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 44-23-460, Relating To Procedures Applicable To Hospitalized Persons Against Whom Criminal Charges Are Pending, So As To Authorize The Court To Order The Office Of Mental Health To Place Individuals Found Unfit To Stand Trial In A Secure Facility Under Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-23-460, Relating To Procedures Applicable To Hospitalized Persons Against Whom Criminal Charges Are Pending, So As To Authorize The Court To Order The Office Of Mental Health To Place Individuals Found Unfit To Stand Trial In A Secure Facility Under Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-260 So As To Create The Criminal Offense Of Coercion To Obtain An Abortion; To Establish Penalties; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-260 So As To Create The Criminal Offense Of Coercion To Obtain An Abortion; To Establish Penalties; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-339 So As To Prohibit The Scheduling Of Sports Events For A High School To Occur On The Same Day On Which The School Is Holding Its Graduation Ceremonies Or Prom, And To Make Such Events Scheduled In Violation Of This Prohibition Void.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-339 So As To Prohibit The Scheduling Of Sports Events For A High School To Occur On The Same Day On Which The School Is Holding Its Graduation Ceremonies Or Prom, And To Make Such Events Scheduled In Violation Of This Prohibition Void.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-25-520, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-270, Relating To Service Of Process On Insurance Companies, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-280, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Provide Compliance Demonstration Measures; And By Amending Section 15-9-285, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Correct Arcane References.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-25-520, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-270, Relating To Service Of Process On Insurance Companies, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding; By Amending Section 15-9-280, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Provide Compliance Demonstration Measures; And By Amending Section 15-9-285, Relating To Service Of Process On Unauthorized Insurers, So As To Authorize Electronic Deliveries And Electronic Forwarding, And To Correct Arcane References.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-320 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Create A Division Of Men's Health To Raise Awareness Of Health Issues Specific To Men, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-320 So As To Require The Department Of Public Health To Create A Division Of Men's Health To Raise Awareness Of Health Issues Specific To Men, And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 11 Of Chapter 3, Title 47, Relating To Taunting, Tormenting, Injuring, Or Killing Police Dogs Or Horses, So As To Expand The Conduct That Results In A Violation, Increase The Penalties, Require Restitution To The Law Enforcement Department Or Agency, And Make Technical Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 11 Of Chapter 3, Title 47, Relating To Taunting, Tormenting, Injuring, Or Killing Police Dogs Or Horses, So As To Expand The Conduct That Results In A Violation, Increase The Penalties, Require Restitution To The Law Enforcement Department Or Agency, And Make Technical Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management, So As To Revise And Create Certain Definitions, To Revise The Responsibilities Of Drivers Approaching Emergency Vehicles, And To Establish Violations And Penalties; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The System Of Points Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Violations, So As To Establish Points For Creating Hazardous Conditions At Emergency Scenes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management, So As To Revise And Create Certain Definitions, To Revise The Responsibilities Of Drivers Approaching Emergency Vehicles, And To Establish Violations And Penalties; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To The System Of Points Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Violations, So As To Establish Points For Creating Hazardous Conditions At Emergency Scenes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Allow Resident Individual Taxpayers A First-time Homebuyer Income Tax Credit, And To Specify Eligibility Requirements For The Credit.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Allow Resident Individual Taxpayers A First-time Homebuyer Income Tax Credit, And To Specify Eligibility Requirements For The Credit.
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 Adding Section 42-9-50 So As To Provide The Requirements For A First Responder To File A Workers' Compensation Claim For A Stress Or Mental Injury Unaccompanied By A Physical Injury.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 42-9-50 So As To Provide The Requirements For A First Responder To File A Workers' Compensation Claim For A Stress Or Mental Injury Unaccompanied By A Physical Injury.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 30-5-14 So As To Provide A Clerk Of Court Or Register Of Deeds Shall Not Record Any Deed Conveying Title Or Any Ownership Interest In Real Property To The Chinese Communist Party Or The People's Republic Of China, Or Any Citizen Thereof, To Provide Any Deed Recorded In Contravention Of This Subsection Is Invalid, And To Define Necessary Terms.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 30-5-14 So As To Provide A Clerk Of Court Or Register Of Deeds Shall Not Record Any Deed Conveying Title Or Any Ownership Interest In Real Property To The Chinese Communist Party Or The People's Republic Of China, Or Any Citizen Thereof, To Provide Any Deed Recorded In Contravention Of This Subsection Is Invalid, And To Define Necessary Terms.
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 Fifty 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 Fifty 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 5-1-30, Relating To Prerequisites To The Issuance Of A Corporate Certificate To A Proposed Municipality So As To Allow The Secretary Of State To Use Any Reliable And Verifiable Information Based On The Latest Official United States Census To Determine Whether A Proposed Municipality Has The Requisite Population Density For Incorporation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 5-1-30, Relating To Prerequisites To The Issuance Of A Corporate Certificate To A Proposed Municipality So As To Allow The Secretary Of State To Use Any Reliable And Verifiable Information Based On The Latest Official United States Census To Determine Whether A Proposed Municipality Has The Requisite Population Density For Incorporation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-1093 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Disseminate Personally Identifying Information About Certain Individuals With The Intent To Intimidate, Abuse, Threaten, Harass, Or Frighten The Individuals, And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-1093 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Disseminate Personally Identifying Information About Certain Individuals With The Intent To Intimidate, Abuse, Threaten, Harass, Or Frighten The Individuals, And To Provide Penalties.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-1-100 So As To Provide That Certain Hotels May Not Charge A Transactional Fee When Guests Pay With Cash Or Check.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-1-100 So As To Provide That Certain Hotels May Not Charge A Transactional Fee When Guests Pay With Cash Or Check.
A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Mr. Nehemiah David Mcrant, To Celebrate His Life, And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And Many Friends.
A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Mr. Nehemiah David Mcrant, To Celebrate His Life, And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And Many Friends.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-645 So As To Provide For Graduated Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Certain Second Or Third Or Subsequent Trespassing Offenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-11-645 So As To Provide For Graduated Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Certain Second Or Third Or Subsequent Trespassing Offenses.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-23-470 So As To Create Additional Judicial Procedures For Certain Defendants Whose Fitness To Stand Trial Is In Issue; And By Amending Section 44-23-430, Relating To Fitness To Stand Trial Hearings, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-23-470 So As To Create Additional Judicial Procedures For Certain Defendants Whose Fitness To Stand Trial Is In Issue; And By Amending Section 44-23-430, Relating To Fitness To Stand Trial Hearings, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Members And Leadership Of Triune United Methodist Church, Formerly Bethlehem United Methodist And Mount Nebo United Methodist Churches, Upon The Occasion Of Their Merger.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Members And Leadership Of Triune United Methodist Church, Formerly Bethlehem United Methodist And Mount Nebo United Methodist Churches, Upon The Occasion Of Their Merger.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-460, Relating To Excused School Attendance For Religious Instruction, So As To Require School District Board Of Trustees To Adopt A Policy.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-460, Relating To Excused School Attendance For Religious Instruction, So As To Require School District Board Of Trustees To Adopt A Policy.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-520, Relating To Forfeitures, So As To Include That More Than Two Grains Of Fentanyl Or A Fentanyl-related Must Be Found For A Motor Vehicle To Be Subject To Civil Forfeiture.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-520, Relating To Forfeitures, So As To Include That More Than Two Grains Of Fentanyl Or A Fentanyl-related Must Be Found For A Motor Vehicle To Be Subject To Civil Forfeiture.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-3-105 So As To Provide That A Municipality May Require By Ordinance The County Governing Body's Approval Prior To Annexing Property Located In The County.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 5-3-105 So As To Provide That A Municipality May Require By Ordinance The County Governing Body's Approval Prior To Annexing Property Located In The County.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-51-10, Relating To Civil Actions For A Wrongful Act Causing Death, So As To Provide That A Wrongful Death Action Can Be Maintained For An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Provide That A Violation Of Article 6, Chapter 41, Title 44 Is Prima Facie Evidence Entitling A Parent To Maintain A Wrongful Death Action On Behalf Of Their Deceased Unborn Child; By Amending Section 15-51-20, Relating To The Beneficiaries Of Action For Wrongful Death And Who May Bring An Action, So As To Provide That The Mother, Father, Or Both The Mother And Father May Bring A Wrongful Death Action For A Deceased Unborn Child And The Father And Mother Shall Be The Only Beneficiaries; And By Amending Section 15-51-42, Relating To The Approval Of Settlements Of Wrongful Death Or Survival Actions, So As To Provide That The Parent Initiating The Wrongful Death Action Is Authorized To Settle The Action.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-51-10, Relating To Civil Actions For A Wrongful Act Causing Death, So As To Provide That A Wrongful Death Action Can Be Maintained For An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Provide That A Violation Of Article 6, Chapter 41, Title 44 Is Prima Facie Evidence Entitling A Parent To Maintain A Wrongful Death Action On Behalf Of Their Deceased Unborn Child; By Amending Section 15-51-20, Relating To The Beneficiaries Of Action For Wrongful Death And Who May Bring An Action, So As To Provide That The Mother, Father, Or Both The Mother And Father May Bring A Wrongful Death Action For A Deceased Unborn Child And The Father And Mother Shall Be The Only Beneficiaries; And By Amending Section 15-51-42, Relating To The Approval Of Settlements Of Wrongful Death Or Survival Actions, So As To Provide That The Parent Initiating The Wrongful Death Action Is Authorized To Settle The Action.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-15-310, Relating To Absentee Voting Definitions, So As To Include Members Of The United States Space Force As Members Of The Armed Forces; By Amending Section 7-15-610, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To The South Carolina Uniform Military And Overseas Voters Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 8-7-10, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To Absences In Military Service, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-5-910, Relating To Definitions Pertianing To The Military Parent Equal Protection Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-15-310, Relating To Absentee Voting Definitions, So As To Include Members Of The United States Space Force As Members Of The Armed Forces; By Amending Section 7-15-610, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To The South Carolina Uniform Military And Overseas Voters Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 8-7-10, Relating To Definitions Pertaining To Absences In Military Service, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-5-910, Relating To Definitions Pertianing To The Military Parent Equal Protection Act, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-34-50, Relating To Tattoo Artists, So As To Change The Minimum Age Requirement.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-34-50, Relating To Tattoo Artists, So As To Change The Minimum Age Requirement.