South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 105)
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H4562
Introduced
5/8/25
Refer
5/8/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "patients' Right To Transparency And Timely Access To Healthcare Services Act" By Adding Chapter 116 To Title 44 So As To Define Necessary Terms; To Exclude Certain Healthcare Providers From Preauthorization Requirements Who Meet An Eighty Percent Threshold Of Preauthorization Requests For Medications And Treatments During A Particular Time Period; To Require A Fair And Transparent Prior Authorization Process For Medications And Treatments; To Establish Timelines For Preauthorization Decisions; To Prohibit Ongoing Prior Authorization Requirements For Patients Living With Chronic Conditions After Prior Authorization Has Been Provided Under Certain Circumstances; To Prohibit Insurance Companies From Switching Pharmaceuticals During A Policy Year; To Allow For Step Therapy Exceptions; To Provide That Once Prior Authorization Is Granted, Health Carriers Must Pay For The Service With Exceptions; To Require Continuity Of Care When A Patient Changes Insurance Policies; To Require Certain Filings For Insurance Companies For Transparency Concerning Approval And Denial Rates; And To Provide For Enforcement Of The Chapter.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0001
Introduced
12/4/24
Passed
12/4/24
A Senate Resolution To Adopt The Rules Of Procedure For The Senate As Provided In Article Iii, Section 12 Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0002
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/5/25
Enrolled
4/16/25
Passed
4/28/25
Chaptered
5/7/25
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
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0003
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-120, Relating To Persons Disqualified From Registering Or Voting, So As To Provide That Disqualification Due To A Felony Conviction Is Removed, And The Person's Voting Rights Automatically Restored, Upon Release From Prison; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Information Contained On Voter Registration Forms, So As To Delete The Requirement That An Applicant Affirm, Among Other Things, He Has Never Been Convicted Of A Felony Or Offense Against The Election Laws; And By Amending Section 7-5-185, Relating To Electronic Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0004
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-39-10 So As To Reduce Certain Administrative And Permitting Costs And Barriers To The Construction Of Housing While Maintaining Safety, Public Health, And The General Welfare With Respect To Construction And Occupancy; By Amending Section 5-25-120, Relating To Inspectors Of Buildings, So As To Allow A Builder To Hire A Certified Third-party Inspector To Perform The Duties Of The Local Inspector Of Buildings As They Relate To That Builder; And By Amending Section 40-3-290, Relating To Exceptions From Coverage Of The Chapter, So As To Revise An Exemption For Plans And Specifications For Certain Dwellings.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0005
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-42 So As To Provide The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Must Not Release Certain Information Regarding Arrests Pursuant To Criminal History Background Checks.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0006
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-4-30, Relating To The Right To Inspect Or Copy Public Records, So As To Provide For A Timeline Of Five Days For Providing Records With Certain Responses, To Provide That The Appropriate Court Can Be Petitioned For Addiitional Time To Respond, And To Provide That A Failure To Respond To A Request Is Deemed A Denial And A Violation Of This Chapter.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0007
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "red Flags Act"; By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 31, Title 23, So As To Provide For The Authority Of Law Enforcement Officers To Seize A Person"s Firearms And Ammunition If The Person Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Himself Or Other Individuals; To Establish Criteria Addressing Application For And Issuance Of A Warrant; To Require The Probate Court To Hold A Hearing Within Seven Days Of Execution Of The Warrant To Determine Whether The Firearms And Ammunition May Be Returned To The Person; And For Other Purposes.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0008
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Refer
2/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-170 So As To Provide The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council Shall Establish Policies, Procedures, And Training Courses Relating To Circumstances Upon Which A Law Enforcement Officer May Engage In Vehicular Pursuits.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0009
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-90(2), Relating To "gross Proceeds Of Sales", So As To Exclude Fees Or Charges Imposed By A Funeral Home Or Undertaker For The Use Of Its Equipment In Its Provision Of Burial Or Graveside Services.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0010
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-11-150, Relating To Paid Parental Leave, So As To Increase The Number Of Weeks For Paid Parental Leave; And By Amending Section 8-11-155, Relating To Paid Parental Leave, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0011
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Engrossed
4/2/25
Refer
4/3/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-11-150(a), Relating To Paid Parental Leave, So As To Amend The Definition Of "eligible State Employee."
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0012
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Refer
1/16/25
Engrossed
4/15/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-31-205 So As To Authorize The Public Service Authority To Jointly Own, As Tenants-in-common Or Through A Limited Liability Company, With Investor-owned Utilities, Electrical Generation And Transmission Facilities.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0013
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0014
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Baby Formula And Baby Food.