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 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, So As To Exclude Certain First Responder Wages.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, So As To Exclude Certain First Responder Wages.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-700, Relating To The Prohibition On Dumping Litter On Private Or Public Property, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-700, Relating To The Prohibition On Dumping Litter On Private Or Public Property, So As To Increase The Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-34-110, Relating To Certain Restrictions On Locations Of Tattoo Facilities, So As To Allow The Issuance Of A License For Such A Facility If All Churches, Schools, And Playgrounds Within The Parameters Affirmatively State That They Do Not Object To The Issuance, With Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-34-110, Relating To Certain Restrictions On Locations Of Tattoo Facilities, So As To Allow The Issuance Of A License For Such A Facility If All Churches, Schools, And Playgrounds Within The Parameters Affirmatively State That They Do Not Object To The Issuance, With Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-30-30, Relating To The Interception Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications By Employees Of The Federal Communications Commission And By Persons Acting Under Color Of Law Or Otherwise, So As To Provide Interception Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications By Persons Is Lawful If All Parties Consent Prior To The Interception.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-30-30, Relating To The Interception Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications By Employees Of The Federal Communications Commission And By Persons Acting Under Color Of Law Or Otherwise, So As To Provide Interception Of Wire, Oral, Or Electronic Communications By Persons Is Lawful If All Parties Consent Prior To The Interception.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Adding Section 24-3-990 So As To Provide Inmates Confined To State, County, Or Municipal Detention Facilities Shall Not Be Prohibited Access To Legal Counsel When Requested Under Certain Circumstances And To Define The Term "in-person Meeting."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws, By Adding Section 24-3-990 So As To Provide Inmates Confined To State, County, Or Municipal Detention Facilities Shall Not Be Prohibited Access To Legal Counsel When Requested Under Certain Circumstances And To Define The Term "in-person Meeting."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Prohibit Certain Contracts With Certain Foreign-owned Companies In Connection With Critical Infrastructure.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Prohibit Certain Contracts With Certain Foreign-owned Companies In Connection With Critical Infrastructure.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4710, Relating To The Use Of Mounted Oscillating, Rotating, Or Flashing Red Lights By Wreckers, So As To Provide Wreckers Must Use Flashing Warning Lights At Emergency Scenes And When Rendering Assistance On The Roadside.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-4710, Relating To The Use Of Mounted Oscillating, Rotating, Or Flashing Red Lights By Wreckers, So As To Provide Wreckers Must Use Flashing Warning Lights At Emergency Scenes And When Rendering Assistance On The Roadside.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt Academic Standards That Incorporate The Bible Into Its Curriculum For World History, The History Of Western Civilization, United States History, South Carolina History, And Literature.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt Academic Standards That Incorporate The Bible Into Its Curriculum For World History, The History Of Western Civilization, United States History, South Carolina History, And Literature.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 79 To Title 39 By Enacting The "south Carolina Age-appropriate Design Code Act" So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide For Information Fiduciary, To Provide Scope And Exclusions, To Provide Requirements For Covered Entities, To Provide For Prohibitions For Covered Entities, To Provide For Data Practices, To Provide For Enforcement, And To Provide For Limitations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 79 To Title 39 By Enacting The "south Carolina Age-appropriate Design Code Act" So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide For Information Fiduciary, To Provide Scope And Exclusions, To Provide Requirements For Covered Entities, To Provide For Prohibitions For Covered Entities, To Provide For Data Practices, To Provide For Enforcement, And To Provide For Limitations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-29-720, Relating To Zoning Districts' Regulations, So As To Provide That The Governing Body Of A Municipality Or County May Not Enact Ordinances That Regulate Certain Political Signs.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-29-720, Relating To Zoning Districts' Regulations, So As To Provide That The Governing Body Of A Municipality Or County May Not Enact Ordinances That Regulate Certain Political Signs.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide Exemptions For Diapers.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide Exemptions For Diapers.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-65-30, Relating To The South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act, So As To Allow Such Income Tax Credits To Be Transferred; And By Amending Section 12-67-140, Relating To The South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act, So As To Allow Such Income Tax Credits To Be Transferred.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-65-30, Relating To The South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act, So As To Allow Such Income Tax Credits To Be Transferred; And By Amending Section 12-67-140, Relating To The South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act, So As To Allow Such Income Tax Credits To Be Transferred.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 13-1-55 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Commerce From Offering Or Awarding Incentives To Certain Companies Owned Or Controlled By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party, And To Prohibit Any Company Receiving An Incentive From Contracting With Such Prohibited Companies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 13-1-55 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Commerce From Offering Or Awarding Incentives To Certain Companies Owned Or Controlled By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party, And To Prohibit Any Company Receiving An Incentive From Contracting With Such Prohibited Companies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "cure Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Provide For The Entry Of South Carolina Into A Multistate Compact Governed By A Commission That Facilitates A Process By Which Substantial Cash Prizes Are Awarded For The Cure Of Certain Diseases; To Establish Powers And Duties Of The Commission, Including The Duty To Expeditiously Review Submitted Treatments And Therapeutic Protocols For The Cure Of Disease And To Award Prizes For Submissions That Meet The Commission's Standards; To Establish Commission Meeting And Voting Requirements; To Require The Commission To Adopt Rules; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "cure Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Provide For The Entry Of South Carolina Into A Multistate Compact Governed By A Commission That Facilitates A Process By Which Substantial Cash Prizes Are Awarded For The Cure Of Certain Diseases; To Establish Powers And Duties Of The Commission, Including The Duty To Expeditiously Review Submitted Treatments And Therapeutic Protocols For The Cure Of Disease And To Award Prizes For Submissions That Meet The Commission's Standards; To Establish Commission Meeting And Voting Requirements; To Require The Commission To Adopt Rules; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-32-25 So As To Provide Individualized Education Program Teams Shall Consider The Need For Age-appropriate And Developmentally Appropriate Instruction For The Subjects Taught Under The Comprehensive Health Education Program When Developing Individualized Education Programs For Children With Disabilities, To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Establish Guidelines For Teams To Use When Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Related Compliance Requirements Of School District Boards And Schools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-32-25 So As To Provide Individualized Education Program Teams Shall Consider The Need For Age-appropriate And Developmentally Appropriate Instruction For The Subjects Taught Under The Comprehensive Health Education Program When Developing Individualized Education Programs For Children With Disabilities, To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Establish Guidelines For Teams To Use When Carrying Out The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Related Compliance Requirements Of School District Boards And Schools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To Definitions Applicable To Certain Offenses Against Minors, So As To Define The Term "identifiable Minor"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, And By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, All So As To Incorporate Identifiable Minors Into The Purview Of The Statue To Address Morphed Child Images.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To Definitions Applicable To Certain Offenses Against Minors, So As To Define The Term "identifiable Minor"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, And By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, All So As To Incorporate Identifiable Minors Into The Purview Of The Statue To Address Morphed Child Images.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-21-490, Relating To Collection And Distribution Of An Offender's Restitution, So As To Provide The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services Shall Consider An Offender's Ability To Make Restitution When It Determines The Amount Of His Monthly Payment.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-21-490, Relating To Collection And Distribution Of An Offender's Restitution, So As To Provide The Department Of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services Shall Consider An Offender's Ability To Make Restitution When It Determines The Amount Of His Monthly Payment.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3805 So As To Provide A Tax Credit For A Taxpayer That Contracts With A Small Business Which Necessitates The Small Business Hiring Additional Full-time Employees.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3805 So As To Provide A Tax Credit For A Taxpayer That Contracts With A Small Business Which Necessitates The Small Business Hiring Additional Full-time Employees.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Legalize The Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish By Certain Veterans Diagnosed With Service-connected Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Controlled Substance Offenses And Penalties, So As To Legalize The Possession Of Twenty-eight Grams Or One Ounce Or Less Of Marijuana Or Ten Grams Or Less Of Hashish By Certain Veterans Diagnosed With Service-connected Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To Executive Director Of The State Election Commission, So As To Require That A Hand-count Audit Be Conducted Publicly.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-3-20, Relating To Executive Director Of The State Election Commission, So As To Require That A Hand-count Audit Be Conducted Publicly.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-170 So As To Require That The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council Develop A Model Use Of Force Policy That May Be Adopted By Law Enforcement Agencies, To Mandate Use Of Force Training At The Criminal Justice Academy, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Does Not Implement A Use Of Force Policy Loses Qualified Immunity For Its Officers, And To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers In A Department That Does Not Adopt An Approved Use Of Force Policy Are Not Subject To Qualified Immunity For Any Incident That Occurs Which Would Be Addressed By The Model Use Of Force Policy.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-170 So As To Require That The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council Develop A Model Use Of Force Policy That May Be Adopted By Law Enforcement Agencies, To Mandate Use Of Force Training At The Criminal Justice Academy, To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Does Not Implement A Use Of Force Policy Loses Qualified Immunity For Its Officers, And To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers In A Department That Does Not Adopt An Approved Use Of Force Policy Are Not Subject To Qualified Immunity For Any Incident That Occurs Which Would Be Addressed By The Model Use Of Force Policy.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-710, Relating To Ticket Resales, So As To Remove Certain Exceptions; And By Amending Section 39-5-36, Relating To The Resale Of Tickets For More Than The Original Price, So As To Remove Certain Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-710, Relating To Ticket Resales, So As To Remove Certain Exceptions; And By Amending Section 39-5-36, Relating To The Resale Of Tickets For More Than The Original Price, So As To Remove Certain Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-464 So As To Provide The Procedure To Allow Certain Registered Juvenile Sex Offenders' Names To Be Removed From The Sex Offender Registry, And To Provide A Procedure To Allow Certain Juveniles Who Have Been Adjudicated Delinquent By The Family Court For Committing Certain Offenses To Be Placed On The Sex Offender Registry.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-464 So As To Provide The Procedure To Allow Certain Registered Juvenile Sex Offenders' Names To Be Removed From The Sex Offender Registry, And To Provide A Procedure To Allow Certain Juveniles Who Have Been Adjudicated Delinquent By The Family Court For Committing Certain Offenses To Be Placed On The Sex Offender Registry.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-26-42 So As To Provide That A Person Who Holds A Professional Certificate Issued By The South Carolina Department Of Education For Twenty Or More Years And Who Teaches In This State For Twenty Or More Years May Renew Annually The Certificate By Participating In Required District Professional Development Without Having To Satisfy Any Additional Renewal Requirements, And To Provide That These Provisions Apply Notwithstanding The Provisions Of The Certificate Renewal Plan Developed By The Office Of Teacher Certification Or Another Provision Of Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-26-42 So As To Provide That A Person Who Holds A Professional Certificate Issued By The South Carolina Department Of Education For Twenty Or More Years And Who Teaches In This State For Twenty Or More Years May Renew Annually The Certificate By Participating In Required District Professional Development Without Having To Satisfy Any Additional Renewal Requirements, And To Provide That These Provisions Apply Notwithstanding The Provisions Of The Certificate Renewal Plan Developed By The Office Of Teacher Certification Or Another Provision Of Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-1100 So As To Provide Criminal And Civil Immunity To Federal Firearms Licensees Who Possess Another's Firearms Pursuant To A Valid Firearm Hold Agreement.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-1100 So As To Provide Criminal And Civil Immunity To Federal Firearms Licensees Who Possess Another's Firearms Pursuant To A Valid Firearm Hold Agreement.