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 Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter, And To Provide A Penalty For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter, And To Provide A Penalty For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-470, Relating To The Crimes Of Eavesdropping, Peeping, And Voyeurism, So As To Incorporate The Realistic But False Images, Recordings, Or Digital Electronic Files Created Or Altered Using Generative Adversarial Network Techniques Or Other Digital Technology, To Increase Penalties For Violations, To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Destroy Items When No Longer Needed As Evidence, And To Require Notification Of Additional Potential Victims By Law Enforcement Agencies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-470, Relating To The Crimes Of Eavesdropping, Peeping, And Voyeurism, So As To Incorporate The Realistic But False Images, Recordings, Or Digital Electronic Files Created Or Altered Using Generative Adversarial Network Techniques Or Other Digital Technology, To Increase Penalties For Violations, To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Destroy Items When No Longer Needed As Evidence, And To Require Notification Of Additional Potential Victims By Law Enforcement Agencies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-7-1050, Relating To Jury Voir Dire, So As To Provide For Attorney-conducted Jury Voir Dire By Oral And Direct Questioning; By Amending Section 14-7-1060, Relating To The Drawing Of Jury Panels, So As To Provide That The Number Of Jurors To Be Drawn Is Within The Discretion Of The Trial Judge; And By Amending Section 14-7-1080, Relating To The Drawing Of Second Jury Panels, So As To Remove The Requirement That Panels Must Be Made Up Of Twenty Jurors.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-7-1050, Relating To Jury Voir Dire, So As To Provide For Attorney-conducted Jury Voir Dire By Oral And Direct Questioning; By Amending Section 14-7-1060, Relating To The Drawing Of Jury Panels, So As To Provide That The Number Of Jurors To Be Drawn Is Within The Discretion Of The Trial Judge; And By Amending Section 14-7-1080, Relating To The Drawing Of Second Jury Panels, So As To Remove The Requirement That Panels Must Be Made Up Of Twenty Jurors.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-101-290, Relating To The Required Notification Of Incoming Students At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning About Meningococcal Disease A And B And Hepatitis B Contraction Risks, So As To Provide Every Student Who Attends A Public Institution Of Higher Learning In This State Must Be Vaccinated For Those Diseases And Document Compliance With These Requirements Prior To Enrollment And Thereafter As Needed To Demonstrate Ongoing Compliance, To Impose Related Requirements On Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Provide Exceptions When Medically Necessary, And To Define Necessary Terminology.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-101-290, Relating To The Required Notification Of Incoming Students At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning About Meningococcal Disease A And B And Hepatitis B Contraction Risks, So As To Provide Every Student Who Attends A Public Institution Of Higher Learning In This State Must Be Vaccinated For Those Diseases And Document Compliance With These Requirements Prior To Enrollment And Thereafter As Needed To Demonstrate Ongoing Compliance, To Impose Related Requirements On Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, To Provide Exceptions When Medically Necessary, And To Define Necessary Terminology.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-13-265 So As To Provide Licensed Cosmetologists, Estheticians, And Nail Technicians May Provide Services Permitted For Which They Are Licensed On Location In The Home Of A Client Or At Certain Event Venues; And By Amending Section 40-13-110, Relating To Grounds For Revocations, Suspensions, Or Restrictions Of Licenses Issued By The Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-13-265 So As To Provide Licensed Cosmetologists, Estheticians, And Nail Technicians May Provide Services Permitted For Which They Are Licensed On Location In The Home Of A Client Or At Certain Event Venues; And By Amending Section 40-13-110, Relating To Grounds For Revocations, Suspensions, Or Restrictions Of Licenses Issued By The Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-130 So As To Provide That The General Assembly Annually By Joint Resolution Shall Impose A Statewide Millage On All Real And Personal Property Subject To Property Tax In This State For The Purpose Of Raising Revenue For Public School Operations And In The Joint Resolution Imposing The Tax Shall Provide The Plan Of Distributing The Revenue For The Applicable Fiscal Year To The School Districts Of The State; And By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions So As To Exempt One Hundred Percent Of The Fair Market Value Of All Real And Personal Property Subject To Property Tax In This State From Property Tax Millage Imposed By A School District For School Operations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-130 So As To Provide That The General Assembly Annually By Joint Resolution Shall Impose A Statewide Millage On All Real And Personal Property Subject To Property Tax In This State For The Purpose Of Raising Revenue For Public School Operations And In The Joint Resolution Imposing The Tax Shall Provide The Plan Of Distributing The Revenue For The Applicable Fiscal Year To The School Districts Of The State; And By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions So As To Exempt One Hundred Percent Of The Fair Market Value Of All Real And Personal Property Subject To Property Tax In This State From Property Tax Millage Imposed By A School District For School Operations.
Acknowledge The General Assembly's Belief That A Felony Conviction Should No Longer Disqualify A Person From Being Registered Or Voting Who Is No Longer Incarcerated.
Acknowledge The General Assembly's Belief That A Felony Conviction Should No Longer Disqualify A Person From Being Registered Or Voting Who Is No Longer Incarcerated.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide A Penalty For The Offense.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide A Penalty For The Offense.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-110, Relating To The Definition Of Retail Sales, So As To Exclude Tangible Personal Property Sold By Certain Artists And Craftsmen Making Limited Sales At Certain Festivals; And By Amending Section 12-36-510, Relating To The Requirements For A Retail License, So As To Remove The Requirement That Such Artists And Craftsmen Obtain A Retail License.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-110, Relating To The Definition Of Retail Sales, So As To Exclude Tangible Personal Property Sold By Certain Artists And Craftsmen Making Limited Sales At Certain Festivals; And By Amending Section 12-36-510, Relating To The Requirements For A Retail License, So As To Remove The Requirement That Such Artists And Craftsmen Obtain A Retail License.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-13-150, Relating To Early Release, Discharge, Community Supervision, Limitations, Forfeiture Of Credits, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon Satisfying Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 24-13-210, Relating To Good Behavior Credits, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon The Inmate's Satisfying Certain Conditions; And By Amending Section 24-13-230, Relating To The Reduction Of A Sentence For Productive Duty Assignment Or Participation In An Academic, Technical, Or Vocational Training Program, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon The Inmate's Satisfying Certain Conditions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-13-150, Relating To Early Release, Discharge, Community Supervision, Limitations, Forfeiture Of Credits, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon Satisfying Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 24-13-210, Relating To Good Behavior Credits, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon The Inmate's Satisfying Certain Conditions; And By Amending Section 24-13-230, Relating To The Reduction Of A Sentence For Productive Duty Assignment Or Participation In An Academic, Technical, Or Vocational Training Program, So As To Provide For A Reduction In The Sentence Of An Inmate Convicted Of Certain "no Parole Offenses" Upon The Inmate's Satisfying Certain Conditions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-75-70 So As To Prevent An Insurer From Denying A Claim Arising From A Leak Under Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-75-70 So As To Prevent An Insurer From Denying A Claim Arising From A Leak Under Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide An Exemption For Certain Affordable Housing; And By Adding Section 59-17-180 So As To Provide That A School District Is Authorized To Use Surplus Land For The Development Of Certain Affordable Housing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide An Exemption For Certain Affordable Housing; And By Adding Section 59-17-180 So As To Provide That A School District Is Authorized To Use Surplus Land For The Development Of Certain Affordable Housing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4530, Relating To Illumination Of Rear Registration Plates, So As To Make A Technical Change, And To Provide Vehicles May Not Be Stopped For Having Inoperable Tail Lamps Or Separate Lamps In The Absence Of A Violation Of Another Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4530, Relating To Illumination Of Rear Registration Plates, So As To Make A Technical Change, And To Provide Vehicles May Not Be Stopped For Having Inoperable Tail Lamps Or Separate Lamps In The Absence Of A Violation Of Another Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1520, Relating To Maximum Speed Limits, So As To Revise The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 56-5-5015, Relating To The Operation Of Motor Vehicles Equipped With Sunscreen Devices, So As To Revise The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 56-5-6190, Relating To The Classification Of Certain Crimes As Misdemeanors And Felonies, So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Violations Of Provisions For Which Other Penalties Are Not Provided Shall Be Fined Not More Than One Hundred Dollars; And By Repealing Section 56-5-730 Relating To The Classification Of Certain Offenses As Misdemeanors Unless Otherwise Declared.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1520, Relating To Maximum Speed Limits, So As To Revise The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 56-5-5015, Relating To The Operation Of Motor Vehicles Equipped With Sunscreen Devices, So As To Revise The Penalties For Violations; By Amending Section 56-5-6190, Relating To The Classification Of Certain Crimes As Misdemeanors And Felonies, So As To Provide Persons Convicted Of Violations Of Provisions For Which Other Penalties Are Not Provided Shall Be Fined Not More Than One Hundred Dollars; And By Repealing Section 56-5-730 Relating To The Classification Of Certain Offenses As Misdemeanors Unless Otherwise Declared.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Assessment Ratios On Residential Property, So As To Allow A Taxpayer's Spouse To Claim The Four Percent Assessment Ratio On A Residential Property.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Assessment Ratios On Residential Property, So As To Allow A Taxpayer's Spouse To Claim The Four Percent Assessment Ratio On A Residential Property.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-61-100, Relating To Exemptions For Emergency Medical Services, So As To Allow Firefighters To Transport Patients In Vehicles Other Than Ambulances When Firefighters Arrive Before Emergency Medical Service Providers And There Is A Patient Suffering From A Condition Requiring An Emergency Response.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-61-100, Relating To Exemptions For Emergency Medical Services, So As To Allow Firefighters To Transport Patients In Vehicles Other Than Ambulances When Firefighters Arrive Before Emergency Medical Service Providers And There Is A Patient Suffering From A Condition Requiring An Emergency Response.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 43-35-87, Relating To Financial Exploitation Of Vulnerable Adults, So As To Provide For Training Of Financial Institution Staff, To Allow A Vulnerable Adult To Designate Trusted Persons For Financial Exploitation Notification Purposes, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 43-35-87, Relating To Financial Exploitation Of Vulnerable Adults, So As To Provide For Training Of Financial Institution Staff, To Allow A Vulnerable Adult To Designate Trusted Persons For Financial Exploitation Notification Purposes, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-7-2410 So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Collect Information About Outcomes Of Youth Who Have Aged Out Of Foster Care And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-7-2410 So As To Require The Department Of Social Services To Collect Information About Outcomes Of Youth Who Have Aged Out Of Foster Care And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-221 So As To Provide That The First Thirty Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of A Small Business Is Exempt From County, Municipal, School, And Special Assessment Real Estate Property Taxes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-221 So As To Provide That The First Thirty Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of A Small Business Is Exempt From County, Municipal, School, And Special Assessment Real Estate Property Taxes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-15-220, Relating To Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Dental Association For Which Special Licensure By The Board Of Dentistry Is Required, So As To Include Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Board Of Dental Specialties Subject To These Licensure Requirements; By Amending Section 40-15-250, Relating To The Granting Of Dental Specialty Licenses Without Board Examination To Diplomates Of Certain National Certifying Boards, So As To Include The American Board Of Dental Specialties Among Such National Certifying Boards; And By Amending Section 40-15-260, Relating To The Issuance Of Dental Specialty Licenses To Applicants Who Comply With Educational Requirements Of The American Dental Association, So As To Provide Compliance With Educational Requirements Of The American Board Of Dental Specialties As An Alternative.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-15-220, Relating To Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Dental Association For Which Special Licensure By The Board Of Dentistry Is Required, So As To Include Dental Specialties Recognized By The American Board Of Dental Specialties Subject To These Licensure Requirements; By Amending Section 40-15-250, Relating To The Granting Of Dental Specialty Licenses Without Board Examination To Diplomates Of Certain National Certifying Boards, So As To Include The American Board Of Dental Specialties Among Such National Certifying Boards; And By Amending Section 40-15-260, Relating To The Issuance Of Dental Specialty Licenses To Applicants Who Comply With Educational Requirements Of The American Dental Association, So As To Provide Compliance With Educational Requirements Of The American Board Of Dental Specialties As An Alternative.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-17-10, Relating To School Districts, So As To Provide School Districts Shall Be Responsible For The Discipline Of Students Within That School District; By Adding Chapter 9 To Title 59 So As To Establish The Office Of School Districts Administration In The Governor's Office, To Provide For The Appointment Of The Executive Director, To Provide The Office Of School Districts Administration To Be Responsible For The Selection And Oversight Of Local School District Superintendents, To Prohibit Local School Districts From Entering Into A New Contract Or Extending A Contract For A District Superintendent, To Abolish The State Board Of Education, And To Abolish The Education Oversight Committee; And By Repealing Chapter 5 Of Title 59 Relating To The State Board Of Education.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-17-10, Relating To School Districts, So As To Provide School Districts Shall Be Responsible For The Discipline Of Students Within That School District; By Adding Chapter 9 To Title 59 So As To Establish The Office Of School Districts Administration In The Governor's Office, To Provide For The Appointment Of The Executive Director, To Provide The Office Of School Districts Administration To Be Responsible For The Selection And Oversight Of Local School District Superintendents, To Prohibit Local School Districts From Entering Into A New Contract Or Extending A Contract For A District Superintendent, To Abolish The State Board Of Education, And To Abolish The Education Oversight Committee; And By Repealing Chapter 5 Of Title 59 Relating To The State Board Of Education.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "live And Let Live Act" By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 32, Title 1 So As To Prohibit The State Government From Discriminating Against Certain Individuals And Organizations Based On Their Beliefs Regarding Marriage And A Person's Sex; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "live And Let Live Act" By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 32, Title 1 So As To Prohibit The State Government From Discriminating Against Certain Individuals And Organizations Based On Their Beliefs Regarding Marriage And A Person's Sex; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-18-322 So As To Provide A Student Whose Performance On A Statewide Academic Assessment In Either English/language Arts Or Mathematics Required By The Education Improvement Act Indicates That The Student Is Performing Two Or More Grade Levels Below His Grade Level Of Enrollment During The Testing Must Be Retained At That Grade Level Until Additional Testing Demonstrates Performance At His Grade Level Of Enrollment.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-18-322 So As To Provide A Student Whose Performance On A Statewide Academic Assessment In Either English/language Arts Or Mathematics Required By The Education Improvement Act Indicates That The Student Is Performing Two Or More Grade Levels Below His Grade Level Of Enrollment During The Testing Must Be Retained At That Grade Level Until Additional Testing Demonstrates Performance At His Grade Level Of Enrollment.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 47-5-65 So As To Provide Under The Indirect Supervision Of A Veterinarian, Certain Animal Control Authority Officials May Administer Rabies Vaccinations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 47-5-65 So As To Provide Under The Indirect Supervision Of A Veterinarian, Certain Animal Control Authority Officials May Administer Rabies Vaccinations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-292 And Section 38-71-820 Both So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Insurers; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-292 And Section 38-71-820 Both So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Insurers; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers, So As To Make Conforming Changes.