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 Amending Section 47-5-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "compendium"; By Amending Section 47-5-60, Relating To Inoculation Of Pets, So As To Permit A Certified Vaccine Technician To Administer Rabies Inoculations When Supervised By A Veterinarian Licensed To Practice In This State; By Amending Section 47-5-90, Relating To Reports Of Animal Bites To The Health Department, So As To Require The Date Of Birth Of The Person Bitten By A Pet Or Other Animal; By Amending Section 40-69-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "certified Vaccine Technician"; And By Adding Section 40-69-310 So As To Provide Who May Administer Vaccines To Animals.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 47-5-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "compendium"; By Amending Section 47-5-60, Relating To Inoculation Of Pets, So As To Permit A Certified Vaccine Technician To Administer Rabies Inoculations When Supervised By A Veterinarian Licensed To Practice In This State; By Amending Section 47-5-90, Relating To Reports Of Animal Bites To The Health Department, So As To Require The Date Of Birth Of The Person Bitten By A Pet Or Other Animal; By Amending Section 40-69-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "certified Vaccine Technician"; And By Adding Section 40-69-310 So As To Provide Who May Administer Vaccines To Animals.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-750, Relating To Failure To Stop Motor Vehicles When Signaled By Law Enforcement Vehicles, So As To Provide Penalties For Wilfully Or Wantonly Leading Law Enforcement Officers On High-speed Pursuits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-750, Relating To Failure To Stop Motor Vehicles When Signaled By Law Enforcement Vehicles, So As To Provide Penalties For Wilfully Or Wantonly Leading Law Enforcement Officers On High-speed Pursuits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "unborn Child Protection Act"; By Amending Section 44-41-610, Relating To Definitions Related To Abortions, So As To Add A Definition For Abortifacient, To Add A Definition For Contraception, To Amend The Definition Of Contraceptive, To Delete The Definitions Of Fatal Fetal Anomaly And Fetal Heartbeat, To Add A Definition For Fertilization, To Delete The Definition Of Gestational Sac, To Add A Definition For Human Embryo, To Amend The Definition Of Pregnant, To Add A Definition For Pregnant Minor, And To Delete The Definition Of Rape; By Amending Section 44-41-620, Relating To Voluntary And Informed Written Consent Required For An Abortion, So As To Make A Technical Amendment; By Amending Section 44-41-630, Relating To The Requirement For An Obstetric Ultrasound Prior To An Abortion, So As To Remove The Requirement That An Abortion Cannot Be Performed If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected; By Amending Section 44-41-640, Relating To The Exception To The Prohibition On Abortions When A Medical Emergency Exists, So As To Make Technical Amendments And To Provide For Procedures Related To Non-emergency Premature Deliveries After Nineteen Weeks Of Pregnancy; By Amending Section 44-41-650, Relating To Exceptions To Prohibition On Abortions For Rape And Incest, So As To Delete The Rape And Incest Exceptions And Amend The Statute To Provide For Documentation Required Of Doctors Who Perform A Legal Medical Procedure Or Treatment That Results In The Accidental Or Unintentional Death Of An Unborn Child, To Provide For The Transmission Of That Information To The Department Of Public Health, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide For A Report By The Department Of Public Health; By Amending Section 44-41-660, Relating To The Exception From Abortion Prohibition For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, So As To Delete The Exception For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, To Provide That The Attorney General And Solicitors Have The Concurrent Authority To Prosecute Criminal Violations Of This Act, To Provide For A Private Right Of Civil Action, To Provide For Relief Available In A Civil Action, And To Provide For Limitations On Who May Bring A Civil Action; By Amending Section 44-41-670, Relating To The Prohibition Of Criminal Prosecution Of A Pregnant Woman Who Gets An Abortion, So As To Delete The Prohibition On Prosecution, And To Amend The Statute To Provide For License Suspension And Revocation For Doctors Who Violate The Prohibition On Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-680, Relating To Civil Actions Arising From Illegal Abortions, So As To Delete The Civil Action Provisions, And To Establish A Rico Statute Related To Prohibited Abortion Activities, And To Define Relevant Terms; By Amending Section 44-41-690, Relating To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And Revocation Of Physician's License, So As To Delete The Provisions Related To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And License Revocation, To Amend The Section To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution; By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-700 And 44-41-710, So As To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution And To Provide That The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Have An Unconditional Right To Intervene On Behalf Of Their Respective Bodies In A State Court Action, And By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-720, 44-41-730, And 44-41-740, So As To Repeal These Sections; By Adding Section 15-51-15 So As To Create A Wrongful Death Action On Behalf Of An Aborted Unborn Child, And To Place Limitations On Who May Bring The Action; By Adding Section 59-32-30 So As To Provide For Certain Additional Instruction On Human Growth And Development Taught In The State's Schools; By Amending Section 44-41-37, Relating To The Disclosure Of Consent Requirements When Counseling Or Discussing Abortion With A Minor, So As To Delete The Authority Of A Physician Or Counselor To Discuss The Court Bypass For Abortion Approvals Due To The Repeal Of The Court Bypass Statutes; By Amending Section 44-41-90, Relating To State Funding For Abortions, So As To Delete References To The Court Bypass For Minors To Obtain An Abortion; By Amending Section 44-41-60, Relating To Abortions That Must Be Reported, So As To Provide Penalties For Physicians Who Fail To Properly Report Abortions, And To Provide For A Report From The Department Of Public Health; And To Provide That Sections 44-41-32, 44-41-33, And 44-41-34, Relating To The Judicial Bypass For Minors Obtaining An Abortion, Are Repealed.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "unborn Child Protection Act"; By Amending Section 44-41-610, Relating To Definitions Related To Abortions, So As To Add A Definition For Abortifacient, To Add A Definition For Contraception, To Amend The Definition Of Contraceptive, To Delete The Definitions Of Fatal Fetal Anomaly And Fetal Heartbeat, To Add A Definition For Fertilization, To Delete The Definition Of Gestational Sac, To Add A Definition For Human Embryo, To Amend The Definition Of Pregnant, To Add A Definition For Pregnant Minor, And To Delete The Definition Of Rape; By Amending Section 44-41-620, Relating To Voluntary And Informed Written Consent Required For An Abortion, So As To Make A Technical Amendment; By Amending Section 44-41-630, Relating To The Requirement For An Obstetric Ultrasound Prior To An Abortion, So As To Remove The Requirement That An Abortion Cannot Be Performed If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected; By Amending Section 44-41-640, Relating To The Exception To The Prohibition On Abortions When A Medical Emergency Exists, So As To Make Technical Amendments And To Provide For Procedures Related To Non-emergency Premature Deliveries After Nineteen Weeks Of Pregnancy; By Amending Section 44-41-650, Relating To Exceptions To Prohibition On Abortions For Rape And Incest, So As To Delete The Rape And Incest Exceptions And Amend The Statute To Provide For Documentation Required Of Doctors Who Perform A Legal Medical Procedure Or Treatment That Results In The Accidental Or Unintentional Death Of An Unborn Child, To Provide For The Transmission Of That Information To The Department Of Public Health, To Provide Penalties, And To Provide For A Report By The Department Of Public Health; By Amending Section 44-41-660, Relating To The Exception From Abortion Prohibition For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, So As To Delete The Exception For Fatal Fetal Anomaly, To Provide That The Attorney General And Solicitors Have The Concurrent Authority To Prosecute Criminal Violations Of This Act, To Provide For A Private Right Of Civil Action, To Provide For Relief Available In A Civil Action, And To Provide For Limitations On Who May Bring A Civil Action; By Amending Section 44-41-670, Relating To The Prohibition Of Criminal Prosecution Of A Pregnant Woman Who Gets An Abortion, So As To Delete The Prohibition On Prosecution, And To Amend The Statute To Provide For License Suspension And Revocation For Doctors Who Violate The Prohibition On Abortions; By Amending Section 44-41-680, Relating To Civil Actions Arising From Illegal Abortions, So As To Delete The Civil Action Provisions, And To Establish A Rico Statute Related To Prohibited Abortion Activities, And To Define Relevant Terms; By Amending Section 44-41-690, Relating To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And Revocation Of Physician's License, So As To Delete The Provisions Related To A Physician's Unprofessional Conduct And License Revocation, To Amend The Section To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution; By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-700 And 44-41-710, So As To Provide That This Article May Not Be Construed To Impose Liability Or Conduct Protected By The First Amendment To The United States Constitution Or By The South Carolina Constitution And To Provide That The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Have An Unconditional Right To Intervene On Behalf Of Their Respective Bodies In A State Court Action, And By Amending Reserved Sections 44-41-720, 44-41-730, And 44-41-740, So As To Repeal These Sections; By Adding Section 15-51-15 So As To Create A Wrongful Death Action On Behalf Of An Aborted Unborn Child, And To Place Limitations On Who May Bring The Action; By Adding Section 59-32-30 So As To Provide For Certain Additional Instruction On Human Growth And Development Taught In The State's Schools; By Amending Section 44-41-37, Relating To The Disclosure Of Consent Requirements When Counseling Or Discussing Abortion With A Minor, So As To Delete The Authority Of A Physician Or Counselor To Discuss The Court Bypass For Abortion Approvals Due To The Repeal Of The Court Bypass Statutes; By Amending Section 44-41-90, Relating To State Funding For Abortions, So As To Delete References To The Court Bypass For Minors To Obtain An Abortion; By Amending Section 44-41-60, Relating To Abortions That Must Be Reported, So As To Provide Penalties For Physicians Who Fail To Properly Report Abortions, And To Provide For A Report From The Department Of Public Health; And To Provide That Sections 44-41-32, 44-41-33, And 44-41-34, Relating To The Judicial Bypass For Minors Obtaining An Abortion, Are Repealed.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "perinatal Integration Act Of 2025"; And By Adding Section 44-89-110 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Promulgate Regulations That Integrate Midwives And Birthing Centers Into The Organization Of Perinatal Levels Of Care.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "perinatal Integration Act Of 2025"; And By Adding Section 44-89-110 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Promulgate Regulations That Integrate Midwives And Birthing Centers Into The Organization Of Perinatal Levels Of Care.
Recognize And Honor Kenneth Singleton For His Dedicated Community Service And To Congratulate Him For The Significant Contributions Of Singleton's Barbershop To His Community.
Recognize And Honor Kenneth Singleton For His Dedicated Community Service And To Congratulate Him For The Significant Contributions Of Singleton's Barbershop To His Community.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "tenant Protection Act Of 2025" By Adding Section 12-37-3137 So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption Limiting The Increase In Property Tax Value Following An Assessable Transfer Of Interest When The Property Will Be Subject To A Certain Six Percent Assessment Ratio.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "tenant Protection Act Of 2025" By Adding Section 12-37-3137 So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption Limiting The Increase In Property Tax Value Following An Assessable Transfer Of Interest When The Property Will Be Subject To A Certain Six Percent Assessment Ratio.
Congratulate The Legendary Briarhoppers At The Celebration Of The Group's Ninety-first Anniversary And To Wish This Storied Bluegrass Band Many More Years Of Continued Success.
Congratulate The Legendary Briarhoppers At The Celebration Of The Group's Ninety-first Anniversary And To Wish This Storied Bluegrass Band Many More Years Of Continued Success.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Organizers And Participants Of The Inaugural South Carolina Religious Liberty Conference And Their Efforts To Reinforce Principles Of Religious Liberty In The Palmetto State, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Recognize And Celebrate The Essential Importance Of Religious Liberty To Any And All People, And To Declare March 1, 2025, As "south Carolina, First In Religious Liberty Day" In The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Organizers And Participants Of The Inaugural South Carolina Religious Liberty Conference And Their Efforts To Reinforce Principles Of Religious Liberty In The Palmetto State, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Recognize And Celebrate The Essential Importance Of Religious Liberty To Any And All People, And To Declare March 1, 2025, As "south Carolina, First In Religious Liberty Day" In The State Of South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Guardian Ad Litem Qualifications, So As To Require Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Or Visitation Actions In The Family Court To Be Attorneys.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Guardian Ad Litem Qualifications, So As To Require Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Or Visitation Actions In The Family Court To Be Attorneys.
Recognize And Honor Annsley Vick For Her Exceptional Poise, Talent, And Beauty And To Congratulate Her On Being Named International Junior Miss For 2025.
Recognize And Honor Annsley Vick For Her Exceptional Poise, Talent, And Beauty And To Congratulate Her On Being Named International Junior Miss For 2025.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-320 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Environmental Services From Denying Property Owners The Right To Repair Or Replace A Well Or Septic Tank In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-320 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Environmental Services From Denying Property Owners The Right To Repair Or Replace A Well Or Septic Tank In Certain Circumstances.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Otto Wayne Corley Of Richland County 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 Otto Wayne Corley Of Richland County 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 Joy Shannon Pryor Of Charleston 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 Joy Shannon Pryor Of Charleston 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 Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Or Visitation Cases, So As To Make Certain Changes Regarding Cases In Which Attorney And Lay Guardians Ad Litem May Be Appointed.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-820, Relating To Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody Or Visitation Cases, So As To Make Certain Changes Regarding Cases In Which Attorney And Lay Guardians Ad Litem May Be Appointed.
Recognize The Members And Coaches Of The Loris High School Football Team And To Congratulate Them On A Remarkable 2024 Season.
Recognize The Members And Coaches Of The Loris High School Football Team And To Congratulate Them On A Remarkable 2024 Season.
A Senate Resolution Commending Taiwan For Its Relations With The United States And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution Commending Taiwan For Its Relations With The United States And The State Of South Carolina.
Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association On Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Recognize The Association For The Support It Provides To School Boards And Public Education Across The State.
Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association On Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Recognize The Association For The Support It Provides To School Boards And Public Education Across The State.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-33-195, So As To Authorize And Encourage Electrical Utilities To Establish And Implement Targeted Investment Programs For The Reliability, Resiliency, And Modernization Of Distribution And Transmission Systems.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-33-195, So As To Authorize And Encourage Electrical Utilities To Establish And Implement Targeted Investment Programs For The Reliability, Resiliency, And Modernization Of Distribution And Transmission Systems.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-835 So As To Prohibit Certain Ex Parte Communications By Guardians Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-835 So As To Prohibit Certain Ex Parte Communications By Guardians Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-75-30 So As To Permit Parental And Filial Consortium Claims.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-75-30 So As To Permit Parental And Filial Consortium Claims.
Recognize And Honor Mylinda Nettles, Former Clerk Of Court For Hampton County, And To Extend To Her The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives As She Enters A Well-deserved Retirement.
Recognize And Honor Mylinda Nettles, Former Clerk Of Court For Hampton County, And To Extend To Her The Best Wishes Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives As She Enters A Well-deserved Retirement.
Congratulate Lake Murray Elementary School Of Lexington On The Occasion Of Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary And To Wish The School Many More Years Of Providing Students The Opportunity To Live Complete And Successful Lives As Future Leaders Of Their Communities.
Congratulate Lake Murray Elementary School Of Lexington On The Occasion Of Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary And To Wish The School Many More Years Of Providing Students The Opportunity To Live Complete And Successful Lives As Future Leaders Of Their Communities.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Association For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The South Carolina School Boards Association Upon The Occasion Of Its Seventy-fifth Anniversary And To Commend The Association 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 Sections 63-3-820 And 63-3-850, Relating In Part To The Appointment And Compensation Of An Attorney For A Guardian Ad Litem, So As To Require The Attorney's Fee Be Authorized By The Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-3-820 And 63-3-850, Relating In Part To The Appointment And Compensation Of An Attorney For A Guardian Ad Litem, So As To Require The Attorney's Fee Be Authorized By The Court.
Honor The Northwestern High School Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship.
Honor The Northwestern High School Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship.