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 Adding Section 59-101-435 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning To Formally Adopt And Comply With The Compact For Academic Excellence In Higher Education Proposed By The United States Secretary Of Education, And To Establish Reporting Requirements And Enforcement Procedures.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-435 So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning To Formally Adopt And Comply With The Compact For Academic Excellence In Higher Education Proposed By The United States Secretary Of Education, And To Establish Reporting Requirements And Enforcement Procedures.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 54 To Title 11 So As To Establish The "i-95 Corridor Authority Act" And To Provide For The Composition, Duties, And Powers Of The Authority.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 54 To Title 11 So As To Establish The "i-95 Corridor Authority Act" And To Provide For The Composition, Duties, And Powers Of The Authority.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-13-810, Relating To The Registration Requirement For Family Childcare Homes, So As To Provide That Any Childcare Provider On A Military Installation Or Facility Or Licensed By The Department Of Defense Shall Be Exempt From The Requirements Of Article 5, Chapter 13, Title 63.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-13-810, Relating To The Registration Requirement For Family Childcare Homes, So As To Provide That Any Childcare Provider On A Military Installation Or Facility Or Licensed By The Department Of Defense Shall Be Exempt From The Requirements Of Article 5, Chapter 13, Title 63.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-1732 So As To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor, To Provide Penalties For Doxing A Minor, And To Provide Relevant Definitions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-1732 So As To Prohibit The Doxing Of A Minor, To Provide Penalties For Doxing A Minor, And To Provide Relevant Definitions.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate The Links, Incorporated, Orangeburg Chapter Upon Its Sixtieth Anniversary Of Volunteer Efforts And Dedication To The African American Community Of Orangeburg.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate The Links, Incorporated, Orangeburg Chapter Upon Its Sixtieth Anniversary Of Volunteer Efforts And Dedication To The African American Community Of Orangeburg.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-2645, Relating To Assessment Ratio For A Private Passenger Motor Vehicle, So As To Increase The Weight Limit For Pickup Trucks; By Amending Section 56-3-630, Relating To Vehicles Classified As Passenger Motor Vehicles, So As To Increase The Weight Limit For Trucks; And By Amending Section 12-28-1920, Relating To Operation Of Permanent Or Portable Weigh Stations, So As To Make A Conforming Change.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-2645, Relating To Assessment Ratio For A Private Passenger Motor Vehicle, So As To Increase The Weight Limit For Pickup Trucks; By Amending Section 56-3-630, Relating To Vehicles Classified As Passenger Motor Vehicles, So As To Increase The Weight Limit For Trucks; And By Amending Section 12-28-1920, Relating To Operation Of Permanent Or Portable Weigh Stations, So As To Make A Conforming Change.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Extend Tax Free Weekend To The Entire Month Of August.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Extend Tax Free Weekend To The Entire Month Of August.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" By Adding Sections 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, And 16-3-108 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development, And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Homicide Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Homicide Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; By Adding Sections 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, And 16-3-763 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Assault Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Assault Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" By Adding Sections 16-3-6, 16-3-105, 16-3-106, 16-3-107, And 16-3-108 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development, And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Homicide Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Homicide Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; By Adding Sections 16-3-760, 16-3-761, 16-3-762, And 16-3-763 So As To Define "person" To Include An Unborn Child At Any Stage Of Development And To Ensure That An Unborn Child Who Is A Victim Of Assault Is Afforded Equal Protection Under The Assault Laws Of The State, With Exceptions; And For Other Purposes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-970, Relating To Exemptions From Impact Fees, So As To Exempt The Purchase Of Residential Structures Assessed At Four Percent If The Purchaser Had Another Similar Residence Within The Same School District For The Previous Fifteen Years.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-970, Relating To Exemptions From Impact Fees, So As To Exempt The Purchase Of Residential Structures Assessed At Four Percent If The Purchaser Had Another Similar Residence Within The Same School District For The Previous Fifteen Years.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-17-485 So As To Define The Term "tracking Device", To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Tracking, To Provide A Penalty, And To Provide Exceptions.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-17-485 So As To Define The Term "tracking Device", To Create The Offense Of Unlawful Tracking, To Provide A Penalty, And To Provide Exceptions.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend S. Isaiah "ike" Holman, Deacon Of Mount Zion Church, And To Express Deep Appreciation To Him For His Years Of Faithful Service To His Church.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend S. Isaiah "ike" Holman, Deacon Of Mount Zion Church, And To Express Deep Appreciation To Him For His Years Of Faithful Service To His Church.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-7-550 So As To Provide That For Two Years After Leaving Office, A Solicitor May Not Represent A Client For A Fee Or Appear In Court In The District From Which He Was Elected.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-7-550 So As To Provide That For Two Years After Leaving Office, A Solicitor May Not Represent A Client For A Fee Or Appear In Court In The District From Which He Was Elected.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-59-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "eligible Trust Fund Recipient"; By Amending Section 48-59-40, Relating To The South Carolina Conservation Bank Board, So As To Add The Chief Resilience Officer Of The Office Of Resilience; And By Amending Section 48-59-100, Relating To Public Access Requirements, So As To Require Fee Simple Interest Acquired With Trust Funds To Provide For Public Access Use As Approved By The Board But Not Require Public Access For Grants To Fund Conservation Easements On Private Lands.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 48-59-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definition Of "eligible Trust Fund Recipient"; By Amending Section 48-59-40, Relating To The South Carolina Conservation Bank Board, So As To Add The Chief Resilience Officer Of The Office Of Resilience; And By Amending Section 48-59-100, Relating To Public Access Requirements, So As To Require Fee Simple Interest Acquired With Trust Funds To Provide For Public Access Use As Approved By The Board But Not Require Public Access For Grants To Fund Conservation Easements On Private Lands.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To Division Of State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits; Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit; Election Of Additional Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Provide That Two Resident Judges Are Elected From The Sixth Circuit.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-5-610, Relating To Division Of State Into Sixteen Judicial Circuits; Number Of Judges To Be Elected From Each Circuit; Election Of Additional Judges Without Regard To County Or Circuit Of Residence, So As To Provide That Two Resident Judges Are Elected From The Sixth Circuit.
Transfer The South Carolina 211 Network To The Department Of Consumer Affairs; To Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 37-6-515 So As To Create The South Carolina 211 Network Within The Department Of Consumer Affairs; And By Amending Section 1-11-770, Relating To The South Carolina 211 Network, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Transfer The South Carolina 211 Network To The Department Of Consumer Affairs; To Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 37-6-515 So As To Create The South Carolina 211 Network Within The Department Of Consumer Affairs; And By Amending Section 1-11-770, Relating To The South Carolina 211 Network, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-1-170, Relating To Joint County Industrial Or Business Parks, So As To Require That Each Affected School District Must Receive The Same Portion Of The Revenue As The School District Would Have Received In Property Taxes, And To Provide That Other Taxing Entities Also Must Receive The Same Portion Of The Revenue If The Taxing Entity Does Not Consent To The Creation Of The Joint Park.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-1-170, Relating To Joint County Industrial Or Business Parks, So As To Require That Each Affected School District Must Receive The Same Portion Of The Revenue As The School District Would Have Received In Property Taxes, And To Provide That Other Taxing Entities Also Must Receive The Same Portion Of The Revenue If The Taxing Entity Does Not Consent To The Creation Of The Joint Park.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 9-11-28 So As To Provide That Full-time Masters-in-equity Shall Participate In The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System And To Provide For Certain Transfers Of Credits.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 9-11-28 So As To Provide That Full-time Masters-in-equity Shall Participate In The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System And To Provide For Certain Transfers Of Credits.
A House Resolution Welcoming Upsilon Phi Chapter Of The Darlington - Florence Area ~ Southeast Region Of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. To Columbia, South Carolina, On Their Inaugural Visit To The State House And To Congratulate Them On A Successful Seventy-first Southeast Regional Conference Held March 12-16, 2025, In Hilton Head Island, And To Thank The More Than Four Hundred Nurses Who Attended For Their Service To Humanity.
A House Resolution Welcoming Upsilon Phi Chapter Of The Darlington - Florence Area ~ Southeast Region Of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. To Columbia, South Carolina, On Their Inaugural Visit To The State House And To Congratulate Them On A Successful Seventy-first Southeast Regional Conference Held March 12-16, 2025, In Hilton Head Island, And To Thank The More Than Four Hundred Nurses Who Attended For Their Service To Humanity.
Recognize And Honor June Brailsford, Secretary/treasurer Of The Clarendon County Republican Party, And To Wish Her Many More Years Of Service To Her Community As She Turns Ninety In 2025.
Recognize And Honor June Brailsford, Secretary/treasurer Of The Clarendon County Republican Party, And To Wish Her Many More Years Of Service To Her Community As She Turns Ninety In 2025.
Approve Regulations Of The State Commission On Higher Education, Relating To Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5322, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws. - Ratified Title
Approve Regulations Of The State Commission On Higher Education, Relating To Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Program, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5322, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 106 Of 2021, Relating To The Consolidation Of School Districts In Clarendon County Into The Clarendon County School District, So As To Change The Method Of Determining The Results Of Elections For Members Of The Board Of Trustees, And To Require The Board Of Trustees To Annually Submit Its Proposed Budget To The Clarendon County Council For Approval. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 106 Of 2021, Relating To The Consolidation Of School Districts In Clarendon County Into The Clarendon County School District, So As To Change The Method Of Determining The Results Of Elections For Members Of The Board Of Trustees, And To Require The Board Of Trustees To Annually Submit Its Proposed Budget To The Clarendon County Council For Approval. - Ratified Title
Provide For The Continuing Authority To Pay The Expenses Of State Government If The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Begins Without A General Appropriations Act For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Having Been Enacted, And To Provide Exceptions. - Ratified Title
Provide For The Continuing Authority To Pay The Expenses Of State Government If The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Begins Without A General Appropriations Act For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Having Been Enacted, And To Provide Exceptions. - Ratified Title
Amend Sections 2 And 3 Of Act 1235 Of 1970 So As To Change The Name Of The Charleston County Airport District To The Charleston Regional Airport District And To Change The Name Of The Charleston County Aviation Authority To The Charleston Regional Aviation Authority. - Ratified Title
Amend Sections 2 And 3 Of Act 1235 Of 1970 So As To Change The Name Of The Charleston County Airport District To The Charleston Regional Airport District And To Change The Name Of The Charleston County Aviation Authority To The Charleston Regional Aviation Authority. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 432 Of 1947, As Amended, Relating To The Greenville Health System Board Of Trustees, So As To Revise The House Of Representatives' Districts Constituting The Districts Which Comprise House District Residency Seats On The Board. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 432 Of 1947, As Amended, Relating To The Greenville Health System Board Of Trustees, So As To Revise The House Of Representatives' Districts Constituting The Districts Which Comprise House District Residency Seats On The Board. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 779 Of 1988, As Amended, Relating To Laurens County School District 55, So As To Reapportion The Seven Single-member Districts From Which Members Of The Laurens County School District 55 Board Of Trustees Must Be Elected, To Redesignate The Map Number On Which These Single-member Districts Are Delineated, And To Provide Demographic Information Pertaining To The Reapportioned Election Districts. - Ratified Title
Amend Act 779 Of 1988, As Amended, Relating To Laurens County School District 55, So As To Reapportion The Seven Single-member Districts From Which Members Of The Laurens County School District 55 Board Of Trustees Must Be Elected, To Redesignate The Map Number On Which These Single-member Districts Are Delineated, And To Provide Demographic Information Pertaining To The Reapportioned Election Districts. - Ratified Title