A Concurrent Resolution Regarding The Removal Of An Executive Officer On The Address Of Two-thirds Of Each House Of The General Assembly Pursuant To Article Xv, Section 3 Of The South Carolina Constitution.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-15-130 So As To Grant Subpoena Powers To The Legislative Audit Council; To Amend Section 2-15-40, Relating To The Qualifications For The Director Of The Legislative Audit Council, So As To Expand The Prerequisites For Holding The Position Of Director, Among Other Changes; To Amend Section 2-15-61, Relating To Access To Agency Records, So As To Expand The Legislative Audit Council's Access To Records And Facilities Upon Request And To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply; And To Amend Section 2-15-120, Relating To The Confidentiality Of Records, So As To Further Define What Is Considered Confidential And To Revise The Definition Of "records."

Honor The Beta Chi Sigma Alumni Chapter Of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. For Its Outstanding Contributions To The Community, To Welcome Members Of The Fraternity To The South Carolina State House On April 9, 2025, And To Declare The Date "sigma Advocacy Day."

A Senate Resolution To Honor And Congratulate Melva Jean Gilliam Bruton Of Lyman On Her Recent Election As International Vice President At Large Of The International Alliance Of Ministers' Wives And Ministers' Widows, Inc.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-19-480, Relating To The Transfer, Surrender, And Issuance Of Certain Certificates Of Title, License Plates, Registration Cards, And Manufacturers' Serial Plates Of Vehicles Sold As Salvaged, Abandoned, Scrapped, Or Destroyed, So As To Provide In Addition To Other Requirements, The Owners Of Rebuilt, Salvage, Salvage Flood, Or Salvage Fire Vehicles May Not Be Issued Certificates Of Title Unless The Vehicles Are Equipped With Certain Safety Features.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 9, Title 16 So As To Provide That Any Person Arrested For Violating A Criminal Law Of This State Who Is Subsequently Determined To Be Unlawfully Present In The United States Is Guilty Of A Felony, To Provide Penalties For Violations, To Allow For Deportation In Lieu Of Imprisonment, And To Require The Collection And Maintenance Of Identifying Information Of Persons Arrested Pursuant To This Article.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "patients' Right To Transparency And Timely Access To Healthcare Services Act"; By Adding Section 44-116-10 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-116-20 So As To Exclude Certain Healthcare Providers From Preauthorization Requirements Who Meet A Ninety Percent Threshold Of Preauthorization Requests For Medications And Treatments During A Particular Time Period; By Adding Section 44-116-30 So As To Require A Fair And Transparent Prior Authorization Process For Medications And Treatments; By Adding Section 44-116-40 So As To Establish Timelines For Preauthorization Decisions; By Adding Section 44-116-50 So As To Prohibit Ongoing Prior Authorization Requirements For Patients Living With Chronic Conditions After Prior Authorization Has Been Provided Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 44-116-60 So As To Prohibit Insurance Companies From Switching Pharmaceuticals During A Policy Year; By Adding Section 44-116-70 So As To Allow For Step Therapy Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-80 So As To Provide That Once Prior Authorization Is Granted, Health Carriers Must Pay For The Service With Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-90 So As To Require Continuity Of Care When A Patient Changes Insurance Policies; By Adding Section 44-116-100 So As To Require Certain Filings For Insurance Companies For Transparency Concerning Approval And Denial Rates; And By Adding Section 44-116-110 So As To Provide For Enforcement Of The Chapter.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Impact Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pcos) On The Health And Well-being Of Women And Girls In South Carolina And To Declare September As "pcos Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-815 So As To Provide That If Certain County Or Municipal Zoning Officials Determine That The Use Of A Property Is Not Permitted Under Applicable Zoning Classifications, Then Any Related Permits Are No Longer Valid And Any Development Or Construction On The Property Must Cease.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-15-550 So As To Provide Definitions Regarding The Issuance Of A Special Permit To Capture Nuisance Alligators; By Adding Section 50-15-555 So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Receive Nuisance Alligator Complaints On A Prescribed Form, To Investigate And Verify The Complaint, To Approve Removal Of A Nuisance Alligator By A Nuisance Alligator Hunter With A Depredation Permit, And To Report Nuisance Alligators Trapped, Relocated, And Killed; And By Amending Section 50-15-500, Relating To The Alligator Management Program, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "gold Standard Elections Act" By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To The Duties Of The State Election Commission Executive Director, So As To Require Separate Lists For Active, Inactive, And Archived Voter Registrations, To Utilize U.s. Citizenship And Immigration Services' Save Services To Identify And Remove Non-u.s. Citizens From The Voter Registration List And Maintain A Publicly Available List Of Those Individuals, And To Compare The Voter Registration List With Certain Federal Lists On A Monthly Basis; By Amending Section 7-5-160, Relating To Voter Registration, So As To Provide For A Voter Registration Period Of Ten Years, Require Valid Identification To Register To Vote, And For The County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Issue A Voter Identification Card For Each Registration; By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Permit Only Paper Poll Books At Voting Locations; By Adding Section 7-7-715 So As To Provide For The Maximum Population Of Each Precinct, Require A New Precinct Within One Year Of Population Exceeding The Maximum Amount And Provide For A Penalty For Violation; By Amending Section 7-13-72, Relating To Managers Of Elections, So As To Require Four Election Managers For Each Two Hundred Fifty Registered Voters; By Adding Section 7-13-700 So As To Require Only Qualified Electors Who Comply With All Constitutional And Statutory Requirements To Vote In An Election; By Amending Section 7-13-730, Relating To The Delivery, Marking, And Deposit Of Ballots, So As To Require The Initials Of Two Poll Managers On Each Ballot; By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Provide Requirements For Paper Ballots And The Hand Count Of Those Ballots; By Adding Section 7-13-880 So As To Require Chain Of Custody Requirements For All Voting System Components; By Amending Section 7-13-1110, Relating To Counting Ballots And Result Declarations, So As To Provide The Public Has Access To View The Ballot Count Process Provided There Is No Interference With The Process; By Amending Section 7-13-1160, Relating To County Reporting Of Election Results To The State Election Commission, So As To Require Each County Board Of Voter Registration And Elections To Post Its Election Results Before Notification Of Unofficial Results To The State Election Commission; By Amending Section 7-15-320, Relating To Persons Qualified To Vote By Absentee Ballot, So As To Require Only U.s. Citizens With A Current And Valid Voter Registration Be Permitted To Vote And Amend Circumstances For Which A Person May Vote Absentee; By Amending Section 7-15-330, Relating To Absentee Ballot Applications, So As To Require An Application Request To Include The Signature Of The Requestor And A Witness; By Amending Section 7-15-420, Relating To Receipt, Tabulation, And Reporting Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Require Absentee Ballots Be Transported To The Precinct On Election Day, Permit Absentee Ballot Counts After The Polls Close, And Render An Absentee Ballot Null And Void If The Voter Voted In-person For That Election; By Adding Section 7-19-130 So As To Prohibit A State Elector In A Federal Election Process From Voting For Any Candidate And Object To The Federal Election Process In Certain Circumstances; And By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To Legal Holidays, So As To Add General Election Day As A Legal Holiday.

Recognize The Impact Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pcos) On The Health And Well-being Of Women And Girls In South Carolina And To Declare September As "pcos Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mary Elizabeth Mullikin, Esquire, Of Kershaw County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To General Exemption From Taxes, So As To Define Farm Building And Structures Qualifying For The Exemption To Be Buildings And Structures Located On Property That Receives The Agricultrual Assessment Ratio; And By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Tax Classifications So As To Allow For A Taxpayer To Apply For A Refund Of Property Taxes Overpaid Because The Property Was Eligible For The Agricultural Assessment Ratio.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 51-3-60, Relating To Use Of State Park Facilities Free Of Charge, So As To Provide That Immediate Gold Star Family Members May Enter Any State Park Without Charge.