A Senate Resolution To Recognize May 2026 As "als Awareness Month" In South Carolina.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Celebrate Multicultural Entrepreneurship In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "protecting Children From Chatbots Act" By Adding Chapter 81 To Title 39 So As To Define Terms Related To Chat Bot Usage; To Provide That A Covered Entity Shall Make A Limited-access Mode Of A Chatbot Available And Verify The User's Age; To Provide That If A Parent Provides Consent, Then A Minor Shall Be Able To Use A Chatbot In Limited-access Mode Or Access Restricted Features; To Prohibit A Covered Entity From Prioritizing Engagement At The Expense Of The User's Wellbeing; To Provide Procedures To Report Incidents Of Harm That A Chatbot Inflicts On A Minor; And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act.

Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation - Building Codes Council, Relating To International Building Code, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5424, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "energy Affordability Act" By Amending Section 58-37-20, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Provide For Demand-side Pilot Programs; By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permit, So As To Require A Public Comment Period For Any Application For A Permit For An Energy Infrastructure Project, And To Require Notice To Affected Landowners If A Public Utility That Plans To Construct, Or Has Entered Into Agreements To Construct, An Energy Infrastructure Project That May Result In The Use Of Eminent Domain And To Prescribe The Methods And Content Of The Notice, And To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Provide The Property Owner A Summary Of Owner Rights Under State Eminent Domain Law If The Property Owner Contacts The Office Of Regulatory Staff After Receiving Notice; By Adding Section 58-27-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-837 So As To Require Commercial Data Centers To File Decommissioning Plans And Decommissioning Financial Assurance Instruments With The Department Of Environmental Services; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide That The Computer Equipment Exemption Is Available To A Taxpayer That Entered Into A Fee-in-lieu Agreement On Or Before May 30, 2026; To Provide That The Exemption For Electricity Used By A Technology Intensive Facility Is Not Available To A Taxpayer That Did Not Claim The Credit Prior To May 30, 2026; To Provide That To Claim The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter, The Taxpayer Must Have Notified The Departments Of Revenue And Commerce Of Its Intention To Claim The Credit On Or Before May 30, 2026; And To Provide That The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter The Taxpayer Must Have Been Certified By The Department Of Commerce Prior To May 30, 2030; And By Amending Section 58-27-840, Relating To Prohibitions On Preferences And Unreasonable Rates, So As To Require Electrical Utilities To Offer Discounted Rates To Low Income Households, Subject To The Commission's Approval.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-65-20, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act, So As To Specify Qualifying Requirements For Certain Rehabilitation Expenses.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-140, Relating To Supplementary Or Amended Birth Certificates For Adopted Persons, So As To Allow An Adopted Person Eighteen Years Or Older To Receive A Copy Of The Person's Original Birth Certificate Upon Submitting A Written Request To The State Registrar; And For Other Purposes.

Recognize And Honor Robert Anthony For His Remarkable Talents In Music, Theater, And Film That He Shares With Purpose And Sincerity.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-104-20, Relating To The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, So As To Add The Classic Learning Test As An Approved Assessment For Receiving Scholarships; By Amending Section 59-149-50, Relating To The Life Scholarship, So As To Amend The Qualifications For A Life Scholarship To Include Act And Clt Scores; And By Amending Section 59-26-20, Relating To The Duties Of The State Board Of Education And Commission On Higher Education, So As To Amend The Definition Of "talented And Qualified Resident" To Include Act And Clt Scores.

Congratulate South Carolina's 2025-2026 District Teachers Of The Year Upon Being Selected To Represent Their Respective School Districts, To Express Appreciation For Their Dedicated Service To Children, And To Wish Them Continued Success In The Future.

Recognize And Honor The West Ashley High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Cadets For Their Exemplary Community Service.

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gregory George Anderson Of Folly Beach And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-120 So As To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Conduct An Annual Review Of Medications And Treatments For Chronic And Rare Kidney Diseases For Enrollees In The South Carolina Medicaid Program In Order To Determine The Adequacy Of The Available Treatments And To Make Recommendations Regarding Potential New Treatments; To Require The Department To Publish An Annual Report; And For Other Purposes.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "educator Safety And Classroom Authority Act Of 2026" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 63, Title 59, So As To Provide For Educator Safety And Classroom Authority, To Define Necessary Terms, To Establish The Authority Of Educators In Classroom Management And Student Discipline, To Provide Procedures For Student Referral, Removal, And Administrative Response, To Provide Protections For Educators, Administrators, And Staff, To Require Certain Actions By The State Board Of Education, And To Provide For Implementation By School Districts.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule 1 Controlled Substances, So As To Add Tianeptine To Schedule 1.