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
Congratulate The Carolina Forest High School Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaaa State Championship Title.
Congratulate The Carolina Forest High School Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Class Aaaaa State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor Harriette "sister" Heath Wimberly, Founder Of Friends Of Swan Lake Gardens, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
Recognize And Honor Harriette "sister" Heath Wimberly, Founder Of Friends Of Swan Lake Gardens, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-1600, Relating To Alcoholic Liquor Sales By Nonprofit Organizations, So As To Provide That Certain Invitees Of A Nonprofit Organization May Consume Alcoholic Liquors Sold By The Drink.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-1600, Relating To Alcoholic Liquor Sales By Nonprofit Organizations, So As To Provide That Certain Invitees Of A Nonprofit Organization May Consume Alcoholic Liquors Sold By The Drink.
Memorialize The United States Congress And The President Of The United States To Continue To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To The People Of The Nation Of Sudan.
Memorialize The United States Congress And The President Of The United States To Continue To Provide Humanitarian Assistance To The People Of The Nation Of Sudan.
Recognize And Honor 7sunday And To Express Deep Appreciation For The Ongoing, Generous, And Effectual Work Of The Organization.
Recognize And Honor 7sunday And To Express Deep Appreciation For The Ongoing, Generous, And Effectual Work Of The Organization.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 56 To Title 46 So As To Regulate The Distribution And Sale Of Nonalcoholic Hemp-derived Beverages, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 56 To Title 46 So As To Regulate The Distribution And Sale Of Nonalcoholic Hemp-derived Beverages, Among Other Things.
Commemorate The Seventy-fifth Anniversary Of The Sport Fish Restoration Program As Part Of The American System Of Conservation Funding.
Commemorate The Seventy-fifth Anniversary Of The Sport Fish Restoration Program As Part Of The American System Of Conservation Funding.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-175 So As To Authorize The Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Impose A One-time Impact Fee On Private Developers For Each New Residential And Commercial Unit Constructed By The Developer Within The County Or Municipality, To Provide That The Funds May Be Used Only To Fund The South Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund, And To Provide That Developers Who Dedicate At Least Fifteen Percent Of The Housing Development To Low-income Housing Are Exempt From The Impact Fee; By Adding Section 11-11-250 So As To Create The "south Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund" To Provide Financial Assistance For Relocation To Low-income And Fixed-income Individuals, Churches, And Groups Adversely Impacted And Displaced By Gentrification, And To Provide That Each Year The General Assembly Shall Appropriate Five Million Dollars; And By Amending Section 12-6-5060, Relating To Voluntary Contributions Made By Individuals By Means Of The Income Tax Return Check Off, So As To Add The "south Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-175 So As To Authorize The Governing Body Of A County Or Municipality To Impose A One-time Impact Fee On Private Developers For Each New Residential And Commercial Unit Constructed By The Developer Within The County Or Municipality, To Provide That The Funds May Be Used Only To Fund The South Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund, And To Provide That Developers Who Dedicate At Least Fifteen Percent Of The Housing Development To Low-income Housing Are Exempt From The Impact Fee; By Adding Section 11-11-250 So As To Create The "south Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund" To Provide Financial Assistance For Relocation To Low-income And Fixed-income Individuals, Churches, And Groups Adversely Impacted And Displaced By Gentrification, And To Provide That Each Year The General Assembly Shall Appropriate Five Million Dollars; And By Amending Section 12-6-5060, Relating To Voluntary Contributions Made By Individuals By Means Of The Income Tax Return Check Off, So As To Add The "south Carolina Gentrification Trust Fund."
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 Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Take Certain Actions, And For Other Purposes.
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 Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Take Certain Actions, And For Other Purposes.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Business Leader High Chief Dr. Seinye Lulu-briggs, Executive Chair Of Moni Pulo Limited, In Nigeria.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Business Leader High Chief Dr. Seinye Lulu-briggs, Executive Chair Of Moni Pulo Limited, In Nigeria.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 63, Title 40 As Article 1, Entitled "general Provisions."
Congratulate Ellon Vivian Gilliard Bacote Of Darlington County On The Occasion Of Her Ninety-third Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Congratulate Ellon Vivian Gilliard Bacote Of Darlington County On The Occasion Of Her Ninety-third Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Statesman The Honorable Lefoko Maxwell Moagi, Immediate Past Minister For Minerals And Energy In Botswana.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Statesman The Honorable Lefoko Maxwell Moagi, Immediate Past Minister For Minerals And Energy In Botswana.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Statesman His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri, Governor Of Bayelsa State In Nigeria.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African Statesman His Excellency Sen. Douye Diri, Governor Of Bayelsa State In Nigeria.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African American Civil Rights Activist Sarah Mae Flemming Brown, A Native Of Eastover.
Honor The Life And Achievements Of Prominent African American Civil Rights Activist Sarah Mae Flemming Brown, A Native Of Eastover.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 37-29-110, Relating To Palmettopride Board Of Directors, So As To Add The Secretary Of Transportation, Or His Or Her Designee, As A Twelfth Member; And By Amending Section 37-29-130, Relating To The Acceptance Of Gifts, And The Receipt And Expenditure Of Public Funds, By Palmettopride, So As To Provide That Public Funds Allocated To Palmettopride Must Flow Through The Department Of Transportation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 37-29-110, Relating To Palmettopride Board Of Directors, So As To Add The Secretary Of Transportation, Or His Or Her Designee, As A Twelfth Member; And By Amending Section 37-29-130, Relating To The Acceptance Of Gifts, And The Receipt And Expenditure Of Public Funds, By Palmettopride, So As To Provide That Public Funds Allocated To Palmettopride Must Flow Through The Department Of Transportation.
Recognize And Honor The Soda City Football Club And Coaches For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The Fall 2024 United Premier Soccer League National Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Soda City Football Club And Coaches For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The Fall 2024 United Premier Soccer League National Championship Title.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Provide All K-12 Public Schools Shall Record All Classroom Instruction, To Provide For The Retention And Disclosure Of Recordings, To Provide Consent And Privacy Requirements, To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, To Provide Reporting Requirements Of Schools, And To Prohibit The Commercial Use Of Recordings, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Provide All K-12 Public Schools Shall Record All Classroom Instruction, To Provide For The Retention And Disclosure Of Recordings, To Provide Consent And Privacy Requirements, To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Department Of Education, To Provide Reporting Requirements Of Schools, And To Prohibit The Commercial Use Of Recordings, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-150-70, Relating To Temporary Regulations, Initial Availability Of Tickets, And Alternate Use For Nonwinning Tickets, So As To Prohibit Lottery Sales By Checks, Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Or Other Form Of Deferred Payment; And By Amending Section 59-150-210, Relating To Sales Restrictions, So As To Require That All Lottery Sales Must Be Made In Person At Licensed Lottery Retailers Or Locations Approved By The Lottery Commission And Further Prohibiting The Use Of Lottery Courier Services.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-150-70, Relating To Temporary Regulations, Initial Availability Of Tickets, And Alternate Use For Nonwinning Tickets, So As To Prohibit Lottery Sales By Checks, Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Or Other Form Of Deferred Payment; And By Amending Section 59-150-210, Relating To Sales Restrictions, So As To Require That All Lottery Sales Must Be Made In Person At Licensed Lottery Retailers Or Locations Approved By The Lottery Commission And Further Prohibiting The Use Of Lottery Courier Services.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Betty Ann Williams Henderson Of Orangeburg 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 Betty Ann Williams Henderson Of Orangeburg County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "noncitizen Terrorist Activity Prohibition In Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Act"; By Adding Section 59-101-230 So As To Provide Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning In This State Shall Implement A Policy That Prohibits Students, Faculty, And Staff Who Hold Nonimmigrant Visas From Publicly Espousing Terrorist Activity Or Supporting Terrorist Organizations Unless The Policy Or Practice Of The United States Supports Such Activity Or Organization, To Provide Penalties And Procedures For Violations, To Provide Enforcement Mechanisms Concerning Individuals And Institutions, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "noncitizen Terrorist Activity Prohibition In Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Act"; By Adding Section 59-101-230 So As To Provide Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning In This State Shall Implement A Policy That Prohibits Students, Faculty, And Staff Who Hold Nonimmigrant Visas From Publicly Espousing Terrorist Activity Or Supporting Terrorist Organizations Unless The Policy Or Practice Of The United States Supports Such Activity Or Organization, To Provide Penalties And Procedures For Violations, To Provide Enforcement Mechanisms Concerning Individuals And Institutions, Among Other Things.
Celebrate The Cardinal Newman School Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them On Capturing The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4a State Championship Title.
Celebrate The Cardinal Newman School Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them On Capturing The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4a State Championship Title.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defend The Guard Act" By Adding Section 25-1-1930 So As To Provide That The South Carolina National Guard May Not Be Released From The State Into Active-duty Combat Unless The United States Congress Has Taken Certain Actions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defend The Guard Act" By Adding Section 25-1-1930 So As To Provide That The South Carolina National Guard May Not Be Released From The State Into Active-duty Combat Unless The United States Congress Has Taken Certain Actions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "in Vitro Fertilization Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Add A Definition For "assistive Reproductive Technologies" And To Provide Related Protections To Access These Technologies; And By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That A Fertilized Human Egg Or Human Embryo Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Is Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Another Term That Connotes A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "in Vitro Fertilization Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Add A Definition For "assistive Reproductive Technologies" And To Provide Related Protections To Access These Technologies; And By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That A Fertilized Human Egg Or Human Embryo Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Is Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Another Term That Connotes A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "citizenship Verification Act" By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Provide Law Enforcement Agencies Must Check The Immigration Status Of Persons Arrested Through The United States Department Of Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements Program, To Provide Their Immigration Status Must Be Recorded In Their Criminal Records, And To Provide Sled Must Provide The General Assembly A Report Containing The Number Of Illegal Immigrants Arrested, Convicted, Or Both.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "citizenship Verification Act" By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Provide Law Enforcement Agencies Must Check The Immigration Status Of Persons Arrested Through The United States Department Of Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements Program, To Provide Their Immigration Status Must Be Recorded In Their Criminal Records, And To Provide Sled Must Provide The General Assembly A Report Containing The Number Of Illegal Immigrants Arrested, Convicted, Or Both.