South Carolina

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Wiley Kennedy Foundation For Its Outstanding Service To The Citizens Of Richland County And The State Of South Carolina And To Declare Friday, June 27, 2025, As "wiley Kennedy Foundation Day" Throughout South Carolina.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reverend Thurmond Merchison Upon The Occasion Of His Twentieth Anniversary As Pastor Of Friendship Baptist Church And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The St. Matthews Community.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Thomas C. Barnwell Jr. Of Beaufort County On The Occasion Of His 90th Birthday And To Wish Him Much Happiness In The Days Ahead.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Ruthena Morant Barron Ford On The Occasion Of Her Ninety-ninth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Much Happiness In The Years Ahead.

Congratulate Candice Herlong Pou Of The South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Forty-four Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Continued Success And Fulfillment In The Years To Come.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Willie Jeffries For Winning The 2024 Maxwell Hbcu Award.

A Senate Resolution To Honor The Life And Legacy Of Rebecca Brown Adams Of Hopkins And To Congratulate Her Family On The Establishment Of The First Annual Rebecca Brown Adams Memorial Walk, To Be Held On Saturday, May 24, 2025.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Candice Herlong Pou Of The South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Forty-four Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Continued Success And Fulfillment In The Years To Come.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-1910 So As To Establish Budgetary Penalties For Boards And Commissions If Any Of Its Members Fail To Take The Oath Of Office Set Forth In The Constitution Of This State.

A Senate Resolution To Honor And Congratulate Dr. Craig Witherspoon, Superintendent Of Richland County School District One, On The Occasion Of His Upcoming Retirement, To Express The Deepest Appreciation For His Ten Years Of Exemplary Service To The Students And Families, And To Wish Him A Fulfilling And Well-deserved Retirement.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Emily Cummings Cope Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Twenty-six Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, Computation Of Gross Income, And Modifications To Gross Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Exclude Tips From The Computation Of South Carolina Gross Income, And To Define Tips.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Create The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Define Terms, And Establish Penalties; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-142 So As To Authorize A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To Issue Orders And Warrants For Certain Electronic Communications, And To Authorize The Attorney General To Issue A Subpoena For The Production Of Certain Stored Subscriber Or Customer Information Relevant And Material To An Ongoing Investigation By The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 39-73-10, Relating To State Commodity Code Definitions, So As To Provide That The Administrator Of The State Commodity Code Be The South Carolina Attorney General; By Amending Section 39-73-40, Relating To Transactions Where Prohibition Is Not Applicable, So As To Add Agents Or Investment Advisor Representatives As Individuals Subject To Orders To Deny, Suspend, Or Revoke A Person's License; By Amending Section 39-73-60, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Replace Section 39-73-310 With Section 39-73-30; By Amending Section 39-73-315, Relating To Administrator Actions To Prevent Violations Or Imminent Violations, So As To Provide That The Administrator Can Issue Orders Related To Any Action That May Violate This Chapter; By Amending Section 39-73-320, Relating To Legal, Equitable, And Special Remedies Available To A Court For Enforcement, So As To Provide That The Administrator May Maintain An Action In The Richland County Court Of Common Pleas; By Amending Section 39-73-325, Relating To Penalties For Violations, So As To Provide That The Administrator May Refer Violations To The Appropriate Division Of The Office Of Attorney General Or Other Authority; By Amending Section 39-73-330, Relating To The Administration Of This Chapter, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 39-73-340, Relating To The Authority To Promulgate Regulations, Forms, And Orders, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 39-73-350, Relating To The Applicability Of Sections 39-73-20, 39-73-50, And 39-73-60 To Persons Who Sell, Buy, Or Offer To Sell Or Buy Commodities In This State, So As To Provide Guidelines For Applicable Radio And Television Communications; By Amending Section 39-73-360, Relating To Judicial Review, So As To Provide Guidelines; By Amending Section 39-73-370, Relating To Defense In A Case Based On Failure To Make Physical Delivery, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Adding Section 39-73-375 So As To Provide That The Attorney General May Retain Funds From Fines And Penalties To Offset Relevant Expenses; By Repealing Section 39-73-355 Relating To Administrative Proceedings; And By Amending Section 4-9-145, Relating To Litter Control Officers, So As To Provide What Data Is Used To Determine The Number Of Litter Control Officers. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Designate The Twenty-first Day Of November As "mayflower Compact Day." - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 40-63-32 So As To Require Certain Criminal Records Checks For Social Worker Licensure Applicants, And To Provide For The Confidentiality And Permitted Uses Of The Results Of These Criminal Records Checks; To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions"; And By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance Issued By The Law Enforcement Training Council And Criminal Justice Academy, So As To Provide Individuals Seeking Such Certification Shall Undergo Certain Fingerprint-based State And Federal Criminal Records Checks, To Authorize The Retention And Specific Uses Of Such Fingerprints, And To Provide Certification Classifications. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 58-36-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Definitions For "commencement Date," "large Project," "large Project Facility Location Agreement," "notice," "pre-marking," "private Facility," "project Initiator," And "soft Digging," And To Amend The Definitions Of "excavate," "excavator," And "operator"; By Amending Section 58-36-50, Relating To The Operators Association Notification Center, So As To Clarify Operator Penalty For Failure To Be A Member Of The Association, The Notification Center's Duties, And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-60, Relating To Notices Of Intent To Excavate Or Demolish, So As To Clarify Certain Notice Requirements, Provide Additional Time For Notice For Certain Excavations Or Demolitions, And Other Changes; By Amending Section 58-36-70, Relating To Information Supplied By Operators, So As To Require Notice To Excavators Prior To The Commencement Date, Require Quarterly Reports Of Damages Caused By Excavations Or Demolitions, And To Clarify Payments Of Civil Penalties In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 58-36-80, Relating To Emergency Excavations Or Demolitions Exempt From Notice Requirements And Liability For Damages, So As Establish Additional Notification And Response Requirements In The Event Of An Emergency And To Make A False Claim Of An Emergency A Violation Of This Chapter; By Amending Section 58-36-90, Relating To Notices Of Damages, So As To Require Excavators To Immediately Report Any Known Damages To The Notification Center And Facility Operator; By Amending Section 58-36-100, Relating To Design Requests And Operator Responses, So As To Add References To Large Projects; By Amending Section 58-36-110, Relating To Exemptions From Notice Requirements, So As To Strike Current Provisions; By Amending Section 58-36-120, Relating To Penalties And Civil Remedies, So As To Provide For A Complaint Process And To Provide For Penalties; And By Adding Section 58-36-75 So As To Provide A Process For Large Projects. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-2-90 So As To Provide For The Registration And Operation Of Golf Carts Along The State's Public Highways, To Provide Municipalities And Counties May Adopt Ordinances To Regulate The Operation Of Golf Carts Within Their Jurisdictions, And To Provide Certain Passengers Must Wear Safety Belts; And To Repeal Section 56-2-105 Relating To The Registration And Operation Of Golf Carts. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-90-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies And To Add Terms; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Requirements Of Captive Insurance Companies, So As To Amend Meeting Requirements And Outline Components Of A Plan Of Operation; By Amending Section 38-90-40, Relating To Capitalization Requirements, So As To Give Discretion To The Director; By Amending Section 38-90-60, Relating To Incorporation Options And Requirements, So As To Include Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-70, Relating To Reports, So As To Change A Deadline And Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-75, Relating To Discounting Of Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves, So As To Allow A Sponsored Captive Insurance Company To File One Actuarial Opinion; By Amending Section 38-90-80, Relating To Inspections And Examinations, So As To Make The Examination Of Some Captive Insurance Companies Optional And To Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-140, Relating To Tax Payments, So As To Amend Required Tax Payments For A Sponsored Captive Insurance Company; By Amending Section 38-90-165, Relating To Declaration Of Inactivity, So As To Allow For The Submission Of A Written Approval; By Amending Section 38-90-175, Relating To The Captive Insurance Regulatory And Supervision Fund Created, So As To Increase The Allowed Transfer Of Collected Taxes; And By Amending Section 38-90-215, Relating To Protected Cells, So As To Remove Licensing Requirements. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To The Definitions Pertaining To The Dissemination Of Harmful Material To Minors, So As To Define "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To The Definition Of First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To The Definition Of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To The Definition Of Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Adding Section 16-15-412 So As To Provide Procedures For Arrest Warrants When The Offense Includes Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Include Those Guilty Of Criminal Sexual Exploitation Of Minors In The First, Second, Or Third Degree On The Appropriate Tiers Of The Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-40, Relating To Application Of Federal Internal Revenue Code To State Tax Laws, So As To Update The Reference To The Internal Revenue Code To The Year 2024, And To Provide That If The Internal Revenue Code Sections Adopted By This State Are Extended, Then These Sections Also Are Extended For South Carolina Income Tax Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Fentanyl-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For Violations, To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense, And To Provide Circumstances Under Which Persons Shall Not Be Prosecuted Under This Section; And By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Fentanyl-induced Homicide. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-31-10, Relating To The Commission For Minority Affairs, So As To Rename The Commission And To Remove Commission Membership Requirements; By Amending Section 1-31-20, Relating To Subjects Of Study For The Commission, So As To Study Socio-economic Deprivation Of Communities; And By Amending Section 1-31-40, Relating To Duties Of The Commission, So As To Delete Certain Duties. - Ratified Title

Declare The Week Of May 18-24, 2025, As The Fifty-first "emergency Medical Services Week" In South Carolina, In Recognition Of The Vital Contributions That Emergency Medical Services Teams Make To Public Health And To The State Of South Carolina.