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
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The May River High School Wrestling Team For A Stellar Season And To Congratulate The Sharks On Winning The 2025 Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The May River High School Wrestling Team For A Stellar Season And To Congratulate The Sharks On Winning The 2025 Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-1172 So As To Exempt The Retirement Income Of First Responders And Law Enforcement Officers; And By Amending Section 12-6-1170, Relating To Retirement Income Deduction, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-1172 So As To Exempt The Retirement Income Of First Responders And Law Enforcement Officers; And By Amending Section 12-6-1170, Relating To Retirement Income Deduction, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-460, Relating To Optional Excused School Attendance Policies For Religious Instruction, So As To Mandate That Districts Adopt Policies Authorizing Students Under Their Jurisdiction To Be Excused From School For Religious Instruction, To Allow For The Payment Of Related De Minimis Administrative Costs With Public Funds, And To Revise The Prohibition On Releasing Students From Core Subject Classes To Instead Only Prohibit Their Release From Core Academic Instruction In English, Math, And Science.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-460, Relating To Optional Excused School Attendance Policies For Religious Instruction, So As To Mandate That Districts Adopt Policies Authorizing Students Under Their Jurisdiction To Be Excused From School For Religious Instruction, To Allow For The Payment Of Related De Minimis Administrative Costs With Public Funds, And To Revise The Prohibition On Releasing Students From Core Subject Classes To Instead Only Prohibit Their Release From Core Academic Instruction In English, Math, And Science.
Recognize And Honor Fran Campbell, Wren High School Boys Basketball Head Coach, Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement After More Than Four Decades Of Outstanding Service, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.
Recognize And Honor Fran Campbell, Wren High School Boys Basketball Head Coach, Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement After More Than Four Decades Of Outstanding Service, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.
Congratulate The Forty South Carolina Technical College Students Named To South Carolina's 2025 All-state Academic Team In The All-usa Academic Team Competition For Technical Colleges, Community Colleges, And Junior Colleges, Sponsored By The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, In Recognition Of The Students' Scholarly Accomplishments And Service To Their Communities.
Congratulate The Forty South Carolina Technical College Students Named To South Carolina's 2025 All-state Academic Team In The All-usa Academic Team Competition For Technical Colleges, Community Colleges, And Junior Colleges, Sponsored By The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, In Recognition Of The Students' Scholarly Accomplishments And Service To Their Communities.
Congratulate The Ridge View High School Boys Basketball Team On Capturing The 2025 Class Aaaaa Division 1 State Championship Title And To Honor The Team's Exceptional Players, Coaches, And Staff.
Congratulate The Ridge View High School Boys Basketball Team On Capturing The 2025 Class Aaaaa Division 1 State Championship Title And To Honor The Team's Exceptional Players, Coaches, And Staff.
Recognize And Honor Reverend Ken Dill, Chaplain Emeritus For Southern Wesleyan University, And To Congratulate Him As He Retires After Decades Of Faithful Service To His Community.
Recognize And Honor Reverend Ken Dill, Chaplain Emeritus For Southern Wesleyan University, And To Congratulate Him As He Retires After Decades Of Faithful Service To His Community.
A Senate Resolution To Proclaim Wednesday, March 26, 2025, As "south Carolina Professional Land Surveyors Day" Throughout The State And To Recognize The Importance Of The Services Provided By This Group Of Professionals To The Palmetto State.
A Senate Resolution To Proclaim Wednesday, March 26, 2025, As "south Carolina Professional Land Surveyors Day" Throughout The State And To Recognize The Importance Of The Services Provided By This Group Of Professionals To The Palmetto State.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-47-937 So As To Provide Physician Assistants Who Meet Certain Postgraduate Clinical Experience And Practice Experience May Practice Pursuant Only To An Attestation Statement, And To Provide For The Functions, Locations, And Collaboration Requirements Allowed Under These Practice Arrangements; By Adding Section 40-47-939 So As To Provide That Certain Physician Assistants Licensed In Other Jurisdictions May Provide Emergency Care In This State Under Certain Circumstances, And To Limit Their Liability For Providing Such Care; By Amending Section 40-47-10, Relating To The State Board Of Medical Examiners, So As To Revise The Composition Of The Board To Include Two Physician Assistants, To Provide For Their Manner Of Appointment And The Filling Of Vacancies, And To Limit Their Terms Of Service; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Medical Practice Act, So As To Revise Various Definitions; By Amending Section 40-47-113, Relating To Requirements Concerning Physician-patient Relationships And The Prescribing Of Drugs, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-47-195, Relating To Supervising Physicians And Scope Of Practice Guidelines, So As To Remove Certain Limitations Imposed On Supervising Physicians; By Amending Section 40-47-196, Relating To The Delegation Of Tasks To Certified Medical Assistants, So As To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 40-47-910, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Physician Assistants Practice Act, So As To Revise Necessary Definitions; By Amending Section 40-47-915, Relating To The Application Of The South Carolina Physician Assistants Practice Act, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Physician Assistants Students; By Amending Section 40-47-935, Relating To Acts And Duties Authorized To Be Performed By Physician Assistants, So As To Clarify And Expand The Authorized Acts And Duties; By Amending Section 40-47-965, Relating To Requirements For Writing Prescriptions For Drugs, Controlled Substances, And Medical Devices By Physician Assistants, So As To Revise The Requirements; By Amending Section 40-47-1000, Relating To The Unlawful Holding Of Oneself Out As A Physician Assistant, So As To Provide For The Lawful And Unlawful Use Of Certain Abbreviations Indicative Of Licensure As A Physician Assistant; By Amending Section 40-47-1005, Relating To Misconduct Mandating Revocation Or Denial Of A Physician Assistant License, So As To Specifically Authorize The Board To Discipline Physician Assistants For Misconduct, To Revise The Bases For Misconduct, And To Provide Remedies Available To The Board Upon Finding Misconduct; By Amending Section 40-47-1020, Relating To Third-party Reimbursement To Physician Assistants, So As To Make Such Payments Mandatory In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Insurance Companies And Third-party Payers May Not Impose More Restrictive Or Contradictory Practice, Education, Or Collaboration Requirements; By Amending Section 44-80-120, Relating To The Authority Of Physician Assistants To Create, Execute, And Sign Post Forms, So As To Remove Obsolete Scope Of Practice And Supervising Physician Requirements; By Amending Section 44-99-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Emergency Anaphylaxis Treatments, So As To Remove Obsolete Language; By Amending Section 59-63-75, Relating To Concussion Protocol For Student Athletes, So As To Include Physician Assistants Among Persons Authorized To Remove Student Athletes Suspected Of Having Sustained A Concussion From Competition, And To Remove Obsolete Language; And By Amending Section 59-63-95, Relating To The Prescription Of Lifesaving Medications To Be Maintained And Used By Public Schools, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-47-937 So As To Provide Physician Assistants Who Meet Certain Postgraduate Clinical Experience And Practice Experience May Practice Pursuant Only To An Attestation Statement, And To Provide For The Functions, Locations, And Collaboration Requirements Allowed Under These Practice Arrangements; By Adding Section 40-47-939 So As To Provide That Certain Physician Assistants Licensed In Other Jurisdictions May Provide Emergency Care In This State Under Certain Circumstances, And To Limit Their Liability For Providing Such Care; By Amending Section 40-47-10, Relating To The State Board Of Medical Examiners, So As To Revise The Composition Of The Board To Include Two Physician Assistants, To Provide For Their Manner Of Appointment And The Filling Of Vacancies, And To Limit Their Terms Of Service; By Amending Section 40-47-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Medical Practice Act, So As To Revise Various Definitions; By Amending Section 40-47-113, Relating To Requirements Concerning Physician-patient Relationships And The Prescribing Of Drugs, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 40-47-195, Relating To Supervising Physicians And Scope Of Practice Guidelines, So As To Remove Certain Limitations Imposed On Supervising Physicians; By Amending Section 40-47-196, Relating To The Delegation Of Tasks To Certified Medical Assistants, So As To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 40-47-910, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Physician Assistants Practice Act, So As To Revise Necessary Definitions; By Amending Section 40-47-915, Relating To The Application Of The South Carolina Physician Assistants Practice Act, So As To Revise Requirements Concerning Physician Assistants Students; By Amending Section 40-47-935, Relating To Acts And Duties Authorized To Be Performed By Physician Assistants, So As To Clarify And Expand The Authorized Acts And Duties; By Amending Section 40-47-965, Relating To Requirements For Writing Prescriptions For Drugs, Controlled Substances, And Medical Devices By Physician Assistants, So As To Revise The Requirements; By Amending Section 40-47-1000, Relating To The Unlawful Holding Of Oneself Out As A Physician Assistant, So As To Provide For The Lawful And Unlawful Use Of Certain Abbreviations Indicative Of Licensure As A Physician Assistant; By Amending Section 40-47-1005, Relating To Misconduct Mandating Revocation Or Denial Of A Physician Assistant License, So As To Specifically Authorize The Board To Discipline Physician Assistants For Misconduct, To Revise The Bases For Misconduct, And To Provide Remedies Available To The Board Upon Finding Misconduct; By Amending Section 40-47-1020, Relating To Third-party Reimbursement To Physician Assistants, So As To Make Such Payments Mandatory In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Insurance Companies And Third-party Payers May Not Impose More Restrictive Or Contradictory Practice, Education, Or Collaboration Requirements; By Amending Section 44-80-120, Relating To The Authority Of Physician Assistants To Create, Execute, And Sign Post Forms, So As To Remove Obsolete Scope Of Practice And Supervising Physician Requirements; By Amending Section 44-99-10, Relating To Definitions Concerning Emergency Anaphylaxis Treatments, So As To Remove Obsolete Language; By Amending Section 59-63-75, Relating To Concussion Protocol For Student Athletes, So As To Include Physician Assistants Among Persons Authorized To Remove Student Athletes Suspected Of Having Sustained A Concussion From Competition, And To Remove Obsolete Language; And By Amending Section 59-63-95, Relating To The Prescription Of Lifesaving Medications To Be Maintained And Used By Public Schools, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-33-20, Relating To Definitions In The Nurse Practice Act, So As To Provide That A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist May Only Use The Abbreviation "crna" Or A Variation Or Subdesignation Of Crna To Indicate That The Person Is Practicing As Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-33-20, Relating To Definitions In The Nurse Practice Act, So As To Provide That A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist May Only Use The Abbreviation "crna" Or A Variation Or Subdesignation Of Crna To Indicate That The Person Is Practicing As Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Recognize And Honor Major Christina C. Harris, Usaf, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Twenty Years Of Exemplary Service To Her Country, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
Recognize And Honor Major Christina C. Harris, Usaf, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Twenty Years Of Exemplary Service To Her Country, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Cynthia Helen Jordan Watson Of Richland County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Cynthia Helen Jordan Watson Of Richland County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Value And Services Provided To Our State By The Members Of The South Carolina Society Of Association Executives And Its Leaders And To Declare Wednesday, April 9, 2025, As "south Carolina Society Of Association Executives Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Value And Services Provided To Our State By The Members Of The South Carolina Society Of Association Executives And Its Leaders And To Declare Wednesday, April 9, 2025, As "south Carolina Society Of Association Executives Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Riverbanks Botanical Garden On The Occasion Of Its Thirtieth Anniversary And To Commend Its Outstanding Contributions To Conservation, Education, And Community Engagement In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Riverbanks Botanical Garden On The Occasion Of Its Thirtieth Anniversary And To Commend Its Outstanding Contributions To Conservation, Education, And Community Engagement In South Carolina.
Recognize And Honor The Lancaster High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Lancaster High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaa State Championship Title.
Celebrate The Heathwood Hall Shotgun Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Superb Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association/south Carolina Department Of Natural Resources State Championship Title For Sporting Clays.
Celebrate The Heathwood Hall Shotgun Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Superb Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association/south Carolina Department Of Natural Resources State Championship Title For Sporting Clays.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-520, Relating To Malicious Injury To A Tree, House, Outside Fence, Or Fixture, So As To Provide For The Exception Of Trimming Tree Limbs That Encroach Upon A Property Line.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-520, Relating To Malicious Injury To A Tree, House, Outside Fence, Or Fixture, So As To Provide For The Exception Of Trimming Tree Limbs That Encroach Upon A Property Line.
Honor And Congratulate Officer Wade Eaddy Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement From The Johnsonville Police Department, To Thank Him For His Nineteen Years Of Outstanding Service With The City Of Johnsonville, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Fulfillment In All His Future Endeavors.
Honor And Congratulate Officer Wade Eaddy Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement From The Johnsonville Police Department, To Thank Him For His Nineteen Years Of Outstanding Service With The City Of Johnsonville, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Fulfillment In All His Future Endeavors.
Proclaim Wednesday, March 26, 2025, As "south Carolina Professional Land Surveyors Day" Throughout The State And To Recognize The Importance Of The Services Provided By This Group Of Professionals To The Palmetto State.
Proclaim Wednesday, March 26, 2025, As "south Carolina Professional Land Surveyors Day" Throughout The State And To Recognize The Importance Of The Services Provided By This Group Of Professionals To The Palmetto State.
Celebrate The Dorman High School Girls Golf Team For Winning The 2024 South Carolina High School League Class Aaaaa State Championship Title.
Celebrate The Dorman High School Girls Golf Team For Winning The 2024 South Carolina High School League Class Aaaaa State Championship Title.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The City Of Westminster Upon The Occasion Of Its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Citizens Of The City For Their Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The City Of Westminster Upon The Occasion Of Its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Citizens Of The City For Their Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
Honor The Dorman High School Boys Cross Country Team For A Superb Season And To Congratulate The Team Members And Their Coach On Winning The 2024 Class Aaaaa State Championship.
Honor The Dorman High School Boys Cross Country Team For A Superb Season And To Congratulate The Team Members And Their Coach On Winning The 2024 Class Aaaaa State Championship.
Recognize And Celebrate The Chesnee High School Varsity Girls Golf Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2024 South Carolina High School League Class Aa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Celebrate The Chesnee High School Varsity Girls Golf Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2024 South Carolina High School League Class Aa State Championship Title.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Sarah Witherspoon Nash Wilson Of Sumter County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Sarah Witherspoon Nash Wilson Of Sumter County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
Recognize And Honor The Chesnee High School Girls Strength Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Chesnee High School Girls Strength Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.