Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-1-91 So As To Require Any Person Possessing An Npdes Permit Which Allows The Discharge Of Effluent Into State Waters To Post A Sign, To Provide For The Requirements Of That Sign, And To Establish Certain Exemptions And Circumstances To Waive The Requirements Of This Section.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-1-1085 And 9-11-225, Both Relating To Employer And Employee Contribution Rates Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide That An Employer, Up To Certain Limits, May Elect To Pay All Or A Portion Of Required Employee Contributions During A Fiscal Year; By Amending Sections 9-1-10 And 9-11-10, Both Relating To The South Carolina Retirement System Definitions And To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, Respectively, So As To Provide What Is Not Earnable Compensation And To Provide That Certain Contributions Paid By An Employer Are Accumulated Contributions Or Aggregate Contributions; By Amending Section 9-11-260, Relating To Deposit Of Assets In The System, So As To Provide For Certain Amounts Paid By The Employer In Lieu Of Employee Contributions; By Amending Sections 9-1-1020, 9-1-1160, And 9-11-210, All Relating To Contributions Of Members, So As To Provide That The Employer May Pick Up Certain Contributions In The Amount Designated As An Employee Contribution In Certain Circumstances.

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.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-250 So As To Require Insurers Offering Liquor Liability Insurance Policies Or Liquor Liability Endorsements To General Liability Insurance Policies To Provide Certain Information To The Department Of Insurance Annually And To Require The Department Of Insurance To Report That Information To The General Assembly Annually; And By Adding Section 61-2-270 So As To Require The Department Of Revenue To Report To The General Assembly Information About On-premises Beer And Wine Consumption Permits And On-premises Alcoholic Liquor Permits Annually.

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.

Approve Regulations Of The State Commission On Higher Education, Relating To Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5322, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 17 To Title 50 So As To Regulate Captive Wildlife In This State; By Amending Section 50-16-40, Relating To The Exception To Permit Requirements For Wildlife Imported For Exhibition Purposes, So As To Remove Exceptions; And By Repealing Section 50-11-1180 Relating To The Authority Of The Department To Issue Permits To Collect Protected Wildlife For Scientific Or Propagating Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 32-2-10, Relating To Hold Harmless Clauses In Certain Construction Contracts, So As To Provide That Certain Indemnification Provisions In Construction Agreements And Design Professional Agreements Are Unenforceable In South Carolina And To Define Terms Related To Hold Harmless Clauses.

Recognize South Carolina As A Technology First State, Committed To The Exploration And Understanding Of Enabling And Assistive Technology Supports That May Allow All South Carolinians With Disabilities Greater Opportunity To Live Independent And Fulfilling Lives.

A Senate Resolution To Honor Cancer Patients, Survivors, And Their Families, To Remember Those Who Have Been Lost To Cancer, And To Recognize February 26, 2025 As "suits And Sneakers Day" In South Carolina.

Approve Regulations Of The State Commission On Higher Education, Relating To Life Scholarship And Scholarship Enhancement, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5321, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws. - Ratified Title

Declare Tuesday, March 4, 2025, "links Day At The Capitol" And To Recognize Southern Area Director Vanessa Falls And The South Carolina Chapters Of The Links Inc.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jesse Ellison Outen Jr. Of Cheraw And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Recognize And Honor The Oceanside Collegiate Academy Football Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Truly Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Class Aaa State Championship Title.

Express The Belief Of The General Assembly That Nascar Racing Is An Integral And Vital Part Of The State Of South Carolina And Its Economy And To Recognize And Congratulate Darlington Raceway On Its Historic Seventy-fifth Anniversary Season And Continuing To Host Two Nascar Race Weekends That Generate Significant Economic Impact To The State Of South Carolina As One Of Our State's Most Treasured Attractions, And To Name The Weeks Around Both Races, The Official Throwback Weekend Of Nascar, March 30-april 6, 2025, And The Traditional Labor Day Weekend, August 24-august 31, 2025, As "darlington Raceway Week," Two Weeks Too Tough To Tame.