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

Vivian Washington sympathy

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Vivian Wingard Washington Of Richland County And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.

Probate Judge Qualifications

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To Eligibility Requirements For Probate Judges, So As To Reenact Section 14-23-1040 And Provide That It Shall Be Enforceable Beginning On July 1, 2026.

Latta High School FFA champs

Recognize And Honor The Latta High School Future Farmers Of America Team, Sponsor Aaron Miles, And School Officials And To Congratulate Them For Winning The State Farm Business Management Competition.

Vivienne Fonte 2024 American United Miss Preteen

Recognize And Honor Vivienne Fonte For Her Wholesome Charm And Poise And To Congratulate Her For Being Named The 2024 American United Miss Preteen.

Pee Dee Academy softball champs

Recognize And Honor The Pee Dee Academy Softball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Stellar Season And To Congratulate Them For Winning The 2024 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 3a State Championship Title.

Family Court

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-3-130, Relating To Divorce Proceedings, So As To Allow For A Jury Trial In Final Hearings.

Paid military leave

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-7-90, Relating To Leaves Of Absence For Public Officers And Employees In National Guard Or Reserve Military Forces, So As To Provide That Certain State Employees Receive Thirty Days Of Paid Military Leave Each Year.

Auto insurance

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-77-122, Relating To The Issuance Of Automobile Insurance Coverage And The Amount Of Automobile Insurance Premiums, So As To Provide That Insurers May Not Use A Numerical, Credit-based Insurance Score Or Other Credit Rating As A Basis For Determining Coverage Or The Amount Of A Premium; And By Amending Section 38-77-123(a), Relating To Renewals Of Automobile Insurance Policies, So As To Provide That Insurers May Not Use A Numerical, Credit-based Insurance Score Or Other Credit Rating As A Basis For Determining The Renewal Of A Policy For Automobile Insurance.

Pee Dee Academy football champs

Honor The Pee Dee Academy Football Team And Coaches On Their Impressive Win Of The 2024 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 2a State Championship.

Retirement Income Tax Deduction

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1170, Relating To The Retirement Income Deduction From Taxable Income, So As To Increase The Individual Deduction From Fifteen Thousand Dollars To Twenty Thousand Dollars, To Increase The Deduction For Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Income Tax Return From Thirty Thousand Dollars To Forty Thousand Dollars, And To Provide For An Annual Inflation Adjustment.

Mother Eddie Stringer

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mother Eddie Lee Stringer And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.

Lexington Technology Center, 50th anniversary

Recognize And Commend Lexington Technology Center For The Transformative Impact The Institution Has Had On Legions Of Students And Alumni, The Community, The State Of South Carolina, And Beyond For A Half Century And To Congratulate Lexington Technology Center On The Recent Celebration Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary.

Mandatory Suicide Training- Jason Flatt Act Updte

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-26-110, Relating To Youth Suicide Prevention Teacher Training, So As To Provide Requirements For The Training Of Individuals Employed In A Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade School Or An Institution Of Higher Education.

Alien Ownership of Real Property

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-13-30, Relating To The Limitation On Alien Land Ownership, So As To Provide That Corporations Controlled By A Foreign Adversary Cannot Acquire An Interest In Real Property In This State; To Define Necessary Terms; And To Reduce The Amount Of Real Property That An Alien Or Corporation May Acquire An Interest In From Five Hundred Thousand Acres To One Thousand Acres; And By Adding Section 15-35-190 So As To Provide That In A Civil Action Initiated By A Party Controlled By A Foreign Adversary, The Party Adverse To The Party Controlled By A Foreign Adversary Is Entitled To Summary Judgment In His Favor If That Party Shows To The Court That The Party Controlled By A Foreign Adversary Is Engaged In An Abuse Of Process.

Thomas Sumter Academy Purple Star recognition

Recognize And Honor Thomas Sumter Academy For Its Strong Connection And Relationship With Military Families And To Congratulate The Administration, Faculty, And Students Upon Receiving A Purple Star Designation In Recognition Of These Efforts.

Employee privacy rights

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-140 So As To Provide Employees Have The Right To The Disclosure, Deletion, Correction, Or Personal Information Collected By An Employer, To Provide Related Responsibilities Of Employers, To Provide Employers May Not Sell, Share, Or Disclose Personal Information Of An Employee, And To Provide Employees With A Cause Of Action And Equitable Remedies For Violations.

Homestead exemption

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First Seventy-five Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption.

Pelion MS archery team world champs

Recognize And Honor The Pelion Middle School Archery Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2024 National Archery In The Schools Program/international Bowhunting Organization Outdoor World 3d Challenge Championship Title.

Betty Young, service

Honor Mrs. Betty F. Young For Her More Than Forty Years Of Dedicated Service As Leader Of The General Missionary Ministry Of Columbia's Zion Canaan Baptist Church, Inc., And To Wish Her Continued Fulfillment And Success In All Her Future Endeavors.

Health care Professional Loan Forgiveness Program

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 111, Title 59, So As To Establish The "healthcare Professional Loan Forgiveness Program", To Provide For The Eligibility, Administration, And Funding Of The Program, To Create An Advisory Committee, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Former Rep. Kay Patterson, sympathy

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of The Honorable Kay Patterson And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.

Elizabeth Ancone, Deerfield Elem. Teacher of the Year

Congratulate Elizabeth Ancone Upon Being Named The 2024-2025 Deerfield Elementary School Teacher Of The Year In Lexington School District One And To Express Appreciation For Her Dedicated Service To Children.

Federal Law Enforcement Officers

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-1-212, Relating To Enforcement Of State Criminal Laws By Federal Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Add Special Agents Of The Department Of Defense To The Definition Of "federal Law Enforcement Officer."

Pelion Elementary archery champs (world title)

Salute The Pelion Elementary School Archery Team, Coaches, And School Officials For A Scintillating Season And To Celebrate Them On Capturing The Championship Title In The 2024 National Archery In The Schools Program/international Bowhunting Organization Outdoor World 3d Challenge.

Wage boards

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "wage Board Act"; And By Adding Section 41-27-670 So As To Provide For The Creation Of Wage Boards By The Director Of The Department Of Employment And Workforce, To Provide The Powers And Functions Of Wage Boards, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The Director And Certain Employers.

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