Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-3-365 So As To Create The Division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Within The Office Of Indigent Defense And Provide For Its Duties And Responsibilities; And By Amending Section 17-3-5, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Defense Of Indigents, So As To Define The "division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 68 To Title 59 So As To Enact The "south Carolina School Bus Privatization Act Of 2025," Including Provisions To Provide That The State Of South Carolina Shall Not Own, Purchase, Or Acquire Additional School Buses On Or After July 1, 2029, And Its Present Fleet Of School Buses Be Sold Or Disposed Of On A Phased-in Basis Beginning In 2026, To Provide That Beginning With The 2026-2027 School Year, School Districts On A Phased-in Basis Individually Or Together With Other Districts Shall Provide School Transportation Services Or By Contract May Engage A Private Entity To Provide School Transportation Services With The Private Entity Providing All School Buses, Personnel To Operate, And Auxiliary Services, And To Provide For Terms, Conditions, Procedures, And Requirements Applicable To The Provision Of These Services, To Provide That State School Bus Maintenance Facilities, On A Phased-in Basis Beginning In 2026, Shall Be Leased Or Sold To School Districts Or Private School Transportation Providers Or In The Absence Of A Sale Or Lease Closed, To Establish A "school Transportation Reimbursement Fund" Consisting Of Specified Funds Which Must Be Used To Reimburse School Districts For The Cost Of School Transportation Services On A Formula Basis And To Increase Teacher Salaries From Savings Resulting From Privatization, And To Provide For The Liability Insurance Requirements Applicable To Private Entities Providing School Transportation Services And For School Bus, Driver, Passenger, And Equipment Requirements In Regard To These Services; By Amending Section 59-67-460, Relating To Contracts By School Districts For Transportation Services With Private Contractors, So As To Provide That A School District Or A Group Of School Districts Is Authorized By Contract To Have Their School Transportation Services Provided By A Private Entity Which Furnishes Its Own Buses, Personnel, And Auxiliary Services Prior To The Required Implementation Date Of The District's Assumption Of Responsibility For All School Transportation Services In The District As Required By Chapter 68, Title 59; And By Repealing Section 59-67-460 Effective July 1, 2029, Relating To School Transportation Services When The Responsibility To Provide These Services Is Transferred Fully To The School Districts Of This State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide Exemptions For Diapers.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-39-70 So As To Provide That Landlords May Not Require Potential Tenants To Provide Their Credit Score On A Rental Application Or As A Condition To A Rental Agreement.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-330 So As To Define Necessary Terms For The Offense Of Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images; And By Adding Section 16-15-332 So As To Create The Offense Of Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images, To Provide Graduated Penalties, And To Provide An Exception For Law Enforcement Under Certain Circumstances. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" By Adding Sections 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, And 16-3-108 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development, And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Homicide Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Homicide Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; By Adding Sections 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, And 16-3-763 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Assault Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Assault Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-2937 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Any Other Drug Or Combination Of Drugs, Or Convicted Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Had At Least One Prior Conviction For Driving Motor Vehicles Under The Influence Of Alcohol, Any Other Drug, Or A Combination Of Other Drugs Or Substances, Or Driving Motor Vehicles With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School; And By Adding Section 50-21-118 So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Operating Moving Water Devices While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs When Death Results, Or Reckless Homicide While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs And Whose Victims Were Parents Of Minor Children, Must Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Maintenance To Each Of The Victims' Children Until Each Child Reaches Eighteen Years Of Age And Has Graduated From High School.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defend The Guard Act" By Adding Section 25-1-1930 So As To Provide That The South Carolina National Guard May Not Be Released From The State Into Active-duty Combat Unless The United States Congress Has Taken Certain Actions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Provide All K-12 Public Schools Shall Record All Classroom Instruction, To Provide For The Retention And Disclosure Of Recordings, To Provide Consent And Privacy Requirements, To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, To Provide Reporting Requirements Of Schools, And To Prohibit The Commercial Use Of Recordings, Among Other Things.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act" By Adding Section 56-5-3995 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which It Is Unlawful To Use Wireless Telecommunications Devices, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The Point System Established And A Schedule Of Points For Violations, So As To Provide A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; By Repealing Section 56-5-3890 Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle; To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Shall Issue Warnings For Certain Violations Of This Act During The Ninety-day Period Following Its Effective Date; And To Provide At The End Of Each Fiscal Year, The Department Of Public Safety Shall Issue A Report Containing The Age, Gender, And Race Of Every Driver Issued A Citation.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Timothy M. "tim" James, Mayor Pro Tem Of The City Of Cayce, For His Outstanding Service To Cayce And To Wish Him Well In All His Future Endeavors As He Leaves His Service On The Cayce City Council.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Juanita Therese Brown Hartley Bryson On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.

A Senate Resolution To Celebrate And Congratulate Tod Augsburger, Retiring President And Ceo Of Lexington Health, To Express Deep Appreciation For His Twenty-six Years Of Distinguished Service, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Fulfillment In All His Future Endeavors.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reverend Kenneth C. Taylor Upon The Occasion Of His Eighteenth Anniversary As Pastor Of Turner Memorial Ame Church And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The West Columbia Community.

Congratulate Gail Gingrey For Her Fifty Years Of Dedicated Service As A Realtor In South Carolina And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.