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

Local government meeting agendas

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-165 So As To Provide School District Board, Municipal Council, And County Council Members Are Entitled To Place Items On The Agenda Of Any Public Meeting Of The Board Or Council On Which They Serve, To Provide Such Requested Items Must Be Placed On The Agenda If Otherwise In Compliance With Freedom Of Information Act Notice Requirements, To Provide The Member Is Entitled To Periods Of Personal Privilege To Address Any Failures To Place Items On The Agenda, And To Provide Such Periods Of Personal Privilege Must Occur Before The Meeting May Be Adjourned.

SCAAP Day in SC

Recognize And Honor Members Of The South Carolina Chapter Of The American Academy Of Pediatrics And To Declare April 1, 2025, As "south Carolina Chapter Of The American Academy Of Pediatrics Day" In South Carolina.

Abolish runoff elections

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-42 So As To Provide That The Candidate Who Receives The Largest Number Of Votes Cast For A Given Office In The Primary Of A Political Party Is Considered Nominated; By Amending Sections 7-5-150 And 7-5-220, Both Relating To The Voter Registration Deadline Preceding An Election, Both So As To Remove References To Runoff Elections; By Amending Section 7-11-55, Relating To Special Primary Elections To Replace A Party Nominee, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 7-13-25, 7-13-40, And 7-13-190, Relating To Early Voting, The Date Of Primary Party Elections, And Special Elections To Fill Vacancies In Office, Respectively, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-280, Relating To Mandatory Recounts, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-17-510, Relating To Canvass And Certification Of Primary Results, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Sections 7-13-50, 7-17-600, And 7-17-610 Relating To Second Primaries Or Runoffs, The Requirement That A Candidate Receive A Majority Of Votes Cast In A First Primary To Be Declared Nominated, And Methods Of Determining What Constitutes A Majority Vote For A Particular Office, Respectively.

License Fee on Corporations

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-20-50, Relating To The Imposition Of License Taxes On Corporations, So As To Provide That The Fee Does Not Apply To Any Portion Of The First Fifty Million Dollars Of Certain Capital Stock And Paid-in Or Capital Surplus; And By Amending Section 33-44-409, Relating To Standards Of Conduct, So As To Provide An Exception To Refraining From Competing.

Jesse Ellison Outen Jr., sympathy

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Jesse Ellison Outen Jr. Of Cheraw And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

School board meeting transparency

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-19-85 So As To Promote Public Access To School Board Meetings By Requiring School Boards To Adopt And Implement Policies That Provide Live Electronic Transmission Of Such Meetings, To Extend Applicability Of These Provisions To The Governing Bodies Of Charter Schools And Special Schools, To Provide Flexibility In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before July 1, 2027.

Chinese Land Ownership Prohibition

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Land Or Real Estate Located Within Fifty Miles Of A State Or Federal Military Base Or Installation For The Purpose Of Installing Or Erecting Certain Towers.

Sgt. Maj. Francis Lawton Div. 2 Young Marine of the Year

Recognize And Honor Francis A. "quinn" Lawton V, Sergeant Major In The Upstate Young Marine Unit, Of Hampton County And Congratulate Him Upon Being Named The Division 2 Young Marine Of The Year.

Budget Proviso Codification Act

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "budget Proviso Codification Act Of 2025" So As To Provide For The Codification In The S.c. Code Of Certain Provisos Contained In The Annual General Appropriations Act, And To Codify Other Related Provisions Pertaining To The Annual General Appropriations Act, Including Provisions By Adding Sections 59-17-170, 59-1-471, 59-17-180, 59-17-190, 59-67-800, 59-67-330, 59-17-200, And 59-1-407 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Education; By Adding Sections 59-47-150 And 59-6-130 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Education-eia; By Adding Sections 59-51-60, 59-51-70, And 59-51-80 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School; By Adding Sections 59-47-130, 59-47-140, And 59-47-150 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The School For The Deaf And Blind; By Adding Section 59-49-170 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Governor's School For Agriculture At John De La Howe; By Adding Sections 59-7-70, 59-7-80, And 59-101-220 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Educational Television Commission; By Adding Sections 59-50-80, 59-50-90, 59-50-100, And 59-1-497 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Governor's School For The Arts And Humanities; By Adding Sections 59-48-80, 59-48-90, And 59-48-100 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Governor's School For Science And Mathematics; By Adding Section 59-123-330 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Medical University Of South Carolina; By Adding Sections 59-53-110 And 59-53-170 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The State Board For Technical And Comprehensive Education; By Adding Section 60-1-180 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The State Library; By Adding Sections 60-15-100, 60-15-110, And 60-15-120 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Arts Commission; By Adding Sections 60-13-60, 60-13-70, 60-13-80, And 60-13-90 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The State Museum Commission; By Adding Sections 43-31-180 And 43-31-190 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Vocational Rehabilitation; By Adding Sections 44-6-116, 44-6-117, 44-6-118, 44-6-119, 44-6-120, 44-6-121, 44-6-122, And 44-6-123 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Health And Human Services; By Adding Sections 44-1-320, 44-1-330, 44-1-340, 44-1-350, 44-1-370, 48-6-90, 44-1-380, 48-6-100, 48-6-110, 44-1-400, 44-1-410, And 44-1-420 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Public Health And The Department Of Environmental Services; By Adding Sections 44-9-170 And 44-9-180 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Mental Health; By Adding Sections 44-20-40, 44-20-50, 44-20-60, 44-20-70, And 44-20-80 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs; By Adding Sections 44-49-90 And 44-49-100 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Alcohol And Other Drug Abuse Services; By Adding Sections 43-1-270, 43-1-280, 43-1-290, 43-1-300, 43-1-310, 43-1-320, 43-1-330, 43-1-340, 43-1-350, 43-1-360, And 43-1-370 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Social Services; By Adding Section 43-21-210 So As To Codify A Proviso Relating To The Department On Aging; By Adding Section 63-11-2300 So As To Codify A Proviso Relating To The Department On Children's Advocacy; By Adding Section 31-13-100 And By Amending Section 31-13-430, Both Relating To The Advisory Committee, So As To Codify Provisos Relating To The Housing Finance And Development Authority; By Adding Sections 48-23-310, 48-23-320, And 48-23-330 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Forestry Commission; By Adding Section 46-1-170 So As To Codify A Proviso Relating To Clemson University Psa; By Adding Sections 50-3-200, 50-3-210, 50-3-220, 50-3-230, And 50-3-240 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Natural Resources; By Adding Section 48-45-90 So As To Codify A Proviso Relating To The Sea Grant Consortium; By Adding Sections 51-1-100, 51-1-110, And 51-1-120 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Parks, Recreation And Tourism; By Adding Sections 13-1-70, 13-1-80, 13-1-100, 13-1-110, 13-1-120, 13-1-130, And 13-1-140 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Commerce; By Adding Sections 11-50-190 And 11-40-280 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Rural Infrastructure Authority; By Adding Sections 14-1-250, 14-3-460, 14-1-260, 14-1-270, 14-1-280, And 14-1-290 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Judicial Department; By Adding Sections 1-23-690 And 14-1-310 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Administrative Law Court; By Adding Section 8-1-200 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Prosecution Coordination Commission; By Adding Sections 23-3-87, 23-3-90, 23-3-92, 23-3-95, 23-3-97, And 23-3-100 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The State Law Enforcement Division; By Adding Section 23-6-197 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Department Of Public Safety; By Adding Sections 23-23-170 And 23-23-180 Both So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Law Enforcement Training Council; By Adding Sections 24-1-330, 24-1-340, 24-1-350, 24-1-360, 24-1-380, 24-1-390, 24-1-400, 24-1-410, 24-1-420, 24-1-430, 24-1-440, 24-1-450, And 24-1-460 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Corrections; By Adding Section 24-21-120 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services; By Adding Sections 63-19-500, 63-19-510, 63-19-520, 63-19-530, 63-19-540, 63-19-550, 63-19-560, And 63-19-570 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Juvenile Justice; By Adding Sections 1-13-120, 1-13-130, And 1-13-140 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Human Affairs Commission; By Adding Section 1-31-70, 1-31-80, 1-31-90, 1-31-100, And 1-31-110 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Commission For Minority Affairs; By Adding Sections 58-4-140, 58-4-150, And 58-4-160 All So As To Codify Certain Provisions Relating To The Office Of Regulatory Staff; By Adding Section 48-3-260 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Workers' Compensation Commission; By Adding Section 42-7-230 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The State Accident Fund; By Adding Section 37-1-304 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Department Of Consumer Affairs; By Adding Sections 41-3-150, 41-3-160, 23-9-199, And 41-3-170 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation; By Adding Section 56-1-560 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Department Of Motor Vehicles; By Adding Sections 57-3-240, 57-3-250, And 57-3-260 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Department Of Transportation; By Adding Sections 55-1-110, 55-1-120 And 55-1-130 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Division Of Aeronautics; By Adding Section 1-11-498 So As To Codify A Proviso Relating To The Department Of Administration; By Adding Section 11-5-300 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Office Of State Treasurer; By Adding Section 25-1-180 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Office Of The Adjutant General; By Adding Sections 7-3-80, 7-3-90, And 7-3-100 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To The Election Commission; By Adding Section 12-2-150 So As To Codify A Certain Proviso Relating To The Department Of Revenue; By Adding Sections 1-1-1720, 59-101-440, 59-53-110, 59-101-450, 1-11-492, 1-1-1730, 1-1-1740, And 11-49-180, By Amending Section 12-36-1310, Relating To The Use Tax, By Adding Sections 4-10-610, 11-55-60, 59-1-498, 1-1-1750, 1-11-499, And 1-1-1760; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions; By Adding Sections 1-1-1770 And 1-3-70 All So As To Codify Certain Provisos Relating To General Provisions; And By Amending Section 11-11-220, Relating To Statewide Revenue, So As To Codify A Certain Proviso.

Cecil Williams

Honor The Contributions Of Photographer Cecil J. Williams Of Orangeburg County For Capturing The Images Of South Carolinians Who Were Instrumental In The Civil Rights Movement And For Preserving That History For Future Generations.

Ejections

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Provide For The Removal Of Certain Park Guests Under Certain Circumstances.

South Carolina Mentors Month

Recognize January 2025 As "mentoring Month" In South Carolina.

Workers' Memorial Day

Declare April 28, 2025, As "workers' Memorial Day" In South Carolina In Tribute To The Working Men And Women Who Have Lost Their Lives Because Of Workplace Injuries And Illnesses.

Payday Loans

Prohibit New Deferred Presentment Licenses From Being Issued; To Provide That New Deferred Presentment Loans And Loan Renewals May Not Be Made After June 30, 2025; To Provide That Outstanding Loans After June 30, 2025 May Be Serviced Under A Payment Plan; To Provide That Existing Deferred-presentment Licensees May Transition Within The Nationwide Multistate Licensing System Without Cost From Being Licensed As A Deferred Presentment Provider To Being Licensed As A Supervised Lender For The Remainder Of The Existing Licensing Period; And To Repeal Chapter 39 Of Title 34.

Chuck Green, award

Congratulate Chuck Green, Director Of Operations At Sumter's Quixote Club, On Receiving The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association's Highest Honor, The Distinguished Service Award.

Sales Tax Holiday

Provide A Sales Tax Exemption During The Month Of July 2025 For Handguns, Rifles, Shotguns, And Ammunition.

Boosting Opportunities for Small Startups Act

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "boosting Opportunities For Small Startups (boss) Act" By Adding Section 12-6-532 So As To Provide For Certain Exemptions From The Corporate Income Tax For Certain Small Businesses.

South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 25-11-100, Relating To South Carolina Military Base Task Force, So As To Rename The Task Force The South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council, To Add Aiken As A Military County, And To Make Conforming Changes.

South Carolina Clean Air Act

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Clean Air Act"; By Amending Section 48-1-110, Relating In Part To Unlawful Discharges Of Air Contaminants, So As To Prohibit The Intentional Emission Of Any Air Contaminant Whose Purpose Is To Affect Temperature, Weather, Or Sunlight Intensity; To Establish Criminal Penalties; To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Take Certain Actions, And For Other Purposes.

Helen Munnerlyn, retirement

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Helen Munnerlyn Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement As Executive Director Of Leadership South Carolina, To Commend Her For More Than Two Decades Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Continued Success And Fulfillment In The Years To Come.

Captain Allan Rogers retired from the Dillon County Sheriff's office after a 35-year career in law enforcement.

Recognize And Honor Captain Allan Rogers, Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement From A Career In Law Enforcement, And To Wish Him Continued Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.

Pharmacists

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-43-35 So As To Provide Requirements For Determining If Acts Are Within The Scope Of Pharmacy Practice Or Are Delegable Under Supervision Of A Licensed Pharmacist; By Amending Section 40-43-30, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Pharmacy Practice Act, So As To Include The Prescribing Of Drugs, Drug Categories, And Devices In Certain Circumstances, Among Other Things; And By Amending Section 40-43-86, Relating To Unprofessional Conduct Of Persons Or Facilities Licensed Or Permitted By The Board Of Pharmacy, So As To Include Acts Or Omissions Within The Practice Of Pharmacy That Fail To Meet The Standard Provided By Other Qualified Licensees Or Registrants In The Same Or Similar Setting.

Rosenwald Day Resolution

Declare February 28, 2025, As "rosenwald School Day" In The State Of South Carolina.

Cleve Bryan, 100th birthday

Congratulate Cleveland "cleve" Bryan Of Daufuskie Island On The Occasion Of His One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Him A Joyous Birthday Celebration.

Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day

Declare May 17, 2025, As Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day In South Carolina And To Encourage All Citizens Of South Carolina To Educate Themselves Regarding This Devastating Disease And To Support Families Affected By It.

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