Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility For Committing A Status Offense Or For Violating A Related Court Order; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Official Records For Status Offenses With Exceptions And Make Conforming Changes.

Create The "shipping Transportation And Port Bridge Safety Study Committee" To Examine Current State And Federal Safety Standards And Measures Concerning The Navigation Of Large Vessels Under Major Waterway Bridges While Entering Or Leaving Harbors, Ports, And Canals In This State, Among Other Things, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Membership And Duration Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-4800, Relating To Sons Of Confederate Veterans License Plates, Distribution Of Fees, And Prepaid Applications, So As To Provide These License Plates Shall Not Contain A Confederate Flag, And To Provide Upon Revalidation Of These Special License Plates, Special License Plates That Do Not Contain A Confederate Flag Must Be Issued To Replace Special License Plates That Contain Confederate Flags.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To The Sales Tax Exemption On Farm Machinery, So As To Provide That All-terrain Vehicles And Utility Terrain Vehicles Are Not Considered Automobiles Or Trucks And Qualify For The Exemption If Used For Qualifying Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-11-5 So As To Require Primary Elections For County, State, And Federal Offices, Except For President And Vice President, To Be Conducted As Nonpartisan Open Primary Elections In Which The Two Candidates Receiving The Highest Number Of Votes Advance To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-11-10, Relating To Methods Of Nominating Candidates, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries And Conventions With The Conducting Of A Nonpartisan Open Primary; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Allow All Persons Seeking Nomination Via Nonpartisan Open Primary To File A Statement Of Intention Of Candidacy Accompanied By Either A Filing Fee Or A Nominating Petition, And To Provide That Write-in Candidacies Are Permitted For Any Office On The Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballot, But Not On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Conduct Of Party Primaries, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries With Nonpartisan Open Primary, To Provide That All Candidates For An Office To Be Voted On In The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are Listed On A Single Ballot Regardless Of Political Party Affiliation, If Any, And To Allow A Candidate To Choose To Have A Party With Which He Affiliates Designated By His Name On The Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-330, Relating To Form Of General Election Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Remove Instructions Regarding Straight Ticket Voting; By Amending Section 7-13-350, Relating To Certification Of Candidates, So As To Clarify That The Top Two Vote Earners For An Office From The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are To Be Certified For Inclusion On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-351, Relating To Nominees By Petition, So As To Clarify The Deadlines For Submitting Nominating Petitions With Regards To The Nonpartisan Open Primary As Opposed To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-13-360, Relating To Place On Ballot For Write-in Names, So As To Require Such Places On Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballots, But Not On General Election Ballots; By Amending Section 7-13-610, Relating To Primary Ballot Specifications, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-13-611, Relating To Arrangement Of Official County And State Primary Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Section 7-11-30 Relating To Convention Nomination Of Candidates, Section 7-11-210 Relating To Party Pledge Filing Requirements, And Section 7-13-50 Relating To Second And Other Primaries.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "stop Surprise Bills Act" By Adding Section 38-71-292 So As To Prohibit Insurers And Healthcare Providers From Engaging In Surprise Billing; And By Adding Section 39-5-45 So As To Make It An Unfair Trade Practice For An Insurer Or Healthcare Provider To Engage In The Practice Of Surprise Billing.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-39-160 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No Judicial Proceeding Or Judicial Sale May Be Held To Foreclose On Real Property; And By Adding Section 12-51-180 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No County Treasurer May Foreclose On Real Property.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Designate June Twenty-second Of Each Year As "sarah Mae Flemming Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-25 So As To Require The Installation And Use Of Video Cameras In Each Resident Room In Certain Residential Care Facilities, To Provide Legal Guardians Of Such Patients Must Be Allowed To Remotely Monitor Care Of The Patients Using These Cameras, And To Provide Any Recordings Made Using The Cameras Must Be Secured And Available Only To The Resident, His Family Member, Or His Legal Guardian, In Order To Ensure Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-620, Relating To Penalties For Violating An Order Of The Family Court, So As To Prohibit Imprisonment For Contempt Of Court.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3695, Relating To Alternative Fuel Property Income Tax Credit, So As To Provide For Certain Leases, To Add Electrical Equipment To The Definition Of "eligible Property," And To Add Electricity To The Definition Of "alternative Fuel."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-25-230 So As To Prohibit The Distribution Of Deceptive And Fraudulent Deepfake Media Of A Candidate Within Ninety Days Of An Election Unless The Media Includes Requisite Disclosure Language, And To Authorize A Candidate Whose Likeness Is Depicted In Media Distributed In Violation Of This Section To Seek Injunctive Or Other Equitable Relief As Well As An Action For Damages Against The Distributor Of The Media.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Ninety Six High School Marching Band, Directors, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Band Directors Association Class A State Championship Title.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 57-5-1710 So As To Provide The Department Of Transportation May Establish And Implement A Project To Award Contracts Using The "phase Design-build" Project Delivery Method.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-2-150 So As To Provide That Questions Of Law Decided By A Court Must Be Made Without Any Deference To Any Determination Or Interpretation Made By The Department Of Revenue.

An Amendment To Section 14, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Citizens Deemed Sui Juris And Restrictions Regarding The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages, So As To Allow The General Assembly Also To Restrict The Sale Of Certain Products, Substances, Or Services Determined By The General Assembly To Be Unreasonably Hazardous, Perilous, Or Unsafe To Persons Until Age Twenty-one.

A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of The Honorable Kay Patterson And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-63-145 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Issue Upon Receipt Of Certain Documentation A Certificate Of Foreign Birth For A Child With United States Citizenship Who Is Born In A Foreign Country To A Parent Who Is A Resident Of South Carolina; And By Amending Section 44-63-140, Relating To Supplementary Or Amended Birth Certificates, So As To Make A Technical Correction.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 31-3-60 So As To Provide That Personal Property Belonging To A Tenant Removed From A Public Housing Unit Must Be Stored For Six Months And To Require The Public Housing Authority To Meet Certain Notice Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-7-95 So As To Provide That The General Assembly, Either Of Its Respective Bodies, A Standing Committee, The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, The President Of The Senate, Or Not Less Than Five Members Of The General Assembly May Review Any Presidential Executive Order Not Affirmed By Congress And May Recommend That The Attorney General Review A Presidential Executive Order To Determine Its Constitutionality Under Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "aging With Dignity Act" By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Caring For A Senior Family Member.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-607 So As To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Convictions By Persons Under Section 16-3-600 Against Law Enforcement Officers During The Performance Of Their Official Duties.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act"; And By Adding Section 41-1-35 So As To Encourage And Contribute To The Rehabilitation Of Criminal Offenders And To Assist Them In The Resumption Of The Responsibilities Of Citizenship By Providing That No Person May Be Disqualified From Public Employment, Nor May A Person Be Disqualified From Pursuing, Practicing, Or Engaging In Any Occupation For Which A License Is Required Solely Or In Part Because Of A Prior Conviction Of A Crime, Unless The Crime For Which He Was Convicted Directly Relates To The Position Of Employment Sought Or The Occupation For Which The License Is Sought, And To Provide Related Definitions, Exceptions, Policies, And Procedures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-20-50, Relating To Public School Teacher Salary Schedules, So As To Provide Each School District Shall Pay Each Certified Special Education Teacher Who Is Teaching Special Education Courses Full-time In The District An Annual Salary Of At Least Fifty-two Thousand Dollars Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility For Committing A Status Offense Or For Violating A Related Court Order; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Official Records For Status Offenses With Exceptions And Make Conforming Changes.

Create The "shipping Transportation And Port Bridge Safety Study Committee" To Examine Current State And Federal Safety Standards And Measures Concerning The Navigation Of Large Vessels Under Major Waterway Bridges While Entering Or Leaving Harbors, Ports, And Canals In This State, Among Other Things, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Membership And Duration Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-4800, Relating To Sons Of Confederate Veterans License Plates, Distribution Of Fees, And Prepaid Applications, So As To Provide These License Plates Shall Not Contain A Confederate Flag, And To Provide Upon Revalidation Of These Special License Plates, Special License Plates That Do Not Contain A Confederate Flag Must Be Issued To Replace Special License Plates That Contain Confederate Flags.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To The Sales Tax Exemption On Farm Machinery, So As To Provide That All-terrain Vehicles And Utility Terrain Vehicles Are Not Considered Automobiles Or Trucks And Qualify For The Exemption If Used For Qualifying Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-11-5 So As To Require Primary Elections For County, State, And Federal Offices, Except For President And Vice President, To Be Conducted As Nonpartisan Open Primary Elections In Which The Two Candidates Receiving The Highest Number Of Votes Advance To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-11-10, Relating To Methods Of Nominating Candidates, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries And Conventions With The Conducting Of A Nonpartisan Open Primary; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Allow All Persons Seeking Nomination Via Nonpartisan Open Primary To File A Statement Of Intention Of Candidacy Accompanied By Either A Filing Fee Or A Nominating Petition, And To Provide That Write-in Candidacies Are Permitted For Any Office On The Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballot, But Not On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Conduct Of Party Primaries, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries With Nonpartisan Open Primary, To Provide That All Candidates For An Office To Be Voted On In The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are Listed On A Single Ballot Regardless Of Political Party Affiliation, If Any, And To Allow A Candidate To Choose To Have A Party With Which He Affiliates Designated By His Name On The Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-330, Relating To Form Of General Election Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Remove Instructions Regarding Straight Ticket Voting; By Amending Section 7-13-350, Relating To Certification Of Candidates, So As To Clarify That The Top Two Vote Earners For An Office From The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are To Be Certified For Inclusion On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-351, Relating To Nominees By Petition, So As To Clarify The Deadlines For Submitting Nominating Petitions With Regards To The Nonpartisan Open Primary As Opposed To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-13-360, Relating To Place On Ballot For Write-in Names, So As To Require Such Places On Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballots, But Not On General Election Ballots; By Amending Section 7-13-610, Relating To Primary Ballot Specifications, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-13-611, Relating To Arrangement Of Official County And State Primary Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Section 7-11-30 Relating To Convention Nomination Of Candidates, Section 7-11-210 Relating To Party Pledge Filing Requirements, And Section 7-13-50 Relating To Second And Other Primaries.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "stop Surprise Bills Act" By Adding Section 38-71-292 So As To Prohibit Insurers And Healthcare Providers From Engaging In Surprise Billing; And By Adding Section 39-5-45 So As To Make It An Unfair Trade Practice For An Insurer Or Healthcare Provider To Engage In The Practice Of Surprise Billing.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-39-160 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No Judicial Proceeding Or Judicial Sale May Be Held To Foreclose On Real Property; And By Adding Section 12-51-180 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No County Treasurer May Foreclose On Real Property.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Designate June Twenty-second Of Each Year As "sarah Mae Flemming Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-25 So As To Require The Installation And Use Of Video Cameras In Each Resident Room In Certain Residential Care Facilities, To Provide Legal Guardians Of Such Patients Must Be Allowed To Remotely Monitor Care Of The Patients Using These Cameras, And To Provide Any Recordings Made Using The Cameras Must Be Secured And Available Only To The Resident, His Family Member, Or His Legal Guardian, In Order To Ensure Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-620, Relating To Penalties For Violating An Order Of The Family Court, So As To Prohibit Imprisonment For Contempt Of Court.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3695, Relating To Alternative Fuel Property Income Tax Credit, So As To Provide For Certain Leases, To Add Electrical Equipment To The Definition Of "eligible Property," And To Add Electricity To The Definition Of "alternative Fuel."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-25-230 So As To Prohibit The Distribution Of Deceptive And Fraudulent Deepfake Media Of A Candidate Within Ninety Days Of An Election Unless The Media Includes Requisite Disclosure Language, And To Authorize A Candidate Whose Likeness Is Depicted In Media Distributed In Violation Of This Section To Seek Injunctive Or Other Equitable Relief As Well As An Action For Damages Against The Distributor Of The Media.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Ninety Six High School Marching Band, Directors, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Band Directors Association Class A State Championship Title.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 57-5-1710 So As To Provide The Department Of Transportation May Establish And Implement A Project To Award Contracts Using The "phase Design-build" Project Delivery Method.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-2-150 So As To Provide That Questions Of Law Decided By A Court Must Be Made Without Any Deference To Any Determination Or Interpretation Made By The Department Of Revenue.

An Amendment To Section 14, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Citizens Deemed Sui Juris And Restrictions Regarding The Sale Of Alcoholic Beverages, So As To Allow The General Assembly Also To Restrict The Sale Of Certain Products, Substances, Or Services Determined By The General Assembly To Be Unreasonably Hazardous, Perilous, Or Unsafe To Persons Until Age Twenty-one.

A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of The Honorable Kay Patterson And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-63-145 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Issue Upon Receipt Of Certain Documentation A Certificate Of Foreign Birth For A Child With United States Citizenship Who Is Born In A Foreign Country To A Parent Who Is A Resident Of South Carolina; And By Amending Section 44-63-140, Relating To Supplementary Or Amended Birth Certificates, So As To Make A Technical Correction.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 31-3-60 So As To Provide That Personal Property Belonging To A Tenant Removed From A Public Housing Unit Must Be Stored For Six Months And To Require The Public Housing Authority To Meet Certain Notice Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-7-95 So As To Provide That The General Assembly, Either Of Its Respective Bodies, A Standing Committee, The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, The President Of The Senate, Or Not Less Than Five Members Of The General Assembly May Review Any Presidential Executive Order Not Affirmed By Congress And May Recommend That The Attorney General Review A Presidential Executive Order To Determine Its Constitutionality Under Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "aging With Dignity Act" By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Taxpayer Who Is Caring For A Senior Family Member.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-607 So As To Create An Enhanced Penalty For Convictions By Persons Under Section 16-3-600 Against Law Enforcement Officers During The Performance Of Their Official Duties.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act"; And By Adding Section 41-1-35 So As To Encourage And Contribute To The Rehabilitation Of Criminal Offenders And To Assist Them In The Resumption Of The Responsibilities Of Citizenship By Providing That No Person May Be Disqualified From Public Employment, Nor May A Person Be Disqualified From Pursuing, Practicing, Or Engaging In Any Occupation For Which A License Is Required Solely Or In Part Because Of A Prior Conviction Of A Crime, Unless The Crime For Which He Was Convicted Directly Relates To The Position Of Employment Sought Or The Occupation For Which The License Is Sought, And To Provide Related Definitions, Exceptions, Policies, And Procedures.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-20-50, Relating To Public School Teacher Salary Schedules, So As To Provide Each School District Shall Pay Each Certified Special Education Teacher Who Is Teaching Special Education Courses Full-time In The District An Annual Salary Of At Least Fifty-two Thousand Dollars Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year.