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 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-140, Relating To Supplementary Or Amended Birth Certificates For Adopted Persons, So As To Allow An Adopted Person Eighteen Years Or Older To Receive A Copy Of The Person's Original Birth Certificate Upon Submitting A Written Request To The State Registrar; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-140, Relating To Supplementary Or Amended Birth Certificates For Adopted Persons, So As To Allow An Adopted Person Eighteen Years Or Older To Receive A Copy Of The Person's Original Birth Certificate Upon Submitting A Written Request To The State Registrar; And For Other Purposes.
Provide That Each Member Of The Hampton County Transportation Committee Shall Receive Compensation For Each Meeting The Members Attend, And To Provide That The Payments Shall Not Occur More Than Eighteen Times Each Fiscal Year.
Provide That Each Member Of The Hampton County Transportation Committee Shall Receive Compensation For Each Meeting The Members Attend, And To Provide That The Payments Shall Not Occur More Than Eighteen Times Each Fiscal Year.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-48-10 So As To Provide Defintions For The Chapter; By Adding Section 27-48-20 So As To Provide That A County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision May Designate Property To Be Used For No Longer Than One Year For The Purposes Of Public Camping Or Sleeping For People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness; By Adding Section 27-48-30 So As To Provide That A Resident Of The County, Municipality, Political Subdivision, Or An Owner Of A Business Located In The County, Municipality, Or Political Subdivision, Or The Attorney General May Bring A Civil Action In Any Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To Enforce The Provisions Of Section 27-48-20.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-48-10 So As To Provide Defintions For The Chapter; By Adding Section 27-48-20 So As To Provide That A County, Municipality, Or Other Political Subdivision May Designate Property To Be Used For No Longer Than One Year For The Purposes Of Public Camping Or Sleeping For People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness; By Adding Section 27-48-30 So As To Provide That A Resident Of The County, Municipality, Political Subdivision, Or An Owner Of A Business Located In The County, Municipality, Or Political Subdivision, Or The Attorney General May Bring A Civil Action In Any Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To Enforce The Provisions Of Section 27-48-20.
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, Or Controlled By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Land Or Real Estate Located Within Twenty-five Miles Of A State Or Federal Military Base Or Installation For The Purpose Of Installing Or Erecting Certain Towers.
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, Or Controlled By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Land Or Real Estate Located Within Twenty-five Miles Of A State Or Federal Military Base Or Installation For The Purpose Of Installing Or Erecting Certain Towers.
A Senate Resolution To Honor The Cambridge Academy Volleyball Team And Coaches For A Stellar Season And To Applaud Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 1a State Championship Title.
A Senate Resolution To Honor The Cambridge Academy Volleyball Team And Coaches For A Stellar Season And To Applaud Them For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 1a State Championship Title.
Congratulate South Carolina's 2025-2026 District Teachers Of The Year Upon Being Selected To Represent Their Respective School Districts, To Express Appreciation For Their Dedicated Service To Children, And To Wish Them Continued Success In The Future.
Congratulate South Carolina's 2025-2026 District Teachers Of The Year Upon Being Selected To Represent Their Respective School Districts, To Express Appreciation For Their Dedicated Service To Children, And To Wish Them Continued Success In The Future.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-28-2740, Relating To The Distribution Of Gasoline User Fees Among Counties And Requirements For Expenditure Of Funds So As To Increase The Amount Of The Gasoline User Fee And To Delete A Provision Requiring A Percentage Of "c" Funds Be Expended On The State Highway System.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-28-2740, Relating To The Distribution Of Gasoline User Fees Among Counties And Requirements For Expenditure Of Funds So As To Increase The Amount Of The Gasoline User Fee And To Delete A Provision Requiring A Percentage Of "c" Funds Be Expended On The State Highway System.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule 1 Controlled Substances, So As To Add Tianeptine To Schedule 1.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule 1 Controlled Substances, So As To Add Tianeptine To Schedule 1.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-66-35 So As To Require The Acquisition And Implementation Of Mobile Panic Alert Systems In Each Public School In The State, To Provide Requirements For The Systems, And To Provide Procurement And Training Requirements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-66-35 So As To Require The Acquisition And Implementation Of Mobile Panic Alert Systems In Each Public School In The State, To Provide Requirements For The Systems, And To Provide Procurement And Training Requirements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "energy Affordability Act" By Amending Section 58-37-20, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Provide For Demand-side Pilot Programs; By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permit, So As To Require A Public Comment Period For Any Application For A Permit For An Energy Infrastructure Project, And To Require Notice To Affected Landowners If A Public Utility That Plans To Construct, Or Has Entered Into Agreements To Construct, An Energy Infrastructure Project That May Result In The Use Of Eminent Domain And To Prescribe The Methods And Content Of The Notice, And To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Provide The Property Owner A Summary Of Owner Rights Under State Eminent Domain Law If The Property Owner Contacts The Office Of Regulatory Staff After Receiving Notice; By Adding Section 58-27-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-837 So As To Require Commercial Data Centers To File Decommissioning Plans And Decommissioning Financial Assurance Instruments With The Department Of Environmental Services; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide That The Computer Equipment Exemption Is Available To A Taxpayer That Entered Into A Fee-in-lieu Agreement On Or Before May 30, 2026; To Provide That The Exemption For Electricity Used By A Technology Intensive Facility Is Not Available To A Taxpayer That Did Not Claim The Credit Prior To May 30, 2026; To Provide That To Claim The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter, The Taxpayer Must Have Notified The Departments Of Revenue And Commerce Of Its Intention To Claim The Credit On Or Before May 30, 2026; And To Provide That The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter The Taxpayer Must Have Been Certified By The Department Of Commerce Prior To May 30, 2030; And By Amending Section 58-27-840, Relating To Prohibitions On Preferences And Unreasonable Rates, So As To Require Electrical Utilities To Offer Discounted Rates To Low Income Households, Subject To The Commission's Approval.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "energy Affordability Act" By Amending Section 58-37-20, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Provide For Demand-side Pilot Programs; By Amending Section 58-37-120, Relating To Applications For Permit, So As To Require A Public Comment Period For Any Application For A Permit For An Energy Infrastructure Project, And To Require Notice To Affected Landowners If A Public Utility That Plans To Construct, Or Has Entered Into Agreements To Construct, An Energy Infrastructure Project That May Result In The Use Of Eminent Domain And To Prescribe The Methods And Content Of The Notice, And To Require The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Provide The Property Owner A Summary Of Owner Rights Under State Eminent Domain Law If The Property Owner Contacts The Office Of Regulatory Staff After Receiving Notice; By Adding Section 58-27-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-27-837 So As To Require Commercial Data Centers To File Decommissioning Plans And Decommissioning Financial Assurance Instruments With The Department Of Environmental Services; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Provide That The Computer Equipment Exemption Is Available To A Taxpayer That Entered Into A Fee-in-lieu Agreement On Or Before May 30, 2026; To Provide That The Exemption For Electricity Used By A Technology Intensive Facility Is Not Available To A Taxpayer That Did Not Claim The Credit Prior To May 30, 2026; To Provide That To Claim The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter, The Taxpayer Must Have Notified The Departments Of Revenue And Commerce Of Its Intention To Claim The Credit On Or Before May 30, 2026; And To Provide That The Exemption For Original Or Replacement Computers, Computer Equipment, And Computer Hardware And Software Purchases Used In A Datacenter The Taxpayer Must Have Been Certified By The Department Of Commerce Prior To May 30, 2030; And By Amending Section 58-27-840, Relating To Prohibitions On Preferences And Unreasonable Rates, So As To Require Electrical Utilities To Offer Discounted Rates To Low Income Households, Subject To The Commission's Approval.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-15 So As To Provide Annual Evaluations Of Faculty At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, To Require Schools Adopt Related Policies, To Provide Requirements For The Policies, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements; And By Adding Section 59-101-17 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Establish Post-tenure Review Processes For Tenured Faculty Members, To Provide Requirements For These Processes, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-15 So As To Provide Annual Evaluations Of Faculty At Public Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, To Require Schools Adopt Related Policies, To Provide Requirements For The Policies, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements; And By Adding Section 59-101-17 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Shall Establish Post-tenure Review Processes For Tenured Faculty Members, To Provide Requirements For These Processes, And To Provide Related Procedures And Reporting Requirements.
Provide That Each Member Of The Colleton County Transportation Committee Shall Receive Compensation For Each Meeting The Members Attend, And To Provide That The Payments Shall Not Occur More Than Eighteen Times Each Fiscal Year.
Provide That Each Member Of The Colleton County Transportation Committee Shall Receive Compensation For Each Meeting The Members Attend, And To Provide That The Payments Shall Not Occur More Than Eighteen Times Each Fiscal Year.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Victory Works Program At Heyward Career And Technology Center For Its Outstanding Commitment To Preparing Transition-age Students With Disabilities For Employment, Independent Living, And Community Engagement, And To Honor The Program For Its Dedication To Supporting And Recognizing Veterans.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Victory Works Program At Heyward Career And Technology Center For Its Outstanding Commitment To Preparing Transition-age Students With Disabilities For Employment, Independent Living, And Community Engagement, And To Honor The Program For Its Dedication To Supporting And Recognizing Veterans.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Five Hundredth Anniversary Of The San Miguel De Gualdape Revolt And To Honor The Legacy Of Those Who First Fought For Freedom.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Five Hundredth Anniversary Of The San Miguel De Gualdape Revolt And To Honor The Legacy Of Those Who First Fought For Freedom.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing; And By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing; And By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing.
Recognize And Honor Robert Anthony For His Remarkable Talents In Music, Theater, And Film That He Shares With Purpose And Sincerity.
Recognize And Honor Robert Anthony For His Remarkable Talents In Music, Theater, And Film That He Shares With Purpose And Sincerity.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina State American Sign Language Symbol Act" By Adding Section 1-1-687 So As To Designate The "i Love You" (ily) Hand Gesture As The Official American Sign Language Symbol Of The State Of South Carolina; And By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Governor's Office And Certain State Agencies Shall Incorporate The "i Love You" Gesture As Appropriate.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina State American Sign Language Symbol Act" By Adding Section 1-1-687 So As To Designate The "i Love You" (ily) Hand Gesture As The Official American Sign Language Symbol Of The State Of South Carolina; And By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Governor's Office And Certain State Agencies Shall Incorporate The "i Love You" Gesture As Appropriate.
Approve Regulations Of The Clemson University, Relating To Parking And Traffic Regulations - Golf Carts, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5433, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The Clemson University, Relating To Parking And Traffic Regulations - Golf Carts, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5433, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-53-447 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly And Intentionally Possess, Sell, Distribute, Manufacture, Or Purchase A Controlled Substance In A Drug-free Homeless Zone, And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of The Section.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-53-447 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Knowingly And Intentionally Possess, Sell, Distribute, Manufacture, Or Purchase A Controlled Substance In A Drug-free Homeless Zone, And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of The Section.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gregory George Anderson Of Folly Beach And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gregory George Anderson Of Folly Beach And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To The Definition Of Public Facilities For Purposes Of Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Include Road Resurfacing; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To Refunds Of Impact Fees, So As To Increase The Time A Governmental Entity Has To Expend Impact Fee Revenues.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-920, Relating To The Definition Of Public Facilities For Purposes Of Developmental Impact Fees, So As To Include Road Resurfacing; And By Amending Section 6-1-1020, Relating To Refunds Of Impact Fees, So As To Increase The Time A Governmental Entity Has To Expend Impact Fee Revenues.
Honor And Recognize The Oceanside Collegiate Academy Boys Volleyball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina High School League Class Aaaa Boys Volleyball State Championship For The Second Consecutive Year.
Honor And Recognize The Oceanside Collegiate Academy Boys Volleyball Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Extraordinary Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina High School League Class Aaaa Boys Volleyball State Championship For The Second Consecutive Year.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-14930, Relating To The Issuance Of Special License Plates Reflective Of Exemplary Service Awards, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Armed Forces Surviving Spouse Special License Plates.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-14930, Relating To The Issuance Of Special License Plates Reflective Of Exemplary Service Awards, So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Armed Forces Surviving Spouse Special License Plates.