Has Control Of A Security Entitlement, So As To Provide When A Person, Other Than The Transferor To The Purchaser Of An Interest In The Security Entitlement, Has Control Of The Security Entitlement, And To Provide For Acknowledgement Of Control For Security Entitlement; By Amending Section 36-8-110, Relating To Applicability And Choice Of Law, So As To Provide When The Local Law Of The Issuer's Or Security Intermediary's Jurisdiction Governs; By Amending Section 36-8-303, Relating To A Protected Purchaser, So As To Provide That A Protected Purchaser Also Acquires Its Interest In The Security Free Of Any Adverse Claim; By Amending Section 36-9-102, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "account," "account Debtor," "accounting," "authenticate," "assignee," "assignor," "chattel Paper," "controllable Account," "controllable Payment Intangible," "electronic Chattel Paper," "general Intangible," "instrument," "payment Intangible," "send," And "tangible Chattel Paper," And To Add References To "controllable Electronic Record," "protected Purchaser," And "qualifying Purchaser"; By Amending Section 36-9-104, Relating To Control Of Deposit Account, So As To Provide When A Secured Party Has Control Of A Deposit Account; By Amending Section 36-9-105, Relating To Control Of Electronic Chattel Paper, So As To Provide When A Purchaser Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper; By Adding Section 36-9-107a So As To Provide When A Secured Party Has Control Of A Controllable Electronic Record, Controllable Account, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Adding Section 36-9-107b So As To Provide A Person That Has Control Of Certain Items Is Not Required To Acknowledge Control On Behalf Of Another Person; By Amending Section 36-9-204, Relating To After-acquired Property And Future Advances, So As To Provide Circumstances That Would Not Prevent A Security Interest From Attaching; By Amending Section 36-9-208, Relating To Additional Duties Of A Secured Party Having Control Of Collateral, So As To Provide When A Secured Party That Has Control Of An Authoritative Electronic Copy Of A Record Evidencing Chattel Paper Or Controllable Electronic Record Shall Transfer Control; By Amending Section 36-9-304, Relating To Law Governing Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests, So As To Provide That The Local Law Of A Bank's Jurisdiction Governs Perfection And Priority Of A Security Interest In A Deposit Account Maintained With That Bank, Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Bank's Jurisdiction; By Amending Section 36-9-305, Relating To Law Governing Perfection And Priority Of Security Interests In Investment Property, So As To Provide Local Law Governs, Even If The Transaction Does Not Bear Any Relation To The Jurisdiction; By Adding Section 36-9-306a So As To Provide For Jurisdiction Of Chattel Paper; By Adding Section 36-9-306b So As To Provide For Jurisdiction Of A Controllable Electronic Record; By Amending Section 36-9-310, Relating To Filing To Perfect A Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien, So As To Provide Provisions For Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Controllable Payment Intangibles, And Chattel Paper; By Amending Section 36-9-312, Relating To Perfection Of Security Interests, So As To Include Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, Controllable Payment Intangibles, And Negotiable Instruments; By Amending Section 36-9-314, Relating To Perfection By Control, So As To Include Provisions For Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; By Adding Section 36-9-314a So As To Provide For Perfecting A Security Interest In Chattel Paper; By Amending Section 36-9-316, Relating To Continued Perfection Of A Security Interest Following Change In Governing Law, So As To Include Provisions For Chattel Paper, Controllable Accounts, Controllable Electronic Records, And Controllable Payment Intangibles; By Amending Section 36-9-317, Relating To Interests That Take Priority Over Or Take Free Of Security Interest Or Agricultural Lien, So As To Provide For Chattel Paper, Electronic Document, Controllable Electronic Record, Controllable Account, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Amending Section 36-9-323, Relating To A Lessee Of Goods Taking The Leasehold Interest, So As To Delete The Reference To A Buyer Or A Lessee In The Ordinary Course Of Business; By Adding Section 36-9-326a So As To Provide For The Priority Of A Security Interest In A Controllable Account, Controllable Electronic Record, Or Controllable Payment Intangible; By Amending Section 36-9-332, Relating To Transfer Of Money And Transfer Of Funds From A Deposit Account, So As To Provide For Tangible Money And Electronic Money; By Amending Section 36-9-408, Relating To Restrictions On Assignment Of Promissory Note, So As To Provide A Provision For A Promissory Note; By Amending Section 36-9-605, Relating To An Unknown Debtor Or Secondary Obligor, So As To Provide When A Secured Party Owes A Duty Based On Its Status As A Secured Party; By Amending Section 36-9-613, Relating To The Notification Of Disposition Of Collateral, So As To Update The Notification Of Disposition Of Collateral Form And Related Instructions; By Amending Section 36-9-614, Relating To The Contents And Form Of Notification Before Disposition Of Collateral For A Consumer-goods Transaction, So As To Update The Notice Of Plan To Sell Property Form And Related Instructions; By Amending Section 36-9-628, Relating To Nonliability And Limitation On Liability Of A Secured Party And Liability Of Secondary Obligor, So As To Provide For The Liability Of A Secured Party Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 36 So As To Provide For Controllable Electronic Records; By Adding Chapter 12a To Title 36 So As To Provide For Transitional Provisions For Uniform Commercial Code Amendments (2022); And By Amending Sections 36-1-204, 36-1-301, 36-1-306, 36-2-201, 36-2-202, 36-2-203, 36-2-205, 36-2-209, 36-2a-107, 36-2a-201, 36-2a-202, 36-2a-203, 36-2a-205, 36-2a-208, 36-4a-202, 36-4a-203, 36-4a-207, 36-4a-208, 36-4a-210, 36-4a-211, 36-4a-305, 36-9-203, 36-9-207, 36-9-209, 36-9-210, 36-9-301, 36-9-313, 36-9-324, 36-9-330, 36-9-331, 36-9-334, 36-9-341, 36-9-404, 36-9-406, 36-9-509, 36-9-513, 36-9-601, 36-9-608, 36-9-611, 36-9-615, 36-9-616, 36-9-619, 36-9-620, 36-9-621, And 36-9-624, All Relating To The Uniform Commercial Code, All So As To Make Various Conforming Changes.

Amend Rules 6.3 14. And 15., And 8.9 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, All Relating To The Motion Period, So As To Delete The Motion Period And All References To It, And To Further Amend 15. To Make A Technical Change To Matters Regarding Setting Special Order; To Amend Rule 4.2 10., Relating To Standing Committees And Their Memberships, So As To Rename The Committee On Legislative Oversight The Committee On Government Efficiency And Legislative Oversight; To Amend Rule 5.20, Relating To Resolutions Memorializing Congress, An Agency, Or An Official, So As To Provide These May Be Referred To The Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions Or To The Appropriate Committee With Subject Matter Jurisdiction Concerning The Resolution; To Amend Rule 4.13, Relating To Invitations, So As To Allow The Committee On Invitations And Memorial Resolutions To Accept Invitations As Early As 5:00 P.m.; To Delete Rule 5.12 Relating To The April Tenth Crossover Deadline For Legislation; To Amend Rule 4.4, Relating To Committee Operations, So As To Require Streaming Of Committee And Subcommittee Meetings When Feasible And Provide A Caveat; To Add Rule 2.17 So As To Provide That The Clerk, Reading Clerk, Chaplain, And Sergeant At Arms Must Perform Their Duties In A Fair And Professional Manner That Does Not Openly Reflect Their Personal Political Beliefs Or Opinions Concerning Issues, Campaigns, Or Other Matters Before The General Assembly; And To Delete Rules 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, And 4.12, All Relating To The Committee Of The Whole And Its Operation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 1, Title 59, So As To Establish The "south Carolina Service Year Program" In The State Department Of Education, To Provide For The Purposes And Functions Of The Program, To Establish The Office Of Service And Civic Innovation In The Office Of The Governor And To Provide The Purposes And Functions Of The Office, To Establish The "south Carolina Service Year Program Fund" And To Provide The Purposes Of The Fund, To Provide Definitions, And To Provide Certain Privacy And Related Measures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-35, Relating To Preservation And Protection Of Cemeteries, So As To Authorize The Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Adopt By Ordinance The Requirement That Cemetery Owners And Operators Shall Maintain, Preserve, And Protect The Cemetery, And To Provide Enforcement Procedures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ban The Box Act" By Adding Section 41-1-23 So As To Provide That No Job Application May Include Questions Related To Criminal Convictions Unless The Conviction Directly Relates To The Employment Or Licensure Sought, To Provide A Related Policy Statement, And To Provide Necessary Definitions, Exclusions, And Related Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act" By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption For Certain Accessory Dwelling Units.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-557 So As To Provide The Circumstances In Which Sex Offenders May Have Contact Or Custody With Their Or Any Other Minor Children, To Provide Offenders Must Report The Names And Addresses Of Their Minor Children To The Court, And To Provide The Solicitor Must Provide Nonoffending Parents Information About Safeguarding Minors From Offending Parents.

Create The "weapons Detectors In Schools Study Committee" To Evaluate Whether It Is In The Public Interest To Require The Installation And Use Of Weapons Detectors At Public Schools In This State And To Provide For The Membership And Duties Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-14-40, Relating To Certain Land-disturbing Activities Exempt From Provisions Of Chapter 14, Title 48, So As To Include Agricultural Structures Used To House Livestock, Poultry, Crops, Or Other Agricultural Products, Material, Or Equipment, As Well As Other Types Of Agricultural Structures Of One Or More Acres Under Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-268 So As To Prohibit Healthcare Facilities From Initiating Discussions About "do Not Resuscitate Orders" With Patients And Patients' Family Members, With Exceptions.