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
Exempt Georgetown County From Certain Building Requirements And To Allow The County To Instead Enforce Ae Standards In Georgetown County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. - Ratified Title
Exempt Georgetown County From Certain Building Requirements And To Allow The County To Instead Enforce Ae Standards In Georgetown County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. - Ratified Title
Direct The Judiciary Committee Of The House Of Representatives To Undertake An Immediate Inquiry As To Whether Or Not Under Section 1, Article Xv, Of The Constitution Of This State, The Fifth Circuit Solicitor, Byron Gipson, Should Be Impeached For Serious Misconduct In Office Including, But Not Limited To, Dereliction Of Duty And Breach Of The Public Trust And, If By Clear And Convincing Evidence Sufficient Grounds Are Found, To Report Articles Of Impeachment To The Floor Of The House Of Representatives.
Direct The Judiciary Committee Of The House Of Representatives To Undertake An Immediate Inquiry As To Whether Or Not Under Section 1, Article Xv, Of The Constitution Of This State, The Fifth Circuit Solicitor, Byron Gipson, Should Be Impeached For Serious Misconduct In Office Including, But Not Limited To, Dereliction Of Duty And Breach Of The Public Trust And, If By Clear And Convincing Evidence Sufficient Grounds Are Found, To Report Articles Of Impeachment To The Floor Of The House Of Representatives.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 4, 2026, As "disability Advocacy Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize March 4, 2026, As "disability Advocacy Day" In South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Bobbie Hill Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Forty Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Bobbie Hill Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Forty Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 4 To Chapter 101, Title 59 So As To Require Each Public College, University, And Technical College In This State And Each Independent Institution Of Higher Education In This State That Receives Certain Lottery Scholarship-funded Tuition Payments To Implement A Safety Training Program For All New Students, To Provide Exclusions From The Programs, To Provide Requirements Of The Programs, To Require Each Institution To Compile And Annually Report Certain Campus Crime Statistics, Among Other Things, To Provide Additional Reporting Requirements, And To Provide Enforcement Mechanisms.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 4 To Chapter 101, Title 59 So As To Require Each Public College, University, And Technical College In This State And Each Independent Institution Of Higher Education In This State That Receives Certain Lottery Scholarship-funded Tuition Payments To Implement A Safety Training Program For All New Students, To Provide Exclusions From The Programs, To Provide Requirements Of The Programs, To Require Each Institution To Compile And Annually Report Certain Campus Crime Statistics, Among Other Things, To Provide Additional Reporting Requirements, And To Provide Enforcement Mechanisms.
Commemorate February 22, 2026, As "george Washington's Birthday" In South Carolina And To Encourage All Citizens Of The Palmetto State To Remember And Honor Our Great Country's First President, Who Led Our Ancestors Through The Dark Days Of Revolution To The Founding Of A New Nation.
Commemorate February 22, 2026, As "george Washington's Birthday" In South Carolina And To Encourage All Citizens Of The Palmetto State To Remember And Honor Our Great Country's First President, Who Led Our Ancestors Through The Dark Days Of Revolution To The Founding Of A New Nation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-5, Relating To The Prohibition Against Prosecuting Persons For Homicide Who Cause Injuries Which Result In Death Three Or More Years Later, So As To Extend The Intervening Time Period Between Injury And Death To Ten Or More Years.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-5, Relating To The Prohibition Against Prosecuting Persons For Homicide Who Cause Injuries Which Result In Death Three Or More Years Later, So As To Extend The Intervening Time Period Between Injury And Death To Ten Or More Years.
Provide That If A Member Of The General Assembly Submits An Irrevocable Resignation Pursuant To Section 8-1-145 On Or Before March 1, 2026, Then The Election To Fill The Vacancy Shall Be Conducted Concurrently With The Candidacy Filing And Election Schedule Applicable To The 2026 Election For Members Of The House Of Representatives.
Provide That If A Member Of The General Assembly Submits An Irrevocable Resignation Pursuant To Section 8-1-145 On Or Before March 1, 2026, Then The Election To Fill The Vacancy Shall Be Conducted Concurrently With The Candidacy Filing And Election Schedule Applicable To The 2026 Election For Members Of The House Of Representatives.
Recognize And Honor Kindred Hearts Of South Carolina For Their Work Supporting Kinship Caregivers In A Comprehensive Manner And Helping Kinship Caregivers Identify And Navigate Needed Resources To Ensure Safe And Healthy Living Environments For Fellow South Carolinians.
Recognize And Honor Kindred Hearts Of South Carolina For Their Work Supporting Kinship Caregivers In A Comprehensive Manner And Helping Kinship Caregivers Identify And Navigate Needed Resources To Ensure Safe And Healthy Living Environments For Fellow South Carolinians.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-400, Relating To Sick Leave For Public School Employees, So As To Require Payment For Accrued But Unused Sick Leave To Teachers Upon Separation Of Employment From A School District Except When Beginning Work In A District That Accepts Transfer Of The Accrued Sick Leave Within A Certain Amount Of Time.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-400, Relating To Sick Leave For Public School Employees, So As To Require Payment For Accrued But Unused Sick Leave To Teachers Upon Separation Of Employment From A School District Except When Beginning Work In A District That Accepts Transfer Of The Accrued Sick Leave Within A Certain Amount Of Time.
Welcome The National Commander Of The American Legion, The Honorable Dan K. Wiley, And To Invite Him To Address The General Assembly In Joint Session In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives At 12:30 P.m. On Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Welcome The National Commander Of The American Legion, The Honorable Dan K. Wiley, And To Invite Him To Address The General Assembly In Joint Session In The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives At 12:30 P.m. On Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Congratulate Lucille Dukes Virgil Of Darlington County On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Congratulate Lucille Dukes Virgil Of Darlington County On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 47-1-65 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Discharge Fireworks Near Facilities Housing Equine.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 47-1-65 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Discharge Fireworks Near Facilities Housing Equine.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of Whitestone Glendale Road And Bethesda Road In Spartanburg County "chief Robert E. Brown Sr. Memorial Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of Whitestone Glendale Road And Bethesda Road In Spartanburg County "chief Robert E. Brown Sr. Memorial Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-555, Relating To Internet Reporting Requirements And Penalties, Information Provided To Interactive Computer Services, And Judicial Limitations On Internet Use, So As To Require, As A Condition Of Probation Or Parole, A Person Who Is Convicted Of A Crime That Is Registered On The Sex Offender Registry To Use His Name As It Appears On The Registry When He Is Using The Internet To Access Social Networking Websites, Communicate With Other Persons Or Groups For The Purpose Of Promoting Sexual Relations, Or When Using Dating Applications.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-3-555, Relating To Internet Reporting Requirements And Penalties, Information Provided To Interactive Computer Services, And Judicial Limitations On Internet Use, So As To Require, As A Condition Of Probation Or Parole, A Person Who Is Convicted Of A Crime That Is Registered On The Sex Offender Registry To Use His Name As It Appears On The Registry When He Is Using The Internet To Access Social Networking Websites, Communicate With Other Persons Or Groups For The Purpose Of Promoting Sexual Relations, Or When Using Dating Applications.
Fix One P.m. On March 4, 2026, As The Time To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The First Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Third Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Fifth Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; And To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Seventh Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028.
Fix One P.m. On March 4, 2026, As The Time To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The First Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Third Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Fifth Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028; And To Elect A Member To The Public Service Commission For The Seventh Congressional District For A Term Expiring On June 30, 2028.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-40, Relating To The Application Of Federal Internal Revenue Code To State Tax Laws, So As To Update The Reference To The Internal Revenue Code To The Year 2025 And To Provide That If The Internal Revenue Code Sections Adopted By This State Are Extended, Then These Sections Also Are Extended For South Carolina Income Tax Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-40, Relating To The Application Of Federal Internal Revenue Code To State Tax Laws, So As To Update The Reference To The Internal Revenue Code To The Year 2025 And To Provide That If The Internal Revenue Code Sections Adopted By This State Are Extended, Then These Sections Also Are Extended For South Carolina Income Tax Purposes.
Request The Department Of Transportation Place Appropriate Markers Or Signs From The 220th Block To The 460th Block Of Cedarcrest Drive In Lexington County Containing The Words "dedicated In The Honor Of The Veterans Of Lexington County."
Request The Department Of Transportation Place Appropriate Markers Or Signs From The 220th Block To The 460th Block Of Cedarcrest Drive In Lexington County Containing The Words "dedicated In The Honor Of The Veterans Of Lexington County."
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of United States Highway 521 In Clarendon County From Its Intersection With Hill Street Traveling North To The Manning City Limit "david Arnold Mccabe Sr. Memorial Highway" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of United States Highway 521 In Clarendon County From Its Intersection With Hill Street Traveling North To The Manning City Limit "david Arnold Mccabe Sr. Memorial Highway" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Authorize The South Carolina Student Legislature To Use The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For Its Annual State House Meeting On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, - Friday, April 10, 2026. However, The Chamber May Not Be Used If The House Is In Session Or The Chamber Is Otherwise Unavailable, But If The Chamber Is Unavailable, The South Carolina Student Legislature May Utilize Any Meeting Space That Might Otherwise Be Available In The Blatt Building On These Dates.
Authorize The South Carolina Student Legislature To Use The Chamber Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For Its Annual State House Meeting On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, - Friday, April 10, 2026. However, The Chamber May Not Be Used If The House Is In Session Or The Chamber Is Otherwise Unavailable, But If The Chamber Is Unavailable, The South Carolina Student Legislature May Utilize Any Meeting Space That Might Otherwise Be Available In The Blatt Building On These Dates.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To The General Exemption From Property Taxes, So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption Of Fifty Percent Of The Fair Market Value Of Watercraft.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To The General Exemption From Property Taxes, So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption Of Fifty Percent Of The Fair Market Value Of Watercraft.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-100, Relating To The Process Through Which A Person May Make Changes To His Birth Certificate, So As To Provide That Gender Changes To A Person's Birth Certificate May Only Be To Change From Male To Female Or From Female To Male, And To Provide For The Circumstances And Timing Limitations Of Gender Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-100, Relating To The Process Through Which A Person May Make Changes To His Birth Certificate, So As To Provide That Gender Changes To A Person's Birth Certificate May Only Be To Change From Male To Female Or From Female To Male, And To Provide For The Circumstances And Timing Limitations Of Gender Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-59-160 So As To Establish The "young Farmer Loan Program" Under The South Carolina Conservation Bank Act; And By Amending Section 48-59-50, Relating To Bank Powers And Duties Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So As To Provide The Bank Shall Administer The "young Farmer Loan Program."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-59-160 So As To Establish The "young Farmer Loan Program" Under The South Carolina Conservation Bank Act; And By Amending Section 48-59-50, Relating To Bank Powers And Duties Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So As To Provide The Bank Shall Administer The "young Farmer Loan Program."
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-9-70, Relating To Powers Of County Councils With Regard To Public School Education, So As To Require School Districts To Calculate, Levy, And Collect The Tax Related To The Properly Established Millage.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-9-70, Relating To Powers Of County Councils With Regard To Public School Education, So As To Require School Districts To Calculate, Levy, And Collect The Tax Related To The Properly Established Millage.