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 16-13-190, So As To Create The Offense Of Mail Theft And To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-13-190, So As To Create The Offense Of Mail Theft And To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Wahalla High School Girls Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa Girls Basketball State Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Wahalla High School Girls Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa Girls Basketball State Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The West-oak High School Boys Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa Boys Wrestling State Championship.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The West-oak High School Boys Wrestling Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Class Aaa Boys Wrestling State Championship.
Designate The Month Of June 2026 As "family Month" And Join With The Citizens Of South Carolina To Commend The Noble Endeavors Of Those Who Seek To Protect And Strengthen The Traditional Values Of Our State And Country.
Designate The Month Of June 2026 As "family Month" And Join With The Citizens Of South Carolina To Commend The Noble Endeavors Of Those Who Seek To Protect And Strengthen The Traditional Values Of Our State And Country.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-19-35 So As To Establish Election Districts From Which The Members Of The Congressional Districts Are Elected Beginning With The 2026 General Election; And To Repeal Section 7-19-45 Relating To Election Districts From Which Members Of The Congressional Districts Were Formerly Elected; To Authorize The President Of The Senate And Speaker Of The House To Intervene In Any State Or Federal Action Concerning This Legislation; To Authorize The President Of The Senate To Initiate Or Otherwise Participate In Litigation On Behalf Of The Senate Regarding Redistricting; And To Authorize The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives To Initiate Or Otherwise Participate In Litigation On Behalf Of The House Regarding Redistricting.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-19-35 So As To Establish Election Districts From Which The Members Of The Congressional Districts Are Elected Beginning With The 2026 General Election; And To Repeal Section 7-19-45 Relating To Election Districts From Which Members Of The Congressional Districts Were Formerly Elected; To Authorize The President Of The Senate And Speaker Of The House To Intervene In Any State Or Federal Action Concerning This Legislation; To Authorize The President Of The Senate To Initiate Or Otherwise Participate In Litigation On Behalf Of The Senate Regarding Redistricting; And To Authorize The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives To Initiate Or Otherwise Participate In Litigation On Behalf Of The House Regarding Redistricting.
Recognize The Congregation, Church Staff, And Reverend Dale Mccoig Of Enoree Baptist Church And To Congratulate Them As They Celebrate One Hundred Seventy-five Years Of Ministry And Service To Their Community.
Recognize The Congregation, Church Staff, And Reverend Dale Mccoig Of Enoree Baptist Church And To Congratulate Them As They Celebrate One Hundred Seventy-five Years Of Ministry And Service To Their Community.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-700 So As To Define Terms Related To An Employee Of A Public Institution Of Higher Learning And An Employee's Business, To Require That Every Public Institution Of Higher Learning Establish And Maintain A Secure Electronic Reporting System For Each Employee To Annually Disclose Any Business With Which He Is Associated, And To Require The Institution To Adopt Policies And Procedures Necessary To Implement And Enforce These Requirements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-700 So As To Define Terms Related To An Employee Of A Public Institution Of Higher Learning And An Employee's Business, To Require That Every Public Institution Of Higher Learning Establish And Maintain A Secure Electronic Reporting System For Each Employee To Annually Disclose Any Business With Which He Is Associated, And To Require The Institution To Adopt Policies And Procedures Necessary To Implement And Enforce These Requirements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-39-150, Relating To Approval Or Denial Of Permits, So As To Establish Timelines For The Department To Take Action On A Permit Application; By Amending Section 48-39-80, Relating To The Development Of A Coastal Management Program, So As To Deem A Coastal Zone Consistency Certification Approved If, For All Other State Permits, Certification Review Is Not Completed Within Ninety Days Of The Public Comment Closing; By Adding Section 48-6-35 So As To Permit The Department Of Environmental Services To Hire Third-party, Independent Engineers To Assist The Department With Its Duties And To Require The Department To Establish Regulations For Contractor Qualifications To Bid On The Department's Work; And By Repealing A Portion Of Section 48-39-130 As Of September 30, 2032, And To Establish Requirements For Certain Maintenance Dredging After That Date. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-39-150, Relating To Approval Or Denial Of Permits, So As To Establish Timelines For The Department To Take Action On A Permit Application; By Amending Section 48-39-80, Relating To The Development Of A Coastal Management Program, So As To Deem A Coastal Zone Consistency Certification Approved If, For All Other State Permits, Certification Review Is Not Completed Within Ninety Days Of The Public Comment Closing; By Adding Section 48-6-35 So As To Permit The Department Of Environmental Services To Hire Third-party, Independent Engineers To Assist The Department With Its Duties And To Require The Department To Establish Regulations For Contractor Qualifications To Bid On The Department's Work; And By Repealing A Portion Of Section 48-39-130 As Of September 30, 2032, And To Establish Requirements For Certain Maintenance Dredging After That Date. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And To Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Notify Certain Persons By Certified Mail Or Electronic Tracking; By Amending Section 56-3-1010, Relating To Terms And Their Definitions Associated With Corporate-owned Fleet Motor Vehicles, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "fleet"; By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Licensed Or Have Their Licenses Renewed, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide This Provision Applies To The Issuance Of Identification Cards, To Establish The Maximum Period Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards Are Valid, To Provide A Fee For Identification Cards, And To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Certain Discretion When Granting Extensions To Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; By Amending Section 56-3-210, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary License Plates, So As To Increase The Maximum Period The License Plates Are Valid; By Repealing Section 56-5-2585 Relating To Exempting Purple Heart Recipients From Paying Parking Meter Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions; By Amending Section 56-19-265, Relating To Liens Or Encumbrances Recorded On Motor Vehicles Or Mobile Homes, So As To Require Certain Entities To Utilize The Department Of Motor Vehicle's Electronic Title System, And To Revise The Provisions That Establish The Procedures To Transfer Vehicle Ownership, Apply For And The Release Of Liens, And Perform Other Activities Necessary To Title Certain Vehicles; To Amend Section 56-19-370, Relating To Procedures For The Voluntary Transfer Of Certain Vehicles By Dealers, So As To Revise The Conditions That Allow The Prosecution Of Dealers For Improperly Titling Or Registering Vehicles; And By Amending Section 56-19-680, Relating To The Satisfaction Of Security Interests In Vehicles For Which Certificates Of Titles Are In The Possession Of Lienholders, So As To Revise The Procedures Whereby Lienholders' Interests Are Released, And To Provide A Penalty For The Failure Of Lienholders To Forward Certain Certificates Of Title To The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-80, Relating To Applications For Licenses Or Permits, So As To Delete The Term "blood Type" And Replace It With The Term "information"; By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards And Veteran Designations On Drivers' Licenses, So As To Provide Documentation That Must Be Submitted On Applications For A Person's Blood Type To Appear On A Special Identification Card, And To Provide A Cause Of Action Based On Inaccurate Information Contained On Identification Cards Or Drivers' Records; By Amending Section 56-3-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "rental Trailer"; By Amending Section 56-3-785, Relating To Issuance Of Permanent License Plates To Certain Owners Of Trailers And Semitrailers, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of License Plates To Owners Of Rental Trailers, And To Make Technical Changes; By Amending Section 56-3-2320, Relating To Dealer And Wholesaler License Plates, So As To Revise The Number Of Motor Vehicle Sales That Must Be Made Before Dealer Plates May Be Issued; By Amending Section 56-15-560, Relating To Applications For Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise Expiration Dates For The Licenses And Increase The License Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "bus"; By Amending Section 56-23-85, Relating To Driver Instructor Permits, So As To Revise The Expiration Dates For The Permits And Provide A Schedule Of Fees; By Amending Section 56-37-30, Relating To Establishment Of The Points System For Evaluating Performance Records Of Dealers, So As To Eliminate Certain Conduct That Results In Point Violations And Add Additional Conduct That Results In Point Violations; By Amending Section 56-37-70, Relating To Suspensions Of Licenses, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Notify Certain Persons By Certified Mail Or Electronic Tracking; By Amending Section 56-3-1010, Relating To Terms And Their Definitions Associated With Corporate-owned Fleet Motor Vehicles, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "fleet"; By Amending Section 56-1-40, Relating To Persons Who May Not Be Licensed Or Have Their Licenses Renewed, So As To Make Technical Changes, To Provide This Provision Applies To The Issuance Of Identification Cards, To Establish The Maximum Period Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards Are Valid, To Provide A Fee For Identification Cards, And To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Certain Discretion When Granting Extensions To Drivers' Licenses And Identification Cards; By Amending Section 56-3-210, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary License Plates, So As To Increase The Maximum Period The License Plates Are Valid; By Repealing Section 56-5-2585 Relating To Exempting Purple Heart Recipients From Paying Parking Meter Fees; By Amending Section 56-19-10, Relating To Protection Of Titles To And Interests In Motor Vehicles, So As To Provide Additional Terms And Their Definitions; By Amending Section 56-19-265, Relating To Liens Or Encumbrances Recorded On Motor Vehicles Or Mobile Homes, So As To Require Certain Entities To Utilize The Department Of Motor Vehicle's Electronic Title System, And To Revise The Provisions That Establish The Procedures To Transfer Vehicle Ownership, Apply For And The Release Of Liens, And Perform Other Activities Necessary To Title Certain Vehicles; To Amend Section 56-19-370, Relating To Procedures For The Voluntary Transfer Of Certain Vehicles By Dealers, So As To Revise The Conditions That Allow The Prosecution Of Dealers For Improperly Titling Or Registering Vehicles; And By Amending Section 56-19-680, Relating To The Satisfaction Of Security Interests In Vehicles For Which Certificates Of Titles Are In The Possession Of Lienholders, So As To Revise The Procedures Whereby Lienholders' Interests Are Released, And To Provide A Penalty For The Failure Of Lienholders To Forward Certain Certificates Of Title To The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - Ratified Title
Recognize And Congratulate Joshua Prince For Winning The 2026 All-service Jrotc National Air Rifle Championship.
Recognize And Congratulate Joshua Prince For Winning The 2026 All-service Jrotc National Air Rifle Championship.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-23-185 So As To Define "biomass" And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral And From Other Sources Carbon Negative; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-23-185 So As To Define "biomass" And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral And From Other Sources Carbon Negative; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That State Departments, Agencies, Institutions, And Political Subdivisions May Not Use Public Funds To Purchase Certain Flags Unless The Flags Are Made In The United States. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Provide That State Departments, Agencies, Institutions, And Political Subdivisions May Not Use Public Funds To Purchase Certain Flags Unless The Flags Are Made In The United States. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers, To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Establish Minimum Compensation Requirements For Direct Care Workers Providing Personal Care Services Through Medicaid Home And Community-based Service Providers, To Provide For Phased In Upward Adjustments To The Compensation Paid, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-62-80 So As To Create The "south Carolina Farm Aid And Resiliency Grant Fund" And To Provide Requirements Regarding This Fund; To Require The Office Of Resilience To Administer The Fund And, In Consultation With The Department Of Agriculture, Develop Criteria, Procedures, And Award Guidelines For Administering The Grant Program; And To Appropriate Fifty Million Dollars To The Fund From The Contingency Reserve Fund.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-62-80 So As To Create The "south Carolina Farm Aid And Resiliency Grant Fund" And To Provide Requirements Regarding This Fund; To Require The Office Of Resilience To Administer The Fund And, In Consultation With The Department Of Agriculture, Develop Criteria, Procedures, And Award Guidelines For Administering The Grant Program; And To Appropriate Fifty Million Dollars To The Fund From The Contingency Reserve Fund.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-550 So As To Require A County To Report A Residential Development Plan To A City Under Certain Circumstances Relating To The Local Comprehensive Planning Process; By Amending Section 5-3-90, Relating To Filing Notice With The Secretary Of State, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Public Safety, So As To Require Notice To The County Where Property To Be Annexed Is Located; By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To Definitions Concerning Development Impact Fees, So As To Modify Certain Definitions; By Amending Section 6-1-930, Relating To Ordinances Required To Impose And Collect Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Revise Requirements For Ordinance Passage Procedures, Ordinance Contents, And Related Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 6-1-960, Relating To Capital Improvements Plans Recommended By Local Planning Commissions, So As To Revise Notice Publication Requirements, And To Revise Plan Content Requirements; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To The Required Refund Of Impact Fee Funds Not Expended Within Three Years Of The Date They Were Scheduled, So As To Extend This Period From Three Years To Seven Years.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-550 So As To Require A County To Report A Residential Development Plan To A City Under Certain Circumstances Relating To The Local Comprehensive Planning Process; By Amending Section 5-3-90, Relating To Filing Notice With The Secretary Of State, Department Of Transportation, And Department Of Public Safety, So As To Require Notice To The County Where Property To Be Annexed Is Located; By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To Definitions Concerning Development Impact Fees, So As To Modify Certain Definitions; By Amending Section 6-1-930, Relating To Ordinances Required To Impose And Collect Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Revise Requirements For Ordinance Passage Procedures, Ordinance Contents, And Related Reporting Requirements; By Amending Section 6-1-960, Relating To Capital Improvements Plans Recommended By Local Planning Commissions, So As To Revise Notice Publication Requirements, And To Revise Plan Content Requirements; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To The Required Refund Of Impact Fee Funds Not Expended Within Three Years Of The Date They Were Scheduled, So As To Extend This Period From Three Years To Seven Years.
Recognize The Associated Builders And Contractors Of The Carolinas And To Declare April 22, 2026, As "abc Carolinas Hard Hat Day" At The State House.
Recognize The Associated Builders And Contractors Of The Carolinas And To Declare April 22, 2026, As "abc Carolinas Hard Hat Day" At The State House.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To The Qualifications Of Probate Judges To Hold The Office, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Provide That No Person Is Eligible To The Hold The Office Of Probate Judge Who Is Not A Licensed Attorney In Good Standing Or Who Has Ten Years' Experience As An Employee In A Probate Judge's Office; And By Amending Section 14-23-1100, Relating To The Duties Of Clerks Of The Probate Courts, So As To Provide A Continuing Education Requirement For Clerks Of The Probate Courts.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-23-1040, Relating To The Qualifications Of Probate Judges To Hold The Office, So As To Revise The Qualifications And Provide That No Person Is Eligible To The Hold The Office Of Probate Judge Who Is Not A Licensed Attorney In Good Standing Or Who Has Ten Years' Experience As An Employee In A Probate Judge's Office; And By Amending Section 14-23-1100, Relating To The Duties Of Clerks Of The Probate Courts, So As To Provide A Continuing Education Requirement For Clerks Of The Probate Courts.
Recognize Eva Reed Wilson, Miss Golden Corner's Teen; To Commend The Exceptional Discipline, Aspirations, And Talent That Have Enabled Her To Represent The Golden Corner Area With Dignity And Poise; And To Welcome Her To The South Carolina State House On April 22, 2026, As Part Of A State House Day With The Miss South Carolina Organization.
Recognize Eva Reed Wilson, Miss Golden Corner's Teen; To Commend The Exceptional Discipline, Aspirations, And Talent That Have Enabled Her To Represent The Golden Corner Area With Dignity And Poise; And To Welcome Her To The South Carolina State House On April 22, 2026, As Part Of A State House Day With The Miss South Carolina Organization.
Welcome Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Of Illinois To South Carolina On The Occasion Of Spartanburg's Third Annual Democracy For All Ball, Which He Will Serve As Keynote Speaker.
Welcome Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Of Illinois To South Carolina On The Occasion Of Spartanburg's Third Annual Democracy For All Ball, Which He Will Serve As Keynote Speaker.
Invite The University Of South Carolina Women's Basketball Team And School Officials To Join The General Assembly In Joint Session At A Date And Time Scheduled By The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Of The Senate, In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives, Whereby Coach Dawn Staley Is Invited To Address The Joint Session.
Invite The University Of South Carolina Women's Basketball Team And School Officials To Join The General Assembly In Joint Session At A Date And Time Scheduled By The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Of The Senate, In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives, Whereby Coach Dawn Staley Is Invited To Address The Joint Session.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This State And To Provide That Fraudulent Transactions Are Void.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This State And To Provide That Fraudulent Transactions Are Void.
Direct The Department Of Administration, The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Or The Appropriate Agency, To Transfer The National Guard Armory In Timmonsville, South Carolina, To The City Of Timmonsville.
Direct The Department Of Administration, The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Or The Appropriate Agency, To Transfer The National Guard Armory In Timmonsville, South Carolina, To The City Of Timmonsville.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Youngs Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Upon The Occasion Of Its Family And Friends Day And Church Rededication Celebration And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Irmo Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Youngs Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church Upon The Occasion Of Its Family And Friends Day And Church Rededication Celebration And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Irmo Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.
Recognize And Honor Flint Hill Fire Chief David Jennings Upon The Occasion Of His Recent Retirement As Chief After Five Decades Of Distinguished Civil Service In The Firefighting Community.
Recognize And Honor Flint Hill Fire Chief David Jennings Upon The Occasion Of His Recent Retirement As Chief After Five Decades Of Distinguished Civil Service In The Firefighting Community.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mrs. Dorothy "dot" Cobb Of York County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Mrs. Dorothy "dot" Cobb Of York County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To Her Large And Loving Family And Her Many Friends.