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 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody And Visitation Actions, So As To Prohibit Guardians Ad Litem From Making Recommendations In Their Report To The Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of Guardians Ad Litem In Private Custody And Visitation Actions, So As To Prohibit Guardians Ad Litem From Making Recommendations In Their Report To The Court.
A Senate Resolution To Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And To Recognize February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And To Recognize February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Require At Least Ninety Days Written Notice To Residents If A Facility Plans To Permanently Close.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Require At Least Ninety Days Written Notice To Residents If A Facility Plans To Permanently Close.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court, So As To Require The Guardian Ad Litem To Provide Certain Information To Attorneys For The Parties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-830, Relating To Responsibilities Of A Guardian Ad Litem In Private Actions Before The Family Court, So As To Require The Guardian Ad Litem To Provide Certain Information To Attorneys For The Parties.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Marvin David Long Jr. Of Loris And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Marvin David Long Jr. Of Loris And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-1-1085 And 9-11-225, Both Relating To Employer And Employee Contribution Rates Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide That Employers, Up To Certain Limits, May Elect To Pay All Or A Portion Of Required Employee Contributions During A Fiscal Year; By Amending Sections 9-1-10 And 9-11-10, Both Relating To The South Carolina Retirement System Definitions And To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, Respectively, So As To Provide What Is Not Earnable Compensation And To Provide That Certain Contributions Paid By Employers Are Accumulated Contributions Or Aggregate Contributions; By Amending Section 9-11-260, Relating To Deposit Of Assets In The System, So As To Provide For Certain Amounts Paid By Employers In Lieu Of Employee Contributions; And By Amending Sections 9-1-1020, 9-1-1160, And 9-11-210, All Relating To Contributions Of Members, So As To Provide That Employers May Pick Up Certain Contributions In The Amount Designated As Employee Contributions In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 9-1-1085 And 9-11-225, Both Relating To Employer And Employee Contribution Rates Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide That Employers, Up To Certain Limits, May Elect To Pay All Or A Portion Of Required Employee Contributions During A Fiscal Year; By Amending Sections 9-1-10 And 9-11-10, Both Relating To The South Carolina Retirement System Definitions And To The Police Officers Retirement System Definitions, Respectively, So As To Provide What Is Not Earnable Compensation And To Provide That Certain Contributions Paid By Employers Are Accumulated Contributions Or Aggregate Contributions; By Amending Section 9-11-260, Relating To Deposit Of Assets In The System, So As To Provide For Certain Amounts Paid By Employers In Lieu Of Employee Contributions; And By Amending Sections 9-1-1020, 9-1-1160, And 9-11-210, All Relating To Contributions Of Members, So As To Provide That Employers May Pick Up Certain Contributions In The Amount Designated As Employee Contributions In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-105 So As To Provide For The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance By The Qualified Electors Of The State In The General Election And Provide For The Director's Term Of Office, Qualifications, Vacancy, And Related Matters; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Insurance Is The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Elected To Office Under The Laws Of This State; By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Under The Insurance Laws Of This State, So As To Make Certain Changes To The Definition Of "director" Of The Department Of Insurance; By Amending Section 38-3-10, Relating To The Department Of Insurance, So As To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Department's Director, To Provide That The Director Is Elected Rather Than Appointed, And To Make Changes In The Provisions Concerning The Removal Of The Director; By Amending Section 38-3-100, Relating To The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, So As To Among Other Changes, Delete The Requirement That, If The Director Becomes A Candidate For Public Office Or Becomes A Member Of A Political Committee During Tenure, His Office Immediately Must Be Vacated; And To Provide That The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Begins With The 2028 Statewide Election Process And That The Director Serving On The Effective Date Of This Act Shall Continue To Serve Until His Successor Is Elected And Qualifies For Office.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-3-105 So As To Provide For The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance By The Qualified Electors Of The State In The General Election And Provide For The Director's Term Of Office, Qualifications, Vacancy, And Related Matters; By Amending Section 1-30-10, Relating To The Departments Of State Government, So As To Provide That The Governing Authority Of The Department Of Insurance Is The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Elected To Office Under The Laws Of This State; By Amending Section 38-1-20, Relating To Definitions Under The Insurance Laws Of This State, So As To Make Certain Changes To The Definition Of "director" Of The Department Of Insurance; By Amending Section 38-3-10, Relating To The Department Of Insurance, So As To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To The Department's Director, To Provide That The Director Is Elected Rather Than Appointed, And To Make Changes In The Provisions Concerning The Removal Of The Director; By Amending Section 38-3-100, Relating To The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, So As To Among Other Changes, Delete The Requirement That, If The Director Becomes A Candidate For Public Office Or Becomes A Member Of A Political Committee During Tenure, His Office Immediately Must Be Vacated; And To Provide That The Election Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance Begins With The 2028 Statewide Election Process And That The Director Serving On The Effective Date Of This Act Shall Continue To Serve Until His Successor Is Elected And Qualifies For Office.
Recognize And Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And Its Mission To Connect, Engage, Provide Opportunities, And Advocate For The Greater Greer Business Community; To Commend Leadership Greer As A Distinguished Professional Development Program And Honor Its Goals Of Increasing Community Activism, Producing Community Leaders, And Enhancing Business-to-business Connections; And To Proclaim Tuesday, February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.
Recognize And Honor The Greer Chamber Of Commerce And Its Mission To Connect, Engage, Provide Opportunities, And Advocate For The Greater Greer Business Community; To Commend Leadership Greer As A Distinguished Professional Development Program And Honor Its Goals Of Increasing Community Activism, Producing Community Leaders, And Enhancing Business-to-business Connections; And To Proclaim Tuesday, February 11, 2025, As "leadership Greer Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 24 To Chapter 27, Title 58 So As To Provide For A Procedure For The Adjustment Of Rates And Charges Of A Public Utility Providing Retail Electric Services To Reflect Changes In Expenses, Revenues, Investments, Depreciation, And Other Changes In Revenues And Expenses; To Provide Procedures For Interested Parties To Challenge These Adjustments; And To Provide For Related Procedural Matters Including A Provision To Authorize Additonal Staffing For The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Perform Its Duties Under This Article To Be Funded By Assessments On Each Electric Utility Regulated Under The Article.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 24 To Chapter 27, Title 58 So As To Provide For A Procedure For The Adjustment Of Rates And Charges Of A Public Utility Providing Retail Electric Services To Reflect Changes In Expenses, Revenues, Investments, Depreciation, And Other Changes In Revenues And Expenses; To Provide Procedures For Interested Parties To Challenge These Adjustments; And To Provide For Related Procedural Matters Including A Provision To Authorize Additonal Staffing For The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Perform Its Duties Under This Article To Be Funded By Assessments On Each Electric Utility Regulated Under The Article.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-82 So As To Create The Illegal Immigration Information Reward Fund To Be Used Exclusively To Provide A Five Hundred Dollar Reward To Each Resident Of This State That Provides Information To Sled's Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit That Leads To The Apprehension And Deportation Of An Illegal Alien In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-82 So As To Create The Illegal Immigration Information Reward Fund To Be Used Exclusively To Provide A Five Hundred Dollar Reward To Each Resident Of This State That Provides Information To Sled's Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit That Leads To The Apprehension And Deportation Of An Illegal Alien In South Carolina.
Honor Reverend Dr. M. Keith Mcdaniel Sr. Pastor Of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church In Spartanburg, And To Congratulate Him For Fifteen Years Of Meaningful Ministry And Service To The Congregation.
Honor Reverend Dr. M. Keith Mcdaniel Sr. Pastor Of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church In Spartanburg, And To Congratulate Him For Fifteen Years Of Meaningful Ministry And Service To The Congregation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Return To Calculate Their Amount Of South Carolina Income Tax Owed For The Tax Year As Though Each Taxpayer Filed A Return As A Single Taxpayer If The Taxpayers' Cumulative Tax Owed Would Be Less Than The Amount They Would Owe Had They Filed A Joint Return.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Return To Calculate Their Amount Of South Carolina Income Tax Owed For The Tax Year As Though Each Taxpayer Filed A Return As A Single Taxpayer If The Taxpayers' Cumulative Tax Owed Would Be Less Than The Amount They Would Owe Had They Filed A Joint Return.
Recognize And Honor The Cross Schools Cheerleading Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The South Carolina Independent School Association 2024 Jv Class 1a/2a Game Day Experience State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Cross Schools Cheerleading Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The South Carolina Independent School Association 2024 Jv Class 1a/2a Game Day Experience State Championship Title.
Amend Rule 4.6 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, Relating To Requests By Members Of The House For Committees To Take Up Their Bills, So As To Add The Requirement That The Chairman Of The Committee Set Bills And Resolutions With Thirty Or More Sponsors For Consideration Of The Measure By The Full Committee Or Subcommittee Within Seven Days Of Its Referral To The Committee.
Amend Rule 4.6 Of The Rules Of The House Of Representatives, Relating To Requests By Members Of The House For Committees To Take Up Their Bills, So As To Add The Requirement That The Chairman Of The Committee Set Bills And Resolutions With Thirty Or More Sponsors For Consideration Of The Measure By The Full Committee Or Subcommittee Within Seven Days Of Its Referral To The Committee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-10-330, Relating To The Use Of The Proceeds From The Capital Projects Sales Tax, So As To Allow Proceeds To Be Used For Workforce Housing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-10-330, Relating To The Use Of The Proceeds From The Capital Projects Sales Tax, So As To Allow Proceeds To Be Used For Workforce Housing.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley Of Richland County On Being Named 2025 National Principal Of The Year And Commend Her For Her Many Years Of Dedicated Service And Outstanding Contributions To Education In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley Of Richland County On Being Named 2025 National Principal Of The Year And Commend Her For Her Many Years Of Dedicated Service And Outstanding Contributions To Education In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defense Of Children's Innocence Act" By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Provide That Any Business Where Drag Shows Are Held Is Deemed To Be A Sexually Oriented Business For All Local Ordinances Relating To A Sexually Oriented Business; By Adding Section 6-1-210 So As To Prohibit A State Agency, Political Subdivision, Or Any Entity That Is Supported In Whole Or In Part By Public Funds From Using Any Public Funds To Host Or Provide A Drag Show; And By Amending Section 16-15-385, Relating To Disseminating Harmful Materials To Minors, So As To Include The Offense Of Allowing A Minor To View A Drag Show.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defense Of Children's Innocence Act" By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Provide That Any Business Where Drag Shows Are Held Is Deemed To Be A Sexually Oriented Business For All Local Ordinances Relating To A Sexually Oriented Business; By Adding Section 6-1-210 So As To Prohibit A State Agency, Political Subdivision, Or Any Entity That Is Supported In Whole Or In Part By Public Funds From Using Any Public Funds To Host Or Provide A Drag Show; And By Amending Section 16-15-385, Relating To Disseminating Harmful Materials To Minors, So As To Include The Offense Of Allowing A Minor To View A Drag Show.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Advanced By One Hour Beginning At 2:00 A.m. On The Second Sunday Of March Of 2025, And Beginning On This Date And Time And Thereafter Permanently Becomes Standard Time In South Carolina With No Further Adjustments Under State Or Federal Law, And By Providing For Procedural And Related Provisions To Give The Above Provisions Effect Including Having The State Attorney General Submit A Waiver Request To The Federal Secretary Of Transportation Permitting And Approving These Provisions In Order For Them To Take Effect.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Advanced By One Hour Beginning At 2:00 A.m. On The Second Sunday Of March Of 2025, And Beginning On This Date And Time And Thereafter Permanently Becomes Standard Time In South Carolina With No Further Adjustments Under State Or Federal Law, And By Providing For Procedural And Related Provisions To Give The Above Provisions Effect Including Having The State Attorney General Submit A Waiver Request To The Federal Secretary Of Transportation Permitting And Approving These Provisions In Order For Them To Take Effect.
Celebrate The Life And Accomplishments Of Mr. Louis L. Smith, A Community Leader And Social Activist Whose Works Have Made A Profound Difference In The Lives Of So Many In His Summerville Hometown.
Celebrate The Life And Accomplishments Of Mr. Louis L. Smith, A Community Leader And Social Activist Whose Works Have Made A Profound Difference In The Lives Of So Many In His Summerville Hometown.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-18-350, Relating To The Cyclical Review Of State Standards And Assessments Required In The Education Accountability Act, So As To Provide Requirements For The Review And Revision Process For State Social Studies Standards To Ensure The Standards Take A Traditional Approach To History, To Specify Qualifications For Parties Responsible For Reviewing And Revising The Standards, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Superintendent Of Education.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-18-350, Relating To The Cyclical Review Of State Standards And Assessments Required In The Education Accountability Act, So As To Provide Requirements For The Review And Revision Process For State Social Studies Standards To Ensure The Standards Take A Traditional Approach To History, To Specify Qualifications For Parties Responsible For Reviewing And Revising The Standards, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Superintendent Of Education.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Professional Engineers Who Live And Work In The Great State Of South Carolina, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Honor Our Engineers For Their Many Contributions To Our Quality Of Life In The Palmetto State, And To Declare Wednesday, February 19, 2025, As "professional Engineers Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Professional Engineers Who Live And Work In The Great State Of South Carolina, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Honor Our Engineers For Their Many Contributions To Our Quality Of Life In The Palmetto State, And To Declare Wednesday, February 19, 2025, As "professional Engineers Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "free To Speak Act"; By Adding Section 59-1-505 So As To Prohibit Public School Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex Without The Written Permission Of A Student's Parent Or Guardian, And To Protect Public School Employees From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each School District To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section; And By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, And To Protect Employees Of Institutions Of Higher Learning From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "free To Speak Act"; By Adding Section 59-1-505 So As To Prohibit Public School Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex Without The Written Permission Of A Student's Parent Or Guardian, And To Protect Public School Employees From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each School District To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section; And By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, And To Protect Employees Of Institutions Of Higher Learning From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Harry Gatch Of Summerville And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Harry Gatch Of Summerville And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "responsible Library Funding And Child Protection Act"; And By Adding Section 60-9-15 So As To Provide County Libraries Must Certify To The State Library That They Do Not Offer Any Books Or Materials That Appeal To The Prurient Interests Of Children Under The Age Of Seventeen In Children's, Youth, Or Teen Book Sections And Are Only Available With Parental Consent.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "responsible Library Funding And Child Protection Act"; And By Adding Section 60-9-15 So As To Provide County Libraries Must Certify To The State Library That They Do Not Offer Any Books Or Materials That Appeal To The Prurient Interests Of Children Under The Age Of Seventeen In Children's, Youth, Or Teen Book Sections And Are Only Available With Parental Consent.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "multifamily Dwelling Safety Act" By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 40 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Provide Qualifications For Multifamily Dwelling Inspectors And Special Inspectors; To Provide The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation Shall Promulgate Regulations Adopting A Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code To Set Minimum Standards For Balcony Railings That Are Primarily Constructed Of Wood And Are Located In Multifamily Dwellings, And To Provide For The Applicability Of The Code; To Require The Department To Periodically Conduct Inspections Of Such Balconies To Ascertain Compliance With The Code; To Provide That The Department Shall Charge A Property Owner A Fee For Inspections Made To Enforce The Code; To Provide Remedies For Violations; To Provide The Department May Authorize Waivers Or Exemptions Under The Code; And To Provide Penalties For Code Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "multifamily Dwelling Safety Act" By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 40 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions; To Provide Qualifications For Multifamily Dwelling Inspectors And Special Inspectors; To Provide The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation Shall Promulgate Regulations Adopting A Multifamily Dwelling Balcony Code To Set Minimum Standards For Balcony Railings That Are Primarily Constructed Of Wood And Are Located In Multifamily Dwellings, And To Provide For The Applicability Of The Code; To Require The Department To Periodically Conduct Inspections Of Such Balconies To Ascertain Compliance With The Code; To Provide That The Department Shall Charge A Property Owner A Fee For Inspections Made To Enforce The Code; To Provide Remedies For Violations; To Provide The Department May Authorize Waivers Or Exemptions Under The Code; And To Provide Penalties For Code Violations.