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 Blue Ridge High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps On Its Fine Record Of Achievements And To Commend The Unit On The High Standards That Have Made It The Outstanding Unit It Is.
Congratulate The Blue Ridge High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps On Its Fine Record Of Achievements And To Commend The Unit On The High Standards That Have Made It The Outstanding Unit It Is.
Congratulate Master Trooper John Wayne Valdario Sr. For His Fifty-five Years Of Dedicated Service To The South Carolina Department Of Public Safety And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Congratulate Master Trooper John Wayne Valdario Sr. For His Fifty-five Years Of Dedicated Service To The South Carolina Department Of Public Safety And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Grocer That Opens A New Location In A Food Desert; And By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Purchases Made By A Grocer That Operates A New Store Located In A Food Desert.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For A Grocer That Opens A New Location In A Food Desert; And By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Certain Purchases Made By A Grocer That Operates A New Store Located In A Food Desert.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In The State, So As To Provide This Provision Includes Public Defender Investigators And Assistant Public Defender Investigators Under Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In The State, So As To Provide This Provision Includes Public Defender Investigators And Assistant Public Defender Investigators Under Certain Circumstances.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Skillsusa For Its Efforts To Ensure That America Has A Skilled Workforce And To Declare February 2-8, 2025, As "skillsusa Week" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Skillsusa For Its Efforts To Ensure That America Has A Skilled Workforce And To Declare February 2-8, 2025, As "skillsusa Week" In South Carolina.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr. Of Columbia And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina General Assembly Upon The Passing Of Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr. Of Columbia And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-1810, Relating To Applications And Fees, So As To Amend Certain Fees For Establishments That Are Authorized To Sell Alcoholic Liquors By The Drink On Sundays; And By Amending Section 61-6-2010, Relating To Temporary Permits, So As To Amend A Certain Fee And Remove The Requirement That The Department Offer Certain Annual Fifty-two Week Temporary Permits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-1810, Relating To Applications And Fees, So As To Amend Certain Fees For Establishments That Are Authorized To Sell Alcoholic Liquors By The Drink On Sundays; And By Amending Section 61-6-2010, Relating To Temporary Permits, So As To Amend A Certain Fee And Remove The Requirement That The Department Offer Certain Annual Fifty-two Week Temporary Permits.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate William "donny" Brock Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate William "donny" Brock Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-320, Relating To The Limit On Annual Property Tax Millage Increases Imposed By Political Subdivisions, So As To Restore The Former Method Of Overriding The Annual Cap By A Positive Majority Of The Appropriate Governing Body And Deleting The Super Majority Requirement For Overriding The Cap For Specific Circumstances; By Amending Section 11-11-150, Relating To The Trust Fund For Tax Relief, So As To Restore Funding For The Residential Property Tax Exemption And Full Funding For The School-operating Millage Portion Of The Reimbursement Paid Local Governments For The Homestead Property Tax Exemption For The Elderly Or Disabled; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Delete The Exemption Reimbursed From The Homestead Exemption Fund From All School-operating Millage Allowed All Owner-occupied Residential Property; By Amending Section 12-37-270, Relating To The Reimbursements Paid Local Governments For Property Tax Not Collected As A Result Of The Homestead Exemption For The Elderly Or Disabled And, Among Other Things, The Application Of Property Tax Credits In Counties Where The Use Of Local Option Sales Tax Revenues Give Rise To A Credit Against School-operating Property Tax Millage, So As To Make Conforming Amendments; By Amending Section 12-37-251, Relating To The Calculation Of "rollback Tax Millage" Applicable For Reassessment Years, So As To Restore The Former Exemption Allowed From A Portion Of School-operating Millage For All Owner-occupied Residential Property; By Repealing Article 7 Of Chapter 10, Title 4 Relating To The Local Option Sales And Use Tax For Local Property Tax Credits; By Repealing Sections 11-11-157, 11-11-155, And 11-11-156 Relating To The Homestead Exemption Trust Fund; By Repealing Article 11 Of Chapter 36, Title 12 Relating To The Statewide Additional One Percent Sales And Use Tax The Revenues Of Which Reimburse School Districts For The Homestead Exemption From All Property Tax Millage Imposed For School Operations; By Amending Sections 12-37-3130, 12-37-3140, And 12-37-3150, Relating To Definitions, Valuation, And Assessable Transfers Of Interest, For Purposes Of The "south Carolina Real Property Valuation Reform Act," So As To Eliminate The "point Of Sale" Valuation Of Real Property For Purposes Of Imposition Of The Property Tax And Return To The Former Valuation System In Which Real Property And Improvements To Real Property Are Appraised By The Assessor And Periodically Adjusted In Countywide Reappraisals, To Provide That When The Fifteen Percent Cap Over Five Years On Increases In Fair Market Value Of Real Property Results In A Value That Is Lower Than The Fair Market Value Of The Property As Determined By The Assessor That The Lower Value Becomes The Property Tax Value Of The Real Property And Is Deemed Its Fair Market Value For Purposes Of Imposition Of Property Tax, To Provide That An Assessable Transfer Of Interest Is A Transfer Of Ownership Or Other Instance Causing A "stepup" In The Property Tax Value Of Real Property To Its Fair Market Value As Determined By The Assessor, To Require The Cap On Increases In Value To Be Applied Separately To Real Property And The Improvements Thereon, And To Provide When The Stepup Value First Applies; By Amending Section 12-60-30, Relating To The Definition Of "property Tax Assessment" For Purposes Of The South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act, So As To Require The Notices To Include Property Tax Value And Provide That The Applicable Assessment Ratio Applies To The Lower Of Fair Market Value, Property Tax Value, Or Special Use Value; By Amending Section 12-60-2510, Relating To The Form Of Assessment Notices Issued By The County Assessor, So As To Provide That These Notices Must Contain The Property Tax Value Of Real Property And Improvements In Addition To Fair Market Value And Special Use Value; By Repealing Article 25 Of Chapter 37, Title 12 Relating To The South Carolina Real Property Valuation Reform Act, If Certain Constitutional Amendments Are Ratified; By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions And Sections 12-60-30 And 12-60-2510, Relating To Tax Procedures, All So As To Make Conforming Amendments, And Make These Repeals And Amendments Contingent Upon Ratification Of An Amendment To Section 6, Article X Of The Constitution Of This State Eliminating The Fifteen Percent Cap Over Five Years In Increases In The Value Of Real Property For Purposes Of Imposition Of The Property Tax And Eliminating An Assessable Transfer Of Interest As An Event That May Result In A Change In The Value Of Real Property For Purposes Of The Imposition Of The Property Tax.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-320, Relating To The Limit On Annual Property Tax Millage Increases Imposed By Political Subdivisions, So As To Restore The Former Method Of Overriding The Annual Cap By A Positive Majority Of The Appropriate Governing Body And Deleting The Super Majority Requirement For Overriding The Cap For Specific Circumstances; By Amending Section 11-11-150, Relating To The Trust Fund For Tax Relief, So As To Restore Funding For The Residential Property Tax Exemption And Full Funding For The School-operating Millage Portion Of The Reimbursement Paid Local Governments For The Homestead Property Tax Exemption For The Elderly Or Disabled; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Delete The Exemption Reimbursed From The Homestead Exemption Fund From All School-operating Millage Allowed All Owner-occupied Residential Property; By Amending Section 12-37-270, Relating To The Reimbursements Paid Local Governments For Property Tax Not Collected As A Result Of The Homestead Exemption For The Elderly Or Disabled And, Among Other Things, The Application Of Property Tax Credits In Counties Where The Use Of Local Option Sales Tax Revenues Give Rise To A Credit Against School-operating Property Tax Millage, So As To Make Conforming Amendments; By Amending Section 12-37-251, Relating To The Calculation Of "rollback Tax Millage" Applicable For Reassessment Years, So As To Restore The Former Exemption Allowed From A Portion Of School-operating Millage For All Owner-occupied Residential Property; By Repealing Article 7 Of Chapter 10, Title 4 Relating To The Local Option Sales And Use Tax For Local Property Tax Credits; By Repealing Sections 11-11-157, 11-11-155, And 11-11-156 Relating To The Homestead Exemption Trust Fund; By Repealing Article 11 Of Chapter 36, Title 12 Relating To The Statewide Additional One Percent Sales And Use Tax The Revenues Of Which Reimburse School Districts For The Homestead Exemption From All Property Tax Millage Imposed For School Operations; By Amending Sections 12-37-3130, 12-37-3140, And 12-37-3150, Relating To Definitions, Valuation, And Assessable Transfers Of Interest, For Purposes Of The "south Carolina Real Property Valuation Reform Act," So As To Eliminate The "point Of Sale" Valuation Of Real Property For Purposes Of Imposition Of The Property Tax And Return To The Former Valuation System In Which Real Property And Improvements To Real Property Are Appraised By The Assessor And Periodically Adjusted In Countywide Reappraisals, To Provide That When The Fifteen Percent Cap Over Five Years On Increases In Fair Market Value Of Real Property Results In A Value That Is Lower Than The Fair Market Value Of The Property As Determined By The Assessor That The Lower Value Becomes The Property Tax Value Of The Real Property And Is Deemed Its Fair Market Value For Purposes Of Imposition Of Property Tax, To Provide That An Assessable Transfer Of Interest Is A Transfer Of Ownership Or Other Instance Causing A "stepup" In The Property Tax Value Of Real Property To Its Fair Market Value As Determined By The Assessor, To Require The Cap On Increases In Value To Be Applied Separately To Real Property And The Improvements Thereon, And To Provide When The Stepup Value First Applies; By Amending Section 12-60-30, Relating To The Definition Of "property Tax Assessment" For Purposes Of The South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act, So As To Require The Notices To Include Property Tax Value And Provide That The Applicable Assessment Ratio Applies To The Lower Of Fair Market Value, Property Tax Value, Or Special Use Value; By Amending Section 12-60-2510, Relating To The Form Of Assessment Notices Issued By The County Assessor, So As To Provide That These Notices Must Contain The Property Tax Value Of Real Property And Improvements In Addition To Fair Market Value And Special Use Value; By Repealing Article 25 Of Chapter 37, Title 12 Relating To The South Carolina Real Property Valuation Reform Act, If Certain Constitutional Amendments Are Ratified; By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions And Sections 12-60-30 And 12-60-2510, Relating To Tax Procedures, All So As To Make Conforming Amendments, And Make These Repeals And Amendments Contingent Upon Ratification Of An Amendment To Section 6, Article X Of The Constitution Of This State Eliminating The Fifteen Percent Cap Over Five Years In Increases In The Value Of Real Property For Purposes Of Imposition Of The Property Tax And Eliminating An Assessable Transfer Of Interest As An Event That May Result In A Change In The Value Of Real Property For Purposes Of The Imposition Of The Property Tax.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-39-410, Relating To Property That May Be Ordered To Be Applied Toward The Satisfaction Of A Judgment, So As To Provide That, Instead Of A Complete Exemption Of The Earnings Of A Judgment Debtor For His Personal Services, Only Seventy-five Percent Of The Earnings Of The Debtor For His Personal Services Cannot Be Applied, And That The Earnings Of The Judgment Debtor For His Personal Services To Be Withheld May Not Exceed The Limits Set Forth By The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-39-410, Relating To Property That May Be Ordered To Be Applied Toward The Satisfaction Of A Judgment, So As To Provide That, Instead Of A Complete Exemption Of The Earnings Of A Judgment Debtor For His Personal Services, Only Seventy-five Percent Of The Earnings Of The Debtor For His Personal Services Cannot Be Applied, And That The Earnings Of The Judgment Debtor For His Personal Services To Be Withheld May Not Exceed The Limits Set Forth By The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-260 So As To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Dissemination Of Sexually Explicit Materials.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-260 So As To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Dissemination Of Sexually Explicit Materials.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Law Enforcement Officer Certificates Of Compliance, So As To Provide Individuals Seeking Certification Must Undergo State And Federal Criminal Background Checks, And To Provide That Individuals' Fingerprints May Be Retained By Sled And The Fbi For Certain Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Law Enforcement Officer Certificates Of Compliance, So As To Provide Individuals Seeking Certification Must Undergo State And Federal Criminal Background Checks, And To Provide That Individuals' Fingerprints May Be Retained By Sled And The Fbi For Certain Purposes.
Recognize 3m Greenville At The Celebration Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary Of Manufacturing In South Carolina And To Congratulate The Company On A Half-century Of Successful Business Endeavors In This Great State.
Recognize 3m Greenville At The Celebration Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary Of Manufacturing In South Carolina And To Congratulate The Company On A Half-century Of Successful Business Endeavors In This Great State.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 23 To Title 63 So As To Provide That Parents Have Fundamental Rights Regarding The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Children; To Define Necessary Terms; To Limit The Ability Of The Government To Infringe On Parental Rights; To Identify Certain Fundamental Rights Of Parents; To Require That School Districts Create Parental Involvement Policies; To Prohibit Healthcare Providers From Soliciting Or Providing Healthcare Services To Children Without Written Parental Consent; To Provide That The Chapter's Provisions Supersede State Of Emergency Declarations; And To Create A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To The Age At Which A Minor May Consent To Health Services, So As To Raise The Age To Eighteen.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 23 To Title 63 So As To Provide That Parents Have Fundamental Rights Regarding The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Children; To Define Necessary Terms; To Limit The Ability Of The Government To Infringe On Parental Rights; To Identify Certain Fundamental Rights Of Parents; To Require That School Districts Create Parental Involvement Policies; To Prohibit Healthcare Providers From Soliciting Or Providing Healthcare Services To Children Without Written Parental Consent; To Provide That The Chapter's Provisions Supersede State Of Emergency Declarations; And To Create A Cause Of Action For Violations Of This Chapter; And By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To The Age At Which A Minor May Consent To Health Services, So As To Raise The Age To Eighteen.
Recognize And Honor The Indian Land Middle School Seventh Grade Girls Volleyball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 Fmac Seventh Grade Conference Championship.
Recognize And Honor The Indian Land Middle School Seventh Grade Girls Volleyball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 Fmac Seventh Grade Conference Championship.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-25 So As To Provide An Open Enrollment Option In Public Schools; By Adding Section 59-63-102 So As To Provide A Public School May Not Contract With A Private Entity That Supervises, Sanctions, Or Regulates Interscholastic Competitions Unless The Entity Allows Students Who Attend A School Outside Of Their Attendance Zone To Participate In Interscholastic Competitions, And To Provide A Limited Transfer Option To Certain Current Students; By Amending Sections 59-63-30 And 59-63-32, Relating To Requirements For Public School Enrollment And Penalties For Providing False Information, And Section 59-63-480, Relating To Attendance At Schools In Adjacent Counties, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Section 59-63-500 Relating To Transfer Without Consent Of The School District Of Residence.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-25 So As To Provide An Open Enrollment Option In Public Schools; By Adding Section 59-63-102 So As To Provide A Public School May Not Contract With A Private Entity That Supervises, Sanctions, Or Regulates Interscholastic Competitions Unless The Entity Allows Students Who Attend A School Outside Of Their Attendance Zone To Participate In Interscholastic Competitions, And To Provide A Limited Transfer Option To Certain Current Students; By Amending Sections 59-63-30 And 59-63-32, Relating To Requirements For Public School Enrollment And Penalties For Providing False Information, And Section 59-63-480, Relating To Attendance At Schools In Adjacent Counties, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Repealing Section 59-63-500 Relating To Transfer Without Consent Of The School District Of Residence.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To The Admissibility As Evidence Of Negligence In A Civil Action Regarding The Use Of Safety Belts, So As To Remove The Provision That A Violation Of Certain Provisions Relating To Safety Belts Is Not Negligence Per Se Or Contributory Negligence, And To Remove The Provision That A Violation Is Not Admissible As Evidence In A Civil Action.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To The Admissibility As Evidence Of Negligence In A Civil Action Regarding The Use Of Safety Belts, So As To Remove The Provision That A Violation Of Certain Provisions Relating To Safety Belts Is Not Negligence Per Se Or Contributory Negligence, And To Remove The Provision That A Violation Is Not Admissible As Evidence In A Civil Action.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "pregnancy Center Autonomy And Rights Of Expression (care) Act" By Adding Chapter 141 To Title 44 So As To Provide Pregnancy Centers Certain Protections From Government Regulation To Ensure Their Ability To Provide Services Consistent With Their Life-affirming Operating Principles; To Create A Private Right Of Action For Equitable Relief And Monetary Damages For Violation Of A Provision Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "pregnancy Center Autonomy And Rights Of Expression (care) Act" By Adding Chapter 141 To Title 44 So As To Provide Pregnancy Centers Certain Protections From Government Regulation To Ensure Their Ability To Provide Services Consistent With Their Life-affirming Operating Principles; To Create A Private Right Of Action For Equitable Relief And Monetary Damages For Violation Of A Provision Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-5-15, Relating To Securing Deposits Of Funds By Local Entities, So As To Include Provisions Concerning Credit Unions And The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-5-15, Relating To Securing Deposits Of Funds By Local Entities, So As To Include Provisions Concerning Credit Unions And The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.
An Amendment To Article I Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Declaration Of Rights Under The State's Constitution, By Adding Section 26 So As To Create A Constitutional Right To Make And Carry Out One's Own Reproductive Decisions, Including The Right To An Abortion, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes.
An Amendment To Article I Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To The Declaration Of Rights Under The State's Constitution, By Adding Section 26 So As To Create A Constitutional Right To Make And Carry Out One's Own Reproductive Decisions, Including The Right To An Abortion, With Exceptions, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish, And To Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Decriminalize Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish, And To Authorize Law Enforcement To Issue A Civil Citation For Possession Of That Same Quantity Of Marijuana Or Hashish.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers Who Have A Child Who Attends A Qualifying Private School, Parochial School, Or Home School.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Provide For An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers Who Have A Child Who Attends A Qualifying Private School, Parochial School, Or Home School.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-7-920, Relating To Commission Membership, So As To Reconfigure The Membership Of The Commission And To Add The Attorney General As A Non-voting Advisory Member; By Amending Section 1-7-940, Relating To Duties, So As To Clarify The Responsibilities Of The Commission; And By Amending Section 24-3-550, Relating To Witnesses At A State Execution, So As To Add The Attorney General Or His Designee To Those Who May Be Present At A State Execution.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-7-920, Relating To Commission Membership, So As To Reconfigure The Membership Of The Commission And To Add The Attorney General As A Non-voting Advisory Member; By Amending Section 1-7-940, Relating To Duties, So As To Clarify The Responsibilities Of The Commission; And By Amending Section 24-3-550, Relating To Witnesses At A State Execution, So As To Add The Attorney General Or His Designee To Those Who May Be Present At A State Execution.
Provide That The Staff Serving The Members Of The House Of Representatives Is Not Required To Work On Good Friday, April 18, 2025, And Easter Monday, April 21, 2025.
Provide That The Staff Serving The Members Of The House Of Representatives Is Not Required To Work On Good Friday, April 18, 2025, And Easter Monday, April 21, 2025.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-27-25 So As To Provide An Electrical Utility Operating In This State Shall Bury All Of Its New Electrical Power Transmission Lines Installed Within The Boundaries Of A Municipality In This State Beginning January 2, 2026, And Shall Bury All Of Its Existing Electrical Power Transmission Lines Located Within The Boundaries Of A Municipality In This State According To A Graduated Schedule Before January 1, 2031; And By Amending Section 58-27-20, Relating To Areas In Which The Chapter Is Inapplicable, So As To Make The Chapter Applicable To Section 58-27-25.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-27-25 So As To Provide An Electrical Utility Operating In This State Shall Bury All Of Its New Electrical Power Transmission Lines Installed Within The Boundaries Of A Municipality In This State Beginning January 2, 2026, And Shall Bury All Of Its Existing Electrical Power Transmission Lines Located Within The Boundaries Of A Municipality In This State According To A Graduated Schedule Before January 1, 2031; And By Amending Section 58-27-20, Relating To Areas In Which The Chapter Is Inapplicable, So As To Make The Chapter Applicable To Section 58-27-25.