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
Recognize And Honor The Andrew Jackson High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024-2025 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Andrew Jackson High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024-2025 South Carolina Class Aa State Championship Title.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers And To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid; To Require Certain Reporting By Provider Agencies To The South Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services; And To Authorize The Department To Take Certain Enforcement Actions To Address Possible Inaccuracies Or Fraud.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers And To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid; To Require Certain Reporting By Provider Agencies To The South Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services; And To Authorize The Department To Take Certain Enforcement Actions To Address Possible Inaccuracies Or Fraud.
A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Evelyn Bennett Guile And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Evelyn Bennett Guile And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
Celebrate The Pee Dee Academy Girls Basketball Team On Its 2025 Win Of The South Carolina Independent School Association Class 3a State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Lady Golden Eagles On Their Impressive Overall Record Of Four State Title Wins.
Celebrate The Pee Dee Academy Girls Basketball Team On Its 2025 Win Of The South Carolina Independent School Association Class 3a State Championship Title And To Congratulate The Lady Golden Eagles On Their Impressive Overall Record Of Four State Title Wins.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The State Government Affairs Council Upon The Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Council For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The State Government Affairs Council Upon The Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Council For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2910, Relating To Reckless Vehicular Homicide, So As To Provide Penalties For Reckless Vehicular Homicide, And To Provide That A Person May Petition The Circuit Court In The County Of The Person's Conviction For Reinstatement Of His Driver's License After One Year From The Date Of Revocation Of His License; And By Adding Section 56-5-2925 So As To Provide For The Offense Of Felony Reckless Driving, To Provide Penalties, To Provide A Procedure For Driver's License Reinstatement For A Person Convicted Of Felony Reckless Driving, And To Provide That A Subsequent Moving Violation Requires The Automatic Cancellation Of Any Reinstated Driver's License And Imposition Of The Full Period Of Revocation For The Felony Reckless Driving Violation; And To Define Necessary Terms.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2910, Relating To Reckless Vehicular Homicide, So As To Provide Penalties For Reckless Vehicular Homicide, And To Provide That A Person May Petition The Circuit Court In The County Of The Person's Conviction For Reinstatement Of His Driver's License After One Year From The Date Of Revocation Of His License; And By Adding Section 56-5-2925 So As To Provide For The Offense Of Felony Reckless Driving, To Provide Penalties, To Provide A Procedure For Driver's License Reinstatement For A Person Convicted Of Felony Reckless Driving, And To Provide That A Subsequent Moving Violation Requires The Automatic Cancellation Of Any Reinstated Driver's License And Imposition Of The Full Period Of Revocation For The Felony Reckless Driving Violation; And To Define Necessary Terms.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Winning The South Carolina Bar's 2025 State High School Mock Trial Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Winning The South Carolina Bar's 2025 State High School Mock Trial Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate River Bluff High School For Winning The 2025 We The People: The Citizen And The Constitution High School Competition.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate River Bluff High School For Winning The 2025 We The People: The Citizen And The Constitution High School Competition.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Palmetto Academy For Learning And Success For Winning The 2025 We The People: The Citizen And The Constitution Middle School Competition.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Palmetto Academy For Learning And Success For Winning The 2025 We The People: The Citizen And The Constitution Middle School Competition.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 81 To Title 2 So As To Create The "joint Committee On Federalism" To Evaluate Certain Federal Laws, To Provide For The Membership Of The Committee, To Specify The Process Of Evaluation, And To Set Forth Other Duties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 81 To Title 2 So As To Create The "joint Committee On Federalism" To Evaluate Certain Federal Laws, To Provide For The Membership Of The Committee, To Specify The Process Of Evaluation, And To Set Forth Other Duties.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Boeing South Carolina For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Boeing South Carolina For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Forest Creek Middle School Mock Trial Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Winning The South Carolina Bar's 2024 State Middle School Mock Trial Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Forest Creek Middle School Mock Trial Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Winning The South Carolina Bar's 2024 State Middle School Mock Trial Championship.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Transportation, Relating To Specific Information Service Signing, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5358, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Transportation, Relating To Specific Information Service Signing, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5358, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-387 So As To Require A Licensed Facility To Adopt And Implement Policies To Prevent Exposure To Surgical Smoke By Requring The Use Of A Smoke Evacuation System.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-387 So As To Require A Licensed Facility To Adopt And Implement Policies To Prevent Exposure To Surgical Smoke By Requring The Use Of A Smoke Evacuation System.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 11, 2025, As "4-h Day" In South Carolina And To Commend The State 4-h Teen Council And The 4-h Program Team On Their Numerous Accomplishments Over The 2024-2025 Year And For The Leadership And Impact They Have Demonstrated.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 11, 2025, As "4-h Day" In South Carolina And To Commend The State 4-h Teen Council And The 4-h Program Team On Their Numerous Accomplishments Over The 2024-2025 Year And For The Leadership And Impact They Have Demonstrated.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Sleep Number, South Carolina Manufacturing And Assembly, For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Sleep Number, South Carolina Manufacturing And Assembly, For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 17 To Title 50 So As To Regulate Captive Wildlife In This State; By Amending Section 50-16-40, Relating To The Exception To Permit Requirements For Wildlife Imported For Exhibition Purposes, So As To Remove Exceptions; And By Repealing Section 50-11-1180 Relating To The Authority Of The Department To Issue Permits To Collect Protected Wildlife For Scientific Or Propagating Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 17 To Title 50 So As To Regulate Captive Wildlife In This State; By Amending Section 50-16-40, Relating To The Exception To Permit Requirements For Wildlife Imported For Exhibition Purposes, So As To Remove Exceptions; And By Repealing Section 50-11-1180 Relating To The Authority Of The Department To Issue Permits To Collect Protected Wildlife For Scientific Or Propagating Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 58-27-1105, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "qualified Independent Third Party" And To Allow An Electrical Utility To Include Storm Recovery Costs For Hurricane Helene In Its Cost Of Capital From The Date Of The Storm Through The Issuance Of Storm Recovery Bonds; And By Amending Section 58-27-1110, Relating To The Petition For Financing Order And Requirements, So As To Allow An Electrical Utility To Defer The Review And Approval Of A Financing Order, And Provide For The Participation Of A Qualified Independent Third Party Retained By The Public Service Commission. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 58-27-1105, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "qualified Independent Third Party" And To Allow An Electrical Utility To Include Storm Recovery Costs For Hurricane Helene In Its Cost Of Capital From The Date Of The Storm Through The Issuance Of Storm Recovery Bonds; And By Amending Section 58-27-1110, Relating To The Petition For Financing Order And Requirements, So As To Allow An Electrical Utility To Defer The Review And Approval Of A Financing Order, And Provide For The Participation Of A Qualified Independent Third Party Retained By The Public Service Commission. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-560 So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Develop An "electronic Driver's License System" For Authorizing Persons To Present Or Submit Evidence Of Valid Driver's Licenses In Optional Electronic Formats In Lieu Of Physical Driver's Licenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-560 So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Develop An "electronic Driver's License System" For Authorizing Persons To Present Or Submit Evidence Of Valid Driver's Licenses In Optional Electronic Formats In Lieu Of Physical Driver's Licenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-444 So As To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Establish A Pilot Program On Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Instruction In Public Schools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-444 So As To Provide That The State Department Of Education Shall Establish A Pilot Program On Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Instruction In Public Schools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-7-1000, Relating To Pooling Precincts In Municipal General Elections, So As To Provide That The Total Number Of Registered Voters In Municipal Pooled Precincts May Not Exceed Three Thousand; And By Amending Section 7-7-1000, Relating To Pooling Precincts In Municipal Primary Elections, So As To Provide That The Total Number Of Registered Voters In Municipal Pooled Precincts May Not Exceed Five Thousand.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-7-1000, Relating To Pooling Precincts In Municipal General Elections, So As To Provide That The Total Number Of Registered Voters In Municipal Pooled Precincts May Not Exceed Three Thousand; And By Amending Section 7-7-1000, Relating To Pooling Precincts In Municipal Primary Elections, So As To Provide That The Total Number Of Registered Voters In Municipal Pooled Precincts May Not Exceed Five Thousand.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-195 So As To Permit A Governing Body Of A Municipality, County, Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State To Enact Or Enforce An Ordinance, Resolution, Or Regulation That Prohibits The Rental Of A Residential Dwelling To A Short-term Guest And To Define Terms Related To Short-term Rentals; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definitions Of A Retailer And A Seller, So As To Amend These Definitions; By Adding Section 12-36-15 So As To Define An Accommodations Intermediary; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To Tax On Accommodations For Transients, So As To Remove The Provision That This Tax Does Not Apply To Facilities Consisting Of Less Than Six Sleeping Rooms; And By Amending Section 27-50-250, Relating To The Transfer Of A Residential Property Title, So As To Change The Time Referenced From Ninety Days To One-hundred Eighty Days.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-195 So As To Permit A Governing Body Of A Municipality, County, Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State To Enact Or Enforce An Ordinance, Resolution, Or Regulation That Prohibits The Rental Of A Residential Dwelling To A Short-term Guest And To Define Terms Related To Short-term Rentals; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definitions Of A Retailer And A Seller, So As To Amend These Definitions; By Adding Section 12-36-15 So As To Define An Accommodations Intermediary; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To Tax On Accommodations For Transients, So As To Remove The Provision That This Tax Does Not Apply To Facilities Consisting Of Less Than Six Sleeping Rooms; And By Amending Section 27-50-250, Relating To The Transfer Of A Residential Property Title, So As To Change The Time Referenced From Ninety Days To One-hundred Eighty Days.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Gallo For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Gallo For Being A Manufacturing Company That Brings Great Pride To The State Of South Carolina.
Declare March 2025 As "brain Injury Awareness Month" In South Carolina In Order To Support Brain Injury Survivors And Their Families, To Increase The Public's Awareness Of The Prevalence Of Brain Injury In The State And Nationally, And To Recognize The Importance Of Prevention And Treatment Of Brain Injuries.
Declare March 2025 As "brain Injury Awareness Month" In South Carolina In Order To Support Brain Injury Survivors And Their Families, To Increase The Public's Awareness Of The Prevalence Of Brain Injury In The State And Nationally, And To Recognize The Importance Of Prevention And Treatment Of Brain Injuries.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Act 80 Of 2013, Relating To The "high Growth Small Business Job Creation Act," So As To Authorize The Extension For An Additional Ten Years; And By Amending Section 11-44-10, Relating To The Citation Of The Act, So As To Rename The Act The "high Growth Small Business Job Creation Act Of 2013 - Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Act 80 Of 2013, Relating To The "high Growth Small Business Job Creation Act," So As To Authorize The Extension For An Additional Ten Years; And By Amending Section 11-44-10, Relating To The Citation Of The Act, So As To Rename The Act The "high Growth Small Business Job Creation Act Of 2013 - Angel Investor Tax Credit Act."