Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt Sales Made To A Nonprofit Organization With Federal Tax-exempt Status.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 42-11-30, Relating To Compensable Occupational Diseases For Firefighters, So As To Include Strokes And To Revise Presumption Entitlement Criteria. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-1-410, Relating To Appointment Of The Secretary Of Transportation, So As To Provide Effective January 15, 2028, The Lieutenant Governor Shall Serve As Secretary Of Transportation, To Provide In Selecting A Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, A Candidate For Governor Shall Examine Whether The Person Possesses Certain Qualifications, And To Delete The Provision Relating To The Secretary Of Transportation's Compensation.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-53-370, 44-53-375, And 44-53-450, All Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish And Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish; To Decrease Penalties For First Offense Possession Of Less Than One Gram Of Methamphetamine Or Cocaine Base And Require Completion Of A Drug Treatment Or Rehabilitation Program As Part Of The Sentence; And To Require The Court To Place Persons On Probation Who Are Guilty Of A First Offense Possession Of Certain Controlled Substances.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-120, Relating To Persons Disqualified From Registering Or Voting, So As To Delete Language Disqualifying Persons Convicted Of A Felony Or Offense Against The Election Laws; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Information Contained On Voter Registration Forms, So As To Delete The Requirement That An Applicant Affirm, Among Other Things, He Has Never Been Convicted Of A Felony Or Offense Against The Election Laws; And By Amending Section 7-5-185, Relating To Electronic Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-10-10, Relating To Physical Education And Physical Activity Requirements In Public Schools, So As To Expand Such Requirements To Include Students In Four-year-old Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade And To Establish Requirements For Physical Education, Physical Activity, And Recess; By Amending Section 59-10-30, Relating To Physical Education Activity Directors And Volunteers, So As To Include Noncertified Staff And Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 59-29-80, Relating To Required Subjects And Physical Education Coursework, So As To Exempt Certain Middle School Students Who Are Attempting High School Credits; And To Redesignate Article 1, Chapter 10, Title 59 As "physical Education And Activity." - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "rejecting Racism In Postsecondary Education Act" By Adding Article 4 To Chapter 101, Title 59, So As To Entitle The Article "rejecting Racism In Postsecondary Education"; To Provide The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Necessary Definitions; And To Enact Provisions To Prevent Discrimination, To Promote The Intellectual Development Of Students And Faculty Of Public K-12 And Secondary Schools In This State, And To Protect The Free Exchange Of Ideas According To The United States Constitution And The Constitution Of This State.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-440, Relating To The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril When Using Deadly Force Against Another Unlawfully Entering A Residence, Occupied Vehicle, Or Place Of Business, So As To Add Church Or Place Of Worship To The Locations Where A Person, In Certain Circumstances, Has No Duty To Retreat; And By Adding Section 16-11-445 So As To Establish A Presumption That A Person Is Justified In Using Deadly Force In Self Defense If The Person Is In A Church Or Place Of Worship In Certain Circumstances.

An Amendment To Article X Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Finance, Taxation, And Bonded Debt By Adding Section 17 So As To Establish A Taxpayer's Bill Of Rights That Requires Voter Approval For New And Increased Taxes And Fees And Limits Increases In Certain Revenue.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-11-775 So As To Provide The State Health Plan Must Provide Coverage For Lactation Care And Services Beginning With The 2027 Plan Year, To Provide For The Scope Of Coverage, To Prohibit The Application Of Cost-sharing Provisions To Covered Lactation Care And Services, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act" By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To Unlawful Use Of Wireless Electronic Communication Devices While Operating Motor Vehicles, So As To Delete Certain Terms And Their Definitions, To Define The Term "mobile Electronic Device," To Provide The Circumstances When Mobile Electronic Devices May Not Be Used While Operating A Motor Vehicle, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, To Provide For The Disbursement Of Fines Imposed Pursuant To This Section, To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which This Section May Be Enforced, To Provide For The Sharing Of Certain Information With The Department Of Public Safety, And To Provide This Section Is Not Subject To Provisions Related To Citizens Arrests; By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation; To Provide The Department Of Transportation Shall Erect Signs Advising Motorists Of The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide Only Warnings May Be Issued For Certain Violations For A Certain Period; And To Provide The Department Of Public Safety Shall File A Report With Certain Officials Containing Information About Persons Stopped Pursuant To This Act. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-15-220, Relating To Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Dental Association For Which Special Licensure By The Board Of Dentistry Is Required, So As To Include Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Board Of Dental Specialties Subject To These Licensure Requirements; By Amending Section 40-15-250, Relating To The Granting Of Dental Specialty Licenses Without Board Examination To Diplomates Of Certain National Certifying Boards, So As To Include The American Board Of Dental Specialties Among Such National Certifying Boards; And By Amending Section 40-15-260, Relating To The Issuance Of Dental Specialty Licenses To Applicants Who Comply With Educational Requirements Of The American Dental Association, So As To Provide Compliance With Educational Requirements Of The American Board Of Dental Specialties As An Alternative.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 7, Title 58 So As To Establish Provisions Relating To Petroleum Pipelines, To Provide For Applications, Permitting, And Hearings, To Set Requirements For Rendering Final Orders, To Provide For Rehearings, To Promulgate Regulations, To Allow The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Require Records Production, To Provide For Discovery, To Employ Expert Witnesses, To Provide That A Petroleum Pipeline Company May Request Reasonable Access To Property On A Proposed Site For Survey Purposes, To Provide Reporting Requirements For A Spill Or An Accidental Release, To Provide For Eminent Domain And Hearings Before The Administrative Law Court, And To Define Necessary Terms; And To Designate Sections 58-7-10 Through 58-7-70 As Article 1, Entitled "special Provisions Affecting Gas, Water, Or Petroleum Pipeline Companies."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody And Visitation Actions, So As To Prohibit Guardians Ad Litem From Making Recommendations In Their Report To The Court.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3805 So As To Provide A Tax Credit For A Taxpayer That Contracts With A Small Business Which Necessitates The Small Business Hiring Additional Full-time Employees.