Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Provide A Process For Reopening The Time To File For Office In Case Of A Candidate's Death Or Withdrawal.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-3-555, Relating To Statute Of Limitations For Action Based On Sexual Abuse Or Incest, So As To Extend The Time Within Which An Action To Recover Damages For Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, Or Incest May Commence; And By Amending Section 15-78-110, Relating To Statute Of Limitations, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Establish The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities Comprised Of The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, The Office Of Mental Health, And The Office Of Substance Use Services, And To Provide For The Department's Powers, Duties, And Authority; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And To Remove The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, And The Department Of Mental Health; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To Exemptions From The State Employee Grievance Procedure, So As To Exempt The Director Of The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities And Certain Other Department Staff From The State Employee Grievance Procedure; By Amending Sections 44-20-30, 44-20-210, 44-20-220, 44-20-230, 44-20-240, And 44-20-255, All Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Definition Revisions, Elimination Of The Department's Commission, Renaming The Department As The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And Reassignment Of The Commission's Duties; By Amending Sections 44-49-10 And 44-49-20, Both Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Make Conforming Changes By Renaming The Department As The Office Of Substance Use Services Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities; By Amending Sections 44-9-10, 44-9-20, And 44-9-30, All Relating To Department Of Mental Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Renaming The Department As The Office Of Mental Health Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, Establishing Qualifications For The Office Director, And Eliminating The Department Of Mental Health's Commission And Reassigning The Commission's Duties; By Adding Section 1-30-150 So As To Require Certain State Agencies To Develop And Execute A Plan To Ensure Services And Support Are Provided, To The Greatest Extent Possible, To Individuals With Disabilities In The Community, In Accordance With Federal Law, And To Provide For The Appointment Of An Administrator Of Community Living Integration And A Health Planning Advisory Committee; By Amending Section 44-21-80, Relating To Regional Tertiary Level Developmental Evaluation Centers, So As To Require That The Centers Provide Neurodevelopmental Evaluation And Limited Treatment Services For Individuals Up To Twenty-one Years Of Age Who Have Certain Suspected Or Diagnosed Neurodevelopmental Disorders; By Repealing Sections 44-9-40 And 44-9-50 Relating To The Department Of Mental Healh; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-85 So As To Promote Public Access To School Board Meetings By Requiring School Boards To Adopt And Implement Policies That Provide Livestream Or Alternate Electronic Means Transmission Of Such Meetings, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Require The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before January 1, 2026. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-1100 So As To Provide Criminal And Civil Immunity To Federal Firearms Licensees Who Possess Another's Firearms Pursuant To A Valid Firearm Hold Agreement.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-170 So As To Provide The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council Shall Establish Policies, Procedures, And Training Courses Relating To Circumstances Upon Which A Law Enforcement Officer May Engage In Vehicular Pursuits.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To Executive Director Of The State Election Commission, So As To Require That A Hand-count Audit Be Conducted Publicly.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "tax Credits For Parental Choice In Education Act" By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For An Individual Who Chooses To Educate His Child Outside The Public School System.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-15-45 So As To Provide For The Expiration Of The Terms Of Office For Certain Municipal Officeholders; By Amending Section 5-15-50, Relating To The Time For Municipal General Elections, So As To Require That Municipal General Elections Be Held Only On Certain Enumerated Dates; By Amending Section 5-15-100, Relating To The Functions, Powers, And Duties Of Municipal Election Commissions, So As To Require Municipal Election Commissions Certify Results Not Later Than Three Days Following An Election; By Amending Section 5-15-120, Relating To Municipal Election Results, So As To Provide A Candidate Who Is Declared Elected By Certification Of The Election Results Has The Right To Take The Oath Of Office And To Perform The Duties Of The Office Pending The Outcome Of A Contest; By Amending Section 5-15-130, Relating To Procedures For Contesting The Results Of An Election, So As To Revise The Date In Which A Written Notice Of Contest Must Be Provided; By Amending Section 5-15-140, Relating To Appeals From Decisions Of Municipal Election Commissions, So As To Require Appeals Be Granted First Priority Of Consideration By The Court; By Amending Section 5-15-145, Relating To The Transfer Of Authority To Conduct Municipal Elections, So As To Update Terms; By Amending Section 7-3-25, Relating To The Duty Of The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify The Outcome Of Certain Elections, So As To Require The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify The Outcome Of Certain Municipal Elections; By Amending Section 7-13-1160, Relating To The Reporting Of Election Results To The State Election Commission, So As To Require Election Results To Be Reported Continuously And Without Undue Delay; And By Amending Section 7-15-420, Relating To The Tabulation Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Authorize Early Voting Tabulation Data To Be Loaded Into The Election Management System At The Same Time As Absentee Ballot Tabulation Data.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-221 So As To Provide That The First Thirty Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of A Small Business Is Exempt From County, Municipal, School, And Special Assessment Real Estate Property Taxes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt Academic Standards That Incorporate The Bible Into Its Curriculum For World History, The History Of Western Civilization, United States History, South Carolina History, And Literature.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-1-65, Relating To The Expungement Of Convictions For The Unlawful Possession Of Handguns, So As To Provide The State Must Dismiss And Expunge Certain Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges That Occurred Prior To The Enactment Of The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, And To Provide The Dismissal Of These Charges May Not Serve As A Basis Or Support For Civil Actions Due To The Arrest. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-440, Relating To Penalties For Driving Without A License, So As To Increase The Penalties For Driving Without A License And Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-262(a), Relating To Minimum Resident-staff Ratios For Nursing Homes, So As To Allow For The Division Of Memory Care Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities And To Require Sufficient Staff To Provide Appropriate Care For The Residents.