South Carolina
126th General Assembly·3,889 bills·Adjourned May 7, 2026
Track legislation moving through South Carolina. Browse 3,889 bills and resolutions during the 126th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
Bills
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 145 To Title 44 So As To Allow Reimbursement For Doula Services Under Certain Circumstances And To Require Coverage Of Such Services Through Private Insurance And Medicaid, With Exceptions; To Set Forth Criteria For Medicaid Coverage Of Doula Services; To Create A Scope Of Practice For Doulas; To Provide For The Establishment Of A Doula Certification Organization And To Require The Organization To Promulgate Regulations For Statewide Certification; To Provide For The Creation Of A Statewide Registry For Certified Doulas; And For Other Purposes; And By Adding Section 38-71-134 So As To Require Certain Insurance Contracts To Provide Coverage For The Services Of Perinatal Doulas And To Require Utilization Reporting By The Department Of Insurance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 145 To Title 44 So As To Allow Reimbursement For Doula Services Under Certain Circumstances And To Require Coverage Of Such Services Through Private Insurance And Medicaid, With Exceptions; To Set Forth Criteria For Medicaid Coverage Of Doula Services; To Create A Scope Of Practice For Doulas; To Provide For The Establishment Of A Doula Certification Organization And To Require The Organization To Promulgate Regulations For Statewide Certification; To Provide For The Creation Of A Statewide Registry For Certified Doulas; And For Other Purposes; And By Adding Section 38-71-134 So As To Require Certain Insurance Contracts To Provide Coverage For The Services Of Perinatal Doulas And To Require Utilization Reporting By The Department Of Insurance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 25, Title 16 So As To Enact The "teen Dating Violence Prevention Act," To Define Necessary Terms, Create The Offense Of Teen Dating Violence, Provide A Penalty, Allow Victims To Seek Orders Of Protection Or Restraining Orders Under Certain Circumstances, And Prohibit A Person Who Violates The Provisions Of The Section From Participating In A Pretrial Intervention Program; To Amend Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, So As To Define The Term "teen Dating Violence"; And To Amend Sections 59-32-20, 59-32-30, And 59-32-50, All Relating To The Requirements Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, All So As To Require The Inclusion Of Teen Dating Violence Education In The Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum And Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 25, Title 16 So As To Enact The "teen Dating Violence Prevention Act," To Define Necessary Terms, Create The Offense Of Teen Dating Violence, Provide A Penalty, Allow Victims To Seek Orders Of Protection Or Restraining Orders Under Certain Circumstances, And Prohibit A Person Who Violates The Provisions Of The Section From Participating In A Pretrial Intervention Program; To Amend Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, So As To Define The Term "teen Dating Violence"; And To Amend Sections 59-32-20, 59-32-30, And 59-32-50, All Relating To The Requirements Of The Comprehensive Health Education Act, All So As To Require The Inclusion Of Teen Dating Violence Education In The Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum And Make Conforming Changes.
Congratulate Sadie Gamble, Ellafair Durant, Railyn Joyner, And Kayden Crisanti, Fifth Grade Students At Laurence Manning Academy, On Winning The 2025 Children's Book Challenge Sponsored By Black Water Electric Cooperative And The Electric Cooperatives Of South Carolina.
Congratulate Sadie Gamble, Ellafair Durant, Railyn Joyner, And Kayden Crisanti, Fifth Grade Students At Laurence Manning Academy, On Winning The 2025 Children's Book Challenge Sponsored By Black Water Electric Cooperative And The Electric Cooperatives Of South Carolina.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gedney Main Howe Iii Of Charleston And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gedney Main Howe Iii Of Charleston And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-25, Relating To Early Voting, So As To Delete Provisions Excluding Presidential Preference Primaries From Applications Of This Section.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-25, Relating To Early Voting, So As To Delete Provisions Excluding Presidential Preference Primaries From Applications Of This Section.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide For A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Clothing Required For Use In Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Facilities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide For A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Clothing Required For Use In Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing Facilities.
Recognize And Honor The North Augusta High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Amazing Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The North Augusta High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Amazing Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-25-40, Relating To Commission Of Hearing Aid Specialists, So As To Correct An Archaic Reference.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-25-40, Relating To Commission Of Hearing Aid Specialists, So As To Correct An Archaic Reference.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 8-11-150 And 8-11-155, Both Relating To Paid Parental Leave, So As To Increase The Number Of Weeks Of Paid Parental Leave In The Event Of The Birth Or Adoption Of A Child For Eligible State Employees.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 8-11-150 And 8-11-155, Both Relating To Paid Parental Leave, So As To Increase The Number Of Weeks Of Paid Parental Leave In The Event Of The Birth Or Adoption Of A Child For Eligible State Employees.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health, So As To Provide Parents Have The Fundamental Right To Direct The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Minor Children, To Provide These Rights Extend To Healthcare Decisions Concerning The Minors And Access To Their Medical Records, And To Provide The State May Not Substantially Burden These Rights Except In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-5-350, Relating To Health Services That May Be Rendered To Minors Without Parental Consent, So As To Provide That Healthcare Providers Must Obtain Parental Consent Before Procuring, Providing, Or Rendering Healthcare For A Minor Except In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit The Encouragement Or Coercion Of Minors To Withhold Information From A Parent About The Health Of The Child, To Provide Parents May Assert Provisions Of This Act As Claims Or Defenses In Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings Subject To A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide Remedies, To Provide The Attorney General May Bring Actions To Enforce Provisions Of This Act, And To Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Consent Not Subject To Disaffirmance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health, So As To Provide Parents Have The Fundamental Right To Direct The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Minor Children, To Provide These Rights Extend To Healthcare Decisions Concerning The Minors And Access To Their Medical Records, And To Provide The State May Not Substantially Burden These Rights Except In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-5-350, Relating To Health Services That May Be Rendered To Minors Without Parental Consent, So As To Provide That Healthcare Providers Must Obtain Parental Consent Before Procuring, Providing, Or Rendering Healthcare For A Minor Except In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit The Encouragement Or Coercion Of Minors To Withhold Information From A Parent About The Health Of The Child, To Provide Parents May Assert Provisions Of This Act As Claims Or Defenses In Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings Subject To A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide Remedies, To Provide The Attorney General May Bring Actions To Enforce Provisions Of This Act, And To Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Consent Not Subject To Disaffirmance.
Recognize And Honor Joshua Williams Of Florence, 66th Executive President Of The Claflin University Student Government Association, For His Outstanding Service To His University And Community And His Consistently Exemplary Scholarship.
Recognize And Honor Joshua Williams Of Florence, 66th Executive President Of The Claflin University Student Government Association, For His Outstanding Service To His University And Community And His Consistently Exemplary Scholarship.
Congratulate Freida Ann Scyphers Rawl Jodie On The Occasion Of Her Ninetieth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Congratulate Freida Ann Scyphers Rawl Jodie On The Occasion Of Her Ninetieth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For Disabled Veterans.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For Disabled Veterans.
Recognize And Honor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sherille Washington-bell For Her Outstanding Service To The United States Army And To Declare August 1, 2025, As "chief Warrant Officer 2 Sherille Washington-bell Day" In South Carolina.
Recognize And Honor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sherille Washington-bell For Her Outstanding Service To The United States Army And To Declare August 1, 2025, As "chief Warrant Officer 2 Sherille Washington-bell Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-29-15, Relating To The Requirement That Cursive Writing Be Taught In Public Elementary Schools, So As To Specify That The Cursive Writing Instruction Must Begin In Second Grade And Continue In Each Grade Through Fifth Grade.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-29-15, Relating To The Requirement That Cursive Writing Be Taught In Public Elementary Schools, So As To Specify That The Cursive Writing Instruction Must Begin In Second Grade And Continue In Each Grade Through Fifth Grade.
Recognize May 11 Through May 17, 2025, As "police Week In South Carolina" And To Honor The Service And Sacrifice Of Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty While Protecting Our Communities And Safeguarding Democracy.
Recognize May 11 Through May 17, 2025, As "police Week In South Carolina" And To Honor The Service And Sacrifice Of Law Enforcement Officers Killed In The Line Of Duty While Protecting Our Communities And Safeguarding Democracy.
Recognize And Honor The Laurence Manning Academy Coed Bowling Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Another Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association (scisa) State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Laurence Manning Academy Coed Bowling Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Another Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association (scisa) State Championship Title.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Natural Resources, Relating To Electronic Harvest Reporting Of Big Game - Sc Game Check, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5331, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Natural Resources, Relating To Electronic Harvest Reporting Of Big Game - Sc Game Check, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5331, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Establish A High-speed Rail System Study Committee To Examine And Develop A Plan Of Action For A High-speed Rail System In This State, To Provide For The Duties Of The Study Committee, And To Require The Study Committee To Report Its Findings To The General Assembly.
Establish A High-speed Rail System Study Committee To Examine And Develop A Plan Of Action For A High-speed Rail System In This State, To Provide For The Duties Of The Study Committee, And To Require The Study Committee To Report Its Findings To The General Assembly.
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 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 11-35-710, Relating To Exemptions From The State Procurement Code, So As To Add Planning For Repairs To Bridges, Highways, Roads, And Other Improvements On The State's Rights Of Way To The List Of Exemptions And To Provide Certain Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 11-35-710, Relating To Exemptions From The State Procurement Code, So As To Add Planning For Repairs To Bridges, Highways, Roads, And Other Improvements On The State's Rights Of Way To The List Of Exemptions And To Provide Certain Exceptions.
Recognize And Congratulate Oakland Baptist Church Of Rock Hill On The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Three-quarters Of A Century Of Service To God And The Community.
Recognize And Congratulate Oakland Baptist Church Of Rock Hill On The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Three-quarters Of A Century Of Service To God And The Community.
Celebrate Award-winning Producer, Writer, And Recording Artist Rudy Currence, To Congratulate This Rock Hill Native On His Many Professional Achievements, And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Success In The Days To Come.
Celebrate Award-winning Producer, Writer, And Recording Artist Rudy Currence, To Congratulate This Rock Hill Native On His Many Professional Achievements, And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Success In The Days To Come.
Recognize And Honor The Greenville High School Boys Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Greenville High School Boys Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The River Bluff High School Varsity Winter Guard For Capturing The Bronze Medal At The 2025 Winter Guard International World Championships And To Congratulate The Team On Its Exemplary Performance And Historic Achievement.
Recognize And Honor The River Bluff High School Varsity Winter Guard For Capturing The Bronze Medal At The 2025 Winter Guard International World Championships And To Congratulate The Team On Its Exemplary Performance And Historic Achievement.