South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 55-11-620, Relating To The Pee Dee Regional Airport Authority, So As To Provide The Members Of The Authority Shall Be Appointed By The Governor Upon The Recommendations Of The Various County Legislative Delegations; By Amending Section 55-11-630, Relating To The Powers And Duties Of The Authority, So As To Provide For A Perpetual Exemption From The Imposition Or Assessment Of Stormwater Fees; By Amending Section 55-11-640, Relating To The Promulgation Of Certain Regulations By The Authority, So As To Provide That Certain Fines Collected Must Be Forwarded To The Pee Dee Regional Airport District; And By Adding Section 55-11-740 So As To Provide The Pee Dee Regional Airport District May Apply To The Foreign-trade Zones Board To Establish, Operate, And Maintain Foreign-trade Zones. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-1-103, Relating To Designation Of Representation In Magistrates Court, So As To Include Housing Authorities; And By Adding Section 31-3-70 So As To Provide That Housing Authorities May Designate A Certain Representative. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 Entitled "south Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission" So As To Establish The South Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission And Provide For Its Membership And Purpose. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-735 So As To Prohibit Local Governments From Preventing The Continuance Of Lawful Nonconforming Use Of Property When A Preexisting Manufactured Home Is Replaced With Another Specific Manufactured Home, To Provide Exceptions, And To Provide Definitions; By Amending Section 23-43-85, Relating To Standards For Modular Homes And Display Models, So As To Provide That The Standards Only Apply To On-frame Modular Homes And To Remove A Five-year Restriction On Display Models Being Used For Residential Use; And By Amending Section 6-35-30, Relating To Residential Improvement Districts, So As To Allow For Joint Residential Improvement Districts Between Different Jurisdictions. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-3-20, Relating To Compensation Of Members Of The General Assembly, So As To Provide That Members Of The General Assembly Shall Receive Legislative Compensation And An In-district Legislative Service Allowance Of A Combined Forty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, And To Provide That Such Amount Shall Be Adjusted Every Two Years By An Inflation Factor Not To Exceed Five Percent. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-210, Relating To The Expulsion, Suspension, And Transfer Of Students, So As To Revise Restrictions Applicable To Expelled And Suspended Students While On School Property Or Attending School Activities, And To Remove Limitations On Disciplinary Action For Certain Violations; By Amending Section 59-63-235, Relating To The Expulsion Of Students Who Bring Firearms To School, So As To Require A Minimum One-year Expulsion For Knowingly Bringing A Firearm To School, To Provide Procedures For Modification, Review, And Reinstatement Of The Expulsion Period, To Preserve Student Appeal Rights, And To Authorize Educational Services In Alternative Or Virtual Settings; By Adding Section 59-63-237 So As To Provide For The Expulsion Of Students Who Make Certain Threats Of Violence Against Schools Or School Personnel, To Establish Standards And Procedures For Such Expulsions, To Authorize Educational Services In Alternative Or Virtual Settings, And To Require Referral To The Department Of Juvenile Justice; And By Amending Section 59-63-250, Relating To The Transfer Of Students, So As To Clarify The Authority Of District Boards And Designated Administrators To Transfer Students Within The District In Lieu Of Suspension Or Expulsion, To Require Parent Conferences Or Hearings And Notice To And Input From The Receiving School Principal, And To Provide Appeal Rights For Transfers Ordered By An Administrator. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-1-350 So As To Prohibit Certain Racing Facilities, Under Certain Circumstances, From Being Subject To Nuisance And Taking Causes Of Action From A Surrounding Landowner, And To Provide Exceptions. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 15, Title 40 So As To Provide Guidelines For The Practice Of Teledentistry In This State, To Outline Unprofessional Conduct, And To Provide Definitions Related To Teledentistry. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Consumer Affairs To The Departments Within The Executive Branch Of State Government; By Adding Section 1-30-145 So As To Provide For The Transition Of The Department Of Consumer Affairs To The Executive Branch Of State Government; By Amending Section 37-6-103, Relating To The Definition Of "administrator," So As To Provide That The Administrator Is Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; By Amending Sections 37-6-104 And 37-6-117, Section 37-6-501 Through Section 37-6-510, And Sections 37-6-602 And 37-6-604, All Relating To The Functions And Duties Of The Commission On Consumer Affairs, So As To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Commission On Consumer Affairs To Be Replaced With An Administrator As The Head Of The Department, And To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-13-190, Relating To Fingerprint-based Background Checks Of Department Of Social Services Personnel In Childcare Facilities, So As To Make Certain Changes To The Requirement For A Fingerprint-based Background Check. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 2, Title 56 So As To Define The Term "utility Terrain Vehicle (utv)" And To Provide For The Registration And Operation Of Utv's On The Highways And Streets Of The State; By Amending Section 56-1-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "off-road Use Only"; By Amending Section 38-77-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "individual Private Passenger Automobile" To Include Certain Utv's; By Adding Section 56-2-5140 So As To Provide Farmers Holding Scate Cards And Driver's Licenses May Operate Certain Utv's Without Restrictions; To Amend Section 56-3-630, Relating To Private Passenger Motor Vehicles, So As To Classify Utv's As Private Passenger Motor Vehicles; And To Amend Section 56-2-90, Relating To The Operation Of Golf Carts, So As To Exempt Certain Minor Passengers From Wearing Safety Belts Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide For The Operation Of Golf Carts During Certain Athletic Events. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "municipal Tax Relief Act" By Adding Chapter 41 To Title 5 So As To Authorize Certain Municipalities To Impose Up To A One Percent Sales Tax To Provide Property Tax Relief To Owner-occupied Homes And To Finance Certain Projects, To Specify The Manner In Which The Tax Must Be Imposed And Administered And The Manner In Which The Property Tax Credit Is Calculated. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-1-200, Relating To The Establishment Of Salaries Of Supreme Court Justices And Court Of Appeals, Circuit Court, And Family Court Judges, So As To Provide A Revised Salary Schedule For Judges. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-17-560, Relating To The Authority Of The State Executive Committee Of A Political Party To Hear Certain Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Require The State Executive Committee To Also Hear Protests And Contests In The Case Of County Officers, Less Than County Officers, And Municipal Officers, And To Authorize The State Executive Committee To Adopt A Resolution To Require The Filing Of Any Protest Or Contest To Be Accompanied By A Refundable Deposit; By Amending Section 7-17-570, Relating To Hearings Of Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Extend The Time In Which The State Executive Committee Must Conduct Such Hearings, And To Provide For Appeals From Decisions By The State Executive Committee; By Amending Section 5-15-80, Relating To Municipal Primary Protests And Contests, So As To Provide That Such Protests And Contests Are To Be Filed, Heard, And Decided In The Manner Provided In Sections 7-17-560 And 7-17-570; By Repealing Sections 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-580, And 7-17-590 All Relating To Primary Protests And Contests For Certain Offices; By Amending Section 5-15-120, Relating To The Counting Of Votes In Municipal Elections, So As To Allow A Municipal Governing Body To Determine By Ordinance When The Terms Of Its Newly Elected Officers Begin; By Amending Section 7-3-25, Relating To The Duty Of The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify Results When A County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Fails To Do So, So As To Require The Same When A Municipal Election Commission Fails To Determine And Certify Results; By Adding Section 5-15-45 So As To Provide When The Terms Of Municipal Councilmembers In Office As Of January 1, 2027 Expire; By Amending Section 5-15-50, Relating To The Establishment Of The Time For General And Special Elections Within A Municipality, So As To Require Municipal Governing Bodies To Choose One Of Two Dates For Such Elections In Odd-numbered Years; By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Municipalities Adopting Methods Of Nominating Candidates And Determining Results Of Elections, So As To Only Permit Partisan Elections In Municipalities With Populations Under A Certain Amount; By Amending Section 5-15-100, Relating To The Functions, Powers, And Duties Of Municipal Election Commissions, So As To Remove Certain Functions, Powers, And Duties; By Amending Section 5-15-130, Relating To Procedures For Contesting Results Of Municipal Elections, So As To Extend The Deadlines For Filing A Notice Of Contest And For Conducting A Hearing On The Contest; By Amending Section 5-15-140, Relating To Appeals From Decisions On Municipal Election Contests, So As To Delete Language Providing The Notice Of Appeal Acts As A Stay Of Further Proceedings; And By Adding Section 5-15-175 So As To Provide That Municipal Election Commissions Only May Be Established For Municipalities With Populations Over A Certain Amount. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-56-50, Relating To Organizations Exempt From Registration Provisions, So As To Increase Thresholds For Charities Requesting Exemptions; By Amending Section 33-56-70, Relating To Contracts Between Professional Solicitors And Charitable Organizations, So As To Limit Filing Requirements To Commercial Co-venturers Under Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 33-56-90, Relating To Disclosures To Solicited Parties, So As To Require Any Entity That Solicits For Charitable Organizations To Disclose The Legal Name And Purpose Of The Charity For Which They Are Soliciting; By Amending Section 33-56-110, Relating To The Registration Of Professional Solicitors, Fundraising Counsel, Or Commercial Co-venturers, So As To Limit Registration Requirements For Commercial Co-venturers Soliciting More Than Ten Thousand Dollars In A Single Solicitation Campaign And To Require Reporting To The Secretary Of State If The Contributions Collected By A Co-venturer Exceed That Limit; And By Amending Section 33-56-120, Relating To Prohibited Misrepresentations, So As To Prohibit Commercial Co-venturers From Using Registration With The Secretary Of State As An Endorsement By The State. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 15 To Chapter 19, Title 50 So As To Prohibit Fishing On The J. Foster Jeffords Causeway In Florence County. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 31 To Chapter 9, Title 58 So As To Permit Certain Items Sold To Or Used By Internet Access Service Providers And Communications Service Providers To Be Exempt From Sales Tax, To Establish A Process For Refunds On Taxes Paid On Exempt Items, And To Prohibit Data Centers From Claiming Or Utilizing These Exemptions Or Refunds. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 10-1-165, Relating To The Protection Of Certain Monuments And Memorials, So As To Expand The Type Of Monuments Or Memorials That May Not Be Relocated, Removed, Or Disturbed, To Authorize The General Assembly, By Joint Resolution, To Take Actions Regarding Certain Monuments, To Allow For Certain Exceptions, And To Provide The Manner In Which An Affinity Organization May Bring A Civil Action To Prevent Certain Actions Regarding Certain Monuments. - Ratified Title

Amend Act 369 Of 1959, As Amended, Relating To The St. John's Fire District, So As To Increase The Membership Of The Commission And To Revise The Procurement Requirements Of The District And To Repeal Section 2 Of Act 727 Of 1978 Relating To The Additional Appointment Of A Member. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 3 Of Title 34 So As To Define Terms Pertaining To The Financial Exploitation Of An Eligible Adult, And To Set Forth Processes By Which A Financial Institution May Protect An Eligible Adult, Including Establishing Emergency Contacts For An Eligible Adult To Protect The Eligible Adult. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-5-10, Relating To Authorized Investments Of Funds By Political Subdivisions, So As To Authorize Certain Investment-grade Corporate Debt Investments By Qualified Retiree Post-employment Benefits Trusts And To Provide Requirements And Limitations For Such Investments. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 19, Title 59 So As To Provide A School Board Member Code Of Ethics; And By Adding Section 59-19-45, Relating To Mandatory Training For School District Trustees, So As To Revise The Training Content Requirements, Applicability, And Compliance Requirements, Among Other Things. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide For Civil Cause Of Actions Against Certain Licensees Who Furnish Alcohol To Visibly Intoxicated Individuals Under Certain Circumstances, To Provide Exceptions To Liability, And To Provide The Provisions Of This Section Are The Exclusive Manner For Bringing Dram Shop Cause Of Actions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Community Choice Aggregation Act" By Adding Chapter 45 To Title 58 So As To Provide The Requirements For Establishing A Community Choice Aggregation; To Provide For The Related Duties Of The Public Service Commission And The Office Of Regulatory Staff; To Provide For The Responsibilities Of The Electrical Utilities; To Provide That Participation In Community Choice Aggregations Are Voluntary And Require Notice And Opt-out Provisions; To Establish Standards For Community Choice Aggregation Rates; To Provide Requirements For Community Choice Aggregations Related To Its Resources, Planning, Marketing, Billing, Annual Reports, And Financial Security; To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Establish A Complaint And Dispute Resolution Process For Customers; To Prohibit Customer Data Being Used For Purposes Other Than Providing Services And To Safeguard Customer Data; To Permit Termination Of Service Pursuant To Terms Approved By The Public Service Commission; To Permit The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Audit Community Choice Aggregations And Their Vendors; To Permit An Electric Cooperative Or Municipal Utility To Either Offer Or Participate In A Community Choice Aggregation; And To Require The Public Service Commission To Promulgate Regulations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 45 To Title 58 So As To Establish The South Carolina Utility Citizens Council To Serve As An Independent Advisory Body To The Public Service Commission; To Provide For The Utility Citizens Council's Membership, Duties, And Responsibilities; To Permit The Utility Citizens Council To Have Access To Certain Information Submitted To The Public Service Commission; To Provide Funding For The Utility Citizens Council From Regulated Utilities, Establish Cost Recovery Requirements And Penalties For Failure To Provide Funding, And Provide For Its Administration; To Require The South Carolina Energy Justice Coalition To Provide Staffing And Other Duties; To Require The Public Service Commission To Provide The Council With Relevant Documentation Upon Notice Of A Utility Rate Case Or Major Filing, To Permit The Council To Participate In Public Service Commission Proceedings, And To Require The Commission To Include A Summary Of The Council's Recommendations And Commission's Responses In Commission Orders; And To Require The Council, In Consultation With The Office Of Regulatory Staff, To Develop Energy Affordability Metrics.