Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management, So As To Revise The Penalty For Unlawfully Approaching Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles, To Define The Term "significantly Reduced Speed," And To Provide The Department Of Public Safety Shall Compile And Publish An Annual Report For Certain Citations Issued Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points Assessed Against The Motor Vehicle Operating Records Of Drivers For Driving Offenses, So As To Provide Four Points Must Be Assessed Against Drivers' Motor Vehicle Operating Records For Unlawfully Approaching Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Issued A Driver's License Or Have Their Driver's License Renewed, So As To Provide Persons Who Cannot Demonstrate Proficiency In Reading And Understanding The English Language May Not Be Issued A Driver's License Or Have Their Driver's License Renewed.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The James F. Byrnes High School Girls Softball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaaaa Division I Girls Softball State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-19-115 So As To Require Candidates For Magistrate Positions To Be Reviewed By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission In The Same Manner As Other Judicial Candidates Upon Vacancies, And To Define When Vacancies Occur; By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court; And By Amending Section 22-8-30, Relating To The Facilities And Personnel Of Magistrates Courts In Each County, So As To Require The Personnel Provided For Magistrates In Each County To Include One Or More Licensed Attorneys In Good Standing Of The South Carolina Bar.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 51-3-170 So As To Provide That A Coastal Beach Is A State Park.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-11-317 So As To Define "doe" Or "does", And To Establish A Doe Season From January 2 - January 31; By Adding Section 50-9-42 So As To Require Licenses For Hunting Does During Doe Season; And By Amending Section 50-9-650, Relating To Deer Hunting, So As To Increase The Number Of Antlerless Deer Tags A Person May Purchase, And To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Produce Literature Encouraging Hunters To Take Antlerless Deer.

Recognize And Honor Clint And Erin Henderson, Founders Of Cole's Victory Lap, For Their Compassionate Leadership And Five Years Of Impactful Service To Children Battling Cancer And Their Families.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That Only Electors Registered As Affiliated With A Certified Political Party Or As Unaffiliated For A Certain Period Of Time May Participate In A Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum Held By That Party, And To Establish Processes By Which Electors Register Or Become Registered As Affiliated With A Political Party; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Both Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, Both So As To Include Information Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period, To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Provide That Only Persons Who Have Participated In A Political Party's Recent Statewide Primaries And Are Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time Are Eligible To Appear On The Ballot For That Party's Partisan Primary Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Waive These Requirements.

Recognize And Support "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day"; To Encourage The Participation Of Students, Educators, Engineers, Families, And Community Partners Across The State; And To Declare Tuesday, February 24, 2026, As "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day" In South Carolina.

Adopt The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The 2025 And 2026 Sessions Of The General Assembly.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 25 To Chapter 55, Title 44 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Conduct Testing For Urinary Metabolites In Certain Wastewater Treatment Facilities.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "child Rapist Death Penalty Act" By Amending Section 16-3-655, Relating To Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor, So As To Provide That The Death Penalty Shall Be Enforced Under This Section Notwithstanding Previous Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of The United States.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-58-50, Relating To Regulation Of A Qualified Loan Originator, So As To Provide An Exception For Experienced Qualified Loan Originators.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt Certain Firefighting Equipment Purchased By Volunteer Fire Departments.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Infant Safe Havens, So As To Allow For The Use Of Newborn Safety Devices, And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "home Repair Consumer Protection Act" By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Require Written And Signed Contracts For Certain Home Repair Services, To Provide Certain Rights And Protections Of Homeowners Who Enter Into Home Repair Agreements With Heightened Protections For Elderly Homeowners, To Create The Offense Of Home Repair Fraud And To Establish Penalties, And To Establish Certain Prohibited Acts Of Contractors Or Their Agents Which Constitute An Unfair Trade Practice.

Recognize And Honor Skillsusa For Its Efforts To Ensure That America Has A Skilled Workforce.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-5-70 So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Make Certain Considerations For A Public Utility To Acquire Property Or Assets Used To Provide Water, Sewerage Collection, Or Sewerage Disposal Owned By A County, Municipality, Or Special Purpose District.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Safe Havens For Abandoned Babies, So As To Increase The Age Up To The Age Of One When An Infant May Be Left At A Safe Haven.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Reverend Dr. Elijah Washington Sr. Of Beaufort County, The First African American Beaufort Memorial Hospital Chief Of Staff And First African American Ob/gyn In The Lowcountry, To Honor His Commitment To Health And Faith, And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-75-70 So As To Require Periodic Full Structural Inspections Of Certain Coastal Multi-story Buildings By Certified Structural Experts As A Condition Of Property Insurance Renewal, To Provide Insurers May Consider The Findings And Conclusions Of Structural Inspection Reports When Determining Whether To Renew, Nonrenew, Or Conditionally Renew A Policy, And To Provide A Policy Renewed Following A Qualifying Inspection Must Provide Coverage For Loss Or Damage Up To Policy Limits And Coverage For Reasonable Alternative Living Expenses When Evacuation Is Necessary Due To Structural Deficiencies.

Recognize And Applaud The Green Sea Floyds High School Boys Cross-country Team On Capturing The South Carolina High School League Class A State Championship Title And To Congratulate These Athletes And Their Coaches On An Outstanding Season.

Express Its Firm Sense That The President Of The United States, The United States Congress, And All Federal Officials Must Uphold And Respect The Second Amendment To The United States Constitution And Refrain From Any Actions That Would Unlawfully Disarm Law-abiding Citizens; To Affirm Its Strong Support For The Right Of Law-abiding Citizens Of South Carolina To Lawfully Carry And Conceal Firearms In Accordance With State Law; To Condemn Any Federal Policies, Actions, Or Enforcement Efforts That Seek To Undermine, Restrict, Or Deny The Constitutional Rights Of Citizens Who Are Lawfully Exercising Their Right To Keep And Bear Arms; And To Express Its Gratitude For The Second Amendment As A Cornerstone Of Liberty And A Vital Protection Against Government Tyranny.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-8-230, Relating To Definitions For The Purposes Of The Criminal Gang Prevention Act, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 16-8-240, Relating To Use Of Or Threat Of Physical Violence By Criminal Gang Members And Penalties, So As To Revise The Statute And Establish Unlawful Criminal Gang Activity Offenses; By Adding Section 16-8-245 So As To Provide Admissibility Of Criminal Gang And Criminal Gang Activity Evidence During A Trial Or Proceeding; By Amending Section 16-8-250, Relating To Preventing Witnesses Or Victims From Testifying And Penalties, So As To Provide A Mechanism To Abate A Public Nuisance Of Real Property Used By A Criminal Gang; By Adding Section 16-8-275 So As To Provide Admissibility In A Criminal Proceeding Of The Accused's Commission Of Criminal Gang Activity; By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 So As To Enact The "anti-racketeering Act", To Provide Appropriate Definitions For The Anti-racketeering Act, To Provide It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Engage In Racketeering Activity, To Provide Criminal Penalties For Engaging In Racketeering Activity, To Provide That The Circuit Court May Enjoin Violations Of The Anti-racketeering Act By Issuing Appropriate Orders, To Establish Jurisdiction For Racketeering Activity, And To Provide Protection From Disclosure Of Informants; And By Amending Section 14-7-1630, Relating To The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury, Among Other Things, So As To Add The Crime Of Racketeering To The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management, So As To Revise The Penalty For Unlawfully Approaching Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles, To Define The Term "significantly Reduced Speed," And To Provide The Department Of Public Safety Shall Compile And Publish An Annual Report For Certain Citations Issued Under This Section; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points Assessed Against The Motor Vehicle Operating Records Of Drivers For Driving Offenses, So As To Provide Four Points Must Be Assessed Against Drivers' Motor Vehicle Operating Records For Unlawfully Approaching Stationary Authorized Emergency Vehicles.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Issued A Driver's License Or Have Their Driver's License Renewed, So As To Provide Persons Who Cannot Demonstrate Proficiency In Reading And Understanding The English Language May Not Be Issued A Driver's License Or Have Their Driver's License Renewed.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The James F. Byrnes High School Girls Softball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaaaa Division I Girls Softball State Championship.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-19-115 So As To Require Candidates For Magistrate Positions To Be Reviewed By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission In The Same Manner As Other Judicial Candidates Upon Vacancies, And To Define When Vacancies Occur; By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court; And By Amending Section 22-8-30, Relating To The Facilities And Personnel Of Magistrates Courts In Each County, So As To Require The Personnel Provided For Magistrates In Each County To Include One Or More Licensed Attorneys In Good Standing Of The South Carolina Bar.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 51-3-170 So As To Provide That A Coastal Beach Is A State Park.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-11-317 So As To Define "doe" Or "does", And To Establish A Doe Season From January 2 - January 31; By Adding Section 50-9-42 So As To Require Licenses For Hunting Does During Doe Season; And By Amending Section 50-9-650, Relating To Deer Hunting, So As To Increase The Number Of Antlerless Deer Tags A Person May Purchase, And To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Produce Literature Encouraging Hunters To Take Antlerless Deer.

Recognize And Honor Clint And Erin Henderson, Founders Of Cole's Victory Lap, For Their Compassionate Leadership And Five Years Of Impactful Service To Children Battling Cancer And Their Families.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That Only Electors Registered As Affiliated With A Certified Political Party Or As Unaffiliated For A Certain Period Of Time May Participate In A Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum Held By That Party, And To Establish Processes By Which Electors Register Or Become Registered As Affiliated With A Political Party; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Both Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, Both So As To Include Information Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period, To Require All Candidates From Each Political Party In This State To Pay A Filing Fee, And To Authorize Political Parties To Charge A Certification Fee To All Candidates; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Provide That Only Persons Who Have Participated In A Political Party's Recent Statewide Primaries And Are Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time Are Eligible To Appear On The Ballot For That Party's Partisan Primary Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Waive These Requirements.

Recognize And Support "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day"; To Encourage The Participation Of Students, Educators, Engineers, Families, And Community Partners Across The State; And To Declare Tuesday, February 24, 2026, As "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day" In South Carolina.

Adopt The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The 2025 And 2026 Sessions Of The General Assembly.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 25 To Chapter 55, Title 44 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Conduct Testing For Urinary Metabolites In Certain Wastewater Treatment Facilities.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "child Rapist Death Penalty Act" By Amending Section 16-3-655, Relating To Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor, So As To Provide That The Death Penalty Shall Be Enforced Under This Section Notwithstanding Previous Decisions Of The Supreme Court Of The United States.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-58-50, Relating To Regulation Of A Qualified Loan Originator, So As To Provide An Exception For Experienced Qualified Loan Originators.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt Certain Firefighting Equipment Purchased By Volunteer Fire Departments.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Infant Safe Havens, So As To Allow For The Use Of Newborn Safety Devices, And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "home Repair Consumer Protection Act" By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Require Written And Signed Contracts For Certain Home Repair Services, To Provide Certain Rights And Protections Of Homeowners Who Enter Into Home Repair Agreements With Heightened Protections For Elderly Homeowners, To Create The Offense Of Home Repair Fraud And To Establish Penalties, And To Establish Certain Prohibited Acts Of Contractors Or Their Agents Which Constitute An Unfair Trade Practice.

Recognize And Honor Skillsusa For Its Efforts To Ensure That America Has A Skilled Workforce.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-5-70 So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Make Certain Considerations For A Public Utility To Acquire Property Or Assets Used To Provide Water, Sewerage Collection, Or Sewerage Disposal Owned By A County, Municipality, Or Special Purpose District.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Safe Havens For Abandoned Babies, So As To Increase The Age Up To The Age Of One When An Infant May Be Left At A Safe Haven.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Reverend Dr. Elijah Washington Sr. Of Beaufort County, The First African American Beaufort Memorial Hospital Chief Of Staff And First African American Ob/gyn In The Lowcountry, To Honor His Commitment To Health And Faith, And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-75-70 So As To Require Periodic Full Structural Inspections Of Certain Coastal Multi-story Buildings By Certified Structural Experts As A Condition Of Property Insurance Renewal, To Provide Insurers May Consider The Findings And Conclusions Of Structural Inspection Reports When Determining Whether To Renew, Nonrenew, Or Conditionally Renew A Policy, And To Provide A Policy Renewed Following A Qualifying Inspection Must Provide Coverage For Loss Or Damage Up To Policy Limits And Coverage For Reasonable Alternative Living Expenses When Evacuation Is Necessary Due To Structural Deficiencies.

Recognize And Applaud The Green Sea Floyds High School Boys Cross-country Team On Capturing The South Carolina High School League Class A State Championship Title And To Congratulate These Athletes And Their Coaches On An Outstanding Season.

Express Its Firm Sense That The President Of The United States, The United States Congress, And All Federal Officials Must Uphold And Respect The Second Amendment To The United States Constitution And Refrain From Any Actions That Would Unlawfully Disarm Law-abiding Citizens; To Affirm Its Strong Support For The Right Of Law-abiding Citizens Of South Carolina To Lawfully Carry And Conceal Firearms In Accordance With State Law; To Condemn Any Federal Policies, Actions, Or Enforcement Efforts That Seek To Undermine, Restrict, Or Deny The Constitutional Rights Of Citizens Who Are Lawfully Exercising Their Right To Keep And Bear Arms; And To Express Its Gratitude For The Second Amendment As A Cornerstone Of Liberty And A Vital Protection Against Government Tyranny.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-8-230, Relating To Definitions For The Purposes Of The Criminal Gang Prevention Act, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 16-8-240, Relating To Use Of Or Threat Of Physical Violence By Criminal Gang Members And Penalties, So As To Revise The Statute And Establish Unlawful Criminal Gang Activity Offenses; By Adding Section 16-8-245 So As To Provide Admissibility Of Criminal Gang And Criminal Gang Activity Evidence During A Trial Or Proceeding; By Amending Section 16-8-250, Relating To Preventing Witnesses Or Victims From Testifying And Penalties, So As To Provide A Mechanism To Abate A Public Nuisance Of Real Property Used By A Criminal Gang; By Adding Section 16-8-275 So As To Provide Admissibility In A Criminal Proceeding Of The Accused's Commission Of Criminal Gang Activity; By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 So As To Enact The "anti-racketeering Act", To Provide Appropriate Definitions For The Anti-racketeering Act, To Provide It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Engage In Racketeering Activity, To Provide Criminal Penalties For Engaging In Racketeering Activity, To Provide That The Circuit Court May Enjoin Violations Of The Anti-racketeering Act By Issuing Appropriate Orders, To Establish Jurisdiction For Racketeering Activity, And To Provide Protection From Disclosure Of Informants; And By Amending Section 14-7-1630, Relating To The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury, Among Other Things, So As To Add The Crime Of Racketeering To The Jurisdiction Of The State Grand Jury.