Jack C. McDowell, 90th birthday

Special primary, US House

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Create The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Define Terms, And Establish Penalties; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-142 So As To Authorize A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To Issue Orders And Warrants For Certain Electronic Communications, And To Authorize The Attorney General To Issue A Subpoena For The Production Of Certain Stored Subscriber Or Customer Information Relevant And Material To An Ongoing Investigation By The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To The Definitions Pertaining To The Dissemination Of Harmful Material To Minors, So As To Define "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To The Definition Of First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To The Definition Of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To The Definition Of Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Adding Section 16-15-412 So As To Provide Procedures For Arrest Warrants When The Offense Includes Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Include Those Guilty Of Criminal Sexual Exploitation Of Minors In The First, Second, Or Third Degree On The Appropriate Tiers Of The Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-340 So As To Provide That Upon Request Of A Law Enforcement Agency, A Wireless Telecommunications Carrier Shall Provide Call Location Information Concerning The Telecommunications Device Of The User To The Law Enforcement Agency In Order To Respond To A Call For Emergency Services Or In An Emergency Situation That Involves The Risk Of Death Or Serious Physical Harm, To Provide A Civil Or Criminal Action May Not Be Brought Against A Wireless Service Provider Under This Section Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Sled Shall Obtain Contact Information From Wireless Service Providers To Facilitate A Request From A Law Enforcement Agency.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-80-10, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Firefighters Employment And Registration Act, So As To Revise The Definition Of "fire Department"; By Amending Section 40-80-40, Relating To Firefighter Registration Requirements, So As To Make A Technical Clarification; And By Amending Section 40-80-50, Relating To Firefighter Registration Information And Documentation Requirements, So As To Delete The Requirement That A Driver's License Required For Documentation Must Be Issued By This State. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-190, Relating To Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office, So As To Require Special Elections To Be Held Only On Certain Enumerated Dates.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Revise The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Telecommunications Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And 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 That The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Hands-free Requirements At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-26-110, Relating To Youth Suicide Prevention Teacher Training, So As To Provide Requirements For The Training Of Individuals Employed In A Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade School Or An Institution Of Higher Education.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Establish The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities Comprised Of The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, The Office Of Mental Health, And The Office Of Substance Use Services, And To Provide For The Department's Powers, Duties, And Authority; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To Departments Of State Government, So As To Add The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And To Remove The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, And The Department Of Mental Health; By Amending Section 8-17-370, Relating To Exemptions From The State Employee Grievance Procedure, So As To Exempt The Director Of The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities And Certain Other Department Staff From The State Employee Grievance Procedure; By Amending Sections 44-20-30, 44-20-210, 44-20-220, 44-20-230, 44-20-240, And 44-20-255, All Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Definition Revisions, Elimination Of The Department's Commission, Renaming The Department As The Office Of Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, And Reassignment Of The Commission's Duties; By Amending Sections 44-49-10 And 44-49-20, Both Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services, So As To Make Conforming Changes By Renaming The Department As The Office Of Substance Use Services Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities; By Amending Sections 44-9-10, 44-9-20, And 44-9-30, All Relating To Department Of Mental Health, So As To Make Conforming Changes To Include Renaming The Department As The Office Of Mental Health Within The Department Of Behavioral Health And Developmental Disabilities, Establishing Qualifications For The Office Director, And Eliminating The Department Of Mental Health's Commission And Reassigning The Commission's Duties; By Adding Section 1-30-150 So As To Require Certain State Agencies To Develop And Execute A Plan To Ensure Services And Support Are Provided, To The Greatest Extent Possible, To Individuals With Disabilities In The Community, In Accordance With Federal Law, And To Provide For The Appointment Of An Administrator Of Community Living Integration And A Health Planning Advisory Committee; By Amending Section 44-21-80, Relating To Regional Tertiary Level Developmental Evaluation Centers, So As To Require That The Centers Provide Neurodevelopmental Evaluation And Limited Treatment Services For Individuals Up To Twenty-one Years Of Age Who Have Certain Suspected Or Diagnosed Neurodevelopmental Disorders; By Repealing Sections 44-9-40 And 44-9-50 Relating To The Department Of Mental Healh; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-15-45 So As To Provide For The Expiration Of The Terms Of Office For Certain Municipal Officeholders; By Amending Section 5-15-50, Relating To The Time For Municipal General Elections, So As To Require That Municipal General Elections Be Held Only On Certain Enumerated Dates; By Amending Section 5-15-100, Relating To The Functions, Powers, And Duties Of Municipal Election Commissions, So As To Require Municipal Election Commissions Certify Results Not Later Than Three Days Following An Election; By Amending Section 5-15-120, Relating To Municipal Election Results, So As To Provide A Candidate Who Is Declared Elected By Certification Of The Election Results Has The Right To Take The Oath Of Office And To Perform The Duties Of The Office Pending The Outcome Of A Contest; By Amending Section 5-15-130, Relating To Procedures For Contesting The Results Of An Election, So As To Revise The Date In Which A Written Notice Of Contest Must Be Provided; By Amending Section 5-15-140, Relating To Appeals From Decisions Of Municipal Election Commissions, So As To Require Appeals Be Granted First Priority Of Consideration By The Court; By Amending Section 5-15-145, Relating To The Transfer Of Authority To Conduct Municipal Elections, So As To Update Terms; By Amending Section 7-3-25, Relating To The Duty Of The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify The Outcome Of Certain Elections, So As To Require The State Election Commission To Determine And Certify The Outcome Of Certain Municipal Elections; By Amending Section 7-13-1160, Relating To The Reporting Of Election Results To The State Election Commission, So As To Require Election Results To Be Reported Continuously And Without Undue Delay; And By Amending Section 7-15-420, Relating To The Tabulation Of Absentee Ballots, So As To Authorize Early Voting Tabulation Data To Be Loaded Into The Election Management System At The Same Time As Absentee Ballot Tabulation Data.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 31-12-30, Relating To The Definition Of "redevelopment Project," So As To Include Affordable Housing Projects; By Amending Section 31-12-210, Relating To Issuance Of Obligations For A Redevelopment Project By Municipality, So As To Increase The Time Limit Of Which An Obligation Must Be Issued; And By Amending Section 12-10-88, Relating To Redevelopment Fees, So As To Update The Definition Of Closed Or Realigned Federal Installations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-23-400 So As To Provide That Every Public School Restroom And Changing Facility That Is Accessible By Multiple Persons Must Be Designatedfor Use Only By Members Of One Sex, To Provide Definitions, And To Provide For A Private Cause Of Action For Those Aggrieved By A Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of This Act.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley Of Richland County On Being Named 2025 National Principal Of The Year And Commend Her For Her Many Years Of Dedicated Service And Outstanding Contributions To Education In South Carolina.