South Carolina

Recognize And Honor The Reverend Remus Harper Jr. Upon The Occassion Of His Retirement After Forty Years Of Exemplary Ministry, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.

Recognize And Honor Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins, Pastor Of New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church In St. George, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Thirty-five Years Of Exemplary Ministry, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 56 To Title 46 So As To Regulate The Sale Of Hemp-derived Consumables, Among Other Things.

Congratulate Green Earth Services Inc. Of Columbia On The Occasion Of Its Forty-fifth Anniversary And To Wish This Locally Owned Business Much Continued Success In The Days To Come.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-5-365, Relating To Licensing Requirements Applicable To The Sale Or Transportation Of Live Or Fresh Fish Or Saltwater Fishery Products, And Penalties, So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Buy, Receive, Handle, Pack, Process, Ship, Consign, Land, Possess, Sell, Barter, Or Trade Red Snapper For Commercial Purposes, And To Provide A Penalty.

Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Bridge That Crosses The Edisto River On South Carolina Highway 61 At The Dorchester/colleton County Line The "ernest Grover Ewers Sr. Memorial Bridge" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.

Honor Marcia M. Legare, Receptionist For The Solomon Blatt Building, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Many Years Of Exemplary Service And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.

Congratulate Reverend Douglas M. Hudson On His Twenty-year Anniversary As Pastor Of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church And To Recognize Him For His Outstanding Spiritual Leadership And Service To His Community.

Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The French Quarter Creek Bridge On Cainhoy Road In Huger In Berkeley County "william Ellington Sr. Bridge" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 61-2-400 So As To Define "alcoholic Beverages", "alcoholic Liquors By The Drink", "caterer", "private Event", And "commercial Kitchen"; By Adding Section 61-2-410 So As To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Issue A Retail Alcoholic Beverage Caterer License And Provide For The Licensing Requirements; And Which License Would Allow The Licensee To Serve Alcoholic Beverages For On-premises Consumption, Purchase Beer And Wine Directly From A Wholesaler, And Purchase Alcoholic Liquor Directly From A Liquor Store; And Which License Would Allow The Transfer Of The Alcoholic Beverages From The Wholesaler To The Caterer And From The Caterer To The Location Of The Private Event, And Would Allow A Wholesaler And Retail Liquor Store With A Wholesaler's Permit To Take Liquor And Offer A Refund Or Credit; And To Provide For Other Requirements; By Adding Section 61-2-420 So As To Allow The Holder Of A Valid Retail Alcoholic Beverage Caterer License Or Business Liquor-by-the-drink License To Contract With An Event Host To Provide For On-premises Consumption, And The Event Host Is Allowed To Charge An Entry Fee To Cover The Costs Of The Event; By Amending Section 61-4-160, Relating To Discount Pricing For On-premises Consumption, So As To Allow A Biennial Permit Holder For The Sale Of Beer Or Wine For On-premises Consumption To Sponsor Twelve Functions Per Year Where Beverages Are Free During A Fund-raising Activity, Private Function On Premises For Which A Biennial Permit Has Been Issued, Or To A Customer Attending A Function Sponsored By A Person Who Holds A Biennial Permit; By Amending Section 61-6-2000, Relating To Temporary Permits For Nonprofit Organizations; Criminal Background Checks, So As To Allow Alcoholic Liquor Temporary Permits For Special Events To Be Issued To A Caterer With A Valid Caterer License, A Food Establishment Service, Or A Nonprofit, And The Permit Holder May Sell Tickets To The Event; And To Establish That The Department Shall Require The Applicant To Complete The Notification Provision In The Application Form, And To Include That The Applicant Shall Notify The Division That Alcoholic Liquors Will Be Served At Least Twenty-four Hours Prior To The Special Event; And By Amending Section 61-4-550, Relating To Special Permits For Use At Fairs And Special Functions, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 10, Title 59 So As To Authorize Evaluators To Evaluate Public School Students For Health, Behavioral Health, Or Therapeutic Needs, To Authorize Certain Private Providers To Provide Related Services At Schools During The School Day, To Specify These Evaluations And Services Only May Occur Upon Request Of The Parent Or Guardian Of The Student And In Accordance With Applicable Requirements, To Provide School Districts May Not Prohibit Such Evaluations Or Services In Schools During The School Day, To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Adopt A Related Model Policy, To Provide Requirements For The Model Policy, To Provide School Districts Shall Adopt Related Policies, And To Define Necessary Terms. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-67-120, Relating To The Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act Definitions, So As To Clarify That The Existence Of An Income-producing Use Prior To The Period Of Abandonment Is Not A Requirement For Eligibility; By Amending Section 12-67-130, Relating To Applicability, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-67-140, Relating To Eligibility For The Credit, So As To Clarify Certain Timing Considerations, Related To The Filing Of A Notice Of Intent To Rehabilitate An Abandoned Building And To Clarify That Abandoned Building Tax Credits May Not Serve As Collateral For Any Debt; By Amending Section 12-67-160, Relating To The Certification Of Abandoned Building Sites, So As To Remove A Requirement For Certain Certifications Of State-owned Abandoned Building Sites; And To Provide For Certain Abeyance. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-21-620, Relating To Tax Rates On Products Containing Tobacco, So As To Provide For A Tax On Cigarettes For Heating And Certain Vapor Products And Electronic Cigarettes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina High School League Oversight And Accountability Act" By Adding Chapter 9 To Title 59 So As To Establish Requirements For Interscholastic Athletic Associations, Organizations, Or Entities As A Condition For Public School Districts, Charter Schools, And Charter School Authorizers To Join, Affiliate With, Pay Dues Or Fees To, Or Otherwise Provide Financial Support To Such Associations, Organizations, Or Entities; By Amending Section 2-2-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Legislative Oversight Of Executive Departments, So As To Expand The Definition Of "agency" To Include Other Entities As Prescribed By Law; And By Amending Section 2-15-50, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Legislative Audit Council, So As To Expand The Definition Of "state Agencies" To Include Any Interscholastic Athletic Association, Body, Or Entity As Prescribed By Law. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-635 So As To Provide That A Person Who, Without Legal Cause Or Good Excuse, Enters A Transportation Facility, Including Any Public Transportation And Any Public Transportation System, After Having Been Warned Not To Do So By The Transit Director Or His Designee, Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor Triable In A Municipal Or Magistrates Court, To Provide Procedures For A Written Warning And For Appealing The Warning, And To Provide That The Provisions Of This Section Must Be Construed As In Addition To, And Not As Superseding, Another Statute Relating To Trespass Or Unlawful Entry On Lands Of Another. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-5-10, Relating To The Performance Of The Duties Of A Register Of Deeds, So As To Include Abbeville County Among The Counties Exempt From The Requirement That These Duties Be Performed By The Clerk Of Court; And By Amending Section 30-5-12, Relating To Counties Where The County Governing Body Appoints The Register Of Deeds, So As To Include Abbeville County. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-90, Relating To The Definition Of Gross Proceeds Of Sales, So As To Exclude Amounts Paid By State And Local Governments For The Emergency Services Ip Network; By Amending Section 12-21-2420, Relating To Admissions Tax, So As To Exempt Admissions Charged By Certain Local Chambers Of Commerce; And By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To The Sales Tax Exemption On Certain Computer Equipment, So As To Extend The Exemption To Certain Related Persons Of The Taxpayer. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 91 To Title 38 So As To Regulate The Licensure Of Insurance Adjusters, Among Other Things; By Adding Chapter 92 To Title 38 So As To Regulate The Licensure Of Public Insurance Adjusters, Among Other Things; To Amend Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide A Definition; And By Repealing Chapters 47 And 48 Of Title 38 Relating To Insurance Adjusters And Public Insurance Adjusters. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-2-20, 44-2-40, 44-2-60, 44-2-130, And 44-2-150, All Relating To The State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank Act, So As To Change Certain Definitions, To Increase The Funds Available For Rehabilitation Of Contaminated Sites, To Revise An Annual Renewal Fee Schedule, To Change The Composition Of The Superb Advisory Committee, And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 63-7-2630 And 63-9-765 So As To Require Family Courts To Consider The Appropriateness Of No Contact Orders Or Supervised Contact Orders When Terminating Parental Rights Or Finalizing Adoptions; To Authorize These Orders; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Insurance Law Definitions, So As To Define The Term "contingent Deferred Annuity"; By Amending Section 38-69-220, Relating To Exceptions From Operation Of The Standard Nonforfeiture Law For Individual Deferred Annuities, So As To Add An Exception For Certain Provisions Of The Standard Nonforfeiture Law For Individual Deferred Annuities, And To Provide The Department Of Insurance May Promulgate Regulations For Nonforfeiture Benefits For Contingent Deferred Annuities In The Discretion Of The Director Of The Department In Certain Circumstances; And By Amending Section 38-44-20, Relating To Definitions In The Managing General Agents Act, So As To Make A Conforming Change. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "stop Harm From Addictive Social Media (shasm) Act" By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Require Covered Social Media Platforms To Use Reasonable Means To Estimate The Age Of Certain Account Holders, To Verify The Age Of Certain Account Holders, To Create Default Account Settings For Certain Users, And To Create Certain Parental Consents. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 17-22-50 And 17-22-60, Both Relating To Pretrial Intervention Program Eligibility, Both So As To Provide A Person May Participate In A Pretrial Intervention Program If Twenty Years Have Passed Since The Date Of Successful Completion Of A Pretrial Intervention Program By The Person, Rather Than Limiting Eligibility Of Participation To Only Once. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-90, Relating To Prostitution, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," Revise The Statute And Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution For Victims Of Human Trafficking And Victims Under The Age Of Eighteen; By Amending Section 16-15-100, Relating To Further Acts Of Prostitution, So As To Define Necessary Terms, Revise The Statute Regarding Promoting Prostitution, Increase The Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution To Persons Coerced As Result Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking; By Amending Section 16-15-110, Relating To Solicitation Of Prostitution Offenses, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," And Increase The Penalties For Violations; And By Adding Section 16-15-115 So As To Provide That Persons Previously Convicted Of A Prostitution Offense May Be Eligible To Participate In A Treatment And Rehabilitation Program Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide A Procedure For Expungement Of The Arrest Record. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-1-1210, Relating To Annual Salaries Of Certain State Officers, So As To Provide That Salaries Of The Governor And The Lieutenant Governor Must Be Based On Recommendations By The Agency Head Salary Commission To The General Assembly; By Amending Section 8-11-160, Relating To The Agency Head Salary Commission And Salary Increases For Agency Heads, So As To Provide That Salaries Of The Governor And The Lieutenant Governor Must Be Based On Recommendations By The Agency Head Salary Commission To The General Assembly, And To Require The Commission To Authorize A Study Every Four Years To Recommend Salary Ranges For The Governor And Lieutenant Governor; And By Amending Section 8-11-165, Relating To The Agency Head Salary Commission And Its Duties And Responsibilities, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title