South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "help Find The Missing Act"; And By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Define Certain Terms, Provide Circumstances When Coroners Or Medical Examiners Must Refer Decedents' Bodies For Examination To Sled's Forensic Services Laboratory Which Must Retain And Furnish Certain Information About The Persons To The National Missing And Unidentified Persons System, To Require The Collection Of Dental Records By Law Enforcement Agencies Of Persons Who Are Subjects Of Missing Persons Reports Under Certain Circumstances, To Provide For The Reporting Of Missing Persons In Certain Databases, To Require Sled To Adopt Rules Relating To The Dissemination Of Missing Persons' Records, To Provide Law Enforcement Agencies May Not Establish Or Maintain Policies Which Require A Waiting Period Before Accepting And Investigating Missing Child Reports And Must Enter The Reports Into The National Crime Information Center, To Provide When Missing Persons Are Found, Law Enforcement Agencies Must Inform Sled And The National Institute Of Justice That The Persons Have Been Found, To Provide This Section Does Not Prohibit Certain Agencies And Persons From Maintaining Case Files Related To Missing Citizens Or Unidentified Bodies, And To Provide Sled Shall Perform Annually A Compliance Review Of The Provisions Contained In This Section.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-22-520, Relating To Alcohol Education Program Eligibility; Section 61-4-50, Relating To Alcohol Sales To Underaged Persons; Section 61-4-70, Relating To Posting Certain Signs; Section 61-4-90, Relating To The Transfer Of Beer Or Wine For An Underaged Person's Consumption; Section 61-4-100, Relating To Certain Criminal Charges; Section 61-4-360, Relating To Samples Of Wine; Section 61-4-520, Relating To Retail Permits; Section 61-4-580, Relating To Certain Prohibited Acts; Section 61-4-745, Relating To The Transportation Of Certain Alcohol; Section 61-4-747, Relating To Certain Shipments Of Alcohol; Section 61-4-748, Relating To Certain Satellite Location Certificates; Section 61-4-960, Relating To Beer Tastings; Section 61-4-1515, Relating To Breweries; Section 61-4-1920, Relating To Kegs; And Section 63-19-2440, Relating To The Purchase Of Beer And Wine, All So As To Change The Applicable Age From Twenty-one To Eighteen.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "skills-based Hiring Act" By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 1, Title 40 So As To Provide Certain Skills-based Hiring Initiatives To Remove Unnecessary Barriers To Employment By Cutting Red Tape And Addressing Workforce Shortages Across Skilled Jobs, And To Include Among These Initiatives An Expedited Professional And Occupational Licensing Process For Persons Licensed In Other States, Apprenticeship Opportunities To Provide Occupational Licensing Through Qualified Apprenticeships, And Public Sector Registered Apprenticeship Programs As A Pathway To Full-time Permanent Appointments Or Employment In State Government.

Place A Moratorium On The Enforcement Of Architectural Review Ordinances For Commercial Properties Until July 1, 2028.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Provide Companies That Maintain In-vehicle Security Systems For Motor Vehicles Must Release Vehicle Location Information To Law Enforcement Agencies In Emergency Situations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-1-240, Relating To Body-worn Cameras, So As To Provide Persons Who Are Subjects In Data Recorded By Body-worn Cameras May Request And Must Receive Recorded Data Without Pursuing Actions Under The Rules Of Criminal Procedure Or Civil Procedure, Or By Obtaining Court Orders.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-520, Relating To Malicious Injury To A Tree, House, Outside Fence, Or Fixture, So As To Provide For The Exception Of Trimming Tree Limbs That Encroach Upon A Property Line.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-21-950, Relating To Guidelines For Determining Eligibility For Pardon So As To Make Grammatical And Technical Changes, And To Delete The Provision That Requires Inmates Be Considered For Pardons Before Parole Eligibility Dates Under Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-8-125 So As To Provide Certain Law Enforcement Entities And The Department Of Employment And Workforce Are Entitled To Receive Copies Of E-verify Documentation Maintained By Employers, To Provide Employers Shall Provide Such Copies Upon Request, And To Provide Such Requesting Parties Shall Rely On The Federal Government To Verify The Employment Eligibility Of An Employee And May Not Independently Make A Final Determination Regarding Such A Verification.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-1-100, Relating To The Minimum Age For Valid Marriage, So As To Provide That An Individual Younger Than Eighteen Years Of Age Is Not Capable Of Entering Into A Valied Marriage; By Amending Section 20-1-290, Relating To Wilful Failure Of License-issuing Officer To Comply With Sections 20-1-250, 20-1-260 And 20-1-270 As Cause For Removal, So As To Remove References To Code Sections Repealed By This Bill; By Repealing Section 20-1-250 Relating To Applicants Under The Age Of Consent And The Consent Of Relative Or Guardian; And By Repealing Section 20-1-260 Relating To Proof Of Age Required Of A Minor Applicant.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-488 So As To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Review And Approve All Internet Websites, Computer Applications, And Other Computer Software Proposed For Use On School-issued Digital Devices To Ensure Their Alignment To Curriculum Approved For Use In Schools, To Provide Related Requirements And Restrictions On School Districts And Students, And To Provide The Department Shall Develop A Procedure For District Personnel To Obtain Such Approval.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-15 So As To Prohibit The Penalty Of Life Imprisonment For Any Individual Who Is Under The Age Of Eighteen At The Time Of Committing An Offense And To Provide Maximum Sentences For Those Individuals Who Committed An Offense Enumerated In This Section As A Minor Before The Effective Date Of The Act; By Adding Section 17-25-35 So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 17-25-45, Relating To Life Sentences For Certain Crimes, So As To Provide For Representation By Counsel And To Provide Factors For Consideration By The Department; By Adding Section 63-19-1690 So As To Prohibit The Use Of Restraints, Isolation, And Room Confinement For Juvenile Offenders, With Exceptions; By Amending Section 16-11-311, Relating To First Degree Burglary, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 17-25-20, Relating To Punishment For A Felony When Not Specially Provided, So As To Prohibit The Use Of Solitary Confinement For A Person Who Is Younger Than Eighteen; And By Amending Section 24-13-100, Relating To The Definition Of No Parole Offense, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-74, Relating In Part To Medical Certifications Of Cause Of Death, So As To Require Hospitals To Provide To A Deceased Patient's Family The Cause Of Death To Be Transmitted To The Bureau Of Vital Statistics, And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Section 63-17-390 Relating To Child Support Order Warrants.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-375, Relating To Student Identification Cards And Contact Information For The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, So As To Provide For The Inclusion Of Private Schools Serving Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade, And To Provide Alternative Methods Of Delivery Of Information For Schools That Do Not Issue Identification Cards.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-25-40 So As To Provide At The Time Of Sentencing Defendants Convicted Of Certain Crimes May Seek To And The Court May Limit Public Access To Certain Information Presented During These Hearings.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, So As To Define "dating Violence" And "dating" Or "dating Relationship"; By Amending Sections 59-32-20, 59-32-30, And 59-32-50, All Relating To The Requirements Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, All So As To Require The Inclusion Of Dating Violence Education In The Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum And Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Section 59-32-35 So As To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Implement A Policy On The Topic Of Dating Violence, And To Annually Submit A Report To The State Board Of Education And The Department Of Public Health Identifying The Individual Schools Offering Dating Violence Education In Compliance With The Provisions Of This Chapter, And The Number Of Instances Of Dating Violence Reported And Addressed By Each School; And By Adding Section 59-101-220 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop And Implement A Policy On The Topic Of Dating Violence, And To Annually Maintain A Report Detailing The Institution's Compliance With This Requirement And Identifying The Number Of Instances Of Dating Violence Reported And Addressed By The Institution.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-7-90 So As To Provide That Persons May Not Be Placed Under Custodial Arrest When They Are Charged With Certain Traffic Offenses For Which A Uniform Traffic Ticket Is Issued.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-460, Relating To Penalties Imposed For Driving Motor Vehicles When A Person's Driver's License Is Canceled, Suspended, Or Revoked, So As To Revise The Penalties For Third Or Subsequent Offenses, And Make Technical Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "telephone Solicitation Act" By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions, Prohibit Certain Telephonic Sales Calls, Prohibit Certain Commercial Telephone Sellers From Using Certain Technology, To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption For Certain Calls Made To Any Area Code In This State, To Prohibit Certain Automated Dialing Or Recorded Messages, To Provide For A Certain Time Frame For Commercial Calls, To Provide For Limits On The Number Of Calls, To Provide For Exemptions, And To Provide For Remedies.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-450 So As To Provide The State Law Enforcement Division Shall Develop And Manage A Statewide Sexual Extortion Investigation And Outcome Database.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-120 So As To Provide That Beginning January 1, 2026, An Adult Sixty-five Years Of Age Or Younger Whose Income Is At Or Below One Hundred Thirty-three Percent Of The Federal Poverty Level, With A Five Percent Income Disregard, Is Eligible For Medicaid As Provided For In The Patient Protection And Afforable Care Act, And Amendments To That Act.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-1314, Relating To Campaign Contribution Limits And Restrictions, So As To Increase The Individual Campaign Contribution Limits For Statewide Candidates, Statewide Candidates Elected Jointly, And Candidates For Other Than Statewide Office; And By Amending Section 8-13-1316, Relating To Restrictions On Campaign Contributions Received From Political Parties, So As To Increase Contribution Limits That A Candidate For Other Than Statewide Office May Receive From A Political Party Through Its Party Committees Or Legislative Caucus Committees.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-110-60, Relating To Scholarships, Student Loans, And Grants Under The South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Act, So As To Expand The Availability Of Loans For Nursing Education To Students Who Contractually Agree To Practice Nursing In Certain Critical Needs Geographic Areas, And To Provide Required Terms And Conditions Of Such Contracts.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-1-260 So As To Require A Nonprofit Corporation That Has An Annual Gross Revenue Exceeding One Billion Dollars That Imposes A Reduction In Force Of More Than One Hundred Employees To Prepare And Present A Report To Certain Committees And Entities Detailing All Economic And Procedural Benefits Made Available To It And Why It Was Necessary To Impose The Reduction In Force.