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 41-8-20, Relating To Requirements For Employment Eligibility Verification Of New Employees By Private Employers, So As To Provide The Approval And Use Of Additional Work Authorization Program Options.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-8-20, Relating To Requirements For Employment Eligibility Verification Of New Employees By Private Employers, So As To Provide The Approval And Use Of Additional Work Authorization Program Options.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-31-5, Relating To The Calculation Of The Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Benefit Ratio, So As To Lengthen The Lookback Period To Compute The Benefit Ratio By Expanding To Four Years In 2027 And Five Years In 2028.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-31-5, Relating To The Calculation Of The Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Benefit Ratio, So As To Lengthen The Lookback Period To Compute The Benefit Ratio By Expanding To Four Years In 2027 And Five Years In 2028.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-35-5350 So As To Require A Public Entity Entering Into A Contract For A Public Works Project Or For The Purchase Of Materials For A Public Works Project Must Include In The Contract A Requirement That Any Iron Or Steel Product Permanently Incorporated In The Project Be Produced In The United States, And To Provide Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-35-5350 So As To Require A Public Entity Entering Into A Contract For A Public Works Project Or For The Purchase Of Materials For A Public Works Project Must Include In The Contract A Requirement That Any Iron Or Steel Product Permanently Incorporated In The Project Be Produced In The United States, And To Provide Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-530, Relating To Court-ordered Grandparent Visitation Of A Minor Child, So As To Allow Courts To Order Great-grandparent Visitation Of A Minor Child In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-530, Relating To Court-ordered Grandparent Visitation Of A Minor Child, So As To Allow Courts To Order Great-grandparent Visitation Of A Minor Child In Certain Circumstances.
Provide That Salary Supplements, Expense Allowances, Or Other Payments For Office Operations Or Official Duties Provided To Justices Or Judges Of The Supreme Court, Court Of Appeals, Or Family Court As Compensation In Addition To Their Salaries May Not Exceed The In-district Compensation Provided To Members Of The General Assembly; To Provide That The Salaries Of Such Justices And Judges Must Be Equal To The Salaries Of Members Of The General Assembly For Judges Elected After The Effective Date Of This Joint Resolution And For Sitting Judges After The Completion Of Their Current Terms And Upon Reelection To Any Subsequent Term Of Office; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Apply Beginning With The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year And Expire On July 1, 2036.
Provide That Salary Supplements, Expense Allowances, Or Other Payments For Office Operations Or Official Duties Provided To Justices Or Judges Of The Supreme Court, Court Of Appeals, Or Family Court As Compensation In Addition To Their Salaries May Not Exceed The In-district Compensation Provided To Members Of The General Assembly; To Provide That The Salaries Of Such Justices And Judges Must Be Equal To The Salaries Of Members Of The General Assembly For Judges Elected After The Effective Date Of This Joint Resolution And For Sitting Judges After The Completion Of Their Current Terms And Upon Reelection To Any Subsequent Term Of Office; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Joint Resolution Apply Beginning With The 2026-2027 Fiscal Year And Expire On July 1, 2036.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 10 To Chapter 3, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Electronic Recording Of Law Enforcement Interviews And Interrogations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 10 To Chapter 3, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Electronic Recording Of Law Enforcement Interviews And Interrogations.
A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Reginald Sterling Garvin Sr. Of Richland County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Reginald Sterling Garvin Sr. Of Richland County And To Extend Their Deepest Sympathy To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.
Create A Study Committee To Review The Effects Of Act 388 Of 2006 On Certain Six Percent Property And All Other Classes Of Property, And The Impact On School District Funding And On Property Taxpayers, To Provide For Committee Members, And To Provide A Date At Which The Study Committee Is Dissolved.
Create A Study Committee To Review The Effects Of Act 388 Of 2006 On Certain Six Percent Property And All Other Classes Of Property, And The Impact On School District Funding And On Property Taxpayers, To Provide For Committee Members, And To Provide A Date At Which The Study Committee Is Dissolved.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reverend Kenneth C. Taylor Upon The Occasion Of His Eighteenth Anniversary As Pastor Of Turner Memorial Ame Church And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The West Columbia Community.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reverend Kenneth C. Taylor Upon The Occasion Of His Eighteenth Anniversary As Pastor Of Turner Memorial Ame Church And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The West Columbia Community.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-35-5305 So As To Prohibit Public Entities From Awarding Contracts And Grants That Discriminate Based On Race And To Provide That Any Such Contract Is Void And Unenforceable.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-35-5305 So As To Prohibit Public Entities From Awarding Contracts And Grants That Discriminate Based On Race And To Provide That Any Such Contract Is Void And Unenforceable.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-325 So As To Prohibit The Construction Or Installation Of Septic Tanks Within A Certain Proximity To Navigable Waterways Or Coastal Wetlands.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-1-325 So As To Prohibit The Construction Or Installation Of Septic Tanks Within A Certain Proximity To Navigable Waterways Or Coastal Wetlands.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-1910, Relating To License Plates For Handicapped Persons, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "handicapped" To Include Certain Pregnant Women; And By Amending Section 56-3-1960, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary And Permanent Parking Placards, So As To Provide Placards Issued To Pregnant Women Whose Pregnancies Are Beyond Their First Trimesters Expire Twelve Months After The Dates They Are Issued.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-3-1910, Relating To License Plates For Handicapped Persons, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "handicapped" To Include Certain Pregnant Women; And By Amending Section 56-3-1960, Relating To The Issuance Of Temporary And Permanent Parking Placards, So As To Provide Placards Issued To Pregnant Women Whose Pregnancies Are Beyond Their First Trimesters Expire Twelve Months After The Dates They Are Issued.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-37-170 So As To Provide That Certain Evictions May Be Expunged.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-37-170 So As To Provide That Certain Evictions May Be Expunged.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 25-1-180 So As To Provide Certain Criteria For Military Chaplains, And To Provide That Military Chaplains Have The Privilege To Refuse To Disclose Certain Confidential Communications.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 25-1-180 So As To Provide Certain Criteria For Military Chaplains, And To Provide That Military Chaplains Have The Privilege To Refuse To Disclose Certain Confidential Communications.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-21-225, Relating To The Annual Group Capital Calculation Filing Deadline In The Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Act, So As To Establish The Deadline As May First.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-21-225, Relating To The Annual Group Capital Calculation Filing Deadline In The Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Act, So As To Establish The Deadline As May First.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Dr. Thomas Oliver Young Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Forty-five Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Dr. Thomas Oliver Young Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Forty-five Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 29 To Title 1, Chapter 1, So As To Define A "digital Form Of Identification", And Provide That A Public Entity Is Not Authorized To Use Such Forms Of Identification; By Adding Section 56-1-560, So As To Define "mobile Driver's License", And Provide That A Person Is Not Required To Obtain A Mobile Driver's License; And By Adding Section 39-1-100, So As To Allow A Private Entity To Use A Digital Form Of Identification When Interacting With A Person, To Provide That For The Protection Of Personal Data, And To Provide Circumstances When A Person May Bring A Cause Of Action In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 29 To Title 1, Chapter 1, So As To Define A "digital Form Of Identification", And Provide That A Public Entity Is Not Authorized To Use Such Forms Of Identification; By Adding Section 56-1-560, So As To Define "mobile Driver's License", And Provide That A Person Is Not Required To Obtain A Mobile Driver's License; And By Adding Section 39-1-100, So As To Allow A Private Entity To Use A Digital Form Of Identification When Interacting With A Person, To Provide That For The Protection Of Personal Data, And To Provide Circumstances When A Person May Bring A Cause Of Action In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide For Certain Disclosures In The Purchase Of An Interest In A Managing Entity.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide For Certain Disclosures In The Purchase Of An Interest In A Managing Entity.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 25 To Chapter 55, Title 44 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Conduct Testing For Urinary Metabolites In Certain Wastewater Treatment Facilities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 25 To Chapter 55, Title 44 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Conduct Testing For Urinary Metabolites In Certain Wastewater Treatment Facilities.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-5, Relating To South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Creation, So As To Require That The Commission Be Composed Of Twelve Members Appointed By The Governor; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigation By The Commission And Publication Of Vacancies, So As To Require That Any State Agency Must Cooperate With The Commission's Requests For Information; By Amending Section 2-19-30, Relating To Hearings And Executive Session, So As To Require Written Testimony For Public Hearings Be Submitted No Later Than Seventy-two Hours Before The Scheduled Hearing And Copies Of Written And Spoken Testimony Be Available At No Charge; By Amending Section 2-19-35, Relating To Criteria For Investigations And Consideration Of The Commission, So As To Omit Race, Gender, Sex, Sexual Preference, Color, Religion, National Origin, Intersectional Identifiers, Any Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Critera, Philosophy, Or Frameworks From Being Considered By The Commission When Making Nominations And Appointments; By Amending Section 2-19-50, Relating To Confidentiality Of Records, Information, And Other Material, So As To Exclude Records Held By The Commission Not Previously Or Otherwise Confidential From Being Kept Strictly Confidential; By Amending Section 2-19-60, Relating To Powers Of The Commission, So As To Require That The Commission May Carry Out Its Duties Strictly In Selecting And Vetting Viable Candidates And That No Individual May Be Prosecuted Or Subjected To Punishment, Forfeiture, Criminal, Or Civil Penalty Based Upon Testimony Submitted To The Commission; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Prohibit Floor Privileges To Immediate Family Members Of Candidates While The Candidate's Application Is Under Review By The Commission.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-5, Relating To South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Creation, So As To Require That The Commission Be Composed Of Twelve Members Appointed By The Governor; By Amending Section 2-19-20, Relating To Investigation By The Commission And Publication Of Vacancies, So As To Require That Any State Agency Must Cooperate With The Commission's Requests For Information; By Amending Section 2-19-30, Relating To Hearings And Executive Session, So As To Require Written Testimony For Public Hearings Be Submitted No Later Than Seventy-two Hours Before The Scheduled Hearing And Copies Of Written And Spoken Testimony Be Available At No Charge; By Amending Section 2-19-35, Relating To Criteria For Investigations And Consideration Of The Commission, So As To Omit Race, Gender, Sex, Sexual Preference, Color, Religion, National Origin, Intersectional Identifiers, Any Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Critera, Philosophy, Or Frameworks From Being Considered By The Commission When Making Nominations And Appointments; By Amending Section 2-19-50, Relating To Confidentiality Of Records, Information, And Other Material, So As To Exclude Records Held By The Commission Not Previously Or Otherwise Confidential From Being Kept Strictly Confidential; By Amending Section 2-19-60, Relating To Powers Of The Commission, So As To Require That The Commission May Carry Out Its Duties Strictly In Selecting And Vetting Viable Candidates And That No Individual May Be Prosecuted Or Subjected To Punishment, Forfeiture, Criminal, Or Civil Penalty Based Upon Testimony Submitted To The Commission; By Amending Section 2-19-70, Relating To Prohibition Against Dual Offices, Privileges Of The Floor, And Pledges, So As To Prohibit Floor Privileges To Immediate Family Members Of Candidates While The Candidate's Application Is Under Review By The Commission.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-10-10, Relating To Physical Education Standards, So As To Provide That Students In Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade Must Be Provided A Minimum Of Sixty Minutes Of Outdoor Physical Activity Each Day.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-10-10, Relating To Physical Education Standards, So As To Provide That Students In Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade Must Be Provided A Minimum Of Sixty Minutes Of Outdoor Physical Activity Each Day.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "right To Compute Act" By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1 So As To Require Risk Management Policies For Critical Infrastructure Controlled By Artificial Intelligence Systems And To Establish When Private Computational Resources May Be Restricted.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "right To Compute Act" By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1 So As To Require Risk Management Policies For Critical Infrastructure Controlled By Artificial Intelligence Systems And To Establish When Private Computational Resources May Be Restricted.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-55-55 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Promulgate Regulations To Require Public Water Systems To Maintain A Minimum Disinfectant Level Of Free Or Total Chlorine, With Exceptions; To Require Certain Reporting; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-55-55 So As To Require The Department Of Environmental Services To Promulgate Regulations To Require Public Water Systems To Maintain A Minimum Disinfectant Level Of Free Or Total Chlorine, With Exceptions; To Require Certain Reporting; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-17-180 So As To Require Public Schools To Accept Cash As A Form Of Payment For Admissions At The Time Of The Event For Interscholastic Athletic Activities Where A Fee Is Charged For Admission, And To Provide Public School Governing Bodies May Adopt Certain Related Policies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-17-180 So As To Require Public Schools To Accept Cash As A Form Of Payment For Admissions At The Time Of The Event For Interscholastic Athletic Activities Where A Fee Is Charged For Admission, And To Provide Public School Governing Bodies May Adopt Certain Related Policies.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-23-430, Relating To Hearings On A Person's Fitness To Stand Trial, So As To Require The Circuit Court To Order Inpatient Treatment Of Persons Determined Unfit To Stand Trial In Certain Circumstances.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-23-430, Relating To Hearings On A Person's Fitness To Stand Trial, So As To Require The Circuit Court To Order Inpatient Treatment Of Persons Determined Unfit To Stand Trial In Certain Circumstances.