Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers, So As To Define Necessary Terms; And By Amending Section 38-71-2230, Relating To Prohibited Actions Of Pharmacy Benefits Managers, So As To Prohibit Patient Steering And Certain Other Trade Practices.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 10 To Chapter 3, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Electronic Recording Of Law Enforcement Interviews And Interrogations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Snap Nutrition Integrity Act" By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 5, Title 43 So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Apply For A Federal Waiver To Allow The State To Prohibit The Purchase Of Candy And Soft Drinks With Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits; To Require Certain Actions And Reporting By The Department Of Social Services Related To Application For And Implementation Of The Waiver; And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-25-520, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-270, Relating To Service Of Process On Insurance Companies, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-280, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Provide Compliance Demonstration Measures; And By Amending Section 15-9-285, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Correct Arcane References.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-19-115 So As To Require Candidates For Magistrate Positions To Be Reviewed By The Judicial Merit Selection Commission In The Same Manner As Other Judicial Candidates Upon Vacancies, And To Define When Vacancies Occur; By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court; And By Amending Section 22-8-30, Relating To The Facilities And Personnel Of Magistrates Courts In Each County, So As To Require The Personnel Provided For Magistrates In Each County To Include One Or More Licensed Attorneys In Good Standing Of The South Carolina Bar.

Amend Section 26, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Appointment Of Magistrates, So As To Provide That They Shall Be Appointed By The Governor By And With The Advice And Consent Of The General Assembly Rather Than By The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Provide For A Majority Vote Of Each Chamber Of The General Assembly; To Delete Provisions Providing The General Assembly Shall Provide For Magistrates' Terms Of Office And Their Civil And Criminal Jurisdiction; And To Provide For Terms Of Office Of Magistrates Of Four Years And Until Their Successors Are Appointed And Qualified.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To The Deposit Of Cash Percentages In Lieu Of Bond, Assignment Of Deposits, And Restitution To Victims, So As To Provide That If A Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Or Drugs, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Include In The Consideration Of A Person's Mental Condition The Direct Observations Of A Law Enforcement Officer That Cause Reasonable Concern With A Person's Mental Condition And To Allow The Court To Include In The Bond Conditions That Law Enforcement Transport The Person For An Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation Or The Person Is Required To Seek Medical Treatment Upon Release.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Allow An Income Tax Credit For A Timber Casualty Loss In A Federally Declared Disaster Area Resulting From Hurricane Helene; And By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Deductions From Individual Taxable Income So As To Allow A Deduction For Payments Received From Certain Disaster Relief Agencies Resulting From Hurricane Helene.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To The Issuance Of Certificates Of Compliance By The Law Enforcement Training Council, And Information To Be Submitted Relating To The Qualification Of Candidates For Law Enforcement Certification, So As To Provide All Candidates For Certification Must Hold A Valid Current Driver's License From Any Jurisdiction Of The United States.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 5-15-50, Relating To Establishment Of Municipal Ward Lines And The Time For General And Special Elections, So As To Require That Municipal General Elections Be Held On One Of Certain Enumerated Dates; By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Municipalities Adopting Methods Of Nominating Candidates And Determining Election Results, So As To Provide That Any Municipality Which Elects To Hold Partisan Elections For Municipal Offices Is Responsible For Paying All Costs And Expenses Associated With The Conduct Of A Municipal Primary; By Amending Section 5-15-120, Relating To Vote Counting In Municipal Elections, So As To Allow Municipalities To Determine When Newly Elected Officials May Be Qualified And Their Terms Commence, And To Provide That A Candidate Declared Elected Has The Right To Take The Oath Of Office And Perform The Duties Of That Office Pending The Outcome Of An Appeal; By Amending Section 5-15-130, Relating To Procedures For Contesting The Results Of A Municipal Election, So As To Extend The Deadline For Filing A Written Notice Of A Contest, And To Require A Municipal Election Commission To Conduct A Hearing On A Contest By A Certain Date; By Amending Section 5-15-140, Relating To Appeals From Decisions Regarding Municipal Election Contests, So As To Remove Language Indicating A Notice Of Appeal Stays Further Proceedings Pending Appeal, And To Provide That A Court Shall Give Such Appeals First Priority Of Consideration; And By Amending Section 5-15-145, Relating To The Transfer Of Authority To Conduct Municipal Elections To County Boards Of Voter Registration And Elections, So As To Require County Boards Of Voter Registration And Elections To Conduct Municipal Elections For Municipalities That Elect To Transfer This Authority.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-15 So As To Provide Annual Evaluations Of Faculty At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, To Require Schools Adopt Related Policies, To Provide Requirements For The Policies, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements; And By Adding Section 59-101-17 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Establish Post-tenure Review Processes For Tenured Faculty Members, To Provide Requirements For These Processes, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-170, Relating To Certificate Of Need Exemptions, So As To Provide That Veterans Homes Owned Or Operated By The Department Of Veterans' Affairs Do Not Require A Certificate Of Need. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-111-35 So As To Create The "athletic Trainers' Loan Assistance Grants Program" For The Purpose Of Providing Certified Athletic Trainers In The Public Schools Of This State Grants To Assist With The Repayment Of Subsidized Or Unsubsidized Federal Student Loans Incurred In Obtaining Education Required For Their Certification, To Provide Requirements For The Grants And Grant Recipients, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Commission On Higher Education, State Board Of Medical Examiners, And Athletic Trainers' Advisory Committee, Among Other Things.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-77 So As To Require Students In Grades Seven Through Twelve Who Participate In Interscholastic Athletics To Receive An Annual Physical Examination Before Participation And A One-time Electrocardiogram Before Initial Participation, To Provide For Exemptions, Liability Limitations, And School District Duties, To Require Governing Bodies Of Interscholastic Athletics To Conform Their Bylaws, And To Provide For Effective Dates And Applicability.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-560 So As To Provide Vaccine Communication Transparency Requirements That Include Information Regarding The Process For Obtaining Childhood Or School-entry Immunization Exemption Information.