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

Special Order, H. 5683

Set By Special Order H. 5683, Relating To Congressional Redistricting, For Immediate Consideration Upon Adoption Of The Special Order Resolution And Continuing Each Day Thereafter By Special Order Until Final Disposition Of H. 5683, To Provide For Consideration Of Amendments Including Senate Amendments, And To Provide Procedures For Debate.

"Dr. Jasper Salmond Highway"

Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of United States Highway 176 From Its Intersection With South Carolina Highway 16 To The Columbia Canal In Richland County "dr. Jasper Salmond Highway" And Place Appropriate Markers Or Signs Containing These Words At This Location.

Capital Reserve Fund appropriation

Appropriate Monies From The Capital Reserve Fund For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, And To Allow Unexpended Funds Appropriated To Be Carried Forward To Succeeding Fiscal Years And Expended For The Same Purposes. - Ratified Title

"You Matter Day" at Palmetto Middle School

Commend Palmetto Middle School For Its Institution Of "you Matter Day" In Memory Of Austin Smith, A Former Seventh Grade Student At Palmetto Middle, In Order To Raise Suicide Awareness Among Students And Assure Them That Their Lives Matter In This World.

Calhoun Academy Champions

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Calhoun Academy Boys Baseball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The South Carolina Independent School Association Class Aaa Boys Baseball State Championship.

Removal of People from Vehicle Park

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Provide The Conditions Under Which An Operator Of Any Recreational Vehicle Park May Have Any Transient Guest Of The Park Removed, And To Provide Guidelines For Removal Of The Guest.

Subpoena Powers

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-15-130 So As To Grant Subpoena Powers To The Legislative Audit Council; By Amending Section 2-15-40, Relating To The Qualifications For The Director Of The Legislative Audit Council, So As To Expand The Prerequisites For Holding The Position Of Director, Among Other Changes; By Amending Section 2-15-61, Relating To Access To Agency Records, So As To Expand The Legislative Audit Council's Access To Records And Facilities Upon Request And To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply; And By Amending Section 2-15-120, Relating To The Confidentiality Of Records, So As To Further Define Which Records Are Considered Confidential And To Revise The Definition Of "records."

Howard Barnard sympathy

Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Colonel Howard D. Barnard Iii Of Horry County And To Extend Deepest Sympathy To His Loving Family And His Many Friends.

Melinda Pounder

Recognize And Honor Melinda Pounder Of Jennie Moore Elementary In Mount Pleasant And To Congratulate Her Upon Being Chosen As An Extra Ordinary Educator By Curriculum Associates.

Blue Ridge Community

Provide That Single-family Dwelling Units In The Blue Ridge Community In Greenville County Must Be Built On Five Acre Tracts, To Provide That Multi-family Dwellings Built In The Blue Ridge Community Must Be Built On A Tract Of Land That Is Equal To Five Acres Of Land For Each Dwelling Unit, And To Provide For An Exception.

William Hewitt "Witt" Mitchell

Recognize And Honor William Hewitt "witt" Mitchell For His Exemplary Service As A Page To The South Carolina House Of Representatives Since 2024 And To Commend Him For His Willingness To Serve As Acting Reading Clerk In The Absence Of The Distinguished James L. Mann "bubba" Cromer.

Taxes

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "state Of South Carolina Small Business Tax Cut Of 2026"; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt The First Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property Owned By A Small Business; By Amending Section 12-37-900, Relating To Property Tax Returns, So As To Provide That A Taxpayer Is Not Required To Return Business Personal Property For Taxation If The Taxpayer Has Less Than Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property; By Adding Section 12-37-980 So As To Require That All Business Personal Property Required To Be Returned For Taxation To Be Returned To The Department Of Revenue; By Amending Section 12-20-50, Relating To The License Tax On Corporations, So As To Provide That, Under Certain Circumstances, The Fee Does Not Apply To Any Portion Of The First Fifty Million Dollars Of Certain Capital Stock And Paid-in Or Capital Surplus; And By Amending Section 33-44-409, Relating To Standards Of Conduct Of A Corporate Officer, So As To Provide An Exception To Refraining From Competing.

Dr. Akil E. Ross, SC Superintendent of the Year

Congratulate And Honor Dr. Akil E. Ross Sr. Of Lexington-richland School District Five Upon Being Named 2027 South Carolina Superintendent Of The Year By The South Carolina Association Of School Administrators.

Jean Gorthy, retirement

Congratulate Jean Moree Gorthy Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Forty Years Of Dedicated Service As An Educator, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In All Her Future Endeavors.

2026 Elections

Change The Primary Date For The 2026 General Election To The Second Tuesday Of August; And To Require Additional Filing Times.

Disclosure of Economic Interests

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-100, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend "public Member" To Include A Person Nominated And Appointed To A Noncompensated Part-time Position On A Board, Commission, Or Council; By Adding Section 8-13-1100 So As To Outline Responsibilities For Disclosing Economic Interests; By Amending Section 8-13-1110, Relating To Statements Of Economic Interests, So As To Address Agency Requirements For Filing Disclosure Forms; By Amending Section 8-13-1170, So As To Provide That A Public Member Who Files The Initial Statement Of Economic Interests Within Ten Days After Notice From The State Ethics Commission Shall Not Be In Violation Of Chapter 13, Title 8; And By Amending Section 8-13-1356, Relating To Filing Deadlines For Economic Interests Statements, So As To Provide When Certain Candidates For Elective Office Must File A Statement Of Economic Interests.

Jimmy Crosby

Recognize And Honor Jimmy Crosby, A Dedicated Educator In Richland School District Two For More Than Three Decades And To Express The Deepest Appreciation For His Commitment To Excellence And To His Students.

Rob Tester Retirement

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Rob Tester Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Forty Years Of Dedicated Public Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

Retirement of Bill Taylor

A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend The Honorable Bill Taylor Of Aiken County For His Dedicated Service In The South Carolina House Of Representatives On Behalf Of His Constituents And The Citizens Of South Carolina And To Wish Him Success And Happiness In All His Future Endeavors.

Henry Turner

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Henry Turner Upon The Occasion Of His Retirement, To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead.

Camp Thunderbird

A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Ymca Camp Thunderbird Upon The Occasion Of Its Ninetieth Anniversary And To Recognize August 28, 2026, As Camp Thunderbird Day In South Carolina.

Level Up Elevate SC Day

A Senate Resolution To Recognize May 28, 2026, As "level Up Elevate Sc Day" In South Carolina.

Cargo Theft

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-13-136 So As To Define Necessary Terms, Create Cargo Theft Offenses, And Provide Penalties For The Offenses.

Kershaw Elementary School

Recognize And Honor The Pupils, Faculty, And Administration Of Kershaw Elementary School For Being Chosen As A Beating The Odds Investigative Study School And To Congratulate Them For Overcoming Issues That Hinder The Possibility Of An Excellent Education In Order To Become High Achieving In Academics.

Reduction of sentences for substantial assistance

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-25-65, Relating To The Reduction Of A Sentence For Substantial Assistance To The State, So As To Require Notice To The Arresting Law Enforcement Agency And Any Victims, To Require A Hearing With Findings Of Fact In A Written Order, To Require Verification Of Substantial Assistance By Law Enforcement Or The Correctional Facility, And To Allow Reduction Of Mandatory Minimum Sentences In The Discretion Of The Judge.

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