Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 10-1-165, Relating To The Protection Of Certain Monuments And Memorials, So As To Expand The Type Of Monuments Or Memorials That May Not Be Relocated, Removed, Or Disturbed, To Authorize The General Assembly, By Joint Resolution, To Take Actions Regarding Certain Monuments, To Allow For Certain Exceptions, And To Provide The Manner In Which An Affinity Organization May Bring A Civil Action To Prevent Certain Actions Regarding Certain Monuments. - Ratified Title

Recognize April 1, 2025, As "higher Education Day" In South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-20-30, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To Intellectual Disability, Related Disabilities, Head Injuries, And Spinal Cord Injuries, So As To Provide Definitions For Head Injury And Spinal Cord Injury; And By Amending Section 44-20-450, Relating To Proceedings For Involuntary Admission, So As To Add Head Injuries To Qualifying Disabilities For Proceedings For Involuntary Admission Of A Person.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Candice Herlong Pou Of The South Carolina Legislative Audit Council Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Forty-four Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Continued Success And Fulfillment In The Years To Come.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For A Tax Credit For Renewable Natural Gas. - Ratified Title

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate James Albert Donald Of Anderson County On The Occasion Of His Ninetieth Birthday And To Wish Him A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Continued Health And Happiness In The Days Ahead.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "patients' Right To Transparency And Timely Access To Healthcare Services Act"; By Adding Section 44-116-10 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-116-20 So As To Exclude Certain Healthcare Providers From Preauthorization Requirements Who Meet A Ninety Percent Threshold Of Preauthorization Requests For Medications And Treatments During A Particular Time Period; By Adding Section 44-116-30 So As To Require A Fair And Transparent Prior Authorization Process For Medications And Treatments; By Adding Section 44-116-40 So As To Establish Timelines For Preauthorization Decisions; By Adding Section 44-116-50 So As To Prohibit Ongoing Prior Authorization Requirements For Patients Living With Chronic Conditions After Prior Authorization Has Been Provided Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 44-116-60 So As To Prohibit Insurance Companies From Switching Pharmaceuticals During A Policy Year; By Adding Section 44-116-70 So As To Allow For Step Therapy Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-80 So As To Provide That Once Prior Authorization Is Granted, Health Carriers Must Pay For The Service With Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-90 So As To Require Continuity Of Care When A Patient Changes Insurance Policies; By Adding Section 44-116-100 So As To Require Certain Filings For Insurance Companies For Transparency Concerning Approval And Denial Rates; And By Adding Section 44-116-110 So As To Provide For Enforcement Of The Chapter.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Impact Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pcos) On The Health And Well-being Of Women And Girls In South Carolina And To Declare September As "pcos Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-21-620, Relating To Tax Rates On Products Containing Tobacco, So As To Tax Cigarettes For Heating One And One-quarter Mills On Each Cigarette.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church Of Greenwood On The Occasion Of Its Historic One Hundred Ninetieth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Nearly Two Centuries Of Service To God And The Community.

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Gennie B. Hudgens Harpe Of Greenville County On The Occasion Of Her Ninetieth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.

A Senate Resolution To Honor And Congratulate Melva Jean Gilliam Bruton Of Lyman On Her Recent Election As International Vice President At Large Of The International Alliance Of Ministers' Wives And Ministers' Widows, Inc.

A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Grammy-award-nominated Entertainer And Columbia Native Angie Stone, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-210, Relating To The Expulsion, Suspension, And Transfer Of Students, So As To Revise Restrictions Applicable To Expelled And Suspended Students While On School Property Or Attending School Activities, And To Remove Limitations On Disciplinary Action For Certain Violations; By Amending Section 59-63-235, Relating To The Expulsion Of Students Who Bring Firearms To School, So As To Require A Minimum One-year Expulsion For Knowingly Bringing A Firearm To School, To Provide Procedures For Modification, Review, And Reinstatement Of The Expulsion Period, To Preserve Student Appeal Rights, And To Authorize Educational Services In Alternative Or Virtual Settings; By Adding Section 59-63-237 So As To Provide For The Expulsion Of Students Who Make Certain Threats Of Violence Against Schools Or School Personnel, To Establish Standards And Procedures For Such Expulsions, To Authorize Educational Services In Alternative Or Virtual Settings, And To Require Referral To The Department Of Juvenile Justice; And By Amending Section 59-63-250, Relating To The Transfer Of Students, So As To Clarify The Authority Of District Boards And Designated Administrators To Transfer Students Within The District In Lieu Of Suspension Or Expulsion, To Require Parent Conferences Or Hearings And Notice To And Input From The Receiving School Principal, And To Provide Appeal Rights For Transfers Ordered By An Administrator. - Ratified Title

A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 12, 2025, As "osteopathic Medicine Day" In South Carolina And To Celebrate The One Hundred Fiftieth Year Of Osteopathic Medicine.