South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-3-16610 So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles Shall Issue Blackout Special License Plates.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "unborn Child Protection Act"; By Amending Section 44-41-610, Relating To Definitions Concerning Abortions, So As To Provide Definitions Concerning Abortions; By Adding Section 44-41-611; To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly And Intentionally Use Or Employ Any Instrument, Device, Means, Or Procedure Upon A Pregnant Woman With The Specific Intent Of Causing An Abortion, And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 44-41-612, So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Knowingly And Intentionally Administer To, Prescribe For, Deliver To, Provide To, Or Sell An Abortion-inducing Drug To A Pregnant Woman With The Intent To Cause An Unlawful Abortion, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Woman To Self-induce An Abortion Using An Abortion-inducing Drug, And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 44-41-613, So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Knowingly And Intentionally Engage In The Use Of An Abortion-inducing Drug On A Pregnant Woman, Without Her Knowledge Or Consent, With The Intent To Cause An Abortion, And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 44-41-614, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Possess, Manufacture, Mail, Distribute, Transport, Deliver, Or Provide An Abortion-inducing Drug; Or Aid Or Abet The Performance, Induction, Or Attempted Abortion, Or The Manufacture, Mailing, Distribution, Transportation, Delivery, Or Provision Of An Abortion-inducing Drug, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Solicit Or Provide Funding Assistance To Unlawfully Deliver, Dispense, Distribute, Or Provide An Abortion-inducing Drug To A Pregnant Woman, And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 44-41-615, So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly Or Intentionally Use Force, Or The Threat Of Force, To Injure Or Intimidate A Pregnant Woman For The Purpose Of Coercing An Abortion; Or To Recruit, Harbor, Or Transport An Unemancipated Pregnant Minor Who Resides In This State To Another State To Procure An Abortion Or To Obtain An Abortion-inducing Drug Without The Consent Of The Pregnant Minor's Parents Or Legal Guardian, And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 44-41-616, So As To Provide That Medical Treatment Provided To A Pregnant Woman By A Physician Or Other Licensed Medical Professional That Results In The Accidental Death Or Unintentional Injury To An Unborn Child Is Not A Violation Of Section 44-41-611 Through 44-41-615; By Adding Section 44-41-617, So As To Provide Defenses For A Pregnant Woman Accused Of Having An Abortion; By Amending Section 44-41-620, Relating To A Pregnant Woman Providing Voluntary And Informed Written Consent For An Abortion, So As To Provide That Consent May Only Be Given For Legal Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-630, Relating To Obstetric Ultrasounds Prior To Abortions, Displaying Ultrasound Images, And Recording Written Medical Description Of Images Of Fetal Heartbeat, So As To Provide That Those Requirements Only Apply To Legal Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-640, Relating To Exceptions To The Prohibition On Abortions For Medical Emergencies Or To Prevent The Death Of The Pregnant Woman, So As To Make Technical, Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 44-41-650, Relating To Exceptions To The Prohibition On Abortion For Rape And Incest, So As To Delete The Exceptions For Rape And Incest, And To Provide For Civil Actions For Violations Of The Article; By Amending Section 44-41-660, Relating To The Exception To The Prohibition On Abortion For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, So As To Delete The Exception For Fatal Fetal Anomaly And To Provide For Criminal Prosecutions For Violations Of The Article; By Amending Section 44-41-670, Relating To The Prohibition Of Criminal Prosecution Of Pregnant Women, So As To Provide For Activities That Do Not Give Rise To Civil Or Criminal Liability; By Amending Section 44-41-680, Relating To Civil Actions For Violations Of The Article, So As To Provide For A Cause Of Action For People Who Engage In A Pattern Of Prohibited Abortion Activity; By Amending Section 44-41-690, Relating To Penalties For Unprofessional Conduct By Physicians Or Any Other Professionally Licensed Person, So As To Provide For The Circumstances Under Which A Physician Or Any Other Professionally Licensed Person May Have Their License Suspended; By Adding Section 44-6-75 So As To Exclude Abortion Providers And Affiliated Physicians Or Professional Medical Practices From Medicaid Family Planning Services; By Adding Section 15-51-15 So As To Establish A Wrongful Death Claim For A Woman Upon Whom An Unlawful Abortion Is Performed Or Induced; By Amending Section 59-32-30, Relating To Local School Boards Implementing Comprehensive Health Education Programs So As To Provide For Specific Instruction On Human Growth And Development; By Amending Section 44-41-37, Relating To The Disclosure Of Consent Requirements When Counseling Or Discussing Abortion With A Minor, So As To Remove References To Judicial Bypass Procedures For Obtaining An Abortion; By Amending Section 44-41-60, Relating To Reporting Abortions To The Department Of Public Health, So As To Provide A Penalty For Failure To Timely File A Report; By Amending Section 44-41-90, Relating To State Funding Of Abortions Through The State Health Insurance Plans, So As To Remove References To Exceptions To The Prohibition On Abortion Deleted Pursuant To This Act; By Amending Section 44-53-250, Relating To Schedule Iv Drugs So As To Add Mifepristone And Misoprostol To Schedule Iv; By Amending Section 38-71-238, Relating To Abortion Coverage Prohibitions In Health Insurance, So As To Delete References To Allowable Coverage For Exceptions To The Abortion Prohibition Deleted By This Act; To Direct The Board Of Pharmacy To Notify Pharmacists In This State About The Provisions Contained In This Act; To Direct The Department Of Public Health To Notify Healthcare Practitioners And Providers In This State About The Provisions In This Act; And By Repealing Sections 44-41-32, 44-41-33, 44-41-34, And 14-8-200(b)(7).

Recognize And Applaud The Fort Mill High School Boys Cross Country Team On Capturing The 2025 Class Aaaaa, Division 2 State Championship Title And To Congratulate These Athletes And Their Coaches On An Outstanding Season.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Increase The Maximum Reimbursement Amount For The Exemption On Certain Manufacturing Property.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 61 To Title 48 So As To Establish The "south Carolina Protected Lands And Conservation Coordination Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Recognize Conservation Of Natural Resources As An Important State Interest; To Establish A Statewide Protected Land Benchmark; And To Provide For Coordination Of Land Protection Projects And Annual Reporting To The General Assembly.

Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Highway Church Road Between Stephen Campbell Road And Larry Jeffers Road In The Town Of Elgin In Kershaw County "jeannie Rose Potter Road" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.

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; And 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.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "homeowner Contract Transparency And Fair Dispute Resolution Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 50, Title 27 So As To Require Sellers In Residential Real Estate Transactions To Provide Certain Advance Disclosure Of Home Purchase Documents To Buyers Before Closing, Including Dispute Resolution Provisions And Legal Waivers, To Provide Remedies For Noncompliance, And To Impose An Affirmative Duty On Attorneys Who Conduct Closings.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "multifamily Dwelling Safety Act"; By Adding Section 20-21-110 So As To Provide Definitions For A Multifamily Dwelling And Other Terms; By Adding Section 20-21-120 So As To Define A Qualified Inspector Of Multifamily Dwellings; By Adding Section 20-21-130 So As To Require The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation To Adopt A Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code Establishing Minimum Standards For Balcony Railings That Are Primarily Constructed Of Wood And Are Located In Multifamily Dwellings; By Adding Section 20-21-140 So As To Require The Department To Periodically Conduct Inspections Of Such Balconies To Ascertain Compliance With The Code; By Adding Section 20-21-150 So As To Provide That The Department Shall Charge A Property Owner A Fee For Inspections Made To Enforce The Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code; By Adding Section 20-21-160 So As To Provide Remedies For Violations; By Adding Section 20-21-170 So As To Provide That The Department May Authorize Waivers Or Exemptions Under The Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code; And By Adding Section 20-21-180 So As To Provide Penalties For Violation Of The Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code.

Express Profound The Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Pearl Fryar Of Lee County, To Honor His Remarkable Talent, And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And His Many Friends.

Recognize And Honor The Hammond School Varsity Competitive Cheerleading Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4a State Championship Title For The Third Consecutive Year.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-11-20, Relating To Presidential Primaries, So As To Decrease The Maximum Filing Fee That May Be Charged By The State Election Commission To Each Candidate Certified By A Political Party For The Conduct Of A Presidential Preference Primary.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-37-35 So As To Provide The State Board Of Examiners In Optometry May Issue Restricted Volunteer Member Licenses To Optometrists From Other States Who Meet Certain Criteria, And To Provide Requirements For The Supervision, Duration, And Regulation Of Such Licenses, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-10, Relating To Membership Requirements For The South Carolina Board Of Examiners In Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Membership Requirements; By Amending Section 40-37-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Optometrists, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 40-37-30, Relating To Licensing Requirements For The Practice Of Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Activities That Constitute The Practice Of Optometry; By Amending Section 40-37-40, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Board, So As To Provide The Board Shall Require Licensed Optometrists To Meet Educational And Competence Requirements Established By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-245, Relating To Examination Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, So As To Allow Examination Equivalents As Determined By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-290, Relating To The Purchasing, Prescribing, And Administering Pharmaceutical Agents By Optometrists, So As To Revise The Requirements And Limit The Permissible Use Of Such Medications, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-310, Relating To Referrals For Treatment Of Eye Diseases, So As To Remove Provisions Concerning The Treatment Of Glaucoma And Provision Of Surgery; By Amending Section 40-37-330, Relating To Use Of Optometrists' Services Authorized For Agency And School-required Examinations, So As To Provide Optometrists May Provide Vision Or Eye Care Services At A School If Approved By The Administration Of The Individual School; By Amending Section 40-37-420, Relating To Practice Requirements Concerning Certain Licensees, So As To Delete The Existing Provisions, To Provide Persons Licensed As Optometrists In This State May Continue Practicing Under Certain Requirements Except That Such Persons Licensed Before January 1, 2013, Must Fulfill Credentialing Requirements To Perform Certain Treatments; By Amending Section 38-79-30, Relating To Provisions Limiting Liability For Volunteer Healthcare Providers Under Medical Malpractice Insurance Laws, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Notice Requirements To Patients, And To Include Optometrists Among The Volunteers Included In These Provisions; By Amending Section 44-30-310, Relating To Immunity From Liability For Free Healthcare Services, So As To Include Volunteer Optometrists; And By Repealing Section 40-37-300 Relating To Establishing Pharmacies Or Selling Pharmaceutical Agents, And Dispensing Contact Lenses.

Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Section Of Highway 151 In Front Of The Sherrif's Office In Darlington County The "deputy Frank Devin Mason Memorial Highway" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.

Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Bridge In The Town Of Whitmire That Crosses The Csx Railroad Track Along South Carolina Highway 72 "carol Thomas Memorial Bridge" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.

A Senate Resolution To Honor And Recognize Retired U.s. Marine Colonel Claude H. Davis Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement As A Njrotc Instructor At Several Schools, Including At South Aiken High School For The Last Ten Years, Commend Him For His Forty-six Years Of Distinguished Service, And Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfilment In The Years Ahead.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-33-31 So As To Provide The Board Of Nursing May Grant Full Practice Authority To Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Who Meet Certain Criteria, To Provide Requirements Of The Board, And To Provide Definitions; By Amending Section 40-33-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Practice Of Nursing, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Other Revisions; By Amending Section 40-33-34, Relating To Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Application Requirements, Practice Agreements, Allowed Medical Acts, And Prescriptive Authority, Among Other Things, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Other Changes; By Amending Section 40-33-42, Relating To Delegation Of Tasks To Unlicensed Assistive Personnel, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 40-33-110, Relating To Grounds For Discipline Of Licensees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "educator Safety And Classroom Authority Act Of 2026" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 63, Title 59, So As To Provide For Educator Safety And Classroom Authority, To Define Necessary Terms, To Establish The Authority Of Educators In Classroom Management And Student Discipline, To Provide Procedures For Student Referral, Removal, And Administrative Response, To Provide Protections For Educators, Administrators, And Staff, To Require Certain Actions By The State Board Of Education, And To Provide For Implementation By School Districts.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Dr. Richard J. Gough Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement Following Twelve Years Of Exemplary Service To The Technical College Of The Lowcountry, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.

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.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-9-650, Relating To Deer Hunting, So As To Increase The Number Of Anterless Deer Tags And Decrease The Number Of Antlered Deer Tags.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Electric Cooperative Consumer Protection And Wholesale Market Access Act" By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 27, Title 58 So As To Provide Definitions, Establish Requirements For Generation And Transmission Cooperatives For Major Capital Expenditure Contracts Or Agreements, And Establish An Oversight And Approval Process By The Public Service Commission; To Require Generation And Transmission Cooperatives To File Proposed Rates And Terms Of Service To Distribution Cooperatives For Approval By The Public Service Commission And To Require Triennial Wholesale Rate Reviews By The Public Service Commission; To Establish That Distribution Cooperatives Have A Right To Petition The Public Service Commission For Exit Settlements From Wholesale Power Contracts With A Generation And Transmission Cooperative And To Provide Processes And Standards For Exit Settlements; To Prohibit Generation And Transmission Cooperatives From Taking Certain Unilateral Actions Without The Public Service Commission's Approval; To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Represent Distribution Cooperatives' Interests Before The Public Service Commission In Proceedings Described In This Article; To Require Generation And Transmission Cooperatives To File An Annual Financial Report With The Public Service Commission; To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Promulgate Related Rules And Regulations; To Address How The Article May Not Be Construed; And To Require Santee Cooper's Cooperation In Certain Circumstances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 13-1-1790 So As To Create The "south Carolina Headquarters Relocation And Growth Fund" To Provide Grants To Qualifying Businesses That Establish Or Expand Certain Headquarters In This State.

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.

Prohibit Governmental Entities Of This State, Counties, Municipalities, Or Political Subdivisions From Accepting Or Taking Any Action On Permits Or Applications For Data Centers Until The General Assembly Establishes A Comprehensive Oversight And Approval Process For New Data Centers In This State, And To Define "data Center."