126th General Assembly·3,975 bills·Adjourned May 7, 2026
Track legislation moving through South Carolina. Browse 3,975 bills and resolutions during the 126th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
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.
126th General Assembly·3,975 bills·Adjourned May 7, 2026
Track legislation moving through South Carolina. Browse 3,975 bills and resolutions during the 126th General Assembly, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
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 16-3-605 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Terms Pertaining To This Offense, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-3-610, Relating To Certain Offenses Committed With A Carried Or Concealed Deadly Weapon, So As To Include Reckless Endangerment; And By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration By Circuit Court Of Bond Set By Summary Court And Subsequent Violent Offenders, So As To Require The Bond For The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment To Be Held In Circuit Court If The Offense Was Committed By A Person Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense, Reckless Endangerment Offense, Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Terms Pertaining To This Offense, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-3-610, Relating To Certain Offenses Committed With A Carried Or Concealed Deadly Weapon, So As To Include Reckless Endangerment; And By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration By Circuit Court Of Bond Set By Summary Court And Subsequent Violent Offenders, So As To Require The Bond For The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment To Be Held In Circuit Court If The Offense Was Committed By A Person Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense, Reckless Endangerment Offense, Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-545, Relating To Transfer Of Certain Criminal Cases From General Sessions Court, So As To Provide That Criminal Cases In Which The Penalty Does Not Exceed Three Years, Rather Than One Year, May Be Transferred From General Sessions Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-545, Relating To Transfer Of Certain Criminal Cases From General Sessions Court, So As To Provide That Criminal Cases In Which The Penalty Does Not Exceed Three Years, Rather Than One Year, May Be Transferred From General Sessions Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Diapers And Toilet Paper.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Diapers And Toilet Paper.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "mental Health In Schools Act" By Adding Section 59-1-373 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Annual Mental Health Screenings To Students In Grades Six Through Twelve To Reduce Risks Related To Students' Unmet Mental And Behavioral Health Needs And Improve Physical And Mental Health Outcomes For Young People In This State, To Create The Mental Health Screening Program In The State Department Of Education And To Provide The Purpose And Responsibilities Of The Program, To Provide Other Services And Requirements Concerning Mental And Behavioral Health Services To Students, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Health And Human Services, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "mental Health In Schools Act" By Adding Section 59-1-373 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Annual Mental Health Screenings To Students In Grades Six Through Twelve To Reduce Risks Related To Students' Unmet Mental And Behavioral Health Needs And Improve Physical And Mental Health Outcomes For Young People In This State, To Create The Mental Health Screening Program In The State Department Of Education And To Provide The Purpose And Responsibilities Of The Program, To Provide Other Services And Requirements Concerning Mental And Behavioral Health Services To Students, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Health And Human Services, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-557 So As To Provide That When A Person Appeals A Conviction That Requires The Suspension Of His Driver's License, The Driver's License Suspension Must Be Stayed While The Case Is Being Appealed Or When A Petition For Rehearing Has Been Filed; And To Amend Section 56-1-365, Relating To A Person Who Surrenders His Driver's License, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Not Suspend A Person's Driver's License If It Fails To Receive Notice Of A Conviction That Requires The License To Be Suspended Within Thirty Days Of The Conviction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-557 So As To Provide That When A Person Appeals A Conviction That Requires The Suspension Of His Driver's License, The Driver's License Suspension Must Be Stayed While The Case Is Being Appealed Or When A Petition For Rehearing Has Been Filed; And To Amend Section 56-1-365, Relating To A Person Who Surrenders His Driver's License, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Not Suspend A Person's Driver's License If It Fails To Receive Notice Of A Conviction That Requires The License To Be Suspended Within Thirty Days Of The Conviction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications And Other Matters, So As To Provide That A Candidate For Coroner In This State Must Be A Resident Of The County In Which He Seeks The Office Of Coroner At The Time He Files For The Office Of Coroner Rather Than One Year Before Filing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications And Other Matters, So As To Provide That A Candidate For Coroner In This State Must Be A Resident Of The County In Which He Seeks The Office Of Coroner At The Time He Files For The Office Of Coroner Rather Than One Year Before Filing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3790, Relating To The Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund, So As To Expand The Definition Of "exceptional Needs Child" To Include A Child Who Is In Foster Care.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3790, Relating To The Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund, So As To Expand The Definition Of "exceptional Needs Child" To Include A Child Who Is In Foster Care.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-3-365 So As To Create The Division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Within The Office Of Indigent Defense And Provide For Its Duties And Responsibilities; And By Amending Section 17-3-5, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Defense Of Indigents, So As To Define The "division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-3-365 So As To Create The Division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Within The Office Of Indigent Defense And Provide For Its Duties And Responsibilities; And By Amending Section 17-3-5, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Defense Of Indigents, So As To Define The "division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance, Information To Be Submitted Related To Qualification Of Candidates For Certification, And Expiration Of Certificates For Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Sled To Conduct State- And Federal-level Criminal Records Checks On Individuals Seeking Certification.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance, Information To Be Submitted Related To Qualification Of Candidates For Certification, And Expiration Of Certificates For Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Sled To Conduct State- And Federal-level Criminal Records Checks On Individuals Seeking Certification.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Purposes And Rules Of Construction For The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Authorize An Innkeeper To Request Assistance From Law Enforcement To Eject A Person And To Provide That A Person Ejected From A Campground Has Ten Days To Make A Claim For Property Left At The Time Of Ejectment; By Adding Section 27-37-200 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request From The Sheriff Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Pursuant To This Section Provided Certain Conditions Are Met; By Adding Section 16-11-785 So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Or Trespasses Upon A Residential Dwelling And Who Intentionally Damages The Dwelling Causing More Than One Thousand Dollars In Damage Is Guilty Of A Felony; By Adding Section 16-11-790 So As To Provide That A Person Who Lists Or Advertises Residential Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Seller Has No Legal Authority Or Rents Knowing The Person Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Is Guilty Of A Felony; And By Adding Section 16-11-795 So As To Provide That A Person Who Knowingly Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed, Or Other Instrument Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Purposes And Rules Of Construction For The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Authorize An Innkeeper To Request Assistance From Law Enforcement To Eject A Person And To Provide That A Person Ejected From A Campground Has Ten Days To Make A Claim For Property Left At The Time Of Ejectment; By Adding Section 27-37-200 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request From The Sheriff Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Pursuant To This Section Provided Certain Conditions Are Met; By Adding Section 16-11-785 So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Or Trespasses Upon A Residential Dwelling And Who Intentionally Damages The Dwelling Causing More Than One Thousand Dollars In Damage Is Guilty Of A Felony; By Adding Section 16-11-790 So As To Provide That A Person Who Lists Or Advertises Residential Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Seller Has No Legal Authority Or Rents Knowing The Person Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Is Guilty Of A Felony; And By Adding Section 16-11-795 So As To Provide That A Person Who Knowingly Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed, Or Other Instrument Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor.
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 Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Terms Pertaining To This Offense, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-3-610, Relating To Certain Offenses Committed With A Carried Or Concealed Deadly Weapon, So As To Include Reckless Endangerment; And By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration By Circuit Court Of Bond Set By Summary Court And Subsequent Violent Offenders, So As To Require The Bond For The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment To Be Held In Circuit Court If The Offense Was Committed By A Person Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense, Reckless Endangerment Offense, Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Terms Pertaining To This Offense, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-3-610, Relating To Certain Offenses Committed With A Carried Or Concealed Deadly Weapon, So As To Include Reckless Endangerment; And By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To Reconsideration By Circuit Court Of Bond Set By Summary Court And Subsequent Violent Offenders, So As To Require The Bond For The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment To Be Held In Circuit Court If The Offense Was Committed By A Person Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense, Reckless Endangerment Offense, Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-545, Relating To Transfer Of Certain Criminal Cases From General Sessions Court, So As To Provide That Criminal Cases In Which The Penalty Does Not Exceed Three Years, Rather Than One Year, May Be Transferred From General Sessions Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-545, Relating To Transfer Of Certain Criminal Cases From General Sessions Court, So As To Provide That Criminal Cases In Which The Penalty Does Not Exceed Three Years, Rather Than One Year, May Be Transferred From General Sessions Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Diapers And Toilet Paper.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions So As To Provide A Sales Tax Exemption For Diapers And Toilet Paper.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "mental Health In Schools Act" By Adding Section 59-1-373 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Annual Mental Health Screenings To Students In Grades Six Through Twelve To Reduce Risks Related To Students' Unmet Mental And Behavioral Health Needs And Improve Physical And Mental Health Outcomes For Young People In This State, To Create The Mental Health Screening Program In The State Department Of Education And To Provide The Purpose And Responsibilities Of The Program, To Provide Other Services And Requirements Concerning Mental And Behavioral Health Services To Students, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Health And Human Services, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "mental Health In Schools Act" By Adding Section 59-1-373 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Annual Mental Health Screenings To Students In Grades Six Through Twelve To Reduce Risks Related To Students' Unmet Mental And Behavioral Health Needs And Improve Physical And Mental Health Outcomes For Young People In This State, To Create The Mental Health Screening Program In The State Department Of Education And To Provide The Purpose And Responsibilities Of The Program, To Provide Other Services And Requirements Concerning Mental And Behavioral Health Services To Students, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Department Of Health And Human Services, Among Other Things.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-557 So As To Provide That When A Person Appeals A Conviction That Requires The Suspension Of His Driver's License, The Driver's License Suspension Must Be Stayed While The Case Is Being Appealed Or When A Petition For Rehearing Has Been Filed; And To Amend Section 56-1-365, Relating To A Person Who Surrenders His Driver's License, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Not Suspend A Person's Driver's License If It Fails To Receive Notice Of A Conviction That Requires The License To Be Suspended Within Thirty Days Of The Conviction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-557 So As To Provide That When A Person Appeals A Conviction That Requires The Suspension Of His Driver's License, The Driver's License Suspension Must Be Stayed While The Case Is Being Appealed Or When A Petition For Rehearing Has Been Filed; And To Amend Section 56-1-365, Relating To A Person Who Surrenders His Driver's License, So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Not Suspend A Person's Driver's License If It Fails To Receive Notice Of A Conviction That Requires The License To Be Suspended Within Thirty Days Of The Conviction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications And Other Matters, So As To Provide That A Candidate For Coroner In This State Must Be A Resident Of The County In Which He Seeks The Office Of Coroner At The Time He Files For The Office Of Coroner Rather Than One Year Before Filing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications And Other Matters, So As To Provide That A Candidate For Coroner In This State Must Be A Resident Of The County In Which He Seeks The Office Of Coroner At The Time He Files For The Office Of Coroner Rather Than One Year Before Filing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3790, Relating To The Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund, So As To Expand The Definition Of "exceptional Needs Child" To Include A Child Who Is In Foster Care.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3790, Relating To The Educational Credit For Exceptional Needs Children's Fund, So As To Expand The Definition Of "exceptional Needs Child" To Include A Child Who Is In Foster Care.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-3-365 So As To Create The Division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Within The Office Of Indigent Defense And Provide For Its Duties And Responsibilities; And By Amending Section 17-3-5, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Defense Of Indigents, So As To Define The "division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-3-365 So As To Create The Division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Within The Office Of Indigent Defense And Provide For Its Duties And Responsibilities; And By Amending Section 17-3-5, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Defense Of Indigents, So As To Define The "division Of Statewide Grand Jury Defense."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance, Information To Be Submitted Related To Qualification Of Candidates For Certification, And Expiration Of Certificates For Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Sled To Conduct State- And Federal-level Criminal Records Checks On Individuals Seeking Certification.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-23-60, Relating To Certificates Of Compliance, Information To Be Submitted Related To Qualification Of Candidates For Certification, And Expiration Of Certificates For Law Enforcement Officers, So As To Permit Sled To Conduct State- And Federal-level Criminal Records Checks On Individuals Seeking Certification.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Purposes And Rules Of Construction For The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Authorize An Innkeeper To Request Assistance From Law Enforcement To Eject A Person And To Provide That A Person Ejected From A Campground Has Ten Days To Make A Claim For Property Left At The Time Of Ejectment; By Adding Section 27-37-200 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request From The Sheriff Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Pursuant To This Section Provided Certain Conditions Are Met; By Adding Section 16-11-785 So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Or Trespasses Upon A Residential Dwelling And Who Intentionally Damages The Dwelling Causing More Than One Thousand Dollars In Damage Is Guilty Of A Felony; By Adding Section 16-11-790 So As To Provide That A Person Who Lists Or Advertises Residential Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Seller Has No Legal Authority Or Rents Knowing The Person Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Is Guilty Of A Felony; And By Adding Section 16-11-795 So As To Provide That A Person Who Knowingly Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed, Or Other Instrument Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Purposes And Rules Of Construction For The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Authorize An Innkeeper To Request Assistance From Law Enforcement To Eject A Person And To Provide That A Person Ejected From A Campground Has Ten Days To Make A Claim For Property Left At The Time Of Ejectment; By Adding Section 27-37-200 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request From The Sheriff Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Pursuant To This Section Provided Certain Conditions Are Met; By Adding Section 16-11-785 So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Or Trespasses Upon A Residential Dwelling And Who Intentionally Damages The Dwelling Causing More Than One Thousand Dollars In Damage Is Guilty Of A Felony; By Adding Section 16-11-790 So As To Provide That A Person Who Lists Or Advertises Residential Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Seller Has No Legal Authority Or Rents Knowing The Person Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Is Guilty Of A Felony; And By Adding Section 16-11-795 So As To Provide That A Person Who Knowingly Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed, Or Other Instrument Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor.
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.