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
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Social Services, Relating To Regulations For The Licensing Of Child Care Centers, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5314, 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 Regulations For The Licensing Of Child Care Centers, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5314, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-462 So As To Excuse Absences, Not To Exceed Ten School Days Per School Year, For Public School Students When Participating In Certain Career And Technical Student Organization Experiences, And To Provide Students And Their Parents Or Legal Guardians Are Responsible For Obtaining And Completing Assignments Missed During Such Excused Absences. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-462 So As To Excuse Absences, Not To Exceed Ten School Days Per School Year, For Public School Students When Participating In Certain Career And Technical Student Organization Experiences, And To Provide Students And Their Parents Or Legal Guardians Are Responsible For Obtaining And Completing Assignments Missed During Such Excused Absences. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-2-500, Relating To Definitions In The Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Revise The Definiton Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-510, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Additional Means For Making Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-515 So As To Provide Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; By Amending Section 30-2-700, Relating To Definitions In The Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-710, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Judges To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Means To Restrict Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-715 So As To Provide Active And Former Judges May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; To Delay The Effective Date Of Act 56 Of 2023, Which Enacted The "law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act" And The "judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act," From July 1, 2025, Until January 1, 2026; And To Direct The Office Of Court Administration And The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Collaborate And Create The Designated Form For Law Enforcement Officers And Judges To Use To Request State And Local Government Agencies Regstrict Public Access To Personal Contact Information In Disclosed Records, To Provide Requirements For The Contents Of The Form, And To Provide State Or Local Government Agencies May Provide Supplmental Forms To Identify Information Needed By State Or Local Government Agencies To Address Requests From Eligible Requesting Parties. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-2-500, Relating To Definitions In The Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Revise The Definiton Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-510, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Additional Means For Making Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-515 So As To Provide Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; By Amending Section 30-2-700, Relating To Definitions In The Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-710, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Judges To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Means To Restrict Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-715 So As To Provide Active And Former Judges May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; To Delay The Effective Date Of Act 56 Of 2023, Which Enacted The "law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act" And The "judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act," From July 1, 2025, Until January 1, 2026; And To Direct The Office Of Court Administration And The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Collaborate And Create The Designated Form For Law Enforcement Officers And Judges To Use To Request State And Local Government Agencies Regstrict Public Access To Personal Contact Information In Disclosed Records, To Provide Requirements For The Contents Of The Form, And To Provide State Or Local Government Agencies May Provide Supplmental Forms To Identify Information Needed By State Or Local Government Agencies To Address Requests From Eligible Requesting Parties. - Ratified Title
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Honorable Edward Gene Addington Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Eleven Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Honorable Edward Gene Addington Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Eleven Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "sexual Offender Act" By Adding Section 56-1-150 So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Must Place A Sexual Offender Identifier On The Drivers' Licenses Or Special Identification Cards Of Sexually Violent Predators And Sex Offenders, To Provide A Fee, And To Provide A Penalty For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "sexual Offender Act" By Adding Section 56-1-150 So As To Provide The Department Of Motor Vehicles Must Place A Sexual Offender Identifier On The Drivers' Licenses Or Special Identification Cards Of Sexually Violent Predators And Sex Offenders, To Provide A Fee, And To Provide A Penalty For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-455, Relating To The Requirement That Schools Allot Time For The Recitation Of The Pledge Of Allegiance, So As To Require Pupils To Salute The United States Flag And Recite The Pledge Of Allegiance.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-455, Relating To The Requirement That Schools Allot Time For The Recitation Of The Pledge Of Allegiance, So As To Require Pupils To Salute The United States Flag And Recite The Pledge Of Allegiance.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name Nesmith Corner Road In The Community Of Nesmith In Williamsburg County "columbus Pressley And Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name Nesmith Corner Road In The Community Of Nesmith In Williamsburg County "columbus Pressley And Claudie E. Pressley Memorial Road" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-7-190, Relating To Designation Of Voting Precincts In Clarendon County, So As To Split An Existing Precinct And Redesignate The Map Number On Which The Official Precinct Map Is Found On File With The Revenue And Fiscal Affairs Office. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-7-190, Relating To Designation Of Voting Precincts In Clarendon County, So As To Split An Existing Precinct And Redesignate The Map Number On Which The Official Precinct Map Is Found On File With The Revenue And Fiscal Affairs Office. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-77-285 So As To Provide Automobile Insurance Appraisers And Insurers May Not Require Insureds To Use Certain Facilities To Repair Or Replace Damaged Automobile Safety Glass, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-77-285 So As To Provide Automobile Insurance Appraisers And Insurers May Not Require Insureds To Use Certain Facilities To Repair Or Replace Damaged Automobile Safety Glass, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 Entitled "south Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission" So As To Establish The South Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission And Provide For Its Membership And Purpose.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 Entitled "south Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission" So As To Establish The South Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission And Provide For Its Membership And Purpose.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Sc 46 From S-97 (epps Avenue) To I-95 In Jasper County "mayor Bronco Bostick Highway" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Sc 46 From S-97 (epps Avenue) To I-95 In Jasper County "mayor Bronco Bostick Highway" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Stretch Of Highway 276 At 35º5'30" N By 82º36'53" W In Greenville County "alamo Cove" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Request That The Department Of Transportation Name The Stretch Of Highway 276 At 35º5'30" N By 82º36'53" W In Greenville County "alamo Cove" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing The Designation.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Prohibit A Public Entity From Requiring A Person To Disclose Their Race On An Application For Admission Or Employment.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Prohibit A Public Entity From Requiring A Person To Disclose Their Race On An Application For Admission Or Employment.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Indigo Hill Road In Charleston County From Its Intersection With South Carolina Highway 174 To Its Intersection With Clark Road "geno Middleton Road" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs Containing These Words.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Indigo Hill Road In Charleston County From Its Intersection With South Carolina Highway 174 To Its Intersection With Clark Road "geno Middleton Road" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs Containing These Words.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-7-1990 And 63-11-550, Both Relating To Confidentiality Of Child Welfare Records And Information, So As To Authorize Disclosure Of Case Records To County And State Guardian Ad Litem Program Staff And To The State Child Advocate; And By Amending Sections 63-11-700, 63-11-1340, And 63-11-1360, Relating To Certain Divisions Of The Department Of Children's Advocacy, So As To Update References To The Department And These Divisions. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-7-1990 And 63-11-550, Both Relating To Confidentiality Of Child Welfare Records And Information, So As To Authorize Disclosure Of Case Records To County And State Guardian Ad Litem Program Staff And To The State Child Advocate; And By Amending Sections 63-11-700, 63-11-1340, And 63-11-1360, Relating To Certain Divisions Of The Department Of Children's Advocacy, So As To Update References To The Department And These Divisions. - Ratified Title
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Where South Carolina Highway 18 Meets South Carolina Highway 9 In Union County "us Air Force Staff Sergeant Kenneth Jason Wilburn Memorial Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Where South Carolina Highway 18 Meets South Carolina Highway 9 In Union County "us Air Force Staff Sergeant Kenneth Jason Wilburn Memorial Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 25-11-730 So As To Provide That The Department Of Veterans' Affairs Shall Adopt Criteria For Admissions To And Discharges From South Carolina Veterans' Homes. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 25-11-730 So As To Provide That The Department Of Veterans' Affairs Shall Adopt Criteria For Admissions To And Discharges From South Carolina Veterans' Homes. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-77-410 So As To Require An Insurance Policy Covering A Person Operating A Rented Or Leased Vehicle Is Primary To Other Sources Of Financial Responsibility And Must Be Exhausted Before Recovering Under Another Policy.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-77-410 So As To Require An Insurance Policy Covering A Person Operating A Rented Or Leased Vehicle Is Primary To Other Sources Of Financial Responsibility And Must Be Exhausted Before Recovering Under Another Policy.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation - South Carolina State Board Of Funeral Service, Relating To South Carolina State Board Of Funeral Service, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5335, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Approve Regulations Of The Department Of Labor, Licensing And Regulation - South Carolina State Board Of Funeral Service, Relating To South Carolina State Board Of Funeral Service, Designated As Regulation Document Number 5335, Pursuant To The Provisions Of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 Of The South Carolina Code Of Laws.
Declare Saturday, June 14, 2025, As United States Army Day In South Carolina And To Encourage All Citizens Of This Great State To Reflect Upon The Profound Sense Of Duty And Patriotism Exhibited By The Soldiers Of The United States Army.
Declare Saturday, June 14, 2025, As United States Army Day In South Carolina And To Encourage All Citizens Of This Great State To Reflect Upon The Profound Sense Of Duty And Patriotism Exhibited By The Soldiers Of The United States Army.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-40, Relating To Family Court Judges Elected From Each Judicial Circuit, So As To Increase By One The Number Of Family Court Judges In The Ninth, Eleventh, And Fourteenth Circuits. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-3-40, Relating To Family Court Judges Elected From Each Judicial Circuit, So As To Increase By One The Number Of Family Court Judges In The Ninth, Eleventh, And Fourteenth Circuits. - Ratified Title
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Lynn Stokes-murray, Government Relations Director With Burr And Forman, Llc, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Almost Forty Years Of Exemplary Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Lynn Stokes-murray, Government Relations Director With Burr And Forman, Llc, Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement After Almost Forty Years Of Exemplary Service, And To Wish Her Continued Success And Happiness In All Her Future Endeavors.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1, So As To Establish The Office Of Parental Rights In The Executive Office Of The Governor; To Define "parent"; To Prohibit The State From Infringing On The Fundamental Rights Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Healthcare Of The Parent's Minor Child; And To Provide That The Office Of Parental Rights Shall Investigate Complaints From Parents Concerning Unlawful Govenmental Infringement Of Their Parental Rights And To Provide That The Office Shall Remedy Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 35 To Title 1, So As To Establish The Office Of Parental Rights In The Executive Office Of The Governor; To Define "parent"; To Prohibit The State From Infringing On The Fundamental Rights Of A Parent To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Healthcare Of The Parent's Minor Child; And To Provide That The Office Of Parental Rights Shall Investigate Complaints From Parents Concerning Unlawful Govenmental Infringement Of Their Parental Rights And To Provide That The Office Shall Remedy Violations.
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-36-1330, Relating To Appointment Or Election Of Board Members, So As To Establish A Seven-member Board And To Change The Appointment Procedure. - Ratified Title
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-36-1330, Relating To Appointment Or Election Of Board Members, So As To Establish A Seven-member Board And To Change The Appointment Procedure. - Ratified Title
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Seneca Presbyterian Church Upon The Occasion Of Its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Seneca Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.
A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Seneca Presbyterian Church Upon The Occasion Of Its One Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Seneca Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina.