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 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; By Adding Section 58-37-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-37-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; 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, 2025; 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, 2025; 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, 2025; 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.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws 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; By Adding Section 58-37-835 So As To Provide For The Terms And Conditions Of Electric Service To Commercial Data Centers; By Adding Section 58-37-836 So As To Provide For Reports To The Department Of Environmental Services Concerning Surface And Ground Water Used By Commercial Data Centers; 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, 2025; 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, 2025; 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, 2025; 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.
Recognize Judea And Samaria As The Ancestral Heartland Of The Jewish People, To Affirm The Historical, Biblical, And Legal Connection Of The Jewish People To Judea And Samaria, To Reject The Politicized Term "west Bank" And To Stand In Solidarity With The State Of Israel.
Recognize Judea And Samaria As The Ancestral Heartland Of The Jewish People, To Affirm The Historical, Biblical, And Legal Connection Of The Jewish People To Judea And Samaria, To Reject The Politicized Term "west Bank" And To Stand In Solidarity With The State Of Israel.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Vernese Cassandra Lacey Of Columbia And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Vernese Cassandra Lacey Of Columbia And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
Congratulate Agnes Gladden Woodard 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 Agnes Gladden Woodard On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
Recognize And Honor The Wilson Hall Girls Track And Field Team And Their Coaches On An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Division I State Championship.
Recognize And Honor The Wilson Hall Girls Track And Field Team And Their Coaches On An Outstanding Season And To Congratulate Them On Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Division I State Championship.
Honor And Remember The Life, Service, And Sacrifice Of Allen Moore Hawkes Jr. Of Aiken County Upon His Passing, And To Recognize His Heroic Military Service To The United States Of America And His Devotion To Faith, Family, And Community.
Honor And Remember The Life, Service, And Sacrifice Of Allen Moore Hawkes Jr. Of Aiken County Upon His Passing, And To Recognize His Heroic Military Service To The United States Of America And His Devotion To Faith, Family, And Community.
Congratulate The Berkeley High School Baseball Team On An Impressive Season And To Celebrate The Stags' Capture Of The 2025 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship Title.
Congratulate The Berkeley High School Baseball Team On An Impressive Season And To Celebrate The Stags' Capture Of The 2025 Class Aaaaa Division Ii State Championship Title.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Rebecca K. Keller Of Calhoun County, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Rebecca K. Keller Of Calhoun County, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 54-3-10, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Of Directors Membership, So As To Add The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission As An Ex Officio Member And To Permit Ex Officio Members To Attend Executive Session Meetings; By Amending Section 54-3-20, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Of Directors Appointment And Terms Of Membership, So As To Exclude The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission From Appointment By The Governor; By Amending Section 54-3-60, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Member Qualifications, So As To Exclude The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission; And By Amending Section 58-31-20, Relating To The Public Service Authority Board Of Directors, So As To Add The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission As An Ex Officio Member.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 54-3-10, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Of Directors Membership, So As To Add The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission As An Ex Officio Member And To Permit Ex Officio Members To Attend Executive Session Meetings; By Amending Section 54-3-20, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Of Directors Appointment And Terms Of Membership, So As To Exclude The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission From Appointment By The Governor; By Amending Section 54-3-60, Relating To The State Ports Authority Board Member Qualifications, So As To Exclude The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission; And By Amending Section 58-31-20, Relating To The Public Service Authority Board Of Directors, So As To Add The Chief Executive Officer Of The Retirement System Investment Commission As An Ex Officio Member.
Congratulate Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams On Being Selected To Receive The Master Sergeant Leland Diamond Award, A Coveted Honor Bestowed On The Most Outstanding Recent Graduate From The U.s. Marine Corps Drill Instructor School.
Congratulate Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Adams On Being Selected To Receive The Master Sergeant Leland Diamond Award, A Coveted Honor Bestowed On The Most Outstanding Recent Graduate From The U.s. Marine Corps Drill Instructor School.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Reverend Joseph Darby Jr. Of Charleston County, A Fourth Generation Minister In The African Methodist Episcopal Church, And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And His Many Friends.
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Reverend Joseph Darby Jr. Of Charleston County, A Fourth Generation Minister In The African Methodist Episcopal Church, And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And His Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1171, Relating To The Military Retirement Income Deduction, So As To Define A Qualified Military Retirement Plan To Include Plans From An Individual's Service In The Armed Services, Usphs, Or Noaa.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1171, Relating To The Military Retirement Income Deduction, So As To Define A Qualified Military Retirement Plan To Include Plans From An Individual's Service In The Armed Services, Usphs, Or Noaa.
Congratulate The Columbia Rhinos Rugby Football Club On Being Crowned The 2025 Usa Rugby Men's Division Iii National Champion And To Wish This Outstanding Team Much Continued Success In The Years Ahead.
Congratulate The Columbia Rhinos Rugby Football Club On Being Crowned The 2025 Usa Rugby Men's Division Iii National Champion And To Wish This Outstanding Team Much Continued Success In The Years Ahead.
Congratulate The York Technical College Skillsusa Team On Winning The 2025 Skillsusa National Leadership And Skills Conference Championship Title In The Fields Of Nursing Assisting And Career Pathways Iet And To Extend To The Team Best Wishes For Much Continued Success In All Its Future Endeavors.
Congratulate The York Technical College Skillsusa Team On Winning The 2025 Skillsusa National Leadership And Skills Conference Championship Title In The Fields Of Nursing Assisting And Career Pathways Iet And To Extend To The Team Best Wishes For Much Continued Success In All Its Future Endeavors.
Congratulate Susana G. Hines Of Florence County On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Continued Health And Happiness.
Congratulate Susana G. Hines Of Florence County On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Continued Health And Happiness.
Congratulate Melissa Lee Of Lexington School District Four Upon Being Named 2025 Sandhills Elementary School Support Staff Member Of The Year, To Thank Her For Her Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success In The Future.
Congratulate Melissa Lee Of Lexington School District Four Upon Being Named 2025 Sandhills Elementary School Support Staff Member Of The Year, To Thank Her For Her Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success In The Future.
Recognize And Honor Maximus, A Pioneer In Public-private Partnerships, And To Congratulate The Company Upon Its Fiftieth Anniversary Of Delivering Modernized Services.
Recognize And Honor Maximus, A Pioneer In Public-private Partnerships, And To Congratulate The Company Upon Its Fiftieth Anniversary Of Delivering Modernized Services.
Congratulate Mother Rebecca Cummings Of Mount Pleasant In Charleston County On The Occasion Of Her 100th Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Celebration And Much Happiness In The Days Ahead.
Congratulate Mother Rebecca Cummings Of Mount Pleasant In Charleston County On The Occasion Of Her 100th Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Celebration And Much Happiness In The Days Ahead.
Honor And Congratulate Andrea Massie Vaughn, U.s. Probation Officer For The District Of South Carolina, And To Extend To Her Best Wishes On Her Well-deserved Recent Retirement.
Honor And Congratulate Andrea Massie Vaughn, U.s. Probation Officer For The District Of South Carolina, And To Extend To Her Best Wishes On Her Well-deserved Recent Retirement.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Social Services, Relating To Child Placing Agencies Regulations, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5308, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Social Services, Relating To Child Placing Agencies Regulations, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5308, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Commend Bishop Jalen De'vonte Whittleton On His Installation As Pastor Of New Zion Baptist Church In Blackstock In Fairfield County And To Extend Heartfelt Congratulations To Him On This Significant Milestone.
Commend Bishop Jalen De'vonte Whittleton On His Installation As Pastor Of New Zion Baptist Church In Blackstock In Fairfield County And To Extend Heartfelt Congratulations To Him On This Significant Milestone.
Celebrate Anna Heath Ray, Ellie Wells, Carli Wells, And Keelyn Davis Of The River Bluff High School Girls Swim Team On Their Championship Titles At The 2025 Aaaaa Division I South Carolina High School League State Championship, And To Congratulate The Swimmers And Their Coaches On A Remarkable Season.
Celebrate Anna Heath Ray, Ellie Wells, Carli Wells, And Keelyn Davis Of The River Bluff High School Girls Swim Team On Their Championship Titles At The 2025 Aaaaa Division I South Carolina High School League State Championship, And To Congratulate The Swimmers And Their Coaches On A Remarkable Season.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 56-3-2210 And 56-3-2230, Both Relating To Classification Of Certain Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles As Antique, So As To Clarify That Antique Motor Vehicles May Be Used At Night For Purposes Identified In These Sections If Equipped With Working Headlights And Rear Lights.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 56-3-2210 And 56-3-2230, Both Relating To Classification Of Certain Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles As Antique, So As To Clarify That Antique Motor Vehicles May Be Used At Night For Purposes Identified In These Sections If Equipped With Working Headlights And Rear Lights.
Congratulate The Cardinal Newman School Boys Soccer Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4a State Championship Title.
Congratulate The Cardinal Newman School Boys Soccer Team, Coaches, And School Officials For An Outstanding Season And For Winning The 2025 South Carolina Independent School Association Class 4a State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Wilson Hall Boys Cross Country Team And Their Coaches On Their Sensational Performance At The South Carolina Independent School Association 4a State Championship And To Congratulate Them On Their Second Consecutive State Championship Title.
Recognize And Honor The Wilson Hall Boys Cross Country Team And Their Coaches On Their Sensational Performance At The South Carolina Independent School Association 4a State Championship And To Congratulate Them On Their Second Consecutive State Championship Title.