South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3515, Relating To The State Income Tax Credit For Conservation Or A Qualified Conservation Contribution Of Real Property, So As To Provide That The Credit Equals Twenty-five Percent Of The Total Value Of The Gift Rather Than Twenty-five Percent Of The Charitable Deduction For The Gift Allowed On The Taxpayer's Federal Income Tax Return, To Increase The Maximum Annual Credit Allowed A Taxpayer From Fifty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars To One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars, To Adjust The Maximum Annual Credit For Increases In The Consumer Price Index, And To Delete Obsolete Provisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-105 So As To Provide That Any Interscholastic Athletic Association, Body, Or Entity That A Public School District Joins Must Provide In Their Constitution, Rules Or Policies A Range Of Sanctions For Violations; To Guarantee That Independent Or Charter Schools Are Afforded The Same Rights And Privileges Enjoyed By All Members; To Guarantee A Home School Athletic Team May Not Be Denied Access To Preseason And Regular Season Interscholastic Athletics; To Prohibit The Use Of Name, Image, Likeness, Or Other Compensation For Play; To Establish A Penalty Free Transfer Window Twice A Year And Providing Penalties For Other Transfers; To Establish A Direct And Immediate Appeal Process To A Panel Consisting Of Thirteen Members; And To Provide That A Public School May Not Affiliate Or Become A Member Of An Association, Body, Or Entity That Fails To Include These Items; And By Amending Section 59-39-160, Relating To Interscholastic Activities, Requirements For Participation, Monitoring, Participation By Handicapped, And Waivers, So As To Provide The State Department Of Education And The Department Of Education's Determinations Of Eligibility Under This Section Are Binding On A Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-11-165, Relating To Salary And Fringe Benefit Surveys For Agency Heads, Limits On Salaries Of Agency Employees And Presidents Of A Technical College, Agency Head Salary Adjustments, And New Members Of Agency Governing Boards, So As To Remove The Maximum Limits Of Compensation For An Employee Of An Agency Reviewed By The Agency Head Salary Commission.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "campus Free Expression Act"; By Adding Article 4 To Title 59, Chapter 101, So As To List And Protect Free Expression Rights; To Identify Publicly Accessible Outdoor Areas Of Public Higher Education Campuses As Public Forums; To Guarantee Existing Expressive Activity Protections; To Permit Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Charge Security Fees For Expressive Activities Based On Neutral Criteria; To Provide For Causes Of Action Following A Violation Of Expressive Rights; And To Define Necessary Terms.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-130, Relating To Managers' Table; Guard Rail; General Arrangement; Preservation Of Right To Vote And Secrecy Of Ballot, So As To Allow For The Release Of Certain Voted Ballots And De-identified Cast Vote Records Pursuant To Court Order, Order Of The Appropriate Board Of Voter Registration And Elections, Or Freedom Of Information Act Request; And By Amending Section 30-4-20, Relating To Freedom Of Information Act Definitions, So As To Include Cast Vote Records In The Definition Of Public Record.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-30-180 So As To Provide A Homeowners Association The Ability To Adopt And Enforce Rules Relating To Political Signs Provided Those Rules Meet Criteria Designated By This Section.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Juvenile Justice Reform Act"; By Amending Section 63-1-20, Relating To Policy Regarding The South Carolina Children's Code, So As To Include Within The Statement A Provision To Establish A Policy Regarding The Care And Guidance Of Children Within The Juvenile Justice System; So As To Add Article 6 To Chapter 19, Title 63, So As To Require Each Circuit Solicitor To Establish A Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program To Provide A Civil Diversion Program For Children Who Have Committed Acts Of Delinquency, And To Establish Eligibility And Participation Requirements; By Amending Section 16-17-425, Relating To Student Threats, So As To Establish That It Is Unlawful For A Student To Make A Threat To Commit An Act Of Mass Violence At A School, College, Or University, Or At A School, College, Or University Sponsored Activity, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying A Weapon On School Property, So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Carry, While On Elementary Or Secondary School Property, A Knife, Firearm, Or Other Weapon With The Intent By The Person To Inflict Serious Bodily Injury Or Death; By Amending Section 63-1-40, Relating To Definitions, So As To Remove From The Definition The Playing Or Loitering In A Billiard Room; By Amending Section 63-3-520, Relating To The Traffic And Wildlife Jurisdiction, So As To Increase The Age Of Concurrent Jurisdiction From Persons Under Seventeen Years Of Age To Persons Under Eighteen Years Of Age; By Amending Section 63-7-310, Relating To Persons Required To Report, So As To Remove The Requirement That A Person Employed By A Lawyer Must Report Suspected Abuse If The Suspicion Arises In The Course Of The Legal Representation; By Amending Section 63-19-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Remove From The Definition The Playing Or Loitering In A Billiard Room; By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 19, Title 63, So As To Establish The "children's Bill Of Rights," To Provide That A Child Has The Right To Be Treated With Basic Human Dignity, To Be Provided Necessary Care, Medical Treatment, Food, Education, Access To Family, Advocates, And Lawyers, And To Be Free From Abuse, Neglect, And Harassment, And To Provide For The Application Of These Rights; By Adding Section 63-19-210 So As To Require That Law Enforcement Must Arrange For A Child Fifteen Years Of Age Or Younger To Meet With Legal Counsel Prior To A Custodial Interrogation Except For Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-19-340, Relating To Annual Reports, So As To Provide That The Report Must Include Specific Statistics Relating To Children Referred To The Department; By Amending Section 63-19-350, Relating To Community Services, So As To Require The Department To Develop And Utilize Structured Decision-making Tools For All Key Points Of The Juvenile Justice Process; By Amending Section 63-19-360, Relating To Institutional Services, So As To Require The Child Evaluation To Be Conducted By The Department To Include A Biopsychosocial Assessment And A Determination Of The Child's Mental Health Functioning; By Adding Section 63-19-362 So As To Require That Before Submitting A Petition For A Child In Its Custody For A Misdemeanor That Would Carry A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of Five Years Or Less, The Department Of Juvenile Justice Must Attempt To Resolve The Situation Through Available Administrative Approaches; By Adding Section 63-19-365 So As To Prohibit The Use Of Solitary Confinement On A Child And Provide Limits For The Use Of Corrective Room Restrictions Upon Children Within The Custody Of The Department; By Amending Section 63-19-370, Relating To Interdepartmental Agreements, So As To Allow The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Establish Agreements With The Department Of Mental Health And The Department Of Education To Provide Reentry Services For Children Returning To Schools And Communities From The Department's Custody; By Adding Section 63-19-500 So As To Require That The Department Establish At Least One Pre-detention Intervention Program In Each Judicial Circuit And To Establish Program Requirements And Eligibility; By Adding Section 63-19-520 So As To Establish The Juvenile Justice Improvement Fund, To Allow The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Divert Moneys Saved From Decreased Reliance On Out-of-home Placement To Fund Community Intervention Programs Including Educational, Mental Health, And Behavioral Health Services; By Amending Section 63-19-810, Relating To Taking A Child Into Custody, So As To Remove A Duplicative Notification Provision By Law Enforcement To School Principals And To Require That Any Child Seventeen Years Of Age Or Older, Who Has Been Taken Into Custody But Who Has Not Been Released To A Parent Or Guardian, Must Have A Bond Hearing Before A Magistrate; By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Limit Secure Pretrial Detention To Circumstances Where It Is The Least Restrictive Appropriate Option And If The Child Is Charged With A Crime That Would Be A Five-year Felony Or Greater, Has Exhausted Community Based Alternatives, Or Is Charged With Unlawful Student Threats Or Failure To Stop For A Blue Light, To Remove The Eligibility Of Juveniles Charged As An Adult To Be Housed In Adult Detention Facilities; By Amending Section 63-19-830, Relating To Detention Hearings, So As To Allow The Court To Order A Child Detained In An Approved Home, Program, Or Facility Other Than A Secure Juvenile Detention Facility While Awaiting Trial; By Amending Section 63-19-1010, Relating To Intake And Probation, So As To Require That A Child Brought Before The Family Court Shall Have A Presumption For Diversion If Certain Conditions Are Met Or If The Solicitor Has Good Cause To Believe That Diversion Would Be Insufficient; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require Services To Be Offered Before The Department May Accept A Referral For A Status Offense Or For School-based Offenses; By Amending Section 63-19-1030, Relating To Prehearing Inquiry, So As To Establish That The Prehearing Investigation Is Optional And To Establish The Parents' Right To Receive Notice Of The Charges And Their Rights To An Attorney; By Amending Section 63-19-1030, Relating To Prehearing Inquiry, So As To Establish That The Prehearing Investigation Is Optional And To Establish The Parents' Right To Receive Notice Of The Charges And Their Rights To An Attorney; By Adding Section 63-19-1050 So As To Prohibit Charging A Fee To A Child As A Condition Of Diversion And To Limit The Amount Of Restitution Required Of A Child In Diversion To Five Hundred Dollars; By Adding Section 63-19-1070 So As To Establish That The Family Court May Adjourn A Criminal Proceeding Against A Juvenile In Contemplation Of Dismissal Upon Completion Of Certain Conditions Established By The Court; By Amending Section 63-19-1210, Relating To Transfer Of Jurisdiction, So As To Eliminate The Transfer To General Sessions For A Child Fourteen Or Fifteen Years Of Age, To Allow A Child Who Is Transferred To General Sessions Who Has Been Charged With Murder To Be Eligible To Receive A Sentence Less Than The Mandatory Minimum, And To Allow The Determination By The Court To Transfer The Child's Case To General Sessions To Be Immediately Appealable To The Supreme Court; By Amending Section 63-19-1410, Relating To Adjudication, So As To Require The Court To Order The Least Restrictive Appropriate Placement For A Child Adjudicated Delinquent, To Limit The Length Of Probation, To Limit Probation To Not Extend After A Child's Twentieth Birthday, To Limit The Imposition Of Restitution For A Child Under The Age Of Sixteen Unless It Is Proven That The Child Has The Ability To Pay, To Prohibit The Child From Being Ordered To Pay For Drug Screens Unless The Child Has Insurance To Cover The Cost, And To Allow For The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Place The Child On Administrative Supervision To Pay For Restitution Or Complete Community Service; By Adding Section 63-19-1415 So As To Allow The Circuit Solicitors To Operate One Or More Specialty Treatment Courts If Allowed By The Supreme Court; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Limit The Placement Of A Child Into The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice Under Certain Circumstances, To Require The Court To Issue Individualized Findings As To Why The Commitment Is The Least Restrictive Sentencing Option To Protect The Public And Rehabilitate The Child, To Prohibit The Commitment Of A Child Who Has Been Adjudicated For A Status Offense Or A Probation Revocation Related To A Status Offense, To Allow The Court To Sentence A Child Who Has Committed An Offense Which Carries Fifteen Years Or More To A Determinate Sentence Of Up To One Hundred Eighty Days, And To Limit The Consecutive Sentencing To Not Exceed The Time Eligible For An Indeterminate Sentence, To Limit The Eligibility For Residential Evaluations, And To Allow For The Child To Get Time Served Credit For Commitments To Short-term Alternative Placements; By Amending Section 63-19-1450, Relating To Commitment Of Juvenile With Mental Illness Or Mental Retardation, So As To Clarify That A Child May Not Be Committed To The Department Of Juvenile Justice Who Is Handicapped By Mental Illness Or A Developmental Disability; By Adding Section 63-19-1480 So As To Provide That The Family Court May Conduct Post Dispositional Reviews To Determine If The Purposes Of The Criminal Sentencing Have Been Met And The Child's Sentence May Be Closed, The Hearing Being Held Only After One Year Or If The Child Is In The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice, Then After Six Months; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Remove The Authority Of The Court To Commit A Child To Secure Custody For A Probation Revocation If The Child Is On Probation For A Status Offense; By Amending Section 63-19-1820, Relating To Board Of Juvenile Parole, So As To Require The Releasing Entity To Determine The Length Of Stay Guidelines Are Based On Evidence Based Best Practices, The Risks Of Reoffending, And The Severity Of The Offense; By Amending Section 63-19-1835, Relating To Compliance Reductions For Probationers And Parolees, So As To Require The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Develop And Implement Administrative Community-based Sanctions For Technical Violations Of Probation Or Parole; By Amending Section 63-19-2020, Relating To Confidentiality, So As To Remove A Reference To A Deleted Criminal Offense, To Require The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Notify The Administration Of A College Or University Of An Enrolled Student's Charges Delineated Within This Section, And To Add Assault And Battery In The First Or Second Degrees To The List Of Crimes That Must Be Disclosed To School Officials; By Amending Section 63-19-2030, Relating To Law Enforcement Records, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Require The Expungement Of All Official Records Related To The Adjudication Or Disposition Of A Status Offense Upon The Person Reaching Eighteen Years Of Age Or As Soon Thereafter As He Completes Any Pending Family Court Disposition And To Require That A Child Shall Not Be Charged For The Expungement Of His Records Ordered Under This Section; By Adding Section 59-18-1970 So As To Require That A School District For A Student Who Has Transferred Because Of Homelessness, Status As A Victim Of Abuse Or Neglect, Adjudications Of Delinquency, Or Placement In A Facility For Mental Health Or Developmental Disabilities Must Contact The Student's Prior School Within Two Days Of Enrollment And To Require The Previous School District To Send The Student's Records Within Two Days Of Request To The New School, And To Require That The Student Receive Timely Assistance, Equal Access, And Priority Placement Relating To The Transfer; By Adding Section 59-18-1980 So As To Require School Districts To Provide School Liaisons To Assist Students Transferring Due To Involvement In The Juvenile Justice System; By Amending Section 59-24-60, Relating To Requirement Of School Officials To Contact Law Enforcement Authorities When Criminal Conduct Occurs, So As To Provide That School Officials Must Contact Law Enforcement If A Person Commits An Action At A School Or School-sponsored Event That Would Be A Felony Or A Crime Punishable By Five Years Or More, Or If The Action Results In Serious Injury; By Amending Section 59-63-210, Relating To Grounds For Which Trustees May Expel, Suspend, Or Transfer Pupils, So As To Limit The Authority Of A School District To Expel, Suspend, Or Transfer A Pupil Except For Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 59-63-1320, Relating To Referral Or Placement Of Students In Alternative School Programs, So As To Restrict The Automatic Placement Of A Child Returning From The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice To An Alternative School Except For Certain Circumstances; By Repealing Section 63-19-2420 Relating To Loitering In A Billiard Room; And By Repealing Section 63-19-2430 Relating To Playing Pinball.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-2-140, Relating To Suspension Or Revocation Of Licenses And Permits For The Sale Of Alcoholic Liquors, Beer, And Wine, So As To A Person Licensed Or Permitted Under The Provisions Of This Title Who Maintains A Liquor Liability Insurance Policy Or A General Liability Insurance Policy With A Liquor Liability Endorsement Pursuant To Section 61-2-145 Must Surrender His License Upon The Third Occurrence During Any One Calendar Year Of An Event Or Series Of Events That Activates Coverage For The Insured; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To Liquor Liability Insurance Coverage Required For On-premises Consumption, So As To Reduce The Requirement From One Million Dollars To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars; By Amending Section 15-3-530, Relating To A Three Year Time Period For The Commencement Of Actions Other Than For The Recovery Of Real Property Shall Be As Prescribed In The Following Sections So As To Add Any Action On A Policy Of Insurance Required Pursuant To Section 61-2-145; By Adding Section 15-38-12 So As To Provide A Necessary Definition; By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To Joint And Several Liability, So As To Provide A Plaintiff That Is Fifty Percent Or Greater At Fault For The Incident Resulting In The Damages For Which He Is Seeking Recovery, Then The Jury Shall Return A Verdict For The Defendant, And If The Plaintiff Is Not Fifty Percent Or More At Fault Then The Defendants Are Liable For Damages In Direct Proportion To Their Percentage Of Fault; And By Amending Section 15-33-135, Relating To Punitive Damages, So As To Prohibit Punitive Damages On Any Action On A Policy Of Insurance Required Pursuant To Section 61-2-145.

Establish A Specified Procedure For The Enactment Or Repeal Of Laws By Initiative Petition And Referendum, To Amend The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 1b To Article Iii So As To Provide The Number Of Signatures Required And The Time Period Over Which The Signatures Must Be Collected, To Require In An Initiative The Amount And Source Of Revenue For Implementation, To Provide Those Matters Which May Not Be The Subject Of An Initiative Petition, And To Require A Certified Initiative To Be Filed With Each Branch Of The General Assembly, Which By Majority Vote May Adopt, Amend, Or Reject The Initiative; To Provide The Proposed Amendment To Article Iii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Be Placed On The Next General Election For Representatives; To Amend The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 4 To Article Xvi So As To Establish A Procedure For An Initiative Method Of Amending The Constitution Of This State; And To Provide The Proposed Amendment To Article Xvi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Be Placed On The Next General Election For Representatives.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Education Bank Act"; And By Adding Chapter 59 To Title 11 So As To Create The "south Carolina Education Bank," To Establish A Governing Board, To Provide For The Powers Of The Bank, To Fund The Bank, To Provide Liability Protections, To Provide For Deposits, To Provide For Annual Reporting Requirements, To Provide For Local School Board Funding Request Requirements, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-17-15 So As To Provide Qualifications To Be Eligible To Hold The Office Of The County Clerk Of Court Of Common Pleas.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-1-65, Relating To The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, So As To Provide That The State Must Dismiss Select Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges.

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

Amend Rule 5.1 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, Relating To Introduction Of Bills And Resolutions And Their Referral To Committees, So As To Require Bills And Resolutions Sponsored By A Majority Of The House To Be Placed On The Calendar.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ban The Box Act Of 2025" 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 Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, Computation Of Gross Income, And Modifications To Gross Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Exclude Tips From The Computation Of South Carolina Gross, And To Define Tips.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "u.s. Senate Accountability Act" By Adding Chapter 21 To Title 2 So As To Provide For The Manner In Which The Two United States Senators From South Carolina Shall Appear Annually Before A Joint Session Of The General Assembly To Discuss And Review Various Topics And Actions Taken By The United States Senate And By Them.

A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Margaret Mildred Ellis-larrymore And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-13-250 So As To Require A Person To Register With And Obtain A License From Clemson University Before Administering A Barrier Mosquitocide Treatment And To Provide A Penalty.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3632, Relating To Earned Income Tax Credit, So As To Provide That A Portion Of The Credit Is Refundable.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To The Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health, So As To Provide That Parents Have The Fundamental Right To Direct The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Minor Children, To Provide These Rights Extend To Healthcare Decisions Concerning The Minors And Access To Their Medical Records, And To Provide The State May Not Substantially Burden These Rights Except In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-5-350, Relating To Health Services That May Be Rendered To Minors Without Parental Consent, So As To Provide That Healthcare Providers Must Obtain Parental Consent Before Procuring, Providing, Or Rendering Healthcare For A Minor Except In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit The Encouragement Or Coercion Of Minors To Withhold Information From A Parent About The Health Of The Child, To Provide Parents May Assert Provisions Of This Act As Claims Or Defenses In Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings Subject To A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide Remedies, To Provide The Attorney General May Bring Actions To Enforce Provisions Of This Act, And To Define Necessary Terms; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Consent Not Subject To Disaffirmance.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 15-38-15, 15-38-20, 15-38-40, And 15-38-50, All Relating To The South Carolina Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, So As To Include Persons Or Entities For The Purposes Of Allocation Of Fault, And To Make Conforming Changes.

Recognize And Honor The Fairfield Central High School Boys Track 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 Amending Section 57-1-410, Relating To Appointment Of The Secretary Of Transportation, So As To Provide Effective January 15, 2028, The Lieutenant Governor Shall Serve As Secretary Of Transportation, To Provide In Selecting A Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, A Candidate For Governor Shall Examine Whether The Person Possesses Certain Qualifications, And To Delete The Provision Relating To The Secretary Of Transportation's Compensation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request For The Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling And To Provide For A Complaint Form; And By Adding Section 16-11-40 So As To Provide Penalties For A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Residential Property.