A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO RETITLE ARTICLE 23, CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58, RELATING TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS AS "LOCAL GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS"; BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-2640 SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN PRACTICES BY LOCAL AGENCIES PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INCLUDING BROADBAND SERVICES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-2600, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 23, CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58, SO AS TO DEFINE THE ARTICLE'S MODIFIED PURPOSE; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-2610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES AND ADD CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-2620, RELATING TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS' DUTIES AND RESTRICTIONS; COST AND RATE COMPUTATIONS; AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AUTHORIZE LOCAL AGENCIES, AS DEFINED IN THIS ACT, TO PARTICIPATE IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS VENTURES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES TO UNSERVED AREAS WITHIN THE AGENCIES' GEOGRAPHICAL OR TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-2630, RELATING TO TAX COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS BY GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-2650, RELATING TO LIABILITY INSURANCE RATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 58-9-3010, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO ARTICLE 25, CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES TO A CROSS REFERENCE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 58-9-2660 AND 58-9-2670 RELATING TO PETITIONS TO DESIGNATE UNSERVED AREAS, AND EXEMPTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS RECEIVING FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
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A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "DEFENSE AGAINST PORCH PIRATES ACT", BY ADDING SECTION 16-13-182 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO STEAL PACKAGES DELIVERED TO A DWELLING'S PORCH, STEPS, OR THE VICINITY OF ANY ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF A DWELLING, TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH AN OFFENSE IS THE FELONY OF PACKAGE THEFT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PENALTY IS IN ADDITION TO ANY PENALTIES FOR OTHER OFFENSES WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "DWELLING".
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE SOPHIA MADELEINE SIMPKINS, A NATIVE OF GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER NATURALIZATION TO BECOME A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE ROBERT L. RIDGEWAY III FOR HIS COMMITTED SERVICE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT 64 IN CLARENDON AND SUMTER COUNTIES AND TO WISH HIM SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF CLYDE CLYBURN, SR., OF CAMDEN AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE BRANDON FISH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER CHARLESTON, FOR HIS SERVICE IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM IN THE CHARLESTON COMMUNITY.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR BETH HUTCHISON ON HER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF DEDICATED AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE ON THE DISTRICT FIVE OF LEXINGTON & RICHLAND COUNTIES BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE BOARD, TO WISH HER MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE DR. JOHN A. PORTER OF BEAUFORT COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY, TO WISH HIM A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, AND TO THANK HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE IN GOSPEL MINISTRY AND IN THE MILITARY OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE KATHY DIANE HUGGINS KONDUROS OF RICHLAND COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF THE ICONIC SOUTHERN SOUL SINGER ROY CHARLES "ROY C" HAMMOND OF ALLENDALE COUNTY AND TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE HIS INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO R&B AND SOUL MUSIC.