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 1-11-720, Relating To Entities Whose Employees And Retirees Are Eligible For State Health And Dental Insurance Plans, So As To Include School Board Members.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 1-11-720, Relating To Entities Whose Employees And Retirees Are Eligible For State Health And Dental Insurance Plans, So As To Include School Board Members.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-170, Relating To Authorized Emergency Vehicles Defined, So As To Provide That Certain Public Safety Answering Points Or Radio Communication Vehicles Are "authorized Emergency Vehicles."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-170, Relating To Authorized Emergency Vehicles Defined, So As To Provide That Certain Public Safety Answering Points Or Radio Communication Vehicles Are "authorized Emergency Vehicles."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-25-60 So As To Provide That An Individual's Prior Work Experience May Be Awarded On An Initial Teaching Certificate If The Prior Experience Is In Or Related To The Content Field Of The Certificate, And To Provide That Existing Certificate Holders May Also Receive The Same Credit For Prior Work Experience.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-25-60 So As To Provide That An Individual's Prior Work Experience May Be Awarded On An Initial Teaching Certificate If The Prior Experience Is In Or Related To The Content Field Of The Certificate, And To Provide That Existing Certificate Holders May Also Receive The Same Credit For Prior Work Experience.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "guardians Of Our Schools Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 66, Title 59 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year, The Governing Boards Of Public K-12 Schools May Designate Employees As School Guardians To Provide Armed Protection And Other Related Public Safety Functions On Their Campuses, To Define Related Terminology, And To Provide Related Requirements; By Adding Section 23-23-112 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Council Must Develop A Training Program And Guidelines For School Guardians That Must Be Offered By The Criminal Justice Academy; And By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Exemptions From The Prohibition On Possession Of Firearm On School Property, So As To Exempt School Guardians.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "guardians Of Our Schools Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 66, Title 59 So As To Provide That Beginning With The 2024-2025 School Year, The Governing Boards Of Public K-12 Schools May Designate Employees As School Guardians To Provide Armed Protection And Other Related Public Safety Functions On Their Campuses, To Define Related Terminology, And To Provide Related Requirements; By Adding Section 23-23-112 So As To Provide The Law Enforcement Council Must Develop A Training Program And Guidelines For School Guardians That Must Be Offered By The Criminal Justice Academy; And By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Exemptions From The Prohibition On Possession Of Firearm On School Property, So As To Exempt School Guardians.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-705 So As To Establish A Civil Offense For Littering; And By Amending Section 16-11-700, Relating To Dumping Litter On Private Or Public Property, So As To Revise The Penalties For Littering Offenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-705 So As To Establish A Civil Offense For Littering; And By Amending Section 16-11-700, Relating To Dumping Litter On Private Or Public Property, So As To Revise The Penalties For Littering Offenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-25-180, Relating To The Unlawful Distribution Of Campaign Literature, So As To Declare Unlawful Certain Other Conduct Within The Proximity Of An Entrance To A Polling Place Or Early Voting Location.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-25-180, Relating To The Unlawful Distribution Of Campaign Literature, So As To Declare Unlawful Certain Other Conduct Within The Proximity Of An Entrance To A Polling Place Or Early Voting Location.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-7-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning Barbers And Barbering, So As To Revise The Definition Of "hair Braiding"; By Amending Section 40-7-390, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The State Board Of Barber Examiners, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Hair Braiding And Persons Providing Make-up Artistry; By Amending Section 40-13-360, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The State Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Hair Braiding And Persons Providing Make-up Artistry; And By Repealing Section 40-7-255 Relating To The Regulation Of Hair-braiding Practitioners.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-7-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning Barbers And Barbering, So As To Revise The Definition Of "hair Braiding"; By Amending Section 40-7-390, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The State Board Of Barber Examiners, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Hair Braiding And Persons Providing Make-up Artistry; By Amending Section 40-13-360, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The State Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Hair Braiding And Persons Providing Make-up Artistry; And By Repealing Section 40-7-255 Relating To The Regulation Of Hair-braiding Practitioners.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 11-50-30, Relating To The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority, So As To Direct The Authority To Provide Staff Support And Assistance For The South Carolina Infrastructure Facilities Authority And The South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority; By Amending Section 11-50-40, Relating To The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority, So As To Modify A Definition; By Repealing Section 1-11-25 Relating To Local Government Division Within The Authority; And By Repealing Section 1-11-26 Relating To Grants Funds Of The Authority.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 11-50-30, Relating To The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority, So As To Direct The Authority To Provide Staff Support And Assistance For The South Carolina Infrastructure Facilities Authority And The South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority; By Amending Section 11-50-40, Relating To The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority, So As To Modify A Definition; By Repealing Section 1-11-25 Relating To Local Government Division Within The Authority; And By Repealing Section 1-11-26 Relating To Grants Funds Of The Authority.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction In Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 19 To Title 37 So As To Prohibit The Reporting Of Medical Debt Information And Certain Other Information That Is Not Relevant To The Credit Or Payment History Of A Consumer, To Provide Definitions, To Provide Means For Investigating Violations, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 19 To Title 37 So As To Prohibit The Reporting Of Medical Debt Information And Certain Other Information That Is Not Relevant To The Credit Or Payment History Of A Consumer, To Provide Definitions, To Provide Means For Investigating Violations, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-3-185 So As To Provide The Department Of Corrections Shall Provide Inmates Certain Information Regarding The Restoration Of Their Voting Rights Upon Their Release From Custody.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 24-3-185 So As To Provide The Department Of Corrections Shall Provide Inmates Certain Information Regarding The Restoration Of Their Voting Rights Upon Their Release From Custody.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 103, Title 59 So As To Entitle The Article "accrediting Agencies"; To Provide Necessary Definitions; And To Provide Accrediting Agencies Of Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State May Not Take Action On Accreditation Based On Certain Factors Concerning Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Engagement, Data, Or Required Statements; And To Provide Means Of Redress For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 103, Title 59 So As To Entitle The Article "accrediting Agencies"; To Provide Necessary Definitions; And To Provide Accrediting Agencies Of Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State May Not Take Action On Accreditation Based On Certain Factors Concerning Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Engagement, Data, Or Required Statements; And To Provide Means Of Redress For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "put Patients First Act" By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize Registered Patients To Use Marijuana For Medical Purposes, Physicians To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana For Those Patients, And Individuals To Act As Registered Caregivers For Those Patients, All With Exceptions; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Liability And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Authorize The Operation Of Dispensaries To Cultivate, Grow, And Dispense Marijuana For Medical Use; To Provide Certain Defenses And Protections To Dispensaries For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Allow Establishment Of Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations And Development Of Guidance And Forms; And For Other Purposes; And By Repealing Article 4 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "put Patients First Act" By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Authorize Registered Patients To Use Marijuana For Medical Purposes, Physicians To Recommend The Medical Use Of Marijuana For Those Patients, And Individuals To Act As Registered Caregivers For Those Patients, All With Exceptions; To Create A Confidential Registry Through Which To Issue Identification Cards To Registered Patients And Registered Caregivers; To Provide Certain Defenses And Other Protections To Registered Patients, Registered Caregivers, And Physicians From Criminal Liability And Professional Discipline For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Authorize The Operation Of Dispensaries To Cultivate, Grow, And Dispense Marijuana For Medical Use; To Provide Certain Defenses And Protections To Dispensaries For Conduct Authorized By This Article; To Allow Establishment Of Fees; To Create Criminal Penalties; To Provide For The Promulgation Of Regulations And Development Of Guidance And Forms; And For Other Purposes; And By Repealing Article 4 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-18-410 So As To Provide That Certain Funds Held In A Trust Are Considered To Be Unclaimed Property And Must Be Donated To A Charitable Organization.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-18-410 So As To Provide That Certain Funds Held In A Trust Are Considered To Be Unclaimed Property And Must Be Donated To A Charitable Organization.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility For Committing A Status Offense Or For Violating A Related Court Order; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Official Records For Status Offenses With Exceptions And Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-19-820, Relating To Out-of-home Placement, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Children To Be Tried As An Adult And To Decrease The Length Of Time That A Child May Be Held In A Juvenile Detention Facility For Committing A Status Offense Or For Violating A Related Court Order; By Amending Section 63-19-1020, Relating To Instituting Proceedings, So As To Require That The Child And His Family Seek Counseling When The Status Offense Is Of Incorrigibility; By Amending Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment, So As To Distinguish Between Status And Criminal Offenses And Change The Requirements For Court Orders; By Amending Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Determination Of Release, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-19-2050, Relating To Petition For Expungement Of Official Records, So As To Provide For The Automatic Expungement Of Official Records For Status Offenses With Exceptions And Make Conforming Changes.
Create The "shipping Transportation And Port Bridge Safety Study Committee" To Examine Current State And Federal Safety Standards And Measures Concerning The Navigation Of Large Vessels Under Major Waterway Bridges While Entering Or Leaving Harbors, Ports, And Canals In This State, Among Other Things, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Membership And Duration Of The Study Committee.
Create The "shipping Transportation And Port Bridge Safety Study Committee" To Examine Current State And Federal Safety Standards And Measures Concerning The Navigation Of Large Vessels Under Major Waterway Bridges While Entering Or Leaving Harbors, Ports, And Canals In This State, Among Other Things, To Require The Study Committee To Prepare A Report With Findings And Recommendations For The General Assembly, And To Provide For The Membership And Duration Of The Study Committee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-4800, Relating To Sons Of Confederate Veterans License Plates, Distribution Of Fees, And Prepaid Applications, So As To Provide These License Plates Shall Not Contain A Confederate Flag, And To Provide Upon Revalidation Of These Special License Plates, Special License Plates That Do Not Contain A Confederate Flag Must Be Issued To Replace Special License Plates That Contain Confederate Flags.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-4800, Relating To Sons Of Confederate Veterans License Plates, Distribution Of Fees, And Prepaid Applications, So As To Provide These License Plates Shall Not Contain A Confederate Flag, And To Provide Upon Revalidation Of These Special License Plates, Special License Plates That Do Not Contain A Confederate Flag Must Be Issued To Replace Special License Plates That Contain Confederate Flags.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To The Sales Tax Exemption On Farm Machinery, So As To Provide That All-terrain Vehicles And Utility Terrain Vehicles Are Not Considered Automobiles Or Trucks And Qualify For The Exemption If Used For Qualifying Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To The Sales Tax Exemption On Farm Machinery, So As To Provide That All-terrain Vehicles And Utility Terrain Vehicles Are Not Considered Automobiles Or Trucks And Qualify For The Exemption If Used For Qualifying Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-11-5 So As To Require Primary Elections For County, State, And Federal Offices, Except For President And Vice President, To Be Conducted As Nonpartisan Open Primary Elections In Which The Two Candidates Receiving The Highest Number Of Votes Advance To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-11-10, Relating To Methods Of Nominating Candidates, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries And Conventions With The Conducting Of A Nonpartisan Open Primary; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Allow All Persons Seeking Nomination Via Nonpartisan Open Primary To File A Statement Of Intention Of Candidacy Accompanied By Either A Filing Fee Or A Nominating Petition, And To Provide That Write-in Candidacies Are Permitted For Any Office On The Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballot, But Not On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Conduct Of Party Primaries, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries With Nonpartisan Open Primary, To Provide That All Candidates For An Office To Be Voted On In The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are Listed On A Single Ballot Regardless Of Political Party Affiliation, If Any, And To Allow A Candidate To Choose To Have A Party With Which He Affiliates Designated By His Name On The Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-330, Relating To Form Of General Election Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Remove Instructions Regarding Straight Ticket Voting; By Amending Section 7-13-350, Relating To Certification Of Candidates, So As To Clarify That The Top Two Vote Earners For An Office From The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are To Be Certified For Inclusion On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-351, Relating To Nominees By Petition, So As To Clarify The Deadlines For Submitting Nominating Petitions With Regards To The Nonpartisan Open Primary As Opposed To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-13-360, Relating To Place On Ballot For Write-in Names, So As To Require Such Places On Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballots, But Not On General Election Ballots; By Amending Section 7-13-610, Relating To Primary Ballot Specifications, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-13-611, Relating To Arrangement Of Official County And State Primary Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Section 7-11-30 Relating To Convention Nomination Of Candidates, Section 7-11-210 Relating To Party Pledge Filing Requirements, And Section 7-13-50 Relating To Second And Other Primaries.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-11-5 So As To Require Primary Elections For County, State, And Federal Offices, Except For President And Vice President, To Be Conducted As Nonpartisan Open Primary Elections In Which The Two Candidates Receiving The Highest Number Of Votes Advance To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-11-10, Relating To Methods Of Nominating Candidates, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries And Conventions With The Conducting Of A Nonpartisan Open Primary; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Allow All Persons Seeking Nomination Via Nonpartisan Open Primary To File A Statement Of Intention Of Candidacy Accompanied By Either A Filing Fee Or A Nominating Petition, And To Provide That Write-in Candidacies Are Permitted For Any Office On The Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballot, But Not On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Conduct Of Party Primaries, So As To Replace References To Political Party Primaries With Nonpartisan Open Primary, To Provide That All Candidates For An Office To Be Voted On In The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are Listed On A Single Ballot Regardless Of Political Party Affiliation, If Any, And To Allow A Candidate To Choose To Have A Party With Which He Affiliates Designated By His Name On The Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-330, Relating To Form Of General Election Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes And Remove Instructions Regarding Straight Ticket Voting; By Amending Section 7-13-350, Relating To Certification Of Candidates, So As To Clarify That The Top Two Vote Earners For An Office From The Nonpartisan Open Primary Are To Be Certified For Inclusion On The General Election Ballot; By Amending Section 7-13-351, Relating To Nominees By Petition, So As To Clarify The Deadlines For Submitting Nominating Petitions With Regards To The Nonpartisan Open Primary As Opposed To The General Election; By Amending Section 7-13-360, Relating To Place On Ballot For Write-in Names, So As To Require Such Places On Nonpartisan Open Primary Ballots, But Not On General Election Ballots; By Amending Section 7-13-610, Relating To Primary Ballot Specifications, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 7-13-611, Relating To Arrangement Of Official County And State Primary Ballots, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Repealing Section 7-11-30 Relating To Convention Nomination Of Candidates, Section 7-11-210 Relating To Party Pledge Filing Requirements, And Section 7-13-50 Relating To Second And Other Primaries.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "stop Surprise Bills Act" By Adding Section 38-71-292 So As To Prohibit Insurers And Healthcare Providers From Engaging In Surprise Billing; And By Adding Section 39-5-45 So As To Make It An Unfair Trade Practice For An Insurer Or Healthcare Provider To Engage In The Practice Of Surprise Billing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "stop Surprise Bills Act" By Adding Section 38-71-292 So As To Prohibit Insurers And Healthcare Providers From Engaging In Surprise Billing; And By Adding Section 39-5-45 So As To Make It An Unfair Trade Practice For An Insurer Or Healthcare Provider To Engage In The Practice Of Surprise Billing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-39-160 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No Judicial Proceeding Or Judicial Sale May Be Held To Foreclose On Real Property; And By Adding Section 12-51-180 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No County Treasurer May Foreclose On Real Property.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-39-160 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No Judicial Proceeding Or Judicial Sale May Be Held To Foreclose On Real Property; And By Adding Section 12-51-180 So As To Provide That If The State Is Under A State Of Emergency, Then No County Treasurer May Foreclose On Real Property.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Designate June Twenty-second Of Each Year As "sarah Mae Flemming Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 53-3-320 So As To Designate June Twenty-second Of Each Year As "sarah Mae Flemming Day" In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-2-80, Relating To Tax Features Of The South Carolina College Investment Program, So As To Allow Employers To Make Tax Deductible Contributions To Employee College Investment Trust Accounts.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-25 So As To Require The Installation And Use Of Video Cameras In Each Resident Room In Certain Residential Care Facilities, To Provide Legal Guardians Of Such Patients Must Be Allowed To Remotely Monitor Care Of The Patients Using These Cameras, And To Provide Any Recordings Made Using The Cameras Must Be Secured And Available Only To The Resident, His Family Member, Or His Legal Guardian, In Order To Ensure Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-25 So As To Require The Installation And Use Of Video Cameras In Each Resident Room In Certain Residential Care Facilities, To Provide Legal Guardians Of Such Patients Must Be Allowed To Remotely Monitor Care Of The Patients Using These Cameras, And To Provide Any Recordings Made Using The Cameras Must Be Secured And Available Only To The Resident, His Family Member, Or His Legal Guardian, In Order To Ensure Compliance With The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-620, Relating To Penalties For Violating An Order Of The Family Court, So As To Prohibit Imprisonment For Contempt Of Court.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-620, Relating To Penalties For Violating An Order Of The Family Court, So As To Prohibit Imprisonment For Contempt Of Court.