Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-39-150, Relating To Approval Or Denial Of Permits, So As To Establish Timelines For The Department To Take Action On A Permit Application; By Amending Section 48-39-80, Relating To The Development Of A Coastal Management Program, So As To Deem A Coastal Zone Consistency Certification Approved If, For All Other State Permits, Certification Review Is Not Completed Within Ninety Days Of The Public Comment Closing; By Adding Section 48-6-35 So As To Permit The Department Of Environmental Services To Hire Third-party, Independent Engineers To Assist The Department With Its Duties And To Require The Department To Establish Regulations For Contractor Qualifications To Bid On The Department's Work; And By Repealing A Portion Of Section 48-39-130 As Of September 30, 2032, And To Establish Requirements For Certain Maintenance Dredging After That Date. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And To Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Notify Certain Persons By Certified Mail Or Electronic Tracking; By Amending Section 56-3-1010, Relating To Terms And Their Definitions Associated With Corporate-owned Fleet Motor Vehicles, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "fleet"; By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Licensed Or Have Their Licenses Renewed, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide This Provision Applies To The Issuance Of Identification Cards, To Establish The Maximum Period Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards Are Valid, To Provide A Fee For Identification Cards, And To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Certain Discretion When Granting Extensions To Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; By Amending Section 56-3-210, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary License Plates, So As To Increase The Maximum Period The License Plates Are Valid; By Repealing Section 56-5-2585 Relating To Exempting Purple Heart Recipients From Paying Parking Meter Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions; By Amending Section 56-19-265, Relating To Liens Or Encumbrances Recorded On Motor Vehicles Or Mobile Homes, So As To Require Certain Entities To Utilize The Department Of Motor Vehicle's Electronic Title System, And To Revise The Provisions That Establish The Procedures To Transfer Vehicle Ownership, Apply For And The Release Of Liens, And Perform Other Activities Necessary To Title Certain Vehicles; To Amend Section 56-19-370, Relating To Procedures For The Voluntary Transfer Of Certain Vehicles By Dealers, So As To Revise The Conditions That Allow The Prosecution Of Dealers For Improperly Titling Or Registering Vehicles; And By Amending Section 56-19-680, Relating To The Satisfaction Of Security Interests In Vehicles For Which Certificates Of Titles Are In The Possession Of Lienholders, So As To Revise The Procedures Whereby Lienholders' Interests Are Released, And To Provide A Penalty For The Failure Of Lienholders To Forward Certain Certificates Of Title To The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - Ratified Title

Recognize And Congratulate Joshua Prince For Winning The 2026 All-service Jrotc National Air Rifle Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-23-185 So As To Define "biomass" And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral And From Other Sources Carbon Negative; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That State Departments, Agencies, Institutions, And Political Subdivisions May Not Use Public Funds To Purchase Certain Flags Unless The Flags Are Made In The United States. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers, To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid, And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-62-80 So As To Create The "south Carolina Farm Aid And Resiliency Grant Fund" And To Provide Requirements Regarding This Fund; To Require The Office Of Resilience To Administer The Fund And, In Consultation With The Department Of Agriculture, Develop Criteria, Procedures, And Award Guidelines For Administering The Grant Program; And To Appropriate Fifty Million Dollars To The Fund From The Contingency Reserve Fund.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-550 So As To Require A County To Report A Residential Development Plan To A City Under Certain Circumstances Relating To The Local Comprehensive Planning Process; By Amending Section 5-3-90, Relating To Filing Notice With The Secretary Of State, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Public Safety, So As To Require Notice To The County Where Property To Be Annexed Is Located; By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To Definitions Concerning Development Impact Fees, So As To Modify Certain Definitions; By Amending Section 6-1-930, Relating To Ordinances Required To Impose And Collect Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Revise Requirements For Ordinance Passage Procedures, Ordinance Contents, And Related Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 6-1-960, Relating To Capital Improvements Plans Recommended By Local Planning Commissions, So As To Revise Notice Publication Requirements, And To Revise Plan Content Requirements; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To The Required Refund Of Impact Fee Funds Not Expended Within Three Years Of The Date They Were Scheduled, So As To Extend This Period From Three Years To Seven Years.

Recognize The Associated Builders And Contractors Of The Carolinas And To Declare April 22, 2026, As "abc Carolinas Hard Hat Day" At The State House.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To The Qualifications Of Probate Judges To Hold The Office, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Provide That No Person Is Eligible To The Hold The Office Of Probate Judge Who Is Not A Licensed Attorney In Good Standing Or Who Has Ten Years' Experience As An Employee In A Probate Judge's Office; And By Amending Section 14-23-1100, Relating To The Duties Of Clerks Of The Probate Courts, So As To Provide A Continuing Education Requirement For Clerks Of The Probate Courts.

Recognize Eva Reed Wilson, Miss Golden Corner's Teen; To Commend The Exceptional Discipline, Aspirations, And Talent That Have Enabled Her To Represent The Golden Corner Area With Dignity And Poise; And To Welcome Her To The South Carolina State House On April 22, 2026, As Part Of A State House Day With The Miss South Carolina Organization.

Welcome Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Of Illinois To South Carolina On The Occasion Of Spartanburg's Third Annual Democracy For All Ball, Which He Will Serve As Keynote Speaker.

Invite The University Of South Carolina Women's Basketball Team And School Officials To Join The General Assembly In Joint Session At A Date And Time Scheduled By The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Of The Senate, In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives, Whereby Coach Dawn Staley Is Invited To Address The Joint Session.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This State And To Provide That Fraudulent Transactions Are Void.

Direct The Department Of Administration, The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Or The Appropriate Agency, To Transfer The National Guard Armory In Timmonsville, South Carolina, To The City Of Timmonsville.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Youngs Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Upon The Occasion Of Its Family And Friends Day And Church Rededication Celebration And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Irmo Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.

Recognize And Honor Flint Hill Fire Chief David Jennings Upon The Occasion Of His Recent Retirement As Chief After Five Decades Of Distinguished Civil Service In The Firefighting Community.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mrs. Dorothy "dot" Cobb Of York County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 2 Of Title 47 Relating To The Possession Of Large Wild Cats, Non-native Bears, And Great Apes, So As To Include References To Primates And To Limit The Possession And Acquisition Of Covered Animals, Among Other Things.

Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Tyler Christopher Vaught And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Qualifications To Serve As A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Family Court Cases, So As To Require A Criminal History Background Check To Serve As A Guardian Ad Litem.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 1, Title 6 So As To Provide A Method To Effectuate The Transfer Of Water Systems Between Political Subdivisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 43-7-60, Relating To The Prohibition Of False Claims, Statements, Or Representation By Medical Providers, So As To Create Tiered Violations And Penalties For This Section And Provide For The Use Of Consent Agreements; By Amending Section 43-7-70, Relating To The Prohibition Of False Statements Or Representation On Applications For Assistance, So As To Create Tiered Violations And Penalties For This Section And Provide For The Use Of Consent Agreements; And By Amending Section 43-7-90, Relating To The Enforcement Of Sections 43-7-60 To 43-7-80, So As To Authorize The Attorney General To Issue Administrative Subpoenas And Other Appropriate Actions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-815 So As To Provide That If Certain County Or Municipal Zoning Officials Determine That The Use Of A Property Is Not Permitted Under Applicable Zoning Classifications, Then Any Related Permits Are No Longer Valid And Any Development Or Construction On The Property Must Cease.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 14-11-25 So As To Provide That The Terms Of Masters-in-equity Begin July 1.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-39-150, Relating To Approval Or Denial Of Permits, So As To Establish Timelines For The Department To Take Action On A Permit Application; By Amending Section 48-39-80, Relating To The Development Of A Coastal Management Program, So As To Deem A Coastal Zone Consistency Certification Approved If, For All Other State Permits, Certification Review Is Not Completed Within Ninety Days Of The Public Comment Closing; By Adding Section 48-6-35 So As To Permit The Department Of Environmental Services To Hire Third-party, Independent Engineers To Assist The Department With Its Duties And To Require The Department To Establish Regulations For Contractor Qualifications To Bid On The Department's Work; And By Repealing A Portion Of Section 48-39-130 As Of September 30, 2032, And To Establish Requirements For Certain Maintenance Dredging After That Date. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And To Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Notify Certain Persons By Certified Mail Or Electronic Tracking; By Amending Section 56-3-1010, Relating To Terms And Their Definitions Associated With Corporate-owned Fleet Motor Vehicles, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "fleet"; By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Licensed Or Have Their Licenses Renewed, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide This Provision Applies To The Issuance Of Identification Cards, To Establish The Maximum Period Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards Are Valid, To Provide A Fee For Identification Cards, And To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Certain Discretion When Granting Extensions To Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; By Amending Section 56-3-210, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary License Plates, So As To Increase The Maximum Period The License Plates Are Valid; By Repealing Section 56-5-2585 Relating To Exempting Purple Heart Recipients From Paying Parking Meter Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions; By Amending Section 56-19-265, Relating To Liens Or Encumbrances Recorded On Motor Vehicles Or Mobile Homes, So As To Require Certain Entities To Utilize The Department Of Motor Vehicle's Electronic Title System, And To Revise The Provisions That Establish The Procedures To Transfer Vehicle Ownership, Apply For And The Release Of Liens, And Perform Other Activities Necessary To Title Certain Vehicles; To Amend Section 56-19-370, Relating To Procedures For The Voluntary Transfer Of Certain Vehicles By Dealers, So As To Revise The Conditions That Allow The Prosecution Of Dealers For Improperly Titling Or Registering Vehicles; And By Amending Section 56-19-680, Relating To The Satisfaction Of Security Interests In Vehicles For Which Certificates Of Titles Are In The Possession Of Lienholders, So As To Revise The Procedures Whereby Lienholders' Interests Are Released, And To Provide A Penalty For The Failure Of Lienholders To Forward Certain Certificates Of Title To The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - Ratified Title

Recognize And Congratulate Joshua Prince For Winning The 2026 All-service Jrotc National Air Rifle Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-23-185 So As To Define "biomass" And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral And From Other Sources Carbon Negative; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That State Departments, Agencies, Institutions, And Political Subdivisions May Not Use Public Funds To Purchase Certain Flags Unless The Flags Are Made In The United States. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers, To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid, And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-62-80 So As To Create The "south Carolina Farm Aid And Resiliency Grant Fund" And To Provide Requirements Regarding This Fund; To Require The Office Of Resilience To Administer The Fund And, In Consultation With The Department Of Agriculture, Develop Criteria, Procedures, And Award Guidelines For Administering The Grant Program; And To Appropriate Fifty Million Dollars To The Fund From The Contingency Reserve Fund.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-550 So As To Require A County To Report A Residential Development Plan To A City Under Certain Circumstances Relating To The Local Comprehensive Planning Process; By Amending Section 5-3-90, Relating To Filing Notice With The Secretary Of State, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Public Safety, So As To Require Notice To The County Where Property To Be Annexed Is Located; By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To Definitions Concerning Development Impact Fees, So As To Modify Certain Definitions; By Amending Section 6-1-930, Relating To Ordinances Required To Impose And Collect Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Revise Requirements For Ordinance Passage Procedures, Ordinance Contents, And Related Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 6-1-960, Relating To Capital Improvements Plans Recommended By Local Planning Commissions, So As To Revise Notice Publication Requirements, And To Revise Plan Content Requirements; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To The Required Refund Of Impact Fee Funds Not Expended Within Three Years Of The Date They Were Scheduled, So As To Extend This Period From Three Years To Seven Years.

Recognize The Associated Builders And Contractors Of The Carolinas And To Declare April 22, 2026, As "abc Carolinas Hard Hat Day" At The State House.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To The Qualifications Of Probate Judges To Hold The Office, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Provide That No Person Is Eligible To The Hold The Office Of Probate Judge Who Is Not A Licensed Attorney In Good Standing Or Who Has Ten Years' Experience As An Employee In A Probate Judge's Office; And By Amending Section 14-23-1100, Relating To The Duties Of Clerks Of The Probate Courts, So As To Provide A Continuing Education Requirement For Clerks Of The Probate Courts.

Recognize Eva Reed Wilson, Miss Golden Corner's Teen; To Commend The Exceptional Discipline, Aspirations, And Talent That Have Enabled Her To Represent The Golden Corner Area With Dignity And Poise; And To Welcome Her To The South Carolina State House On April 22, 2026, As Part Of A State House Day With The Miss South Carolina Organization.

Welcome Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Of Illinois To South Carolina On The Occasion Of Spartanburg's Third Annual Democracy For All Ball, Which He Will Serve As Keynote Speaker.

Invite The University Of South Carolina Women's Basketball Team And School Officials To Join The General Assembly In Joint Session At A Date And Time Scheduled By The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Of The Senate, In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives, Whereby Coach Dawn Staley Is Invited To Address The Joint Session.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This State And To Provide That Fraudulent Transactions Are Void.

Direct The Department Of Administration, The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Or The Appropriate Agency, To Transfer The National Guard Armory In Timmonsville, South Carolina, To The City Of Timmonsville.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Youngs Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Upon The Occasion Of Its Family And Friends Day And Church Rededication Celebration And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Irmo Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.

Recognize And Honor Flint Hill Fire Chief David Jennings Upon The Occasion Of His Recent Retirement As Chief After Five Decades Of Distinguished Civil Service In The Firefighting Community.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mrs. Dorothy "dot" Cobb Of York County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 2 Of Title 47 Relating To The Possession Of Large Wild Cats, Non-native Bears, And Great Apes, So As To Include References To Primates And To Limit The Possession And Acquisition Of Covered Animals, Among Other Things.

Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Tyler Christopher Vaught And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Qualifications To Serve As A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Family Court Cases, So As To Require A Criminal History Background Check To Serve As A Guardian Ad Litem.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 1, Title 6 So As To Provide A Method To Effectuate The Transfer Of Water Systems Between Political Subdivisions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 43-7-60, Relating To The Prohibition Of False Claims, Statements, Or Representation By Medical Providers, So As To Create Tiered Violations And Penalties For This Section And Provide For The Use Of Consent Agreements; By Amending Section 43-7-70, Relating To The Prohibition Of False Statements Or Representation On Applications For Assistance, So As To Create Tiered Violations And Penalties For This Section And Provide For The Use Of Consent Agreements; And By Amending Section 43-7-90, Relating To The Enforcement Of Sections 43-7-60 To 43-7-80, So As To Authorize The Attorney General To Issue Administrative Subpoenas And Other Appropriate Actions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-815 So As To Provide That If Certain County Or Municipal Zoning Officials Determine That The Use Of A Property Is Not Permitted Under Applicable Zoning Classifications, Then Any Related Permits Are No Longer Valid And Any Development Or Construction On The Property Must Cease.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 14-11-25 So As To Provide That The Terms Of Masters-in-equity Begin July 1.