Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-2937 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Any Other Drug Or Combination Of Drugs, Or Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Had At Least One Prior Conviction For Driving Motor Vehicles Under The Influence Of Alcohol, Any Other Drug, Or A Combination Of Other Drugs Or Substances, Or Driving Motor Vehicles With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School; And By Adding Section 50-21-118 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Operating Moving Water Devices While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs When Death Results, Or Reckless Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-200 So As To Establish The Instant Runoff Method Of Conducting Certain Local Elections; By Amending Section 5-15-20, Relating To Methods Of Election For Municipal Councils, So As To Allow For Multiple Member Election Districts; By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Methods For Nominating Candidates For And Determining Results Of Nonpartisan Municipal Elections, So As To Add The Instant Runoff Method; And By Amending Section 7-17-610, Relating To The Method For Determining Which Candidates Have Received A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, So As To Clarify Its Application To Elections Under The Instant Runoff Voting Method.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "secure, Accurate, And Verifiable Elections Act" Or The "save Act"; By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To The Duties Of The State Election Commission Executive Director, So As To Require Separate Lists For Active, Inactive, And Archived Voter Registrations And Provide A List To Qualified Electors For Free; By Amending Section 7-5-160, Relating To Voter Registration, So As To Provide For A Voter Registration Period Of Ten Years, Require Valid Identification To Register To Vote, And For The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Issue A Voter Identification Card For Each Registration; By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Permit Only Paper Poll Books At Voting Locations; By Adding Section 7-7-715 So As To Provide For The Maximum Population Of Each Precinct, Require A New Precinct Within One Year Of Population Exceeding The Maximum Amount And Provide For A Penalty For Violation; By Amending Section 7-13-72, Relating To Managers Of Elections, So As To Require Four Election Managers For Each Two Hundred Fifty Registered Voters; By Adding Section 7-13-700 So As To Require Only Qualified Electors Who Comply With All Constitutional And Statutory Requirements To Vote In An Election; By Amending Section 7-13-730, Relating To The Delivery, Marking, And Deposit Of Ballots, So As To Require The Initials Of Two Poll Managers On Each Ballot; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Provide Requirements For Paper Ballots And Hand Count Of Those Ballots; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Require Chain Of Custody Requirements For All Voting System Components; By Amending Section 7-13-1110, Relating To Counting Ballots And Results Declarations, So As To Provide The Public Has Access To View The Ballot Count Process Provided There Is No Interference With The Process; By Amending Section 7-13-1160, Relating To County Reporting Of Election Results To The State Election Commission, So As To Require Each County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Post Its Election Results Before Notification Of Unofficial Results To The State Election Commission; By Amending Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Require Only U.s. Citizens With A Current And Valid Voter Registration Be Permitted To Vote And Amend Circumstances For Which A Person May Vote Absentee; By Amending Section 7-15-330, Relating To Absentee Ballot Applications, So As To Require An Application Request To Include The Signature Of The Requestor And A Witness; By Amending Section 7-15-420, Relating To Receipt, Tabulation, And Reporting Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Require Absentee Ballots Be Transported To The Precinct On Election Day, Permit Absentee Ballot Counts After The Polls Close, And Render An Absentee Ballot Null And Void If The Voter Voted In-person For That Election; And By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To Legal Holidays, So As To Add General Election Day As A Legal Holiday.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-17-325, Relating To Requiring Clerks Of Court To Report The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions Court, So As To Require That Clerks Of Court Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Amending Section 22-1-200, Relating To Requiring Magistrates To Report The Disposition Of Each Case To State Law Enforcement, So As To Require That Magistrates Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Amending Section 14-25-250, Relating To Requiring Municipal Judges To Report The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, So As To Require That Municipal Judges Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Filings Of Certain Incident Reports; And By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 23, Title 16 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Require That No Gun Transfer Preceded By A Criminal Background Check May Proceed, Unless The Criminal Background Check Has Concluded That The Sale May Proceed, Or Until At Least Five Days Have Passed From The Initiation Of The Background Check And The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Has Not Reported That The Sale Would Violate State Or Federal Law, And To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Article.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act" By Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And A Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "fair Claims Accountability Act" By Adding Section 37-4-305 So As To Establish The Healthcare Claims Consumer Assistance Program ("h-cap") And To Provide That A Health Plan Or Insurer In This State May Not Wrongfully Deny Or Insufficiently Cover A Valid Consumer Insurance Claim.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-67-520, Relating To The Transportation Of Handicapped School-age Persons On Public School Buses, So As To Provide A Public School Bus That Transports One Or More Certain Handicapped Persons Must Have An Adult Attendant To Accompany The Person Or Persons On The Bus While Being Transported, To Provide The School Bus Driver May Not Simultaneously Serve As An Attendant, And To Provide Buses May Have Multiple Attendants But Are Only Required To Have One Attendant.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-150-380, Relating To The Educational Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program, So As To Revise The Purposes And Funding Of The Program To Include Scholarships And Grants For Teachers To Obtain A Master's Degree In Their Content Area, Full Scholarships To Undergraduates Who Choose To Major In Education, And Grants To Teachers And Certified Prospective Teachers To Repay Student Loans, And To Establish The Terms, Conditions, And Procedures For These Grants And Scholarship Programs; By Adding Section 59-149-170 So As To Provide That A Student Is Not Qualified For A Life Scholarship Until After The Completion Of His Freshman Year; And By Amending Section 59-150-370, Relating To The Hope Scholarship, So As To Provide That A Student Is Not Qualified For The Hope Scholarship Until After The Completion Of His Freshman Year.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-440, Relating To Penalties For Driving Without A License And Summary Court Jurisdiction For This Offense, So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Who Violate This Provision And Also Are Found To Be Undocumented Illegal Aliens.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-180 So As To Provide That A South Carolina Business Must Treat A Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Issued By Another State As If The Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Were Issued By A South Carolina Court; And By Adding Section 17-13-190 So As To Provide For The Issuance, Execution, And Return Of Search Warrants For Electronic Data Or Information.

Recognize And Honor Captain John Mcmahan, Supervisor Of The Firearms And Driving Range At The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, For His Exceptional Performance While Representing The Palmetto State At Numerous Shooting Events.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate Charleston Native Candice Mitchell-smith On Being Named A Black Excellence Award Trailblazer Recipient For 2025 And To Extend The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina Senate For Much Continued Success In The Years To Come.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mary Lucille Kennedy Mcdaniel Of Winnsboro, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.

Recognize And Honor Charles Lee "chuck" Bryant Of Dorchester County For His Dedicated Service To His Community And To The State Of South Carolina.

Recognize And Honor The Gray Collegiate Academy Girls Track And Field Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "election Official Protection Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 25, Title 7 So As To Establish Offenses For Certain Acts Or Conduct Against An Election Official, To Provide Certain Protections For The Personal Information Of Election Officials From Public Dissemination, To Prohibit Unauthorized Access To, Or Tampering With, Components Of Election-related Systems, And To Authorize The Attorney General Or An Election Official To Bring A Civil Action To Prevent Or Restrain Violations Of This Article, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 7-13-1920 Relating To Tampering With Voting Machines.

Congratulate Dr. Mike Hamlet Upon The Occasion Of His Forty-year Anniversary As Pastor Of First Baptist North Spartanburg And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The Spartanburg Community.

Recognize And Honor Braden Wilson, An Eighth Grade Social Studies Teacher At Palmetto Middle School In Anderson School District One, And To Congratulate Her For Being Named The South Carolina Teacher Of The Year.

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.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Provide That Only Electors Registered As Affiliated With A Certified Political Party Or As Unaffiliated For A Certain Period Of Time May Participate In A Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum Held By That Party, And To Establish Processes By Which Electors Register Or Become Registered As Affiliated With A Political Party, Among Other Things; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Include Information Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Provide That Only Persons Who Have Participated In A Political Party's Recent Statewide Primaries And Are Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time Are Eligible To Appear On The Ballot For That Party's Partisan Primary Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Waive These Requirements.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Pastor Herry Mansel Jr. And To Congratulate Him On The Event Of His Installation.

Recognize And Commend The Professional Engineers Who Live And Work In The Great State Of South Carolina, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Honor Our Engineers For Their Many Contributions To Our Quality Of Life In The Palmetto State, And To Declare Wednesday, February 19, 2025, As "professional Engineers Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "children's Default To Safety Act" By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Provide Protections For Children Against Unfiltered Devices; To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Require Manufacturers Of Smart Phones And Tablets To Automatically Enable And Passcode-protect The Filters Blocking Material Harmful To Minors On Devices Activated In This State; To Subject Manufacturers To Civil And Criminal Liability For Violations Of This Article; And To Subject Individuals To Criminal And Civil Liability For Violations Of This Article; And By Amending Section 16-17-490, Relating To Contributing To Delinquency Of A Minor, So As To Prohibit Providing A Passcode To Remove The Pornography Filter For An Internet-accessible Device By Someone Other Than A Minor's Parent Or Legal Guardian.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-255 So As To Provide Procedures For Executing A Warrant, Penalties For Violating These Procedures, And A Civil Remedy For A Person Aggrieved For A Violation Of These Procedures; And By Amending Section 23-23-80, Relating To South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council, Powers, And Duties, So As To Authorize The Council To Establish A Course To Train Law Enforcement Officers On Aspects Of Executing Warrants And Minimum Standards For Certification And Recertification Of Law Enforcement Officers As Eligible To Conduct The Execution Of Warrants, And To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Provision.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The University Of South Carolina And The Entire University Of South Carolina System For Its Many And Significant Contributions To The Education And Culture Of Our Citizens And To Declare Tuesday, February 11, 2025, "carolina Day" At The State House.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-2937 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Any Other Drug Or Combination Of Drugs, Or Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Had At Least One Prior Conviction For Driving Motor Vehicles Under The Influence Of Alcohol, Any Other Drug, Or A Combination Of Other Drugs Or Substances, Or Driving Motor Vehicles With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School; And By Adding Section 50-21-118 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Operating Moving Water Devices While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs When Death Results, Or Reckless Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-200 So As To Establish The Instant Runoff Method Of Conducting Certain Local Elections; By Amending Section 5-15-20, Relating To Methods Of Election For Municipal Councils, So As To Allow For Multiple Member Election Districts; By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Methods For Nominating Candidates For And Determining Results Of Nonpartisan Municipal Elections, So As To Add The Instant Runoff Method; And By Amending Section 7-17-610, Relating To The Method For Determining Which Candidates Have Received A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, So As To Clarify Its Application To Elections Under The Instant Runoff Voting Method.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "secure, Accurate, And Verifiable Elections Act" Or The "save Act"; By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To The Duties Of The State Election Commission Executive Director, So As To Require Separate Lists For Active, Inactive, And Archived Voter Registrations And Provide A List To Qualified Electors For Free; By Amending Section 7-5-160, Relating To Voter Registration, So As To Provide For A Voter Registration Period Of Ten Years, Require Valid Identification To Register To Vote, And For The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Issue A Voter Identification Card For Each Registration; By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Permit Only Paper Poll Books At Voting Locations; By Adding Section 7-7-715 So As To Provide For The Maximum Population Of Each Precinct, Require A New Precinct Within One Year Of Population Exceeding The Maximum Amount And Provide For A Penalty For Violation; By Amending Section 7-13-72, Relating To Managers Of Elections, So As To Require Four Election Managers For Each Two Hundred Fifty Registered Voters; By Adding Section 7-13-700 So As To Require Only Qualified Electors Who Comply With All Constitutional And Statutory Requirements To Vote In An Election; By Amending Section 7-13-730, Relating To The Delivery, Marking, And Deposit Of Ballots, So As To Require The Initials Of Two Poll Managers On Each Ballot; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Provide Requirements For Paper Ballots And Hand Count Of Those Ballots; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Require Chain Of Custody Requirements For All Voting System Components; By Amending Section 7-13-1110, Relating To Counting Ballots And Results Declarations, So As To Provide The Public Has Access To View The Ballot Count Process Provided There Is No Interference With The Process; By Amending Section 7-13-1160, Relating To County Reporting Of Election Results To The State Election Commission, So As To Require Each County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Post Its Election Results Before Notification Of Unofficial Results To The State Election Commission; By Amending Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Require Only U.s. Citizens With A Current And Valid Voter Registration Be Permitted To Vote And Amend Circumstances For Which A Person May Vote Absentee; By Amending Section 7-15-330, Relating To Absentee Ballot Applications, So As To Require An Application Request To Include The Signature Of The Requestor And A Witness; By Amending Section 7-15-420, Relating To Receipt, Tabulation, And Reporting Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Require Absentee Ballots Be Transported To The Precinct On Election Day, Permit Absentee Ballot Counts After The Polls Close, And Render An Absentee Ballot Null And Void If The Voter Voted In-person For That Election; And By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To Legal Holidays, So As To Add General Election Day As A Legal Holiday.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-17-325, Relating To Requiring Clerks Of Court To Report The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions Court, So As To Require That Clerks Of Court Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Amending Section 22-1-200, Relating To Requiring Magistrates To Report The Disposition Of Each Case To State Law Enforcement, So As To Require That Magistrates Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Amending Section 14-25-250, Relating To Requiring Municipal Judges To Report The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, So As To Require That Municipal Judges Report The Disposition Of Cases To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Forty-eight Hours Of The Issuance Of Certain Orders; By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To The State Law Enforcement Division Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Filings Of Certain Incident Reports; And By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 23, Title 16 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Require That No Gun Transfer Preceded By A Criminal Background Check May Proceed, Unless The Criminal Background Check Has Concluded That The Sale May Proceed, Or Until At Least Five Days Have Passed From The Initiation Of The Background Check And The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Has Not Reported That The Sale Would Violate State Or Federal Law, And To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Article.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act" By Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And A Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "fair Claims Accountability Act" By Adding Section 37-4-305 So As To Establish The Healthcare Claims Consumer Assistance Program ("h-cap") And To Provide That A Health Plan Or Insurer In This State May Not Wrongfully Deny Or Insufficiently Cover A Valid Consumer Insurance Claim.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-67-520, Relating To The Transportation Of Handicapped School-age Persons On Public School Buses, So As To Provide A Public School Bus That Transports One Or More Certain Handicapped Persons Must Have An Adult Attendant To Accompany The Person Or Persons On The Bus While Being Transported, To Provide The School Bus Driver May Not Simultaneously Serve As An Attendant, And To Provide Buses May Have Multiple Attendants But Are Only Required To Have One Attendant.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-150-380, Relating To The Educational Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program, So As To Revise The Purposes And Funding Of The Program To Include Scholarships And Grants For Teachers To Obtain A Master's Degree In Their Content Area, Full Scholarships To Undergraduates Who Choose To Major In Education, And Grants To Teachers And Certified Prospective Teachers To Repay Student Loans, And To Establish The Terms, Conditions, And Procedures For These Grants And Scholarship Programs; By Adding Section 59-149-170 So As To Provide That A Student Is Not Qualified For A Life Scholarship Until After The Completion Of His Freshman Year; And By Amending Section 59-150-370, Relating To The Hope Scholarship, So As To Provide That A Student Is Not Qualified For The Hope Scholarship Until After The Completion Of His Freshman Year.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-440, Relating To Penalties For Driving Without A License And Summary Court Jurisdiction For This Offense, So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Who Violate This Provision And Also Are Found To Be Undocumented Illegal Aliens.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-180 So As To Provide That A South Carolina Business Must Treat A Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Issued By Another State As If The Subpoena, Court Order, Or Warrant Were Issued By A South Carolina Court; And By Adding Section 17-13-190 So As To Provide For The Issuance, Execution, And Return Of Search Warrants For Electronic Data Or Information.

Recognize And Honor Captain John Mcmahan, Supervisor Of The Firearms And Driving Range At The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, For His Exceptional Performance While Representing The Palmetto State At Numerous Shooting Events.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate Charleston Native Candice Mitchell-smith On Being Named A Black Excellence Award Trailblazer Recipient For 2025 And To Extend The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina Senate For Much Continued Success In The Years To Come.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mary Lucille Kennedy Mcdaniel Of Winnsboro, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.

Recognize And Honor Charles Lee "chuck" Bryant Of Dorchester County For His Dedicated Service To His Community And To The State Of South Carolina.

Recognize And Honor The Gray Collegiate Academy Girls Track And Field Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "election Official Protection Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 25, Title 7 So As To Establish Offenses For Certain Acts Or Conduct Against An Election Official, To Provide Certain Protections For The Personal Information Of Election Officials From Public Dissemination, To Prohibit Unauthorized Access To, Or Tampering With, Components Of Election-related Systems, And To Authorize The Attorney General Or An Election Official To Bring A Civil Action To Prevent Or Restrain Violations Of This Article, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 7-13-1920 Relating To Tampering With Voting Machines.

Congratulate Dr. Mike Hamlet Upon The Occasion Of His Forty-year Anniversary As Pastor Of First Baptist North Spartanburg And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The Spartanburg Community.

Recognize And Honor Braden Wilson, An Eighth Grade Social Studies Teacher At Palmetto Middle School In Anderson School District One, And To Congratulate Her For Being Named The South Carolina Teacher Of The Year.

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.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Provide That Only Electors Registered As Affiliated With A Certified Political Party Or As Unaffiliated For A Certain Period Of Time May Participate In A Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum Held By That Party, And To Establish Processes By Which Electors Register Or Become Registered As Affiliated With A Political Party, Among Other Things; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Include Information Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Provide That Only Persons Who Have Participated In A Political Party's Recent Statewide Primaries And Are Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time Are Eligible To Appear On The Ballot For That Party's Partisan Primary Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Waive These Requirements.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Pastor Herry Mansel Jr. And To Congratulate Him On The Event Of His Installation.

Recognize And Commend The Professional Engineers Who Live And Work In The Great State Of South Carolina, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Honor Our Engineers For Their Many Contributions To Our Quality Of Life In The Palmetto State, And To Declare Wednesday, February 19, 2025, As "professional Engineers Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "children's Default To Safety Act" By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Provide Protections For Children Against Unfiltered Devices; To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Require Manufacturers Of Smart Phones And Tablets To Automatically Enable And Passcode-protect The Filters Blocking Material Harmful To Minors On Devices Activated In This State; To Subject Manufacturers To Civil And Criminal Liability For Violations Of This Article; And To Subject Individuals To Criminal And Civil Liability For Violations Of This Article; And By Amending Section 16-17-490, Relating To Contributing To Delinquency Of A Minor, So As To Prohibit Providing A Passcode To Remove The Pornography Filter For An Internet-accessible Device By Someone Other Than A Minor's Parent Or Legal Guardian.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-255 So As To Provide Procedures For Executing A Warrant, Penalties For Violating These Procedures, And A Civil Remedy For A Person Aggrieved For A Violation Of These Procedures; And By Amending Section 23-23-80, Relating To South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council, Powers, And Duties, So As To Authorize The Council To Establish A Course To Train Law Enforcement Officers On Aspects Of Executing Warrants And Minimum Standards For Certification And Recertification Of Law Enforcement Officers As Eligible To Conduct The Execution Of Warrants, And To Promulgate Regulations To Implement This Provision.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The University Of South Carolina And The Entire University Of South Carolina System For Its Many And Significant Contributions To The Education And Culture Of Our Citizens And To Declare Tuesday, February 11, 2025, "carolina Day" At The State House.