Create The "coastal Structural Stability Study Committee" To Examine Current Measures For Inspecting Commercial Buildings That Are Six Floors Or More In Height Constructed Along The South Carolina Coast And On The Charleston Peninsula To Evaluate Their Structural Soundness, To Require The Study Committee To Develop Recommendations For Improving Such Measures, To Provide For The Membership Of The Study Committee, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-4-60, Relating To Orders Of Protection, So As To Authorize The Court To Award Certain Relief After Holding A Hearing.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Authorize The Local Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Impose A Community Charge On Nonprofit Hospitals And Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Provide Guidelines For The Method Of Determining The Charge, And To Provide Certain Collection Measures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-530, Relating To Public Disorderly Conduct, So As To Restructure The Offense To Include Disrupting Or Disturbing A Religious Service Or Funeral In The Purview Of The Statute And To Provide Graduated Penalties For A Violation Of A Disorderly Conduct Offense; And By Repealing Sections 16-17-520 And 16-17-525 Relating To Disturbing Religious Services And Funerals, Respectively.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-3-630, Relating To Marital And Nonmarital Property, So As To Require Family Court Approval Of Postnuptial Agreements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act"; And By Adding Section 48-6-90 So As To Provide For Certain Requirements For Certain Fuel Stations To Have Pre-wiring For A Backup Generator.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-53-370, 44-53-375, And 44-53-450, All Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish And Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish; To Decrease Penalties For First Offense Possession Of Less Than One Gram Of Methamphetamine Or Cocaine Base And Require Completion Of A Drug Treatment Or Rehabilitation Program As Part Of The Sentence; And To Require The Court To Place Persons On Probation Who Are Guilty Of A First Offense Possession Of Certain Controlled Substances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Communicate With A Social Media Platform In Certain Instances, To Provide Applicability, To Provide Exemptions, To Provide For Certain Consumer Rights, To Provide For The Exercising Of Certain Rights, To Establish An Appeals Process, To Provide That Certain Contracts And Agreements That Waive Rights Are Void, To Provide That A Controller Shall Establish Methods To Submit Requests, To Provide For Duties For Controllers, To Provide For A Privacy Notice, To Provide For Duties Of A Processor, To Provide For A Data Protection Assessment, To Provide For Duties Of A Controller In Possession Of Deidentified Data, To Provide That A Controller May Not Engage In The Sale Of Certain Personal Data, To Provide For Actions That Are Not Restricted, To Provide For Third-party Data Disclosure, To Provide That Certain Personal Data May Not Be Processed, And To Provide That A Violation Is An Unfair And Deceptive Trade Practice.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act" By Adding Section 31-1-60 So As To Provide That A Religious Organization May Build Certain Affordable Housing And Maintain Its Property Tax Exempt Status.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Government Efficiency Act" By Adding Section 1-1-1050 So As To Create The South Carolina Government Efficiency Task Force To Develop Recommendations For Improving Governmental Operations And Reducing Costs.

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.

Create The "coastal Structural Stability Study Committee" To Examine Current Measures For Inspecting Commercial Buildings That Are Six Floors Or More In Height Constructed Along The South Carolina Coast And On The Charleston Peninsula To Evaluate Their Structural Soundness, To Require The Study Committee To Develop Recommendations For Improving Such Measures, To Provide For The Membership Of The Study Committee, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-4-60, Relating To Orders Of Protection, So As To Authorize The Court To Award Certain Relief After Holding A Hearing.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Authorize The Local Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Impose A Community Charge On Nonprofit Hospitals And Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Provide Guidelines For The Method Of Determining The Charge, And To Provide Certain Collection Measures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-530, Relating To Public Disorderly Conduct, So As To Restructure The Offense To Include Disrupting Or Disturbing A Religious Service Or Funeral In The Purview Of The Statute And To Provide Graduated Penalties For A Violation Of A Disorderly Conduct Offense; And By Repealing Sections 16-17-520 And 16-17-525 Relating To Disturbing Religious Services And Funerals, Respectively.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-3-630, Relating To Marital And Nonmarital Property, So As To Require Family Court Approval Of Postnuptial Agreements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act"; And By Adding Section 48-6-90 So As To Provide For Certain Requirements For Certain Fuel Stations To Have Pre-wiring For A Backup Generator.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-53-370, 44-53-375, And 44-53-450, All Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish And Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish; To Decrease Penalties For First Offense Possession Of Less Than One Gram Of Methamphetamine Or Cocaine Base And Require Completion Of A Drug Treatment Or Rehabilitation Program As Part Of The Sentence; And To Require The Court To Place Persons On Probation Who Are Guilty Of A First Offense Possession Of Certain Controlled Substances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Communicate With A Social Media Platform In Certain Instances, To Provide Applicability, To Provide Exemptions, To Provide For Certain Consumer Rights, To Provide For The Exercising Of Certain Rights, To Establish An Appeals Process, To Provide That Certain Contracts And Agreements That Waive Rights Are Void, To Provide That A Controller Shall Establish Methods To Submit Requests, To Provide For Duties For Controllers, To Provide For A Privacy Notice, To Provide For Duties Of A Processor, To Provide For A Data Protection Assessment, To Provide For Duties Of A Controller In Possession Of Deidentified Data, To Provide That A Controller May Not Engage In The Sale Of Certain Personal Data, To Provide For Actions That Are Not Restricted, To Provide For Third-party Data Disclosure, To Provide That Certain Personal Data May Not Be Processed, And To Provide That A Violation Is An Unfair And Deceptive Trade Practice.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act" By Adding Section 31-1-60 So As To Provide That A Religious Organization May Build Certain Affordable Housing And Maintain Its Property Tax Exempt Status.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Government Efficiency Act" By Adding Section 1-1-1050 So As To Create The South Carolina Government Efficiency Task Force To Develop Recommendations For Improving Governmental Operations And Reducing Costs.

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.