A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Jack Logan During National Nurses Week And To Commend Him For His Service In Healthcare And For His Work To Promote Gun Safety.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Rob Tester Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Forty Years Of Dedicated Public Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Henry Turner Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Safeguarding American Veterans' Benefits Act"; And By Adding Article 8 To Chapter 11, Title 25, So As To Provide Definitions, Set Guidelines And Limits For Compensation, Memorialize Terms, And State Penalties For Noncompliance. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-5, Relating To South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Creation, So As To Require That The Commission Be Composed Of Twelve Members Appointed By The Governor; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigation By The Commission And Publication Of Vacancies, So As To Require That Any State Agency Must Cooperate With The Commission's Requests For Information; By Amending Section 2-19-30, Relating To Hearings And Executive Session, So As To Require Written Testimony For Public Hearings Be Submitted No Later Than Seventy-two Hours Before The Scheduled Hearing And Copies Of Written And Spoken Testimony Be Available At No Charge; By Amending Section 2-19-35, Relating To Criteria For Investigations And Consideration Of The Commission, So As To Omit Race, Gender, Sex, Sexual Preference, Color, Religion, National Origin, Intersectional Identifiers, Any Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Critera, Philosophy, Or Frameworks From Being Considered By The Commission When Making Nominations And Appointments; By Amending Section 2-19-50, Relating To Confidentiality Of Records, Information, And Other Material, So As To Exclude Records Held By The Commission Not Previously Or Otherwise Confidential From Being Kept Strictly Confidential; By Amending Section 2-19-60, Relating To Powers Of The Commission, So As To Require That The Commission May Carry Out Its Duties Strictly In Selecting And Vetting Viable Candidates And That No Individual May Be Prosecuted Or Subjected To Punishment, Forfeiture, Criminal, Or Civil Penalty Based Upon Testimony Submitted To The Commission; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Prohibit Floor Privileges To Immediate Family Members Of Candidates While The Candidate's Application Is Under Review By The Commission.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws To Transfer The South Carolina 211 Network To The Department Of Consumer Affairs; To Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Part 7 To Chapter 6, Title 37, So As To Establish The South Carolina 211 Network Within The Department Of Consumer Affairs, To Set Forth The Requirements And Duties Of The 211 Lead Entity, And To Set Forth Selection Criteria For Approved 211 Service Providers; And By Amending Section 1-11-770, Relating To The South Carolina 211 Network, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-25-10, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To A "dating Relationship" And "coercive Control", So As To Include Persons Who Are Presently In Or Have Formerly Been In A Dating Relationship In The Definition Of "household Member" And To Add The Definitions Of Dating Relationship And Coercive Control; By Amending Section 16-25-20, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Make It Unlawful For A Person To Engage In Coercive Control Over A Person's Own Household; By Amending Section 20-3-10, Relating To Grounds For Divorce, So As To Include Criminal Domestic Violence Against A Spouse, Stalking, And Harassment As Grounds For Divorce; By Amending Section 20-4-20, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To Abuse, So As To Include Harassment, Stalking, And Coercive Control Into The Definitions Of "abuse" And To Further Provide That A Household Member Includes Persons Who Are Presently In Or Have Formerly Been In A Dating Relationship; And By Amending Section 63-15-240, Relating To The Contents Of Order For Custody Affecting Rights And Responsibilities Of Parents And The Best Interests Of The Child, So As To Include The Statutory Reference To Domestic Violence And Add Stalking And Harassment As Activity For A Court To Consider When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-3-105 So As To Provide That A Municipality May Require By Ordinance The County Governing Body's Approval Prior To Annexing Property Located In The County.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-370 So As To Provide That School Districts May Apply For Flexibility Waivers Allowing Deviation From Certain Statutory And Regulatory Requirements; And By Amending Section 59-21-20, Relating To Appropriation For Teacher Salaries Based On Term Of One Hundred Ninety Days, So As To Suspend Requirements For Districts Granted A Flexibility Waiver Pursuant To Section 59-19-370.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-53-10, Relating To Definitions For Bail Bondsmen And Runners So As To Define "director" As The Chief Of The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; And By Amending Section 38-53-20, Relating To Enforcement Of Chapter On Bail Bondsmen And Runners, So As To Remove The Department Of Insurance As An Enforcement Agency So That The Clerks Of Court And The State Law Enforcement Division Together Enforce The Chapter.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "engineering Advancement And Public Safety Act" By Amending Section 40-22-220, Relating To Licensure Requirements For Engineers, So As To Allow Qualified Nondegreed Individuals To Become Licensed Engineers Through Verified Experience And Rigorous National Examinations While Maintaining The Highest Standards Of Public Protection.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-9-36, Relating To Duties Of County Public Library Boards Of Trustees, So As To Revise Qualification And Credential Requirements For Chief Librarians And Other Library Staff.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 25-1-180 So As To Provide Certain Criteria For Military Chaplains, And To Provide That Military Chaplains Have The Privilege To Refuse To Disclose Certain Confidential Communications.