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 59-29-235 So As To Provide All Middle School Students Must Complete One Unit Of Civics Education That Must Include Certain Instructional And Experiential Components As Provided In This Section, And To Establish The Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge To Enable All Middle School Students To Showcase Their Student-led Civics Projects That Promote And Demonstrate An Understanding Of Civic Engagement, Citizenship, And Community Service, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Related Curriculum Before The 2027-2028 School Year, And To Make These Provisions Applicable To Students Who Begin Middle School In The 2027-2028 School Year.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-235 So As To Provide All Middle School Students Must Complete One Unit Of Civics Education That Must Include Certain Instructional And Experiential Components As Provided In This Section, And To Establish The Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge To Enable All Middle School Students To Showcase Their Student-led Civics Projects That Promote And Demonstrate An Understanding Of Civic Engagement, Citizenship, And Community Service, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Related Curriculum Before The 2027-2028 School Year, And To Make These Provisions Applicable To Students Who Begin Middle School In The 2027-2028 School Year.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Offenses Defined As Violent Crimes, So As To Include The Offense Of Discharging, Or Causing To Be Discharged, Firearms At Or Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Or Enclosure Regularly Occupied By Persons.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Offenses Defined As Violent Crimes, So As To Include The Offense Of Discharging, Or Causing To Be Discharged, Firearms At Or Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Or Enclosure Regularly Occupied By Persons.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-165 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Training Council Shall Develop A Minimum Set Of Standards That A State Or Local Law Enforcement Agency Must Follow When Establishing And Implementing A Mediation Program As An Alternate Method Of Resolving Law Enforcement Misconduct Complaints.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-165 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Training Council Shall Develop A Minimum Set Of Standards That A State Or Local Law Enforcement Agency Must Follow When Establishing And Implementing A Mediation Program As An Alternate Method Of Resolving Law Enforcement Misconduct Complaints.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That Fertilized Human Eggs Or Human Embryos That Exist In Any Form Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Are Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Other Term Connotating A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-100 So As To Provide That Fertilized Human Eggs Or Human Embryos That Exist In Any Form Outside Of The Uterus Of A Human Body Are Not Considered An Unborn Child Or Other Term Connotating A Human Being For Any Purpose Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-780 So As To Provide That A Penalty, Fine, Or Other Additional Cost May Not Be Imposed With Respect To Local Hospitality Tax Payments Received Within Seven Days Of The Due Date That In The Aggregate Exceeds Five Percent Of The Delinquent Tax.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-780 So As To Provide That A Penalty, Fine, Or Other Additional Cost May Not Be Imposed With Respect To Local Hospitality Tax Payments Received Within Seven Days Of The Due Date That In The Aggregate Exceeds Five Percent Of The Delinquent Tax.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-90, Relating To The Gross Proceeds Of Sales, So As To Provide That The Gross Proceeds Of The Sale Of Eyeglasses Is The Total Amount Of The Purchase Less Any Insurance Benefits Paid.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-90, Relating To The Gross Proceeds Of Sales, So As To Provide That The Gross Proceeds Of The Sale Of Eyeglasses Is The Total Amount Of The Purchase Less Any Insurance Benefits Paid.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To State Legal Holidays, So As To Provide The Nineteenth Day Of June - Juneteenth Shall Be A State Legal Holiday.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 53-5-10, Relating To State Legal Holidays, So As To Provide The Nineteenth Day Of June - Juneteenth Shall Be A State Legal Holiday.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-540(a), (c), (e), And (h), Relating To Electronic Monitoring, So As To Require Active Electronic Monitoring For The Offense Of Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor In The Second Degree With Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-540(a), (c), (e), And (h), Relating To Electronic Monitoring, So As To Require Active Electronic Monitoring For The Offense Of Criminal Sexual Conduct With A Minor In The Second Degree With Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "reproductive Health Education" To Provide For Age-appropriate, Comprehensive, And Medically Accurate Instruction, And To Provide That Abstinence May Not Be Taught As The Only Or Primary Method Of Pregnancy Prevention And The Prevention Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "pregnancy Prevention Education" To Include The Benefits Of Abstinence Until Marriage; And By Amending Section 59-32-30, Relating To Local School Boards Implementing The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Include Domestic Violence And Pregnancy Prevention Education In The Curriculum For Grades Six Through Eight.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "reproductive Health Education" To Provide For Age-appropriate, Comprehensive, And Medically Accurate Instruction, And To Provide That Abstinence May Not Be Taught As The Only Or Primary Method Of Pregnancy Prevention And The Prevention Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions For The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Amend The Definition Of "pregnancy Prevention Education" To Include The Benefits Of Abstinence Until Marriage; And By Amending Section 59-32-30, Relating To Local School Boards Implementing The Comprehensive Health Education Program, So As To Include Domestic Violence And Pregnancy Prevention Education In The Curriculum For Grades Six Through Eight.
Urge Members Of The United States Congress To Enact Federal Legislation To Forgive The Student Loan Debt Of All Registered Nurses And Doctors.
Urge Members Of The United States Congress To Enact Federal Legislation To Forgive The Student Loan Debt Of All Registered Nurses And Doctors.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-3-990 So As To Provide Inmates Confined In State Or Local Detention Facilities Must Be Allowed At Least One In-person Meeting Each Month 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 In State Or Local Detention Facilities Must Be Allowed At Least One In-person Meeting Each Month And To Define The Term "in-person Meeting."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-460 So As To Provide That An Order Concerning Immunity From Prosecution Pursuant To The Protection Of Persons And Property Act Is Immediately Appealable And To Provide That A Defendant Who Does Not Appeal The Order Immediately May Appeal The Denial After Conviction And Sentencing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-460 So As To Provide That An Order Concerning Immunity From Prosecution Pursuant To The Protection Of Persons And Property Act Is Immediately Appealable And To Provide That A Defendant Who Does Not Appeal The Order Immediately May Appeal The Denial After Conviction And Sentencing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-140-10 So As To Provide That A Woman May Have An Abortion Prior To The Viability Of Her Embryo Or Fetus, To Provide For The Circumstances In Which A Woman May Have An Abortion After The Viability Of Her Fetus, To Provide For The Process Through Which A Minor May Have An Abortion, To Provide That Assistive Reproductive Technologies And Contraceptives Shall Be Available In South Carolina, To Provide That Pregnant Women Are Entitled To Quality Prenatal And Postnatal Healthcare, And To Expand Medicaid To Facilitate The Delivery Of Quality Prenatal And Postnatal Healthcare; By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To The Practice Of Telemedicine, So As To Permit Doctors To Prescribe Abortion Inducing Drugs Via Telemedicine; By Adding Section 38-71-48 So As To Provide That Health Insurance Policies That Provide Pregnancy And Child Birth Coverage Must Also Offer Coverage For Abortions And Related Services And Medical Procedures Intended To Permanently Prevent Pregnancy Including, But Not Limited To, Tubal Ligation, Hysterectomy, And Vasectomy; By Adding Section 38-71-49 So As To Provide That Health Insurance Policies Must Offer Coverage For Assistive Reproductive Technologies; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide That Reproductive Health Education Means Age Appropriate, Unbiased, Comprehensive, And Medically Accurate Instruction, And To Further Provide That Abstinence Education Can Be Taught But Not Taught As The Primary Or Only Way To Prevent Pregnancy; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide That Abstinence From Sex Before Marriage Can Be Encouraged As A Way To Prevent Pregnancy; And To Repeal Chapter 41, Title 44 Of The South Carolina Code, Relating To Abortion.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-140-10 So As To Provide That A Woman May Have An Abortion Prior To The Viability Of Her Embryo Or Fetus, To Provide For The Circumstances In Which A Woman May Have An Abortion After The Viability Of Her Fetus, To Provide For The Process Through Which A Minor May Have An Abortion, To Provide That Assistive Reproductive Technologies And Contraceptives Shall Be Available In South Carolina, To Provide That Pregnant Women Are Entitled To Quality Prenatal And Postnatal Healthcare, And To Expand Medicaid To Facilitate The Delivery Of Quality Prenatal And Postnatal Healthcare; By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To The Practice Of Telemedicine, So As To Permit Doctors To Prescribe Abortion Inducing Drugs Via Telemedicine; By Adding Section 38-71-48 So As To Provide That Health Insurance Policies That Provide Pregnancy And Child Birth Coverage Must Also Offer Coverage For Abortions And Related Services And Medical Procedures Intended To Permanently Prevent Pregnancy Including, But Not Limited To, Tubal Ligation, Hysterectomy, And Vasectomy; By Adding Section 38-71-49 So As To Provide That Health Insurance Policies Must Offer Coverage For Assistive Reproductive Technologies; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide That Reproductive Health Education Means Age Appropriate, Unbiased, Comprehensive, And Medically Accurate Instruction, And To Further Provide That Abstinence Education Can Be Taught But Not Taught As The Primary Or Only Way To Prevent Pregnancy; By Amending Section 59-32-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide That Abstinence From Sex Before Marriage Can Be Encouraged As A Way To Prevent Pregnancy; And To Repeal Chapter 41, Title 44 Of The South Carolina Code, Relating To Abortion.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-262(a), Relating To Minimum Resident-staff Ratios For Nursing Homes, So As To Allow For The Division Of Memory Care Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities And To Require Sufficient Staff To Provide Appropriate Care For The Residents.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-262(a), Relating To Minimum Resident-staff Ratios For Nursing Homes, So As To Allow For The Division Of Memory Care Facilities And Assisted Living Facilities And To Require Sufficient Staff To Provide Appropriate Care For The Residents.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-15-112 So As To Provide That A Person Seeking Election For Certain Municipal Offices By Write-in Votes Must Timely File A Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy In Order For Write-in Votes To Be Counted In His Favor; And By Adding Section 5-15-115 So As To Provide That An Uncontested Candidate For A Municipal Office Is Deemed Elected, And Such Office Is Not Required To Appear On The General Or Special Election Ballot, As Applicable.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-15-112 So As To Provide That A Person Seeking Election For Certain Municipal Offices By Write-in Votes Must Timely File A Declaration Of Write-in Candidacy In Order For Write-in Votes To Be Counted In His Favor; And By Adding Section 5-15-115 So As To Provide That An Uncontested Candidate For A Municipal Office Is Deemed Elected, And Such Office Is Not Required To Appear On The General Or Special Election Ballot, As Applicable.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To Qualifications Of Probate Judges, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Restructure The Statute
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To Qualifications Of Probate Judges, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Restructure The Statute
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Section 56-1-250 Relating To Cancellation Of Drivers' Licenses Or Permits Of Minors Upon Death Of Persons Signing The Minor's Application For Licenses Or Permits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Section 56-1-250 Relating To Cancellation Of Drivers' Licenses Or Permits Of Minors Upon Death Of Persons Signing The Minor's Application For Licenses Or Permits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-3-10, Relating To Grounds For Divorce, So As To Include Physical Cruelty Toward A Minor Child Of The Petitioning Party As A Ground For Divorce.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-3-10, Relating To Grounds For Divorce, So As To Include Physical Cruelty Toward A Minor Child Of The Petitioning Party As A Ground For Divorce.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-21-925 So As To Provide Limited Pardons May Be Granted To Persons Who Have Been Convicted Of Felony Offenses That Are Not Considered "crimes Of Violence," That Would Allow Them To Possess Firearms For The Purpose Of Hunting Only, And To Provide An Application Fee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-21-925 So As To Provide Limited Pardons May Be Granted To Persons Who Have Been Convicted Of Felony Offenses That Are Not Considered "crimes Of Violence," That Would Allow Them To Possess Firearms For The Purpose Of Hunting Only, And To Provide An Application Fee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 19 To Title 55 So As To Establish The "south Carolina Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission" To Create An Annual Lottery For A South Carolina Resident To Fly On A Blue Origin Flight, To Provide For The Commission's Membership And Purpose, And To Require The Commission To Provide An Annual Report To The Governor, The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And The President Of The Senate Regarding The Commission's Activities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 19 To Title 55 So As To Establish The "south Carolina Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission" To Create An Annual Lottery For A South Carolina Resident To Fly On A Blue Origin Flight, To Provide For The Commission's Membership And Purpose, And To Require The Commission To Provide An Annual Report To The Governor, The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, And The President Of The Senate Regarding The Commission's Activities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-268 So As To Require Hospitals To Provide A Written Plan Of Care And Other Information To A Patient's Family.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-268 So As To Require Hospitals To Provide A Written Plan Of Care And Other Information To A Patient's Family.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement That Persons Must Register In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person May Not Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless Registered As A Member Of That Political Party; By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That Only An Elector Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party May Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum, And To Provide Guidelines; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Provide For The Selection Of A Political Party On A Voter Registration Application; By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Party Membership And Voting In Primary Election, So As To Provide Criteria For Membership In A Certified Political Party; And To Provide Effective Dates.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To The Requirement That Persons Must Register In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person May Not Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless Registered As A Member Of That Political Party; By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That Only An Elector Registered As A Member Of A Certified Political Party May Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or A Partisan Advisory Referendum, And To Provide Guidelines; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Provide For The Selection Of A Political Party On A Voter Registration Application; By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Party Membership And Voting In Primary Election, So As To Provide Criteria For Membership In A Certified Political Party; And To Provide Effective Dates.
Provide That The General Assembly Of South Carolina Shall Rescind, Repeal, Cancel, Nullify, And Supersede To The Same Effect As If They Had Never Been Passed, Any And All Extant Applications By The General Assembly To The Congress Of The United States Of America To Call A Convention To Propose Amendments To The Constitution Of The United States Of America.
Provide That The General Assembly Of South Carolina Shall Rescind, Repeal, Cancel, Nullify, And Supersede To The Same Effect As If They Had Never Been Passed, Any And All Extant Applications By The General Assembly To The Congress Of The United States Of America To Call A Convention To Propose Amendments To The Constitution Of The United States Of America.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-130-65 So As To Authorize Civil And Criminal Penalties For Failing To Seek Treatment For Opioid Use Disorders In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-130-65 So As To Authorize Civil And Criminal Penalties For Failing To Seek Treatment For Opioid Use Disorders In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Prohibit The Use Of Ranked Choice Voting Or Instant Runoff Ballots In The Conduct Of Elections In This State.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-13-870 So As To Prohibit The Use Of Ranked Choice Voting Or Instant Runoff Ballots In The Conduct Of Elections In This State.