Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-53-175 So As To Limit The Amount Of A Bond Premium, Establish A Minimum Fee, And Permit Payment Agreements In Excess Of Ten Percent; And By Amending Section 38-53-170, Relating To Unlawful Acts Of Bondsmen Or Runners, So As To Remove References To Limitations And Other Restrictions On Bond Agreements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-305 So As To Require Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Centers To Install, Operate, And Maintain Video Monitoring Equipment At Every Facility Entrance, Exit, And Common Area For The Purpose Of Continuous Monitoring And To Require The Department Of Public Health To Establish A System For Maintaining Recorded Images.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-35 So As To Require County Boards Of Voter Registration And Elections To Maintain Certain Records That Must Be Provided, Upon Request, To Qualified Electors Free Of Charge; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Establish Certain Inherent Rights Of Observation With Regards To Election Processes For Every Citizen Of This State; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Establish Certain Inventory Record-keeping Protocols And Chain Of Custody Requirements For Voting System Components And Other Systems, Equipment, Materials, Or Devices Used In Election-related Processes; By Adding Section 7-13-1180 So As To Conduct Postelection Audits In Which All Votes Cast Are Hand Counted; And By Adding Section 7-13-1455 So As To Provide Actions And Protocols That Must Be Taken When There Is A Discrepancy Between Postelection Audit Results And Tabulated Vote Counts That Equals Or Exceeds A Certain Amount.

Recognize And Honor Conner Beaudin, A Junior At Byrnes High School, For A Remarkable Wrestling Season And To Congratulate Him For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaaa State Championship Title.

Recognize And Honor Ronald W. Henderson, Pastor Of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church In Spartanburg, And To Congratulate Him Upon The Twentieth Anniversary Of His Service To The Mt. Nebo Congregation And To The Spartanburg Community.

Recognize May 2025 As "als Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina.

Congratulate Tidelands Health On The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Express The Grateful Thanks Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For Tidelands' Many Years Of Outstanding Service To Georgetown County And Beyond.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, And 63-3-530, All Relating In Part To Changes To Certificates Of Birth, So As To Prohibit The Amendment, Modification, Correction, Or Other Changes To The Gender Of Individuals As It Appears On The Original Certificate Of Birth, With Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-63-155 So As To Allow Certain Corrections To Be Made To Birth Certificates By Filing A Court Petition Requesting An Appropriate Court Order; By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Terms Defined In The Children's Code, So As To Change The Definition Of "child Abuse Or Neglect"; And For Other Purposes.

Recognize And Congratulate St. Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church Of Eastover On The Occasion Of Its Historic One Hundred Ninety-second Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Service To God And The Community.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-172 So As To Require Voter Registration To Include Party Affiliation; By Adding Section 7-13-17 So As To Require The Conducting Of Closed Primaries In This State; And To Require The State Election Commission Develop And Implement Procedures Necessary To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act.

Congratulate Amy Cooper Upon Being Named The 2025-2026 Teacher Of The Year For Lexington Technology Center, To Express Gratitude For Her Dedicated Service To Students, And To Wish Her Continued Success In Her Educational Career.

Memorialize The President Of The United States And The United States Congress To Express A Sincere Apology To The Vatican And Members Of The Catholic Church For The Depiction And Dissemination Of Images Of The President Appearing Dressed As The Pope.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-59-225 So As To Require Surety Bonds For Residential Builders, Residential Trade Contractors, And Residential Trade Registrants, And To Provide For Actions Against Such Bonds Liability Limitations, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-59-10, Relating To The South Carolina Residential Builders Commission, So As To Modify Composition Of The Commission; By Amending Section 40-59-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The South Carolina Residential Builders Commission, So As To Revise Definitions Of Various Licensees Of The Commission, To Rename "residential Specialty Contractors" As "residential Trade Contractors," To Create The "residential Trade Registrant" Category Of Licensees, And To Provide Other Necessary Definitions; By Amending Section 40-59-25, Relating To Roofing Contract Cancellation For Insurance Coverage Denial, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-30, Relating To License Requirements For Residential Building And Residential Specialty Contracting, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-50, Relating To Miscellaneous Provisions Concerning The Commission, So As To Remove The Requirement That Rosters Of Residential Builders And Residential Trade Contactors Be Prepared And Distributed To County Clerks Of Court Annually; By Amending Section 40-59-105, Relating To Administrative Citations And Penalties For Violations, So As To Impose A Monetary Penalty On Certain Violations; By Amending Section 40-59-110, Relating To Revocations, Suspensions, Or Restrictions Of Licenses For Findings Of Misconduct And Noncompliance With Applicable Professional Standards, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-140, Relating To Denials Of Licensure And Registration Based On A Prior Criminal Record, So As Make Such Denials Discretionary, To Provide New Applicants Must Supply Certain Criminal Background Reports For Their States Of Residence For The Last Ten Years, And To Provide Applicants Shall Bear The Costs Of Such Background Reports; By Amending Section 40-59-220, Relating To Licensure And Registration Fees, So As To Make Conforming Changes, To Make Fees Due Biennially Instead Of Annually, And To Make Registration Issuance Mandatory If The Applicant Establishes Qualifications Through Examination; By Amending Section 40-59-230, Relating To Licensure Renewal And Continuing Education, So As To Make Renewals Biennial Instead Of Annual, To Make Certain Inactive License Renewal Requirements Discretionary For The Board, And To Create A Tiered System Of Residential Builders' Licenses; By Amending Section 40-59-240, Relating To Residential Specialty Contractors, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Remove Exemptions From Local Requirements And Certain Surety Bond Requirements; By Amending Section 40-59-250, Relating To The Consideration Of Certain Factors Indicating Financial Status, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-260, Relating To Exceptions For Projects By Property Owners For Personal Use, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Revise The Mandatory Disclosure Statement; By Amending Section 40-59-300, Relating To The Authority To Construct Low-income Housing Using Volunteer Labor By Nonprofit Organizations Without Presence Of A Qualifier, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-400, Relating To Definitions Concerning Residential Business Certificates Of Authorization Required To Engage In Residential Home Building, Residential Specialty Contracting, And Home Inspecting, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-410, Relating To The Requirement That Residential Building, Residential Specialty Contracting, And Home Inspecting Must Be Practiced And Offered Through Entities Holding Residential Business Certificates Of Authorization, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-59-530, Relating To Persons Exempt From Requirements For The Licensing Of Home Inspectors, So As To Provide Such Exempt Persons Shall Register With The Commission And Pay Related Fees, And To Subject Such Registered Exempt Persons To Discipline For Violations Of Certain Provisions Related To Licensed Home Inspectors; By Amending Section 40-59-580, Relating To Redress Available To The Commission For Violations By Licensees, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Other Remedies; By Amending Section 40-59-600, Relating To Penalties For Licensure Violations By Home Inspectors, So As To Revise The Penalties; And By Amending Section 40-59-820, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Notice And Opportunity To Cure Construction Dwelling Defects Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-5, Relating To The South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission, So As To Change The Membership And Qualifications Of The Commission.

Congratulate Thelmer "t.m." Cook Of Fairfield County On The Occasion Of His Ninety-fifth Birthday And To Wish Him A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Continued Health And Happiness.