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
An Amendment To Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Adding Section 16 So As To Provide That The General Assembly By Law, In Specified Areas Of The State, May Provide For The Conduct Of Gambling And Gaming Activities On Which Bets Are Made To Include Pari Mutuel Betting On Horse Racing, Sports Betting On Professional Sports, Casino Activities, Such As Card And Dice Games Where The Skill Of The Player Is Involved In The Outcome, And Games Of Chance With The Use Of Electronic Devices Or Gaming Tables, All Of Which Strictly Must Be Regulated And May Be Conducted In One Location Or In Separate Locations Within The Specified Area Subject To Special Laws, Including Criminal Laws, Enacted By The General Assembly, Applicable Only In The Specified Area, With The Revenue Realized By The State And Local Jurisdictions To Be Used For Highway, Road, And Bridge Maintenance, Construction, And Repair; And By Proposing An Amendment To Section 8, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Deleting Section 8 Which Makes It Unlawful For A Person Holding An Office Of Honor, Trust, Or Profit To Engage In Gambling Or Betting On Games Of Chance, And Requires The Officer's Removal From Office Upon Conviction For A Gambling Offense.
An Amendment To Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Adding Section 16 So As To Provide That The General Assembly By Law, In Specified Areas Of The State, May Provide For The Conduct Of Gambling And Gaming Activities On Which Bets Are Made To Include Pari Mutuel Betting On Horse Racing, Sports Betting On Professional Sports, Casino Activities, Such As Card And Dice Games Where The Skill Of The Player Is Involved In The Outcome, And Games Of Chance With The Use Of Electronic Devices Or Gaming Tables, All Of Which Strictly Must Be Regulated And May Be Conducted In One Location Or In Separate Locations Within The Specified Area Subject To Special Laws, Including Criminal Laws, Enacted By The General Assembly, Applicable Only In The Specified Area, With The Revenue Realized By The State And Local Jurisdictions To Be Used For Highway, Road, And Bridge Maintenance, Construction, And Repair; And By Proposing An Amendment To Section 8, Article Xvii Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, Relating To Miscellaneous Matters, By Deleting Section 8 Which Makes It Unlawful For A Person Holding An Office Of Honor, Trust, Or Profit To Engage In Gambling Or Betting On Games Of Chance, And Requires The Officer's Removal From Office Upon Conviction For A Gambling Offense.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-40-350 So As To Prohibit A Landlord From Taking Certain Photographs Of A Tenant's Personal Belongings.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-40-350 So As To Prohibit A Landlord From Taking Certain Photographs Of A Tenant's Personal Belongings.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-5-190 So As To Provide That Every Individual Has A Property Right In The Use Of That Individual's Name, Photograph, Voice, Or Likeness In Any Medium In Any Manner And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-5-190 So As To Provide That Every Individual Has A Property Right In The Use Of That Individual's Name, Photograph, Voice, Or Likeness In Any Medium In Any Manner And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-320, Relating To Change Of Address Forms Submitted For Purposes Of A Driver's License Also Serving As Notification Of Change Of Address For Voter Registration Purposes, So As To Clarify That This Section Applies To Any Change Of Address Submitted To The Department Of Motor Vehicles Regardless Of Form, And To Require The Department Of Motor Vehicles To Transmit A Copy Of The Qualified Elector's Signature, Or An Electronic Copy Of A Qualified Elector's Signature, As Appropriate, Along With Change Of Address Information To The Appropriate Elections Office.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-320, Relating To Change Of Address Forms Submitted For Purposes Of A Driver's License Also Serving As Notification Of Change Of Address For Voter Registration Purposes, So As To Clarify That This Section Applies To Any Change Of Address Submitted To The Department Of Motor Vehicles Regardless Of Form, And To Require The Department Of Motor Vehicles To Transmit A Copy Of The Qualified Elector's Signature, Or An Electronic Copy Of A Qualified Elector's Signature, As Appropriate, Along With Change Of Address Information To The Appropriate Elections Office.
Congratulate Bmw Manufacturing Co., Llc, On Its Thirtieth Anniversary Of Manufacturing In South Carolina, To Honor Its Outstanding Achievements, And To Express Gratitude For Its Contributions To The State's Economy And Communities.
Congratulate Bmw Manufacturing Co., Llc, On Its Thirtieth Anniversary Of Manufacturing In South Carolina, To Honor Its Outstanding Achievements, And To Express Gratitude For Its Contributions To The State's Economy And Communities.
A Senate Resolution To Remember And Celebrate The Life Of United States Congressman John Mckee Spratt Jr. Of York County And To Honor His Remarkable Commitment To The Citizens Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Remember And Celebrate The Life Of United States Congressman John Mckee Spratt Jr. Of York County And To Honor His Remarkable Commitment To The Citizens Of South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-3450, Relating To Resolution Of A Hospital Patient's Personal Medical Care Concerns, So As To Require Hospitals To Provide A List Of Agencies To The Patient's Family To Which Complaints About A Healthcare Provider Or Facility May Be Reported.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-3450, Relating To Resolution Of A Hospital Patient's Personal Medical Care Concerns, So As To Require Hospitals To Provide A List Of Agencies To The Patient's Family To Which Complaints About A Healthcare Provider Or Facility May Be Reported.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-4160, Relating To The Sale Of Alcoholic Liquors On Certain Days, So As To Provide That The Sale Of Alcoholic Liquors On Sunday May Be Authorized By Referendum.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-4160, Relating To The Sale Of Alcoholic Liquors On Certain Days, So As To Provide That The Sale Of Alcoholic Liquors On Sunday May Be Authorized By Referendum.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-61-125 So As To Require That Every Ambulance Operating In The State Be Equipped With Epinephrine Auto-injectors And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-61-125 So As To Require That Every Ambulance Operating In The State Be Equipped With Epinephrine Auto-injectors And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 39-41-255, Relating To Retail Motor Fuel Outlets Posting Self-service Pump Gasoline Prices, So As To Provide That Every Retail Motor Fuel Outlet Selling Fuel For Motor Vehicles At Retail Must Charge A Price Per Gallon Not Stated Or Computed In Fractional Cents And Must Advertise Or Display This Price In Like Amounts.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 39-41-255, Relating To Retail Motor Fuel Outlets Posting Self-service Pump Gasoline Prices, So As To Provide That Every Retail Motor Fuel Outlet Selling Fuel For Motor Vehicles At Retail Must Charge A Price Per Gallon Not Stated Or Computed In Fractional Cents And Must Advertise Or Display This Price In Like Amounts.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "universal Head Start And Early Head Start Act"; By Adding Section 59-152-170 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Evidence-based Head Start And Early Head Start Programs Universally To Eligible Families, To Provide Related Implementation And Other Requirements For The Office Of First Steps To School Readiness, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Privacy Measures And Related Measures.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "universal Head Start And Early Head Start Act"; By Adding Section 59-152-170 So As To Establish The Goal Of Offering Evidence-based Head Start And Early Head Start Programs Universally To Eligible Families, To Provide Related Implementation And Other Requirements For The Office Of First Steps To School Readiness, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Privacy Measures And Related Measures.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 31-13-20, Relating To The South Carolina State Housing Finance And Development Authority, So As To Provide That The Authority Is A State Agency; By Amending Sections 31-13-30, Relating To Commissioners; 31-13-40, Relating To The Executive Director; 31-13-50, Relating To Powers And Duties; 31-13-200, Relating To Notes And Bonds; 31-13-210, Relating To Maximum Interest Rate; 31-13-340, Relating To State Housing Finance And Development Authority Program Fund; 31-13-410, Relating To Definitions; 31-13-420, Relating To Establishment Of Fund; 31-13-430, Relating To Advisory Committee; 31-13-440, Relating To Duties Of Executive Director; 31-13-445, Relating To Fund Money; And 31-13-450, Relating To Use Of Monies In Fund, All So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 31-13-20, Relating To The South Carolina State Housing Finance And Development Authority, So As To Provide That The Authority Is A State Agency; By Amending Sections 31-13-30, Relating To Commissioners; 31-13-40, Relating To The Executive Director; 31-13-50, Relating To Powers And Duties; 31-13-200, Relating To Notes And Bonds; 31-13-210, Relating To Maximum Interest Rate; 31-13-340, Relating To State Housing Finance And Development Authority Program Fund; 31-13-410, Relating To Definitions; 31-13-420, Relating To Establishment Of Fund; 31-13-430, Relating To Advisory Committee; 31-13-440, Relating To Duties Of Executive Director; 31-13-445, Relating To Fund Money; And 31-13-450, Relating To Use Of Monies In Fund, All So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-3-290 So As To Prohibit The Use Of The "certified Sc Grown" Designation On Food Or Food Products That Contain Messenger Ribonucleic Acid And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-3-290 So As To Prohibit The Use Of The "certified Sc Grown" Designation On Food Or Food Products That Contain Messenger Ribonucleic Acid And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-520 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Drive Motor Vehicles With Drivers' Licenses Not Recognized In This State And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-520 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Drive Motor Vehicles With Drivers' Licenses Not Recognized In This State And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-125 So As To Provide A Base State Minimum Wage And A Schedule To Gradually Implement An Adjusted Minimum Wage To Ten Dollars And Ten Cents Per Hour Over A Three-year Period, To Provide A Method For Calculating Future Mandatory Adjustments, To Provide For The Notification Of These Adjustments To Employers And Employees By The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Fail To Pay The State Minimum Wage Or To Retaliate Against An Employee For Certain Actions Regarding Enforcement Of The State Minimum Wage Law, To Provide Remedies For Violations, To Provide A Five-year Statute Of Limitations, And To Provide That Actions Brought Pursuant To This Act May Be Brought As A Class Action Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-125 So As To Provide A Base State Minimum Wage And A Schedule To Gradually Implement An Adjusted Minimum Wage To Ten Dollars And Ten Cents Per Hour Over A Three-year Period, To Provide A Method For Calculating Future Mandatory Adjustments, To Provide For The Notification Of These Adjustments To Employers And Employees By The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Fail To Pay The State Minimum Wage Or To Retaliate Against An Employee For Certain Actions Regarding Enforcement Of The State Minimum Wage Law, To Provide Remedies For Violations, To Provide A Five-year Statute Of Limitations, And To Provide That Actions Brought Pursuant To This Act May Be Brought As A Class Action Under State Law.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-635 So As To Authorize Discovery As A Matter Of Right In Certain Family Court Cases.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-3-635 So As To Authorize Discovery As A Matter Of Right In Certain Family Court Cases.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-3-21 So As To Provide For Additional In-district Compensation To Be Used To Hire Private Security Or Install Security Devices.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-3-21 So As To Provide For Additional In-district Compensation To Be Used To Hire Private Security Or Install Security Devices.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-5-190 So As To Provide That It Is An Unlawful Trade Practice For A Person Or Entity To Make A Bad Faith Assertion Of Copyright Infringement, To Provide Evidentiary Considerations, And To Provide Remedies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-5-190 So As To Provide That It Is An Unlawful Trade Practice For A Person Or Entity To Make A Bad Faith Assertion Of Copyright Infringement, To Provide Evidentiary Considerations, And To Provide Remedies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That A State Agency That Receives A Grant Shall Provide An Itemized List Of Any Matching Funds And A Summary Of Any Conditions Associated With The Grant.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That A State Agency That Receives A Grant Shall Provide An Itemized List Of Any Matching Funds And A Summary Of Any Conditions Associated With The Grant.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 Entitled "terrorism" So As To Provide For The Offense Of Furthering Terrorism, Define The Elements Of The Offense, And To Provide A Penalty; To Create The Offense Of Material Or Financial Support Of An Act Of Terrorism Or Concealment Of The Actions Or Plans Of Another To Carry Out An Act Of Terrorism, Define The Elements Of The Offense, And To Provide A Penalty; And To Provide For The Seizure And Forfeiture Of Real And Personal Property Used In Connection With An Offense Contained In The Article; And By Amending Section 16-23-710, Relating To Offenses Involving Handguns, So As To Amend The Definition Of "terrorism."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 8, Title 16 Entitled "terrorism" So As To Provide For The Offense Of Furthering Terrorism, Define The Elements Of The Offense, And To Provide A Penalty; To Create The Offense Of Material Or Financial Support Of An Act Of Terrorism Or Concealment Of The Actions Or Plans Of Another To Carry Out An Act Of Terrorism, Define The Elements Of The Offense, And To Provide A Penalty; And To Provide For The Seizure And Forfeiture Of Real And Personal Property Used In Connection With An Offense Contained In The Article; And By Amending Section 16-23-710, Relating To Offenses Involving Handguns, So As To Amend The Definition Of "terrorism."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions; Provide That Large Social Media Platform Providers Shall Create, Maintain, And Make Available To Any Third-party Safety Software Provider A Set Of Third-party Accessible Real Time Application Programming Interfaces; Provide For Registration; Provide For Guidance For Third-party Safety Software Providers; Provide For Guidance For Large Social Media Platforms; Provide For Certain Exemptions From Liability; Provide For The Disclosure Of Data; And Provide For Enforcement.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions; Provide That Large Social Media Platform Providers Shall Create, Maintain, And Make Available To Any Third-party Safety Software Provider A Set Of Third-party Accessible Real Time Application Programming Interfaces; Provide For Registration; Provide For Guidance For Third-party Safety Software Providers; Provide For Guidance For Large Social Media Platforms; Provide For Certain Exemptions From Liability; Provide For The Disclosure Of Data; And Provide For Enforcement.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-15-50 So As To Require The Labeling Of Food Or Food Products That Contain Messenger Ribonucleic Acid And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-15-50 So As To Require The Labeling Of Food Or Food Products That Contain Messenger Ribonucleic Acid And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-5-66 So As To Require The Board Of Education To Establish A Method To Track Parental Involvement With A Student's Education Who Is Enrolled In Public School, And To Provide For Certain Additional Requirements And Reports Related To Parental Involvement And A Student's Education.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-5-66 So As To Require The Board Of Education To Establish A Method To Track Parental Involvement With A Student's Education Who Is Enrolled In Public School, And To Provide For Certain Additional Requirements And Reports Related To Parental Involvement And A Student's Education.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-7-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Barbers And Barbering, So As To Define "blow-dry Styling"; By Amending Section 40-7-390, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The Board Of Barber Examiners, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Blow-dry Styling Services; By Amending Section 40-13-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Cosmetology And Cosmetologists, So As To Define "blow-dry Styling"; And By Amending Section 40-13-360, Relating To Exemptions From Regulation By The Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Blow-dry Styling Services.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-7-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Barbers And Barbering, So As To Define "blow-dry Styling"; By Amending Section 40-7-390, Relating To Persons Exempt From Regulation By The Board Of Barber Examiners, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Blow-dry Styling Services; By Amending Section 40-13-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Cosmetology And Cosmetologists, So As To Define "blow-dry Styling"; And By Amending Section 40-13-360, Relating To Exemptions From Regulation By The Board Of Cosmetology, So As To Exempt Persons Providing Blow-dry Styling Services.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 22, Title 17 So As To Create A Pilot "behavioral Health Conditional Discharge Program" To Operate In Certain Counties As Determined By The South Carolina Supreme Court In Coordination With Circuit Solicitors And Defense Attorneys To Offer An Alternative To Incarceration For Certain Offenders With Behavioral Health Disorders; To Establish Criteria For The Pilot Program; To Require Certain Executive Branch Departments To Facilitate Services Of The Pilot Program, Including Treatment And Vocational Services; To Require Data Collection And Reporting To South Carolina Court Administration, The General Assembly, And The Governor; To Create An Advisory Council For Assisting With Implementation Of The Pilot Program, Including Membership And Duties; To Create A Trust Fund For Purposes Of The Pilot Program; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 22, Title 17 So As To Create A Pilot "behavioral Health Conditional Discharge Program" To Operate In Certain Counties As Determined By The South Carolina Supreme Court In Coordination With Circuit Solicitors And Defense Attorneys To Offer An Alternative To Incarceration For Certain Offenders With Behavioral Health Disorders; To Establish Criteria For The Pilot Program; To Require Certain Executive Branch Departments To Facilitate Services Of The Pilot Program, Including Treatment And Vocational Services; To Require Data Collection And Reporting To South Carolina Court Administration, The General Assembly, And The Governor; To Create An Advisory Council For Assisting With Implementation Of The Pilot Program, Including Membership And Duties; To Create A Trust Fund For Purposes Of The Pilot Program; And For Other Purposes.