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 17-15-15, Relating To Deposit Of Cash Percentage In Lieu Of Bond; Assignment Of Deposit; Restitution To Victim, So As To Provide That If A Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Or Drugs, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release; Contempt, So As To Include In The Consideration Of A Person's Mental Condition The Direct Observations Of A Law Enforcement Officer That Cause Reasonable Concern With A Person's Mental Condition And To Allow The Court To Include In The Bond Conditions That Law Enforcement Transport The Person For An Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation Or The Person Is Required To Seek Medical Treatment Upon Release.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-15-15, Relating To Deposit Of Cash Percentage In Lieu Of Bond; Assignment Of Deposit; Restitution To Victim, So As To Provide That If A Court Finds That A Defendant May Be Released On Bond Who Has Been Charged With A Violent Offense Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm Or Drugs, The Bond Must Be Set At The Full United States Cash Currency Bond; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release; Contempt, So As To Include In The Consideration Of A Person's Mental Condition The Direct Observations Of A Law Enforcement Officer That Cause Reasonable Concern With A Person's Mental Condition And To Allow The Court To Include In The Bond Conditions That Law Enforcement Transport The Person For An Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation Or The Person Is Required To Seek Medical Treatment Upon Release.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-14970, Relating To Special License Plates Reflective Of Military Service, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Issue Submarine Veterans Special License Plates.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-14970, Relating To Special License Plates Reflective Of Military Service, So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Issue Submarine Veterans Special License Plates.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-40-245 So As To Reduce State Aid To Classroom Distribution To School Districts In An Amount Equal To The District's Local Revenue Per Pupil For Each Student In The District That Attends A Statewide Authorized Charter School.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-40-245 So As To Reduce State Aid To Classroom Distribution To School Districts In An Amount Equal To The District's Local Revenue Per Pupil For Each Student In The District That Attends A Statewide Authorized Charter School.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-14-107, Relating To Unknown Claims Against Dissolved Corporations, So As To Bar Enforcement Proceedings Against Dissolved Corporations Unless The Claimant Commences A Proceeding Within Five Years After The Corporation's Notice Of Dissolution.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-14-107, Relating To Unknown Claims Against Dissolved Corporations, So As To Bar Enforcement Proceedings Against Dissolved Corporations Unless The Claimant Commences A Proceeding Within Five Years After The Corporation's Notice Of Dissolution.
Create The "prescription Medicine Study Committee" To Examine And Recommend Innovative Methods To Reduce Costs For Prescription Medicines Considered Critical To South Carolina Citizens; To Provide For The Membership, Duties, And Responsibilities Of The Committee; And To Require A Report Of Findings And Recommendations To The General Assembly.
Create The "prescription Medicine Study Committee" To Examine And Recommend Innovative Methods To Reduce Costs For Prescription Medicines Considered Critical To South Carolina Citizens; To Provide For The Membership, Duties, And Responsibilities Of The Committee; And To Require A Report Of Findings And Recommendations To The General Assembly.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-250, Relating To Schedule Iv Controlled Substances, So As To Add Mifepristone And Misoprostol To Schedule Iv.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-250, Relating To Schedule Iv Controlled Substances, So As To Add Mifepristone And Misoprostol To Schedule Iv.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Beverage Container Recycling Act" By Adding Chapter 97 To Title 44 So As To Establish A Beverage Container Recycling Program By Which Beverage Distributors Operating Within South Carolina Are Required To Register With The Department Of Revenue And Pay The Department Of Revenue Deposits On Beverage Containers Collected From Dealers Or Consumers, With Certain Exceptions; To Establish An Initial Refund Value For Deposit Beverage Containers; To Create A Deposit Beverage Container Fund In The Office Of The State Treasurer To Be Used For Certain Purposes; To Require The Comptroller General To Conduct Audits Of The Deposit Beverage Container Program; To Provide For The Operation Of Redemption Centers For The Collection And Processing Of Deposit Beverage Containers Regulated By The Department Of Environmental Services; To Establish Requirements For Operation Of Certified Redemption Centers; To Require Reporting By The Department Of Environmental Services And The Department Of Revenue; To Authorize Certain State Agencies To Promulgate Regulations To Implement The Provisions Of The Chapter; To Provide For The Establishment Of An Advisory Committee To Make Recommendations Regarding Regulations; To Establish Penalties And The Right To Challenge The Imposition Of Penalties Through An Administrative Hearing; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Beverage Container Recycling Act" By Adding Chapter 97 To Title 44 So As To Establish A Beverage Container Recycling Program By Which Beverage Distributors Operating Within South Carolina Are Required To Register With The Department Of Revenue And Pay The Department Of Revenue Deposits On Beverage Containers Collected From Dealers Or Consumers, With Certain Exceptions; To Establish An Initial Refund Value For Deposit Beverage Containers; To Create A Deposit Beverage Container Fund In The Office Of The State Treasurer To Be Used For Certain Purposes; To Require The Comptroller General To Conduct Audits Of The Deposit Beverage Container Program; To Provide For The Operation Of Redemption Centers For The Collection And Processing Of Deposit Beverage Containers Regulated By The Department Of Environmental Services; To Establish Requirements For Operation Of Certified Redemption Centers; To Require Reporting By The Department Of Environmental Services And The Department Of Revenue; To Authorize Certain State Agencies To Promulgate Regulations To Implement The Provisions Of The Chapter; To Provide For The Establishment Of An Advisory Committee To Make Recommendations Regarding Regulations; To Establish Penalties And The Right To Challenge The Imposition Of Penalties Through An Administrative Hearing; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 20-1-110 So As To Grant The Family Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction To Approve Certain Prenuptial And Postnuptial Agreements; To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That Such Court-approved Agreements Are Valid And Enforceable; To Establish A Process For Challenging The Enforceability Of Such Agreements; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 20-1-110 So As To Grant The Family Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction To Approve Certain Prenuptial And Postnuptial Agreements; To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That Such Court-approved Agreements Are Valid And Enforceable; To Establish A Process For Challenging The Enforceability Of Such Agreements; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 3, Title 34 So As To Provide Vending Of Digital Asset Definitions And To Provide That Owners And Operators Of Virtual Currency Kiosks Must Have Money Transmitter Licenses And Must Provide Certain Disclosures On The Screens Of The Virtual Currency Kiosks.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 13 To Chapter 3, Title 34 So As To Provide Vending Of Digital Asset Definitions And To Provide That Owners And Operators Of Virtual Currency Kiosks Must Have Money Transmitter Licenses And Must Provide Certain Disclosures On The Screens Of The Virtual Currency Kiosks.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-65 So As To Provide That A Deed, Restriction, Covenant, Or A Homeowners Association Document Must Not Prohibit The Installation Of A Balcony Solar Panel; And By Adding Section 58-41-60 So As To Prohibit The State From Restricting The Installation Of Balcony Solar Panels.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-65 So As To Provide That A Deed, Restriction, Covenant, Or A Homeowners Association Document Must Not Prohibit The Installation Of A Balcony Solar Panel; And By Adding Section 58-41-60 So As To Prohibit The State From Restricting The Installation Of Balcony Solar Panels.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-59-260 So As To Provide That Each School District May Provide Age-appropriate Instruction To Students On How To Access, Utilize, And Critically Evaluate Various Artificial Intelligence Tools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-59-260 So As To Provide That Each School District May Provide Age-appropriate Instruction To Students On How To Access, Utilize, And Critically Evaluate Various Artificial Intelligence Tools.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "veteran Housing Stability And Security Act"; And By Adding Section 25-15-50 So As To Establish Veteran Housing Priority Zones, Create A Veteran Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund, And Streamline Zoning And Permitting For Veteran-supportive Housing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "veteran Housing Stability And Security Act"; And By Adding Section 25-15-50 So As To Establish Veteran Housing Priority Zones, Create A Veteran Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund, And Streamline Zoning And Permitting For Veteran-supportive Housing.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 43-5-250 So As To Exempt Individuals Convicted Of Certain Crimes From Federal Eligibility Restrictions To Receive Public Assistance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 43-5-250 So As To Exempt Individuals Convicted Of Certain Crimes From Federal Eligibility Restrictions To Receive Public Assistance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-20, Relating To The Punishment For Murder And The Separate Sentencing Proceeding When The Death Penalty Is Sought, So As To Add That Premeditated Murder Is An Aggravating Circumstance For Which The Death Penalty May Be Sought.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-20, Relating To The Punishment For Murder And The Separate Sentencing Proceeding When The Death Penalty Is Sought, So As To Add That Premeditated Murder Is An Aggravating Circumstance For Which The Death Penalty May Be Sought.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-110, Relating To Fees Charged For Copies Of Birth Certificates, So As To Waive The Fees For Homeless Persons And Children Who Have Aged Out Of The Foster Care System; And By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards, And Fees Charged, So As To Waive The Fees For Homeless Persons And Children Who Have Aged Out Of The Foster Care System.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-63-110, Relating To Fees Charged For Copies Of Birth Certificates, So As To Waive The Fees For Homeless Persons And Children Who Have Aged Out Of The Foster Care System; And By Amending Section 56-1-3350, Relating To Issuance Of Special Identification Cards, And Fees Charged, So As To Waive The Fees For Homeless Persons And Children Who Have Aged Out Of The Foster Care System.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Juanita Therese Brown Hartley Bryson On The Occasion Of Her One Hundredth Birthday And To Wish Her A Joyous Birthday Celebration And Many Years Of Continued Health And Happiness.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Juanita Therese Brown Hartley Bryson 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 59-150-385 So As To Create The Tuition Gap Scholarship Program For The Purpose Of Ensuring That Eligible Students Receiving Life Scholarships, Hope Scholarships, Or Palmetto Fellows Scholarships Have Their Remaining Tuition Costs Fully Covered During Any Semester In Which They Receive Such Scholarship Awards.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-150-385 So As To Create The Tuition Gap Scholarship Program For The Purpose Of Ensuring That Eligible Students Receiving Life Scholarships, Hope Scholarships, Or Palmetto Fellows Scholarships Have Their Remaining Tuition Costs Fully Covered During Any Semester In Which They Receive Such Scholarship Awards.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-520 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Drive A Motor Vehicle With A Driver's License Not Recognized In This State And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-1-520 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Drive A Motor Vehicle With A Driver's License Not Recognized In This State And To Provide A Penalty.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "legislative Personal Privacy Protection Act" By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 2, Title 30 So As To Provide A Method By Which The Personal Contact Information Of Current And Former Legislators In Disclosed Records On Publicly Available Websites Of State Or Local Governmental Entities May Be Restricted Upon Request, To Provide For Petitions To Courts For Compliance With This Article, And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To A State Or Local Governmental Employee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "legislative Personal Privacy Protection Act" By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 2, Title 30 So As To Provide A Method By Which The Personal Contact Information Of Current And Former Legislators In Disclosed Records On Publicly Available Websites Of State Or Local Governmental Entities May Be Restricted Upon Request, To Provide For Petitions To Courts For Compliance With This Article, And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To A State Or Local Governmental Employee.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, And 63-3-530, All Relating In Part To Changes To Certificates Of Birth, So As To Prohibit The Amendment, Modification, Correction, Or Other Change To The Gender Of An Individual As It Appears On The Original Certificate Of Birth.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, And 63-3-530, All Relating In Part To Changes To Certificates Of Birth, So As To Prohibit The Amendment, Modification, Correction, Or Other Change To The Gender Of An Individual As It Appears On The Original Certificate Of Birth.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-57-80 So As To Define Certain Terms And To Provide Supermarkets Shall Make Excess Food Available To Certain Entities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 46-57-80 So As To Define Certain Terms And To Provide Supermarkets Shall Make Excess Food Available To Certain Entities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-4-20, Relating To Domestic Abuse Protection Definitions, So As To Add A Definition For "victim Advocate"; By Amending Section 20-4-40, Relating To Petitions For An Order Of Protection, So As To Allow A Victim Advocate To File A Petition For An Order Of Protection Or A Motion For Further Relief On Behalf Of A Household Member; And By Amending Section 20-4-50, Relating To Hearings On A Petition For An Order Of Protection, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 20-4-20, Relating To Domestic Abuse Protection Definitions, So As To Add A Definition For "victim Advocate"; By Amending Section 20-4-40, Relating To Petitions For An Order Of Protection, So As To Allow A Victim Advocate To File A Petition For An Order Of Protection Or A Motion For Further Relief On Behalf Of A Household Member; And By Amending Section 20-4-50, Relating To Hearings On A Petition For An Order Of Protection, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "veteran Suicide And Mental Health Crisis Response Act"; And By Adding Section 25-15-50 So As To Create Guaranteed Immediate Mental Health Crisis Access For Veterans, Establish Mobile Veteran Crisis Response Teams, Require Same-day Suicide Intervention Care Statewide, And To Provide For Funding And Accountability.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "veteran Suicide And Mental Health Crisis Response Act"; And By Adding Section 25-15-50 So As To Create Guaranteed Immediate Mental Health Crisis Access For Veterans, Establish Mobile Veteran Crisis Response Teams, Require Same-day Suicide Intervention Care Statewide, And To Provide For Funding And Accountability.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-59-255 So As To Require Residential Builders And Residential Specialty Contractors To Hold Client Funds In Escrow Or Trust Accounts, To Establish Related Recordkeeping Requirements, To Prohibit Commingling, To Provide Criminal And Civil Penalties, And To Authorize The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-59-255 So As To Require Residential Builders And Residential Specialty Contractors To Hold Client Funds In Escrow Or Trust Accounts, To Establish Related Recordkeeping Requirements, To Prohibit Commingling, To Provide Criminal And Civil Penalties, And To Authorize The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation To Enforce The Provisions Of This Act.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-23-170, Relating To Admissibility Of Evidence Concerning Battered Spouse Syndrome, Foundation, Notice, And Expert And Lay Testimony, So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Further Define Admissible Evidence To Establish The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome, And To Provide For A Rebuttable Presumption That The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome And Acted In Self-defense When There Is A Documented History Of Prior Violent Assault On The Defendant And A Threat Of A Violent Assault Or Violent Assault On The Defendant By The Victim Occurs Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Alleged Offense.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-23-170, Relating To Admissibility Of Evidence Concerning Battered Spouse Syndrome, Foundation, Notice, And Expert And Lay Testimony, So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Further Define Admissible Evidence To Establish The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome, And To Provide For A Rebuttable Presumption That The Defendant Suffers From Battered Spouse Syndrome And Acted In Self-defense When There Is A Documented History Of Prior Violent Assault On The Defendant And A Threat Of A Violent Assault Or Violent Assault On The Defendant By The Victim Occurs Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Alleged Offense.