South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-1-40 And 63-19-20, Both Relating To Status Offenses, So As To Eliminate Playing A Pinball Machine As A Status Offense; And By Repealing Section 63-19-2430 Relating To The Playing Of Pinball Machines By A Minor. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 30-2-60 So As To Provide For The Removal Of Certain Public Records. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-1-410, Relating To The Secretary Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint The Secretary Instead Of The Commission Of The Department Of Transportation; To Devolve The Duties Of The Commission Of The Department Of Transportation Upon The Secretary Of The Department Of Transportation; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government And Their Governing Bodies, So As To Delete The Provision That Provides That Part Of The Governing Body Of The Department Of Transportation Is A Seven-member Commission; By Amending Section 1-30-105, Relating To The Establishment Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Transportation Is The Secretary Of Transportation; By Amending Sections 11-43-140 And 11-43-150, Both Relating To The Transportation Infrastructure Bank, So As To Remove The Chairman Of The Department Of Transportation Commission As A Director, To Provide That The Secretary Of Transportation Is A Member Of The Board, And To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Sections 57-1-10, 57-1-40, 57-1-430, 57-1-500, 57-3-50, 57-1-90, 57-3-210, 57-3-700, 57-5-10, 57-5-50, 57-5-90, 57-5-310, 57-5-340, 57-13-10, 57-13-20, 57-13-40, 57-13-50, 57-25-120, 57-25-140, 57-25-150, 57-25-170, 57-25-200, 57-25-210, And 57-1-370, All Relating To The Department Of Transportation, And Its Duties And Responsibilities, So As To Make Conforming Changes Regarding The Commission; By Repealing Sections 57-1-310, 57-1-320, 57-1-325, 57-1-330, 57-1-340, 57-1-350, And Sections 6, 7, And 8 Of Act 114 Of 2007 All Relating To The Creation And Functions Of The Department Of Transportation And Its Commission; By Amending Section 57-1-360, Relating To Audits Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Set Forth Certain Requirements For The Chief Internal Auditor And To Require An Independent Audit Of The Department Every Four Years; To Amend Section 57-3-20, Relating To The Divisions Of The Department Of Transportation, So As To Establish Certain Deputy Secretaries; By Adding Section 57-3-205 So As To Authorize Public-private Partnerships Between The Department Of Transportation And Other Entities And To Set Forth Certain Requirements; By Amending Section 57-3-615, Relating To Certain Tolls And Usage Charges, So As To Specify The Circumstances Under Which Tolls And Usage Charges May Be Imposed; By Adding Section 57-3-790 So As To Waive The State's Immunity Under The 11th Amendment Of The United States Constitution For Certain Actions Of The Department Of Transportation And To Specify The Circumstances For Waiving Immunity; By Adding Section 57-3-800 So As To Authorize The Department Of Transportation To Enter Into Certain Reciprocal Agreements With Other Jurisdictions And To Specify The Circumstances Under Which Agreements Are Enforceable; By Adding Section 57-5-1345 So As To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Coordinate With The Department Of Motor Vehicles To Administer And Collect Tolls And Usage Charges; By Amending Sections 57-5-820 And 57-5-830, Both Relating To Department Of Transportation Projects And Municipalities, So As To Set Forth The Process By Which A Municipality May Object To The Project; By Amending Sections 57-5-1320, 57-5-1330, 57-5-1335, 57-5-1340, 57-5-1350, 57-5-1360, 57-5-1370, 57-5-1380, 57-5-1390, 57-5-1400, 57-5-1410, 57-5-1420, 57-5-1430, 57-5-1440, 57-5-1450, 57-5-1460, 57-5-1470, 57-5-1480, 57-5-1490, And 57-5-1495, All Relating To Turnpike Projects, So As To Change The Name Of Such Projects To Choice Lane Facilities, To Specify The Circumstances Under Which Choice Lane Facilities May Be Constructed, To Specify The Manner In Which Bonds May Be Issued For Such Choice Lane Facilities Projects, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Section 57-5-1710 So As To Set Forth The Requirements For The Department Of Transportation To Select And Award A Contract To A Phased Design-build Contractor; By Adding Section 57-5-1720 So As To Authorize The Department To Award Highway Construction Contracts Using A Construction Manager/general Contractor Procedure; By Amending Sections 56-5-4210 And 56-5-4220, Both Relating To Certain Road Restrictions On Local Roads, So As To Specify The Circumstances Under Which Restrictions May Become Effective; By Amending Section 11-35-710, Relating To Exemptions From The Consolidated Procurement Code, So As To Specify The Exemption For The Department Of Transportation And To Exempt Certain Road-related Acquisitions By The Department Of Public Safety; By Amending Section 12-28-2740, Relating To "c" Funds, So As To Provide For The Powers And Responsibilities Of The County Transportation Committees And Procedures For Using "c" Fund Revenues; By Amending Section 12-28-2920, Relating To The Construction Of Certain Roads, So As To Specify The Use Of Usage Charge Revenues; By Adding Section 57-5-1800 So As To Establish The Pothole Mitigation Program For The Public Reporting Of Pothole Locations; And By Adding Section 57-1-375 So As To Set Forth A Process By Which County-funded Projects May Reprioritize The Statewide Transportation Plan Within The County. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-970, Relating To The Traffic-control Signal Legend, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide Rules Cyclists Must Observe When Approaching Intersections Controlled By Traffic-control Devices; And By Adding Section 56-5-3530 So As To Provide Rules Cyclists Must Observe When Approaching Stop Signs. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For A Tax Credit For Renewable Natural Gas. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-320 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Create A Pamphlet On Rendering Seizure First Aid To Individuals Who Have Suffered A Seizure In The Workplace And To Require State Governmental Entities To Post The Pamphlet In A Conspicuous Location. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-31-5, Relating To Contributions And Payments To The Unemployment Trust Fund Definitions, So As To Change The Lookback Period For The Benefit Ratio; By Amending Section 41-31-45, Relating To Debt Status Estimates, So As To Provide For A Solvency Target For The Fund; By Amending Section 41-31-60, Relating To The Tax Rate When A Delinquent Report Is Received, So As To Change The Penalty For An Outstanding Lien; By Amending Section 41-31-350, Relating To The Penalty For Failure To File A Report, So As To Remove The Cap On The Penalty For Failing To File A Report; By Amending Section 41-31-370, Relating To Interest On Unpaid Contributions, So As To Remove The Cap On The Penalty For Failure To Pay Contributions; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt The First Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property Owned By A Small Business; By Amending Section 12-37-900, Relating To Property Tax Returns, So As To Provide That A Taxpayer Is Not Required To Return Business Personal Property For Taxation If The Taxpayer Has Less Than Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property; By Adding Section 12-37-980 So As To Require That All Business Personal Property Required To Be Returned For Taxation Be Returned To The Department Of Revenue; And By Amending Section 12-20-50, Relating To The License Tax On Corporations, So As To Provide That, Under Certain Circumstances, The Fee Does Not Apply To Any Portion Of The First Fifty Million Dollars Of Certain Capital Stock And Paid-in Or Capital Surplus. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-103-15, Relating To The State's Mission And Goals For Higher Education, So As To Provide For An Applied Baccalaureate In Culinary Arts Management Degree From Institutions That Are Part Of The State Technical And Comprehensive Education System; And By Amending Section 59-103-15, Relating To Funding For Certain Degrees, So As To Provide That Applied Baccalaureate In Culinary Arts Management Degree Programs Are Only Allowed If State Funds Are Not Appropriated To Fund The Programs. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-398, Relating To The Sale Of Products Containing Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, Or Phenylpropanolamine, So As To Require That Manufacturers Of These Products Pay Monthly Fees Associated With Data Collection, To Establish A Penalty For Manufacturers That Fail To Comply, And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-25-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Terms; By Amending Section 6-25-50, Relating To The Application Filed With The Secretary Of State, So As To Revise Requirements; By Amending Section 6-25-60, Relating To The Management Of A Joint System, So As To Provide For Alternative Methods Of Commissioner Appointment And Conditions Of Service As A Commissioner; By Amending Section 6-25-70, Relating To The Change In Membership Of A Joint System, So As To Provide Procedures For The Addition Of A Member To A Joint System; By Amending Section 6-25-80, Relating To The Dissolution Of A System, So As To Provide Procedures For Joint System Reconstitution; By Amending Section 6-25-110, Relating To The Authorization To Incur Debt And Issue Bonds, So As To Provide Procedures For Bond Issuance By A Commission Appointed Entirely By The Governor; And By Amending Section 6-25-128, Relating To Contracts, So As To Permit The Automatic Extension Of Contract Provisions Commensurate With Terms Of Bonds Or Other Indebtedness. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-11-1930, Relating To The State Child Fatality Advisory Committee, So As To Add The Executive Director Of The South Carolina Commission For Community Advancement And Engagement As A Member Of The Committee, To Establish Certain Restrictions On Serving In A Holdover Capacity, And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-5-1705, Relating To Catch Limits For Certain Saltwater Game Fish, So As To Revise The Catch Limit For Red Drum; By Amending Section 50-5-1710, Relating To Size Limits For Certain Saltwater Game Fish, So As To Revise The Size Limit For Red Drum; By Amending Section 50-5-1700, Relating To Equipment For The Catching Of Saltwater Game Fish, So As To Require A Nonoffset, Nonstainless Steel Circle Hook When Using A Handheld Hook And Line And A Hook Size Of 4/0 Or Larger; And By Amending Section 50-9-650, Relating To Deer Hunting, So As To Increase The Number Of Anterless Deer Tags Issued. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 53-1-20, Relating To College And University Campuses Exempt From The Prohibition On Sunday Public Sports, So As To Define Terms Pertaining To Campus Events And Land Use Approval, To Provide That No County Or Municipality May Prohibit, Restrict, Condition, Delay, Or Require Land Use Approval For Events Held On The Campus Of A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Based On Zoning Ordinances Or Land Use Classifications, And To Clarify The Application Of Generally Applicable Safety Laws. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-130, Relating To State Health Facility Licensure Act Definitions, So As To Add To The Definition Of "hospital" All Hospitals That Convert To Rural Emergency Hospitals. - Ratified Title

Ratify An Amendment To Section 4, Article Ii Of The S.c. Constitution Relating To Voter Qualifications, So As To Provide That Only A Citizen Of The United States And Of This State Of The Age Of Eighteen And Upwards Who Is Properly Registered Is Entitled To Vote As Provided By Law. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 105 To Title 38 Entitled "wellness Reimbursement Programs" So As To Define Terms, Prohibit Certain Acts By Wellness Reimbursement Programs, Require Registration Including An Application And Fees, Exempt Brokers From Registering, And To Provide Fines For Violations Of The Chapter, Among Other Things. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-11-700, 63-11-710, 63-11-740, 63-11-760, And 63-11-770, All Relating To The Division Of Foster Care Review Of The Department Of Children's Advocacy, So As To Change The Standards For Serving On The Division's Board And The Procedure For Terms Of Office; To Authorize The Department To Establish Certain Standards For Local Review Boards; To Authorize The Director To Appoint Or Remove Members Of Local Boards, With Exceptions; To Allow The Department To Dissolve Local Boards; To Require The Department To Provide Certain Assistance To Local Boards; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-43-30, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-43-245 So As To Authorize Pharmacists And Physicians To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions For Physicians And Miscellaneous Healthcare Professionals, So As To Provide A Definition For Collaborative Practice Agreements; By Adding Section 40-47-205 So As To Authorize Physicians And Pharmacists To Enter Into Collaborative Practice Agreements; And To Require The State Board Of Pharmacy And The State Board Of Medical Examiners To Promulgate Regulations Governing The Use Of Collaborative Practice Agreements And To Provide That Collaborative Practice Agreements May Not Be Implemented Until After The Regulations Are Effective. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 47 To Title 34 So As To Prohibit A Governing Authority From Accepting Or Requiring Payment Using Central Bank Digital Currency Or Participating In A Test Of Central Bank Digital Currency; To Permit Individuals Or Businesses Using Digital Currency For Transactions; To Provide That Digital Assets May Not Be Singled Out For Disparate Tax Treatment; To Provide That Digital Currency Transaction May Be Taxed If The Taxation Is The Same As If The Transaction Used United States Legal Tender; To Restrict Certain Activity For Digital Currency Operations That Are Zoned For Industrial Use; To Provide That Digital Asset Mining Business Operations Shall Not Place Any Additional Stress On The Electrical Grid For Which They Are Connected And To Provide That Digital Mining Businesses Must Provide Certain Information To The Public Service Commission Upon Request; To Provide That Those Engaged In Digital Mining Operations Do Not Have To Obtain Certain Licenses And That Those Who Provide Certain Services Related To Digital Mining Or Staking Are Not Offering A Security; To Provide That The Attorney General Can Prosecute An Individual Or Business That Fraudulently Claim To Be Offering Digital Asset Mining As Service Or Staking As A Service; And To Define Necessary Terms. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-340 So As To Designate The First Day Of March Of Each Year As "religious Liberty Day" In South Carolina.. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Act 36 Of 2019, Relating To Highway System Construction, So As To Change The Sunset Expiration Provision To July 1, 2032; And By Adding Section 57-3-790 So As To Provide The State Waives Immunity And Consents To Suit In Federal Court For Certain Lawsuits Relating To The National Environmental Policy Act Assignment Program, And To Provide For The Issuance Of An Annual Report. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-255 So As To Provide For Fire And Building Code Exceptions For Placement Of Hospital Beds In Hallways, Corridors, Or Other Means Of Egress During Justified Emergencies. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide That Certain Unprepared Foods, That May Be Purchased With Food Coupons Which Are Exempt From Taxes, Are Not Limited To Certain Federal Regulations. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-11-83, Relating To Payroll Deductions, So As To Authorize The Comptroller General To Deduct Dues For The South Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers' Association From The Compensation Of State Employees And Retirees. - Ratified Title

Approve Regulations Of The State Commission On Higher Education, Relating To Determination Of Rates Of Tuition And Fees, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5443, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws. - Ratified Title