Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-1-103, Relating To Designation Of Representation In Magistrates Court, So As To Include Housing Authorities; And By Adding Section 31-3-70 So As To Provide That Housing Authorities May Designate A Certain Representative. - Ratified Title

Amend Sections 3, 8, And 13, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Election Of Supreme Court Justices, Court Of Appeals Judges, And Circuit Court Judges, Respectively, All So As To Provide That They Shall Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly Rather Than Being Elected By The General Assembly; To Amend Section 18, Article V, Relating To Vacancies In These Judgeships, So As To Provide For Appointment By The Governor Upon Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly And To Delete Provisions Regarding Unexpired Terms Not Exceeding One Year; And To Repeal Section 27, Article V Regarding Provisions Requiring The General Assembly To Establish A Judicial Merit Screening Commission.

Create The "coastal Structural Stability Study Committee" To Examine Current Measures For Inspecting Commercial Buildings That Are Six Floors Or More In Height Constructed Along The South Carolina Coast And On The Charleston Peninsula To Evaluate Their Structural Soundness, To Require The Study Committee To Develop Recommendations For Improving Such Measures, To Provide For The Membership Of The Study Committee, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Study Committee.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act"; And By Adding Section 48-6-90 So As To Provide For Certain Requirements For Certain Fuel Stations To Have Pre-wiring For A Backup Generator.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That A State Agency That Receives A Grant Shall Provide An Itemized List Of Any Matching Funds And A Summary Of Any Conditions Associated With The Grant.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-235 So As To Provide All Middle School Students Must Complete One Unit Of Civics Education That Must Include Certain Instructional And Experiential Components As Provided In This Section, And To Establish The Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge To Enable All Middle School Students To Showcase Their Student-led Civics Projects That Promote And Demonstrate An Understanding Of Civic Engagement, Citizenship, And Community Service, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Related Curriculum Before The 2027-2028 School Year, And To Make These Provisions Applicable To Students Who Begin Middle School In The 2027-2028 School Year.

Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Govan Road In Bamberg County From Its Intersection With Voorhees Road To Its Intersection With United States Highway 321 "william H. Nimmons Sr. Road" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Part 7 To Chapter 3, Title 37 So As To Limit The Amount Of Time That Interest May Accrue On A Student Education Loan.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 51-3-60, Relating To The Use Of Facilities Free Of Charge By Aged, Blind, Or Disabled Veterans, So As To Provide For Valid Forms Of Identification.

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 Live Electronic Transmission Of Such Meetings, To Extend Applicability Of These Provisions To The Governing Bodies Of Charter Schools And Special Schools, To Provide Flexibility In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before July 1, 2027.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Create The Executive Office Of Health And Policy To Include The Departments Of Health Financing, Public Health, Aging, Intellectual And Related Disabilities, And Behavioral Health, And To Provide For The Duties Of The Secretary Of The Office; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To The Mediation Of Grievances By The State Human Resources Director, So As To Add The Secretary Of Health And Policy And Certain Staff Of The Component Departments; By Repealing Chapter 49 Of Title 44 Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services; By Amending Sections 44-1-20, 44-1-80, 44-1-90, 44-1-100, 44-1-110, 44-1-130, 44-1-140, 44-1-151, 44-1-152, 44-1-165, 44-1-170, 44-1-180, 44-1-190, 44-1-200, 44-1-210, 44-1-215, 44-1-220, 44-1-230, 44-1-260, 44-1-280, 44-1-290, 44-1-300, And 44-1-310, All Relating To The Department Of Public Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes And To Make Technical Corrections; By Amending Section 44-1-315, Relating To The Department Of Environmental Services, So As To Make A Technical Correction; By Repealing Sections 44-1-30, 44-1-40, 44-1-50, 44-1-70, 44-1-143, 44-1-145, And 44-1-148 All Relating To The Department Of Public Health; By Amending Article 1, Chapter 6, Title 44, And Sections 44-6-140, 44-6-146, 44-6-150, 44-6-170, 44-6-190, 44-6-400, 44-6-530, 44-6-540, 44-6-720, 44-6-730, And 44-6-1010, All Relating To The Department Of Health And Human Services, So As To Make Conforming Changes Pertaining To The Department Of Health Financing; By Repealing Article 5 Of Chapter 6, Title 44 Relating To The Department Of Health And Human Services; By Amending Sections 44-7-77, 44-7-80, 44-7-84, 44-7-90, 44-7-130, 44-7-150, 44-7-170, 44-7-190, 44-7-200, 44-7-210, 44-7-260, 44-7-265, 44-7-266, 44-7-370, 44-7-392, 44-7-510, 44-7-570, 44-7-1420, 44-7-1440, 44-7-1490, 44-7-1590, 44-7-1660, 44-7-1690, 44-7-2420, 44-7-2430, 44-7-2450, 44-7-2460, 44-7-2550, 44-7-2910, 44-7-2940, 44-7-3430, 44-7-3455, And 44-7-3460, All Relating To Hospitals And Other Health Services, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Section 44-7-180 Relating To The State Health Planning Committee; By Amending Chapter 9, Title 44, Relating To The Department Of Mental Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes Pertaining To The Department Of Behavioral Health; By Adding Sections 44-9-95 And 44-9-105 So As To Add To The Chapter Provisions Pertaining To Services And Treatment For Substance Use Disorders And To Address Service Contracts Between The Department Of Behavioral Health And Service Providers; By Amending Sections 44-20-10, 44-20-20, 44-20-30, 44-20-210, 44-20-220, 44-20-230, 44-20-240, 44-20-250, 44-20-255, 44-20-260, 44-20-270, 44-20-280, 44-20-290, 44-20-300, 44-20-310, 44-20-320, 44-20-330, 44-20-340, 44-20-350, 44-20-355, 44-20-360, 44-20-365, 44-20-370, 44-20-375, 44-20-378, 44-20-380, 44-20-385, 44-20-390, 44-20-400, 44-20-410, 44-20-420, 44-20-430, 44-20-440, 44-20-490, 44-20-510, 44-20-710, 44-20-740, 44-20-900, And Article 7, Chapter 20, Title 44, All Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, So As To Make Conforming Changes Pertaining To The Department Of Intellectual And Related Disabilities; By Adding Section 44-20-372 So As To Address Service Contracts Between The Department Of Intellectual And Related Disabilities And Service Providers; By Amending Sections 43-21-10, 43-21-20, 43-21-40, 43-21-60, 43-21-70, 43-21-80, 43-21-100, 43-21-110, 43-21-120, 43-21-130, And 43-21-140, All Relating To The Department On Aging, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 48-6-60, Relating To The Department Of Environmental Services, So As To Make Technical Corrections.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "forming Open And Robust University Minds (forum) Act" By Adding Chapter 148 To Title 59 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide Measures To Protect Expressions By Students And Student Organizations In Certain Places On The Campuses Of Public Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, To Provide Related Requirements For Policies And Procedures, To Provide Specific Responsibilities Of Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, And To Provide Means Of Redress For Violations Of This Act, Among Other Things.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Offenses Defined As Violent Crimes, So As To Include The Offense Of Discharging Firearms At Or Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Enclosure, Vehicle, Aircraft, Watercraft, Or Other Conveyance, Device, Or Equipment; And By Amending Section 16-23-440, Relating To Discharging Firearms Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Enclosure, Vehicle, Aircraft, Watercraft, Or Other Conveyance, Device, Or Equipment, So As To Create A Tiered Penalty Structure. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-268 So As To Prohibit Healthcare Facilities From Initiating Discussions About "do Not Resuscitate Orders" With Patients And Patients' Family Members, With Exceptions.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 32-7-20, Relating To Preneed Funeral Contracts, So As To Require The Inclusion In Such Contracts Of The Toll-free Telephone Number And Website For The Department Of Consumer Affairs, And A Statement That Questions Or Complaints May Be Directed To The Department; By Amending Section 37-2-305, Relating To Certain Creditors Filing And Posting Maximum Rate Schedules, So As To Require Such Filings To Include This Same Language; By Amending Section 37-2-307, Relating To Motor Vehicle Sales Contracts Closing Fees, So As To Require Dealers To Include Such Language In A Notice To Consumers; By Amending Section 37-3-305, Relating To Certain Creditors Filing And Posting Maximum Rate Schedules, So As To Require Such Filings To Include This Language; By Amending Section 37-6-202, Relating To Notification Filing Requirements Applicable To Certain Consumer Credit Transactions, So As To Require Such Filings To Include This Language; By Amending Section 37-6-204, Relating To Notification Filing Requirements For Persons Making Consumer Rental-purchase Transactions, So As To Require Such Filings To Include This Language; By Amending Section 37-11-35, Relating To Continuing Care Retirement Community Contracts And Agreements, So As To Require The Inclusion Of Similar Language In These Agreements; By Amending Section 37-16-50, Relating To Contracts For Prepaid Legal Services, So As To Require The Inclusion Of Similar Language; By Amending Section 37-17-52, Relating To Information Provided To Applicants By A Discount Medical Plan Organization, So As To Require The Inclusion Of Similar Language; By Amending Section 39-61-110, Relating To Requirements Of Service Contracts, So As To Include Similar Language; By Amending Section 40-39-80, Relating To Pawn Tickets And The Content Requirements Thereof, So As To Include Similar Language; By Amending Section 44-79-30, Relating To Credit Contract Requirements, So As To Include Similar Language; And By Amending Section 59-102-100, Relating To Agency Contracts For Student Athletes, So As To Include Similar Language.