Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 2, Title 56 So As To Define The Term "utility Terrain Vehicle (utv)" And To Provide For The Registration And Operation Of Utv's On The Highways And Streets Of The State; By Amending Section 56-1-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "off-road Use Only"; By Amending Section 38-77-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "individual Private Passenger Automobile" To Include Certain Utv's; By Adding Section 56-2-5140 So As To Provide Farmers Holding Scate Cards And Driver's Licenses May Operate Certain Utv's Without Restrictions; To Amend Section 56-3-630, Relating To Private Passenger Motor Vehicles, So As To Classify Utv's As Private Passenger Motor Vehicles; And To Amend Section 56-2-90, Relating To The Operation Of Golf Carts, So As To Exempt Certain Minor Passengers From Wearing Safety Belts Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide For The Operation Of Golf Carts During Certain Athletic Events. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-48-30, Relating To Definitions Of Terms Used In The "sexually Violent Predator Act," So As To Redefine "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence."

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-90, Relating To Prostitution, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," Revise The Statute And Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution For Victims Of Human Trafficking And Victims Under The Age Of Eighteen; By Amending Section 16-15-100, Relating To Further Acts Of Prostitution, So As To Define Necessary Terms, Revise The Statute Regarding Promoting Prostitution, Increase The Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution To Persons Coerced As Result Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking; By Amending Section 16-15-110, Relating To Solicitation Of Prostitution Offenses, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," And Increase The Penalties For Violations; And By Adding Section 16-15-115 So As To Provide That Persons Previously Convicted Of A Prostitution Offense May Be Eligible To Participate In A Treatment And Rehabilitation Program Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide A Procedure For Expungement Of The Arrest Record. - Ratified Title

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2930, Relating To Operating Motor Vehicles While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Amend The Penalty Provisions To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2933, Relating To Driving With Unlawful Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Delete The Provision That Provides Nothing In The Section Requires Installation Of Ignition Interlock Devices Prior To Contested Case Hearings; By Amending Section 56-5-2945, Relating To The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence, So As To Create The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Second Degree, Establish Penalties, And Define The Term "moderate Bodily Injury"; By Amending Section 56-5-2947, Relating To Child Endangerment, So As To Include The Offenses Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Reckless Driving As Violations Subject To A Charge Of Child Endangerment; By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Revise The Circumstances, Procedures To Be Followed, And Test Sites That Can Be Used When Persons Are Subjected To Tests For Alcohol Or Drugs, To Provide That Laboratory Technicians, Phlebotomists, And Emergency Medical Technicians May Obtain Blood Or Urine Samples, To Revise The Period Of Suspensions Of Driving Privileges That Must Be Imposed For Failure If Persons Refuse To Be Tested And If Persons Have Certain Alcohol Concentrations, To Revise The Provision That Establishes Alcohol Concentrations, And To Delete The Provision Relating To Persons Incapable Of Refusing To Consent To Tests; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued License Suspensions May Install Ignition Interlock Devices Within Thirty Days And Obtain Temporary Drivers' Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions, And To Provide That Persons Who Refuse To Submit To Chemical Tests Must Have Their Drivers' Licenses Suspended For One Year For A First Offense, And To Provide Increased Suspensions For Subsequent Offenses, Or If Persons Take The Tests And Register Alcohol Concentrations Of Over Fifteen One-hundredth Of One Percent Or More, That Their Licenses Are Suspended For Two Months; By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Sites And Breath Test Sites For Video Recording, So As To Provide That Nothing In This Section May Be Construed To Compel Or Authorize A Dismissal Of A Dui Offense If The Officers Substantially Comply With The Statute And That Motions For Suppression Of Evidence Under The Statute Must Be Made Prior To Jeopardy Attaching; By Amending Section 56-5-2920, Relating To Reckless Driving, So As To Create The Offenses Of Felony Reckless Driving With Great Bodily Injury And Reckless Driving Resulting In Moderate Bodily Injury And To Establish Penalties; By Adding Section 56-5-2960 So As To Provide That Persons Convicted Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Causing The Death Or Disability Of Parents Or Guardians May Be Ordered To Pay Child Support As Restitution For The Duration Of Any Probation Ordered, Perform Community Service, Or Both; By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses Or Permits Or The Denial Of Issuance Of Licenses Or Permits To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With Certain Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued Notices Of Suspensions May Obtain Temporary Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions; And By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To The Surrender Of Licenses, So As To Remove The Provision That Nothing In This Section Requires Persons Obtain Ignition Interlocks Unless The Offenses Are Alcohol Related.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "medical Informed Consent Act"; By Adding Section 16-17-780 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Corporation, Higher Learning Institution, Or The State To Implement A Vaccine Mandate And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 41-1-55 So As To Prohibit Employers From Taking Adverse Action Against Individuals Who Decline To Receive A Vaccine And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 40-43-86, Relating To Facility Requirements For Pharmacies And Prescription Drug Orders, So As To Provide Conditions Under Which A Pharmacist May Refuse To Fill A Prescription; By Amending Section 44-1-100, Relating To Assistance From Peace And Health Officers, So As To Remove The Provision That The Public Safety Authority May Request Assistance From The State National Guard In Enforcing Quarantine Measures; By Amending Section 44-4-130, Relating To Public Health Definitions, So As To Provide Definitions Of "gene Therapy" And "vaccine" And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 44-4-510, Relating To Physical Examinations And Isolation Or Quarantine Of Persons Refusing Examination, So As To Provide That The Department May Isolate A Symptomatic Person Or Person Who Has Been Exposed To The Contagious Disease For Which A Public Health Emergency Has Been Declared; By Amending Section 44-4-520, Relating To Vaccinations And Treatment, So As To Provide That The Department Must Monitor The Safety And Efficacy Of Vaccines, Tests, And Treatments; By Amending Section 44-4-530, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Of Individuals Or Groups, As Well As Penalties For Noncompliance, So As To Provide A Time Limit Of Twenty-one Days For A Quarantined Asymptomatic Person; By Amending Section 44-4-540, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Procedures, So As To Change Procedures; And By Amending Section 44-4-570, Relating To Emergency Powers Regarding Licensing Of Health Personnel, So As To Remove The Requirement That State Health Care Providers Assist In The Performance Of Vaccinations As A Condition Of Licensure.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-1-65, Relating To The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, So As To Provide That The State Must Dismiss Select Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-21-107 So As To Provide That Owners Of Watercraft Of More Than Seventy Horsepower Must Carry Liability Insurance Of At Least Fifty Thousand Dollars Of Coverage Per Occurrence, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide For The Collection Of Fines.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "in Vitro Fertilization Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Add A Definition For "assistive Reproductive Technologies" And To Provide Related Protections To Access These Technologies; And By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That A Fertilized Human Egg Or Human Embryo Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Is Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Another Term That Connotes A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To The Apportionment Of Percentages Of Fault And Alcoholic Beverage Or Drug Exceptions, So As To Provide That A Jury Or The Court Shall Determine The Percentage Of Fault Of The Claimant, The Defendant, And Of Any Nonparty Whose Act Or Omission Was A Proximate Cause Of The Claimant's Alleged Damages; By Repealing Section 15-38-20 Relating To Right Of Contribution; By Repealing Section 15-38-30 Relating To Factors Determining Pro Rata Liability Of Tortfeasors; By Repealing Section 15-38-40 Relating To Actions For Contribution; By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 15-3-720 So As To Provide That An Individual Is Prohibited From Recovering Damages If The Individual Knowingly Rides As A Passenger In A Vehicle Operated By A Driver Who Is Visibly Intoxicated Or Whom The Individual Knew Or Should Have Known Would Become Intoxicated; By Adding Section 15-3-730 So As To Provide That The Clerk Of Court Shall Forward A Copy Of The Complaint And Judgement To The Department Of Revenue Upon Entering Judgment Against A Licensee; By Amending Section 61-4-580, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Provide For Civil Liability; By Amending Section 61-4-590, Relating To Revocation Or Suspension Of Permits And Department Investigation And Determination, So As To Provide That The Department May Revoke Or Suspend A Permit On Its Own Initiative Upon Receipt Of A Complaint And Judgment; By Adding Section 61-3-100 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 61-3-110 So As To Provide Requirements For Training Server And Manager Training; By Adding Section 61-3-120 So As To Provide For The Creation Of And Approval Of Training Programs; By Adding Section 61-3-130 So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Alcohol Server Certificates; By Adding Section 61-3-140 So As To Provide For The Renewal Of A Permit Or License; By Adding Section 61-3-150 So As To Provide For The Enforcement Of Relevant Provisions; By Adding Section 61-3-160 So As To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 61-2-60, Relating To The Promulgation Of Regulations So As To Provide For The Development, Implementation, Education, And Enforcement Of Responsible Alcohol Server Training Provisions; By Amending Section 61-6-2220, Relating To Sales To Intoxicated Persons, So As To Provide That A Person Or Establishment Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Liquors Or Liquor By The Drink Pursuant To This Article May Not Knowingly Provide These Beverages To An Intoxicated Person; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Licensing, Required Information And Documentation, Fees, And Renewal, So As To Include Liquor Liability Insurance; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide Limits; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide That An Insurer Shall Notify The Department If A Person Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Beverages For On-premises Consumption Exceeds Its Aggregate Limit Prior To The Expiration Of The Policy; By Amending Section 15-3-670, Relating To Circumstances In Which Limitations Provided By Sections 15-3-640 Through 15-3-660 Are Not Available As Defense, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Considered Material Only If It Exists Within A Completed Building, Structure, Or Facility Which Has Resulted In Physical Harm To A Person Or Significant Damage To The Performance Of A Building Or Its Systems; By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To Penalties, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Admissible As Evidence Of Comparative Negligence; By Adding Section 15-7-65 So As To Provide That A Civil Action Tried Against An Unknown Defendant Must Be Tried In The County Where The Cause Of Action Arose; By Amending Section 38-77-150, Relating To Uninsured Motorist Provisions, So As To Provide That The Uninsured Motorist Provision Is Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages; By Amending Section 38-77-160, Relating To Additional Uninsured Motorist Coverage, So As To Provide That Automobile Insurance Carriers Are Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages In The Mandatory Offer Of Underinsured Motorists Coverage; By Amending Section 15-78-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Occurrence; By Amending Section 15-32-220, Relating To Noneconomic Damages Limit And Exceptions, So As To Provide Guidelines For Intent To Harm, Felony Convictions, And Influence Of Alcohol And Other Drugs; And By Adding Section 38-59-23 So As To Provide For Actions For Bad Faith Involving A Liability.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "small Business Regulatory Freedom Act" By Adding Section 1-23-285 So As To Provide The Small Business Regulatory Review Committee Shall Conduct An Initial Review Of Regulations Pending Reauthorization And Make Recommendations To The General Assembly For Retaining Or Removing Regulations, To Provide It Is The Duty Of The Committee When Reviewing Regulations To Reduce The Overall Regulatory Burden On Businesses By Reducing The Number Of Regulatory Requirements By Twenty-five Percent, And To Provide The Committee May Request Any Necessary Information From State Agencies And To Require The Compliance Of Agencies With These Requests, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-110, Relating To The Process For Promulgating Regulations Under The Administrative Procedures Act So As To Provide Agencies May Not Promulgate Regulations Absent Express Statutory Authority And Citation To The Specific Statutory Authority, To Provide For Every Regulation An Agency Proposes, It Must Identify And Propose Two Of Its Regulations To Remove, To Provide Persons Aggrieved By A Regulation May Challenge The Validity Of The Regulation In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, And To Provide Courts May Declare Regulations Invalid Upon Finding An Absence Of Express Statutory Authority To Promulgate; By Amending Section 1-23-115, Relating To Assessment Reports For Regulations Submitted For Promulgation, So As To Provide All Regulations Submitted For Promulgation Must Include Assessment Reports, To Allow Longer Review Periods In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Discount Rates Must Be Justified If Applied In An Analysis Report, To Provide Promulgating Agencies Must Conduct Retrospective Assessment Reports In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Assessment Contents Must Be Made Publicly Available In A Certain Manner, To Provide Certain Standardized Analytic Methods And Metrics Must Be Applied To All Regulations, To Require Retrospective Assessment Reports Be Conducted When Regulations Are Reviewed For Renewal, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-120, Relating To Documents Required To Be Filed To Initiate The Review Process For A Regulation, So As To Require The Documents Include An Automatic Expiration Date, And To Provide For The Automatic Expiration And Periodic Review Of Regulations; And By Amending Section 1-23-380, Relating To Judicial Review Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies, So As To Provide Requirements For Judicial Review Of Agency Interpretations Of Regulations.

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3670, Relating To The Credit For Excess Premium Paid For Property And Casualty Insurance, So As To Raise The Maximum Amount Of The Credit Allowed For A Tax Year From One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars To Two Thousand Dollars.

Congratulate Master Trooper John Wayne Valdario Sr. For His Fifty-five Years Of Dedicated Service To The South Carolina Department Of Public Safety And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend Former Senator Robert Ford For Decades Of Service To The Citizens Of Charleston County And The State Of South Carolina.

A Senate Resolution To Recognize South Carolina's Electric Cooperatives For The Important Role They Play In The Success Of Our State By Designating February 13, 2025, As Electric Co-op Day At The State House, And To Express Sincere Gratitude For Their Help In Restoring Power After Hurricane Helene.

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