A Senate Resolution To Recognize May 11-may 17, 2025, As "police Week In South Carolina" And To Honor The Service And Sacrifice Of Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty While Protecting Our Communities And Safeguarding Democracy.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "unborn Child Protection Act"; By Amending Section 44-41-610, Relating To Definitions Related To Abortions, So As To Add A Definition For Abortifacient, To Add A Definition For Contraception, To Amend The Definition Of Contraceptive, To Delete The Definitions Of Fatal Fetal Anomaly And Fetal Heartbeat, To Add A Definition For Fertilization, To Delete The Definition Of Gestational Sac, To Add A Definition For Human Embryo, To Amend The Definition Of Pregnant, To Add A Definition For Pregnant Minor, And To Delete The Definition Of Rape; By Amending Section 44-41-620, Relating To Voluntary And Informed Written Consent Required For An Abortion, So As To Make A Technical Amendment; By Amending Section 44-41-630, Relating To The Requirement For An Obstetric Ultrasound Prior To An Abortion, So As To Remove The Requirement That An Abortion Cannot Be Performed If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected; By Amending Section 44-41-640, Relating To The Exception To The Prohibition On Abortions When A Medical Emergency Exists, So As To Make Technical Amendments And To Provide For Procedures Related To Non-emergency Premature Deliveries After Nineteen Weeks Of Pregnancy; By Amending Section 44-41-650, Relating To Exceptions To Prohibition On Abortions For Rape And Incest, So As To Delete The Rape And Incest Exceptions And Amend The Statute To Provide For Documentation Required Of Doctors Who Perform A Legal Medical Procedure Or Treatment That Results In The Accidental Or Unintentional Death Of An Unborn Child, To Provide For The Transmission Of That Information To The Department Of Public Health, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide For A Report By The Department Of Public Health; By Amending Section 44-41-660, Relating To The Exception From Abortion Prohibition For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, So As To Delete The Exception For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, To Provide That The Attorney General And Solicitors Have The Concurrent Authority To Prosecute Criminal Violations Of This Act, To Provide For A Private Right Of Civil Action, To Provide For Relief Available In A Civil Action, And To Provide For Limitations On Who May Bring A Civil Action; By Amending Section 44-41-670, Relating To The Prohibition Of Criminal Prosecution Of A Pregnant Woman Who Gets An Abortion, So As To Delete The Prohibition On Prosecution, And To Amend The Statute To Provide For License Suspension And Revocation For Doctors Who Violate The Prohibition On Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-680, Relating To Civil Actions Arising From Illegal Abortions, So As To Delete The Civil Action Provisions, And To Establish A Rico Statute Related To Prohibited Abortion Activities, And To Define Relevant Terms; By Amending Section 44-41-690, Relating To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And Revocation Of Physician's License, So As To Delete The Provisions Related To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And License Revocation, To Amend The Section To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution; By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-700 And 44-41-710, So As To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution And To Provide That The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Have An Unconditional Right To Intervene On Behalf Of Their Respective Bodies In A State Court Action, And By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-720, 44-41-730, And 44-41-740, So As To Repeal These Sections; By Adding Section 15-51-15 So As To Create A Wrongful Death Action On Behalf Of An Aborted Unborn Child, And To Place Limitations On Who May Bring The Action; By Adding Section 59-32-30 So As To Provide For Certain Additional Instruction On Human Growth And Development Taught In The State's Schools; By Amending Section 44-41-37, Relating To The Disclosure Of Consent Requirements When Counseling Or Discussing Abortion With A Minor, So As To Delete The Authority Of A Physician Or Counselor To Discuss The Court Bypass For Abortion Approvals Due To The Repeal Of The Court Bypass Statutes; By Amending Section 44-41-90, Relating To State Funding For Abortions, So As To Delete References To The Court Bypass For Minors To Obtain An Abortion; By Amending Section 44-41-60, Relating To Abortions That Must Be Reported, So As To Provide Penalties For Physicians Who Fail To Properly Report Abortions, And To Provide For A Report From The Department Of Public Health; And To Provide That Sections 44-41-32, 44-41-33, And 44-41-34, Relating To The Judicial Bypass For Minors Obtaining An Abortion, Are Repealed.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Consumer Affairs To The Departments Within The Executive Branch Of State Government; By Adding Section 1-30-145 So As To Provide For The Transition Of The Department Of Consumer Affairs To The Executive Branch Of State Government; By Amending Section 37-6-103, Relating To The Definition Of "administrator," So As To Provide That The Administrator Is Appointed By The Governor Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; By Amending Sections 37-6-104 And 37-6-117, Section 37-6-501 Through Section 37-6-510, And Sections 37-6-602 And 37-6-604, All Reating The Functions And Duties Of The Commission On Consumer Affairs, So As To Provide For The Dissolution Of The Commission On Consumer Affairs To Be Replaced With An Administrator As The Head Of The Department, And To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To The Admissibility As Evidence Of Negligence In A Civil Action Regarding The Use Of Safety Belts, So As To Remove The Provision That A Violation Of Certain Provisions Relating To Safety Belts Is Not Negligence Per Se Or Contributory Negligence, And To Remove The Provision That A Violation Is Not Admissible As Evidence In A Civil Action.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-160 So As To Provide That Certain Property May Not Be Annexed By A Municipality Without Express Written Agreement Of The Owner.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-29-120(b), Relating To Topics Of Study On Veterans Day And Attendance At Veterans Day Activities, So As To Require Public Schools In This State To Provide At Least One Hour Of Instruction On November Eleventh On The History And Meaning Of Veterans Day.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy And Resilience Act" By Adding Chapter 39 To Title 6 So As To Provide Definitions, Create And Establish The Program, Provide For Application And Administration, Establish A Process For Assessing And Collecting Liens, Provide Financing, And To Develop Standards, Among Other Things.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction From Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars To Fifteen Thousand Dollars.

Provide Authorization For The Department Of Administration To Expend Certain Funds To Engage An Independent Compliance Consultant For Review Of Compliance Of The Alixpartners Forensic Accounting Report, To Require The Office Of The State Treasurer, The Office Of The Comptroller General, And The Office Of The State Auditor To Implement The Recommendations From The Accounting Report, To Provide A Detailed Timeline Of Such, And To Issue A Report On The Status Thereof, And To Require The Compliance Consultant To Issue A Report On The Status Of Such Implementation. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing; And By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, And Education (care) Act" By Adding Article 21, Chapter 13 To Title 24 So As To Provide For Pregnancy Testing Of Certain Women After Admission To Certain Incarceration Facilities, The Supervised Preincarceration Probation Of Pregnant Women Under Certain Circumstances, The Self Surrender Of Women Serving Preincarceration Terms Of Probation Twelve Weeks After The Birth Of Their Children, Criminal Penalties For Failure To Surrender, Procedures For Women To Follow If They Lose Their Pregnancies While On Preincarceration Probation, And Certain Reporting Requirements.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-37-35 So As To Provide The State Board Of Examiners In Optometry May Issue Restricted Volunteer Member Licenses To Optometrists From Other States Who Meet Certain Criteria, And To Provide Requirements For The Supervision, Duration, And Regulation Of Such Licenses, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-10, Relating To Membership Requirements For The South Carolina Board Of Examiners In Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Membership Requirements; By Amending Section 40-37-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Optometrists, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 40-37-30, Relating To Licensing Requirements For The Practice Of Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Activities That Constitute The Practice Of Optometry; By Amending Section 40-37-40, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Board, So As To Provide The Board Shall Require Licensed Optometrists To Meet Educational And Competence Requirements Established By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-245, Relating To Examination Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, So As To Allow Examination Equivalents As Determined By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-290, Relating To The Purchasing, Prescribing, And Administering Pharmaceutical Agents By Optometrists, So As To Revise The Requirements And Limit The Permissible Use Of Such Medications, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-310, Relating To Referrals For Treatment Of Eye Diseases, So As To Remove Provisions Concerning The Treatment Of Glaucoma And Provision Of Surgery; By Amending Section 40-37-330, Relating To Use Of Optometrists' Services Authorized For Agency And School-required Examinations, So As To Provide Optometrists May Provide Vision Or Eye Care Services At A School If Approved By The Administration Of The Individual School; By Amending Section 40-37-420, Relating To Practice Requirements Concerning Certain Licensees, So As To Delete The Existing Provisions, To Provide Persons Licensed As Optometrists In This State May Continue Practicing Under Certain Requirements Except That Such Persons Licensed Before January 1, 2013, Must Fulfill Credentialing Requirements To Perform Certain Treatments; By Amending Section 38-79-30, Relating To Provisions Limiting Liability For Volunteer Healthcare Providers Under Medical Malpractice Insurance Laws, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Notice Requirements To Patients, And To Include Optometrists Among The Volunteers Included In These Provisions; By Amending Section 44-30-310, Relating To Immunity From Liability For Free Healthcare Services, So As To Include Volunteer Optometrists; And By Repealing Section 40-37-300 Relating To Establishing Pharmacies Or Selling Pharmaceutical Agents, And Dispensing Contact Lenses.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-250 So As To Require Insurers Offering Liquor Liability Insurance Policies Or Liquor Liability Endorsements To General Liability Insurance Policies To Provide Certain Information To The Department Of Insurance Annually And To Require The Department Of Insurance To Report That Information To The General Assembly Annually; And By Adding Section 61-2-270 So As To Require The Department Of Revenue To Report To The General Assembly Information About On-premises Beer And Wine Consumption Permits And On-premises Alcoholic Liquor Permits Annually.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "make South Carolina Healthy Again Act"; By Amending Section 59-10-310, Relating To The Establishment Of School Food Service Meals And Competitive Foods, District Policies, And Exemptions, So As To Require The State Board Of Education's School Food Service Policy To Include A Prohibition On Public Schools Providing Ultra-processed Food To Students On The School Campus During The Normal School Day; And To Add Article 11 To Chapter 5, Title 43, So As To Provide That The South Carolina Department Of Social Services Shall Submit A Request For A Federal Waiver To The U.s. Department Of Agriculture, Food And Nutrition Service To Prohibit The Use Of Snap Benefits For The Purchase Of Candy And Soft Drinks; To Provide Guidelines For The Waiver; And To Provide Definitions Relating To The Snap Program.

Approve Regulations Of The Attorney General, Relating To Money Services, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5363, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.