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 Article 9 To Chapter 33, Title 58 So As To Establish The "solar, Agricultural, Farmland, And Environmental Act"; To Provide For Definitions; To Establish Certificate Requirements For Construction Of Photovoltaic Energy Facilities; To Establish The Certificate Application Process; To Provide Requirements For Hearings Regarding The Certificate Application; To Establish The Parties To A Certification Proceeding; To Require A Record Of The Proceedings And To Permit The Public Service Commission To Consolidate The Representation Of Parties With Similar Interests; To Establish Requirements For The Public Service Commission's Decision Regarding An Application; To Require The Public Service Commission To Issue An Order Within One Hundred Eighty Days From The Date The Application Is Filed; And To Provide For Payment Of Costs For The Office Of Regulatory Staff And The Public Service Commission For A Filed Application.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 33, Title 58 So As To Establish The "solar, Agricultural, Farmland, And Environmental Act"; To Provide For Definitions; To Establish Certificate Requirements For Construction Of Photovoltaic Energy Facilities; To Establish The Certificate Application Process; To Provide Requirements For Hearings Regarding The Certificate Application; To Establish The Parties To A Certification Proceeding; To Require A Record Of The Proceedings And To Permit The Public Service Commission To Consolidate The Representation Of Parties With Similar Interests; To Establish Requirements For The Public Service Commission's Decision Regarding An Application; To Require The Public Service Commission To Issue An Order Within One Hundred Eighty Days From The Date The Application Is Filed; And To Provide For Payment Of Costs For The Office Of Regulatory Staff And The Public Service Commission For A Filed Application.
Recognize And Congratulate Lionel Smith, Ltd., On The Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary; To Commend The Store For Its Sustained Excellence In Menswear, Tailoring, And Customer Service; To Honor Lionel "smitty" Smith And Van Smith For Their Leadership, Entrepreneurship, And Contributions To The Economic And Cultural Life Of Downtown Aiken And The Central Savannah River Area; And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Prosperity.
Recognize And Congratulate Lionel Smith, Ltd., On The Occasion Of Its Fiftieth Anniversary; To Commend The Store For Its Sustained Excellence In Menswear, Tailoring, And Customer Service; To Honor Lionel "smitty" Smith And Van Smith For Their Leadership, Entrepreneurship, And Contributions To The Economic And Cultural Life Of Downtown Aiken And The Central Savannah River Area; And To Extend Best Wishes For Continued Prosperity.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "eliminate Illegal Immigration Whistleblower Act" By Adding Section 41-8-75 So As To Provide Penalties For The Employment Of Unauthorized Aliens Including Civil Penalties Supplemental To Existing Penalties, To Provide A Civil Enforcement Process With Whistleblower Procedures, And To Clarify Cumulative Remedies And Concurrent Enforcement By The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "eliminate Illegal Immigration Whistleblower Act" By Adding Section 41-8-75 So As To Provide Penalties For The Employment Of Unauthorized Aliens Including Civil Penalties Supplemental To Existing Penalties, To Provide A Civil Enforcement Process With Whistleblower Procedures, And To Clarify Cumulative Remedies And Concurrent Enforcement By The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-40-53 So As To Establish A Separate State Championship Bracket For Charter Schools In Interscholastic Athletics And To Provide Postseason Ranking, Seeding, And Eligibility Procedures; And By Amending Section 59-40-50, Relating To Requirements For Charter Schools, So As To Make A Conforming Change.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-40-53 So As To Establish A Separate State Championship Bracket For Charter Schools In Interscholastic Athletics And To Provide Postseason Ranking, Seeding, And Eligibility Procedures; And By Amending Section 59-40-50, Relating To Requirements For Charter Schools, So As To Make A Conforming Change.
Welcome John Legend, A Multiplatinum Artist And Producer, For A Performance At The Gaillard Center In Charleston, To Congratulate Him On His Stellar Musical Career, And To Applaud His Vibrant Civic And Community Contributions.
Welcome John Legend, A Multiplatinum Artist And Producer, For A Performance At The Gaillard Center In Charleston, To Congratulate Him On His Stellar Musical Career, And To Applaud His Vibrant Civic And Community Contributions.
Congratulate The Dutch Fork High School Dazzlers Dance Teams, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning Three State Championship Titles At The South Carolina State Dance Team Championship, Among Other Notable Achievements.
Congratulate The Dutch Fork High School Dazzlers Dance Teams, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning Three State Championship Titles At The South Carolina State Dance Team Championship, Among Other Notable Achievements.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 8-13-1308 And 8-13-1309, Both Relating To Filing Of Certified Campaign Reports, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Street Number And Name; By Amending Section 8-13-1333, Relating To Soliciting Contributions From The General Public, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Donor's Street Number And Name; By Amending Section 8-13-1360, Relating To Contribution And Expenditure Reporting Forms, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Or Donor's Street Number And Name; And By Adding Section 8-13-1530 So As To Provide A Penalty For Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Or Donor's Street Number And Name In Violation Of Article 13, Chapter 13, Title 8.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 8-13-1308 And 8-13-1309, Both Relating To Filing Of Certified Campaign Reports, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Street Number And Name; By Amending Section 8-13-1333, Relating To Soliciting Contributions From The General Public, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Donor's Street Number And Name; By Amending Section 8-13-1360, Relating To Contribution And Expenditure Reporting Forms, So As To Prohibit Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Or Donor's Street Number And Name; And By Adding Section 8-13-1530 So As To Provide A Penalty For Public Disclosure Of An Individual Contributor's Or Donor's Street Number And Name In Violation Of Article 13, Chapter 13, Title 8.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-115 So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Party; By Amending Section 7-5-110, Relating To Registration In Order To Vote, So As To Provide That A Person Is Not Allowed To Vote In A Partisan Primary Election Or Partisan Advisory Referendum Unless The Person Has Registered As Being A Member Of That Political Party; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Requirements For Voter Registration, So As To Provide The Requirement Of Stating Political Party Affiliation, If Any, On The Form And Including It In The Oath, And To Require The State Election Commission To Assist In Capturing This Data; And By Amending Section 7-9-20, Relating To Qualifications For Voting In Primary Elections, So As To Include, As A Requirement, Registering As A Member Of The Party And To Provide A Procedure For Changing Political Party Affiliation Or Nonaffiliation After A Selection Has Been Made.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-2020, Relating To Kratom Regulation, So As To Change The Description Of What Constitutes A Regulated Kratom Product.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-2020, Relating To Kratom Regulation, So As To Change The Description Of What Constitutes A Regulated Kratom Product.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-535, Relating To Limitation On Places Of Residence Of Certain Sex Offenders, Exceptions, Violations, Local Government Ordinances, And School Districts Required To Provide Certain Information, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "children's Recreational Facility," To Provide Additional Offenses That Preclude Sex Offenders From Residing Near Schools, Daycare Centers, Or Recreational Facilities, To Provide Certain Sex Offenders May Not Own, Operate, Or Be Employed In Certain Businesses Or Organizations That Provide Services To Minors Or Allow Unsupervised Access To Minors, And To Provide Sled Must Notify All Registered Sex Offenders Of The Provisions Contained In This Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-535, Relating To Limitation On Places Of Residence Of Certain Sex Offenders, Exceptions, Violations, Local Government Ordinances, And School Districts Required To Provide Certain Information, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "children's Recreational Facility," To Provide Additional Offenses That Preclude Sex Offenders From Residing Near Schools, Daycare Centers, Or Recreational Facilities, To Provide Certain Sex Offenders May Not Own, Operate, Or Be Employed In Certain Businesses Or Organizations That Provide Services To Minors Or Allow Unsupervised Access To Minors, And To Provide Sled Must Notify All Registered Sex Offenders Of The Provisions Contained In This Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-33-55 So As To Provide For The Establishment Of Local Advisory Councils For Educating Students With Disabilities For Each School District And Charter School Authorizer By Its Respective Governing Body; To Provide For The Membership, Composition, Duties, And Purposes Of Local Advisory Councils; To Provide Administrative Support For Local Advisory Councils; And To Provide Deadlines For The Creation Of Related Model Bylaws, The Submission Of Local Advisory Council Bylaws For Approval, And The First Meetings Of Each Local Advisory Council.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-33-55 So As To Provide For The Establishment Of Local Advisory Councils For Educating Students With Disabilities For Each School District And Charter School Authorizer By Its Respective Governing Body; To Provide For The Membership, Composition, Duties, And Purposes Of Local Advisory Councils; To Provide Administrative Support For Local Advisory Councils; And To Provide Deadlines For The Creation Of Related Model Bylaws, The Submission Of Local Advisory Council Bylaws For Approval, And The First Meetings Of Each Local Advisory Council.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The South Carolina 4-h Pinckney Leadership Program Upon Its Tenth Anniversary And Celebrate A Decade Of Investment In The Youth Of The State.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The South Carolina 4-h Pinckney Leadership Program Upon Its Tenth Anniversary And Celebrate A Decade Of Investment In The Youth Of The State.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (halo) Act"; And By Adding Section 16-3-1092 So As To Create The Offense Of Impeding, Interfering, Threatening, Or Harassing A First Responder Engaged In The Lawful Performance Of His Duties, And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (halo) Act"; And By Adding Section 16-3-1092 So As To Create The Offense Of Impeding, Interfering, Threatening, Or Harassing A First Responder Engaged In The Lawful Performance Of His Duties, And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 61, Title 44 So As To Address Continuous Quality Improvement Programs Implemented By Prehospital Clinicians, Including Confidentiality And Privilege Of Data And Reports; To Establish Certain Penalties For Unauthorized Use Of Information; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 61, Title 44 So As To Address Continuous Quality Improvement Programs Implemented By Prehospital Clinicians, Including Confidentiality And Privilege Of Data And Reports; To Establish Certain Penalties For Unauthorized Use Of Information; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-96-195 So As To Prohibit Land Application Of Sludge And The Sale And Distribution Of Compost And Other Agricultural Products And Materials Containing Sludge And Septage.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-96-195 So As To Prohibit Land Application Of Sludge And The Sale And Distribution Of Compost And Other Agricultural Products And Materials Containing Sludge And Septage.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-29-180, Relating To Vaccination And Immunization Requirements Of School Pupils And Day Care Center Children, So As To Remove The Religious Exemption For The Mmr Vaccine For Children Attending Public Schools; By Amending Section 59-8-110, Relating To Education Scholarship Trust Fund Definitions, So As To Define An Eligible Student As One Who Has Had A Mmr Vaccine Or A Medical Exemption; By Amending Section 59-41-20, Relating To Children Eligible For Grants, So As To Include A Requirement That An Eligible Child Has A Mmr Vaccine Or Medical Exemption; And By Adding Section 59-101-600 So As To Mandate A Person Must Have A Mmr Vaccine To Attend A Public Institution Of Higher Learning.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-29-180, Relating To Vaccination And Immunization Requirements Of School Pupils And Day Care Center Children, So As To Remove The Religious Exemption For The Mmr Vaccine For Children Attending Public Schools; By Amending Section 59-8-110, Relating To Education Scholarship Trust Fund Definitions, So As To Define An Eligible Student As One Who Has Had A Mmr Vaccine Or A Medical Exemption; By Amending Section 59-41-20, Relating To Children Eligible For Grants, So As To Include A Requirement That An Eligible Child Has A Mmr Vaccine Or Medical Exemption; And By Adding Section 59-101-600 So As To Mandate A Person Must Have A Mmr Vaccine To Attend A Public Institution Of Higher Learning.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 3, 2026, As "clemson Day" In South Carolina.
Honor And Recognize The Christ Our King-stella Maris School Eighth-grade Boys Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The Diocese Of Charleston Catholic Middle School State Championship.
Honor And Recognize The Christ Our King-stella Maris School Eighth-grade Boys Basketball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On A Remarkable Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The Diocese Of Charleston Catholic Middle School State Championship.
Recognize And Commend Greece As The "cradle Of Democracy" And To Celebrate March 25, 2026, As Greek Independence Day.
Recognize And Commend Greece As The "cradle Of Democracy" And To Celebrate March 25, 2026, As Greek Independence Day.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1 So As To Create The "privacy In Public Spaces Act," To Define Terms, To Require Safety And Privacy In Public Spaces, And To Provide Remedies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1 So As To Create The "privacy In Public Spaces Act," To Define Terms, To Require Safety And Privacy In Public Spaces, And To Provide Remedies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-335 So As To Authorize School Districts And Charter Schools To Implement Certain Volunteer School Chaplain Policies; And By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Provide For The Display Of The Ten Commandments And Other Historical Documents In Public School And Postsecondary Classrooms.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-335 So As To Authorize School Districts And Charter Schools To Implement Certain Volunteer School Chaplain Policies; And By Adding Section 59-1-485 So As To Provide For The Display Of The Ten Commandments And Other Historical Documents In Public School And Postsecondary Classrooms.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Clarify That Raising A Child Consistent With The Child's Sex Does Not Constitute Child Abuse, Neglect, Or Harm.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Clarify That Raising A Child Consistent With The Child's Sex Does Not Constitute Child Abuse, Neglect, Or Harm.
Declare March 17, 2026, As Profound Austism Day In South Carolina.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Controlled Substances, So As To Add Kratom To The Controlled Substances Listed In Schedule I; And By Repealing Article 20 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To The South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Controlled Substances, So As To Add Kratom To The Controlled Substances Listed In Schedule I; And By Repealing Article 20 Of Chapter 53, Title 44 Relating To The South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
Approve Regulations Of The State Board Of Financial Institutions, Relating To Non-interest Bearing Negotiable Order Of Withdrawal (ninow) Accounts By State-chartered Savings And Loan Associations, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5393, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The State Board Of Financial Institutions, Relating To Non-interest Bearing Negotiable Order Of Withdrawal (ninow) Accounts By State-chartered Savings And Loan Associations, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5393, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.