A Senate Resolution To Recognize Reverend Dr. Mary Ann Hodge As Pastor Of Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church And To Commend Her For Her Many Years Of Service To Her Congregation And The Swansea Community.

A Senate Resolution To Honor Sheila Roberts, Former Accounting And Human Resources Manager For Legislative Services Agency, On The Occasion Of Her Recent Retirement, To Extend Deep Appreciation For Her Nearly Three Decades Of Distinguished Public Service To The State Of South Carolina, And To Offer Best Wishes For A Satisfying And Rewarding Retirement.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-250, Relating To Controlled Substances In Schedule Iv, So As To Provide That Abortifacients, Including Mifepristone And Misoprostol, Are Included In Schedule Iv; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Prohibited Acts And Penalties Related To Controlled Substances, So As To Provide That The Sentence For Violations Related To Abortifacients May Not Be Suspended Or Parole Granted.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Ninety Six High School Marching Band, Band Director, And School Officials For Another Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Band Directors Association Class A State Championship Title.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 5-1-30, Relating To Prerequisites To The Issuance Of A Corporate Certificate To A Proposed Municipality So As To Allow The Secretary Of State To Use Any Reliable And Verifiable Information Based On The Latest Official United States Census To Determine Whether A Proposed Municipality Has The Requisite Population Density For Incorporation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 58-37-20, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Provide For Demand-side Pilot Programs; By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permit, So As To Require A Public Comment Period For Any Application For A Permit For An Energy Infrastructure Project And To Require Notice To Affected Landowners If A Public Utility That Plans To Construct, Or Has Entered Into Agreements To Construct, An Energy Infrastructure Project That May Result In The Use Of Eminent Domain And To Prescribe The Methods And Content Of The Notice; By Adding Section 58-37-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-37-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide That The Computer Equipment Exemption Is Available To A Taxpayer That Entered Into A Fee In Lieu Agreement On Or Before May 30, 2025; To Provide That The Exemption For Electricity Used By A Technology Intensive Facility Is Not Available To A Taxpayer That Did Not Claim The Credit Prior To May 30, 2025; To Provide That To Claim The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter, The Taxpayer Must Have Notified The Departments Of Revenue And Commerce Of Its Intention To Claim The Credit On Or Before May 30, 2025; And To Provide That The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter The Taxpayer Must Have Been Certified By The Department Of Commerce Prior To May 30, 2030.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 5, Title 43, So As To Define Terms Relevant To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program And Exemptions From Foods And Beverages Eligible For Purchase Under The Program; Provide That Candy, Energy Drinks, Soft Drinks, And Sweetened Beverages Are Not Foods Eligible For Purchase Using Snap Benefits At Snap-authorized Retailers; And Clarify Certain Limitations Of The Article's Application.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Chief Charles Rucker Upon The Occasion Of His Fiftieth Anniversary At New Red Rock Fire Station And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-40-245 So As To Reduce State Aid To Classroom Distribution To School Districts In An Amount Equal To The District's Local Revenue Per Pupil For Each Student In The District That Attends A Statewide Authorized Charter School.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 37-3-110 So As To Define Bridge Loans; And By Amending Section 37-3-402, Relating To Balloon Payments, So As To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To Bridge Loans. - Ratified Title

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Dr. Thomas Oliver Young Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Forty-five Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate John Emmette Mclauchlin Jr. Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-57-75, Relating To Vehicle Glass Repair Procedures, So As To Add Definitions Pertaining To Vehicle Glass Repair Facilities, Rates, Conditions, And Affiliations; To Prohibit Steering; To Require Disclosures; To Regulate Insurer And Third-party Administrator Practices; To Establish Reimbursement Standards For Vehicle Glass Repair And Adas Recalibration; To Require Facility Accreditation; To Provide Enforcement Authority To The Department Of Insurance; To Impose Penalties And Fees; And To Create Private Rights Of Action.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Members Of The York County Republican Party, York County Republican Women, Clover/lake Wylie Republican Women, And Republican Women Rising For Their Exceptional Grassroots Leadership And Unwavering Commitment To Advancing Traditional Family Values, Protecting Women And Girls, And Defending Parental Rights In Education And Medicine, And To Commend Them For Their Dedication To The Republican Mission.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Exemption, So As To Increase The Exemption To One Hundred Thousand Dollars And To Reduce The Age Eligibility To Sixty; By Amending Section 12-37-266, Relating To The Homestead Exemption, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-280, Relating To The Homestead Exemption, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-290, Relating To The Homestead Exemption, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To General Exemption From Taxes, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 11-11-150, Relating To Deductions For The Trust Fund For Tax Relief, So As To Make A Conforming Change; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To The Homestead Exemption.