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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Status Offenses"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PLAYING OF PINBALL MACHINES BY A MINOR. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3020"
citation: "South Carolina H 3020 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "C. Mitchell", "Grant", "King", "Pedalino", "Rutherford", "Taylor", "Weeks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ed27b0a-ed88-4af8-8f15-bda49d6235e6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3020&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9e12ccad0297a557ad65beaece9cee117c1e4742501e4b60e6c93350ed81b98e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3020 (2025-2026) — Status Offenses
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-1-40 AND 63-19-20, BOTH RELATING TO STATUS OFFENSES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE PLAYING A PINBALL MACHINE AS A STATUS OFFENSE; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 63-19-2430 RELATING TO THE PLAYING OF PINBALL MACHINES BY A MINOR. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3020.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3020_20250206.htm)
3. **04/09/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3020_20260409.htm)
4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3020_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Grant — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Weeks
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 167
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 212
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ed27b0a-ed88-4af8-8f15-bda49d6235e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Long Term Care Council"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3022"
citation: "South Carolina H 3022 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guest", "Kirby", "M.M. Smith", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c86d9c62-339e-4d5a-85b8-355628f281d8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3022&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9d2afa1701fcc2a7658e63efe06c47b5216f71e532f54599242e18cc86467e28"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3022 (2025-2026) — Long Term Care Council
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-130, RELATING TO THE LONG-TERM CARE COUNCIL, SO AS TO CORRECT REFERENCES TO CERTAIN AGENCIES WITH MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL; BY AMENDING SECTION 43-21-140, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF DATA WITH MEMBER AGENCIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3022.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20250212.htm)
3. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20250213.htm)
4. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20260415.htm)
5. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20260429.htm)
6. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20260506.htm)
7. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3022_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **118–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Guest — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-05-06** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 168
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 129
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c86d9c62-339e-4d5a-85b8-355628f281d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, Mikka's, and Bumi's Law"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING \"FARGO'S, HYCO'S, RICO'S, COBA'S, WICK'S, MIKKA'S, AND BUMI'S LAW\" 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; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-90, RELATING TO EXPENDITURES FROM THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN AWARD FOR INJURY OR DEATH OF A SPECIFIC PATROL CANINE OR CANINE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR TRACKING OR SPECIFIC DETECTION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3034"
citation: "South Carolina H 3034 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Bowers", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Chapman", "Collins", "Cromer", "D. Mitchell", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Gagnon", "Gilliam", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hager", "Hixon", "Holman", "J.E. Johnson", "J.L. Johnson", "Kilmartin", "Kirby", "Landing", "Lawson", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "Moss", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "T. Moore", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "White", "Whitmire", "Wickensimer", "Willis", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4afc5f05-2647-4670-9fc2-ace7994b5d55"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3034&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "053b0afc093dd3177aafb663123bb2f6efda630ac7ab16c82f17a0b83c73d920"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3034 (2025-2026) — Fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, Mikka's, and Bumi's Law
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING "FARGO'S, HYCO'S, RICO'S, COBA'S, WICK'S, MIKKA'S, AND BUMI'S LAW" 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; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-90, RELATING TO EXPENDITURES FROM THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF AN AWARD FOR INJURY OR DEATH OF A SPECIFIC PATROL CANINE OR CANINE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR TRACKING OR SPECIFIC DETECTION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3034.htm)
2. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260326.htm)
3. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260331.htm)
4. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260401.htm)
5. **04/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260428.htm)
6. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260429.htm)
7. **04/29/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260429a.htm)
8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20260506.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3034_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **116–2** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **106–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- D. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Gagnon, Calhoon
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Lawson, Kirby, Ligon, Bailey, Forrest, Gilliam, Willis, Erickson, Schuessler, Vaughan, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire, Robbins, T.Moore, Brewer, Guffey
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
- **2025-03-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Kilmartin
- **2026-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Cromer
- **2026-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
- **2026-03-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
- **2026-03-31** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, King, JL Johnson, Rivers, Gilliard, Waters, Kirby, Luck, Henderson-Myers
- **2026-03-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2026-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson, B.Newton
- **2026-04-01** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-01** Reconsider vote whereby debate adjourned until Thur., 4-2-26
- **2026-04-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2
- **2026-04-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-28** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-2
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 169
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 130
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4afc5f05-2647-4670-9fc2-ace7994b5d55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3049"
citation: "South Carolina H 3049 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Cromer", "Long", "Pope", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13831f5a-eb07-4cff-90e5-34ce6195c583"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3049&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "3ae4c8e2b0ce03f4fa97603d494c7b012c5e5730346d7c80792805ee35821b2a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3049 (2025-2026) — Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3049.htm)
2. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260429.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250430.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250501.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260505.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 170
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 131
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13831f5a-eb07-4cff-90e5-34ce6195c583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Disclosure of Intimate Images"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-330 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS FOR THE OFFENSE OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-332 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES, TO PROVIDE GRADUATED PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3058"
citation: "South Carolina H 3058 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Bradley", "Cobb-Hunter", "Erickson", "Govan", "Guffey", "McCravy", "Pope", "Spann-Wilder", "Taylor", "W. Newton", "Willis", "Wooten"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61b98305-0ef9-443a-89ba-4983fcd032f3"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3058&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "04d9503162e8404e15d2f20f0c82046cfc8ba8ba620e870a6cc9a1524631cb28"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3058 (2025-2026) — Disclosure of Intimate Images
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-330 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS FOR THE OFFENSE OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-332 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES, TO PROVIDE GRADUATED PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3058.htm)
2. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250402.htm)
3. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250404.htm)
4. **04/22/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250422.htm)
5. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250423.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250429.htm)
7. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250501.htm)
8. **05/01/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20250501a.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3058_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-09** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-25
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, B.Newton
- **2025-04-10** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
- **2025-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-04-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 56
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 37
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61b98305-0ef9-443a-89ba-4983fcd032f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Failure to stop a motor vehicle"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-750, RELATING TO FAILURE TO STOP MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN SIGNALED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES, TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL FELONY OFFENSE WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS LED ON A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3127"
citation: "South Carolina H 3127 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Chapman", "Cromer", "Davis", "Duncan", "Erickson", "Gagnon", "Gilreath", "Hartz", "Hixon", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Taylor", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Williams", "Wooten"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 38
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a7ab081-cb78-4635-99ae-f92732078c5f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3127&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "a66b93c3dc3d524b72e355d54d19e698098d2ba64e34dbaa89a651e3eec7faf2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3127 (2025-2026) — Failure to stop a motor vehicle
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-750, RELATING TO FAILURE TO STOP MOTOR VEHICLES WHEN SIGNALED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES, TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL FELONY OFFENSE WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS LED ON A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3127.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20250226.htm)
3. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20250409.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20250416.htm)
5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20250430.htm)
6. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20250507.htm)
7. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3127_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Table Amendment 4 — **79–25** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **98–10** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 3 — **84–27** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 3a — **95–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **35–5** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gilreath — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-25-25
- **2025-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Taylor, Gagnon, Oremus, Hartz, Davis
- **2025-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2025-03-25** Debate adjourned
- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
- **2025-03-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Martin, BL Cox, Collins, Bowers, Jordan, Guest, Hager, Whitmire
- **2025-03-26** Debate adjourned
- **2025-03-27** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-04-02** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-03** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
- **2025-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-10
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-04-29** Special order, set for April 29, 2025
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-5
- **2025-05-06** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- **2025-05-07** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-05-07** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 57
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/26
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 38
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a7ab081-cb78-4635-99ae-f92732078c5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Occupational diseases"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 42-11-30, RELATING TO COMPENSABLE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE STROKES AND TO REVISE PRESUMPTION ENTITLEMENT CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3163"
citation: "South Carolina H 3163 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bauer", "Guffey", "Hartnett", "Kilmartin", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "Montgomery", "Pope", "Sanders", "Spann-Wilder", "Taylor", "Teeple", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46391542-c8a4-4b98-975f-6e859a6d5542"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3163&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ed785b4d7d235f09273ba206ea295a6d6932a1370686116f2218a81031080c28"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3163 (2025-2026) — Occupational diseases
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 42-11-30, RELATING TO COMPENSABLE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FOR FIREFIGHTERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE STROKES AND TO REVISE PRESUMPTION ENTITLEMENT CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3163.htm)
2. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250409.htm)
3. **04/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250410.htm)
4. **04/10/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250410a.htm)
5. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20260429.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–3** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Montgomery — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Teeple
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Montgomery
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Taylor
- **2025-04-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2025-04-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2025-04-22** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-3
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 171
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 132
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46391542-c8a4-4b98-975f-6e859a6d5542`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "License plates"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1230, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS OF LICENSE PLATES, THE PERIODIC ISSUANCE OF NEW PLATES, AND THE ISSUANCE OF REVALIDATION STICKERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE LICENSE PLATES COMMEMORATING THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3175"
citation: "South Carolina H 3175 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Collins", "Forrest"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2abce8f3-9ba2-4f02-a590-20609e4ed3b7"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3175&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "322ba5813fed68c49034a601db7bf8bdc4e3adb15d806f8131444ebdaf99d6cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3175 (2025-2026) — License plates
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1230, RELATING TO SPECIFICATIONS OF LICENSE PLATES, THE PERIODIC ISSUANCE OF NEW PLATES, AND THE ISSUANCE OF REVALIDATION STICKERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE LICENSE PLATES COMMEMORATING THE TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3175.htm)
2. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250409.htm)
3. **04/14/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250414.htm)
4. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250423.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250429.htm)
6. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250430.htm)
7. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250501.htm)
8. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20250505.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3175_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- **2025-04-09** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2025-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
- **2025-04-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-22** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 58
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 39
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2abce8f3-9ba2-4f02-a590-20609e4ed3b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unstructured and self-directed recess in public schools"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-10, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO EXPAND SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND RECESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-30, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE NONCERTIFIED STAFF AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-80, RELATING TO REQUIRED SUBJECTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS; AND TO REDESIGNATE ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 AS \"PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3195"
citation: "South Carolina H 3195 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Bradley", "Chumley", "Erickson", "Gilliard", "Haddon", "Hartz", "Hixon", "Ligon", "Luck", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Rivers", "Taylor", "Weeks", "Williams"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb00aa35-53ce-40dc-b8dc-f65c981e6a43"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3195&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9ba17174589bba45ab5780b0bc82baa8d40581505475c0e32b5c4afe3ebdb3d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3195 (2025-2026) — Unstructured and self-directed recess in public schools
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-10, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO EXPAND SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND RECESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-30, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE NONCERTIFIED STAFF AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-80, RELATING TO REQUIRED SUBJECTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS; AND TO REDESIGNATE ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 AS "PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY." - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3195.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20250206.htm)
3. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20250211.htm)
4. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20250213.htm)
5. **02/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20250218.htm)
6. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20260325.htm)
7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20260429.htm)
8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20260506.htm)
9. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20260513.htm)
10. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3195_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **102–11** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **101–3** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Luck — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
- **2025-02-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Weeks, Oremus, Hartz, Williams, Luck
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers, Anderson
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-05-13** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-11
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 245
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 202
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb00aa35-53ce-40dc-b8dc-f65c981e6a43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Educator Assistance Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"EDUCATOR ASSISTANCE ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-145 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF DATA BEING COLLECTED UNDER CURRENT PROCEDURES TO REPORT ON CERTAIN POSTSECONDARY MATTERS CONCERNING GRADUATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO REQUIRE THE STREAMLINING OF DATA COLLECTION TIMELINES AND PROCESSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-47, RELATING TO POLICIES AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS FOR UNUSED TEACHER LEAVE, SO AS TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POLICIES THAT ALLOW TEACHERS TO DONATE SUCH UNUSED LEAVE TO A LEAVE BANK FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-410, RELATING TO ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL TEACHER EMPLOYMENT AND ASSIGNMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATION MUST INCLUDE CERTAIN SALARY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE REQUIRED NOTICE, TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF TENTATIVE TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO PROHIBIT LIMITATIONS ON TEACHER REASSIGNMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-425, RELATING TO REQUIRED DAYS FOR COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS TO FOUR, TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS MUST VERIFY COMPLETING OF THE REQUIRED COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A CERTAIN MANNER, TO PROVIDE TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS MUST BE PROVIDED SELF-DIRECTED FREE TIME TO EVALUATE STUDENT ACADEMIC DATA, INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, AND CLASSROOM PREPARATION, AND TO REMOVE A TWO-DAY MAXIMUM LIMITATION ON USE OF THESE COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS FOR THE PREPARATION AND OPENING OF SCHOOLS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-160, RELATING TO ACTIONS CONSTITUTING JUST CAUSE GROUNDS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION PURPOSES, SO AS TO INCLUDE BREACH OF CONTRACT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-530, RELATING TO UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND BREACH OF CONTRACT BY TEACHERS, SO AS TO RECHARACTERIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AS BEING BREACH OF CONTRACT INSTEAD OF UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR SUCH BREACHES OF CONTRACT, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT FINDINGS FOR TEACHERS WHO MOVE TO BONA FIDE RESIDENCES IN NONCONTIGUOUS COUNTIES DURING THE CONTRACT TERM, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-40, RELATING TO CONTINUING CONTRACT STATUS FOR TEACHERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYING DISTRICTS SHALL AWARD CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE RENEWAL TO CONTINUING CONTRACT TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE SUCH COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-45, RELATING TO RETIRED EDUCATOR TEACHING CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE SUCH CERTIFICATES LIFETIME IN DURATION INSTEAD OF RENEWABLE, TO PROVIDE SUCH TEACHERS MAY TEACH ON A FULL-TIME BASIS OR PART-TIME BASIS, AND TO EXEMPT SUCH TEACHERS FROM CERTIFICATE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS; BY REPEALING SECTION 59-101-130 RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOLS REPORTING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING REPORTING TO HIGH SCHOOLS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 59-101-140 RELATING TO TABULATION OF REPORTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3196"
citation: "South Carolina H 3196 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Anderson", "B. Newton", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Chumley", "Collins", "Cromer", "Duncan", "Edgerton", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliam", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Grant", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Hartz", "Hixon", "Kilmartin", "Lawson", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "Magnuson", "Martin", "McCravy", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Reese", "Rivers", "Sanders", "Schuessler", "Spann-Wilder", "Stavrinakis", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Terribile", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Wetmore", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a15db35b-d59a-4d1a-bc2b-3339a359bc62"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3196&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "079a32fa60fa2dbad1640ec83f796d8e4ff4876c32352dc2318d25a3564238f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3196 (2025-2026) — Educator Assistance Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "EDUCATOR ASSISTANCE ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-145 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF DATA BEING COLLECTED UNDER CURRENT PROCEDURES TO REPORT ON CERTAIN POSTSECONDARY MATTERS CONCERNING GRADUATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO REQUIRE THE STREAMLINING OF DATA COLLECTION TIMELINES AND PROCESSES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-47, RELATING TO POLICIES AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS FOR UNUSED TEACHER LEAVE, SO AS TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POLICIES THAT ALLOW TEACHERS TO DONATE SUCH UNUSED LEAVE TO A LEAVE BANK FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-410, RELATING TO ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL TEACHER EMPLOYMENT AND ASSIGNMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NOTIFICATION MUST INCLUDE CERTAIN SALARY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS IN THE REQUIRED NOTICE, TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF TENTATIVE TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN FOURTEEN CALENDAR DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND TO PROHIBIT LIMITATIONS ON TEACHER REASSIGNMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-1-425, RELATING TO REQUIRED DAYS FOR COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ANNUAL SCHOOL CALENDAR, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS TO FOUR, TO PROVIDE DISTRICTS MUST VERIFY COMPLETING OF THE REQUIRED COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN A CERTAIN MANNER, TO PROVIDE TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS MUST BE PROVIDED SELF-DIRECTED FREE TIME TO EVALUATE STUDENT ACADEMIC DATA, INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING, AND CLASSROOM PREPARATION, AND TO REMOVE A TWO-DAY MAXIMUM LIMITATION ON USE OF THESE COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS FOR THE PREPARATION AND OPENING OF SCHOOLS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-160, RELATING TO ACTIONS CONSTITUTING JUST CAUSE GROUNDS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATE REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION PURPOSES, SO AS TO INCLUDE BREACH OF CONTRACT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-25-530, RELATING TO UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND BREACH OF CONTRACT BY TEACHERS, SO AS TO RECHARACTERIZE CERTAIN ACTIONS AS BEING BREACH OF CONTRACT INSTEAD OF UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND CONSEQUENCES FOR SUCH BREACHES OF CONTRACT, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM BREACH OF CONTRACT FINDINGS FOR TEACHERS WHO MOVE TO BONA FIDE RESIDENCES IN NONCONTIGUOUS COUNTIES DURING THE CONTRACT TERM, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-40, RELATING TO CONTINUING CONTRACT STATUS FOR TEACHERS, SO AS TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYING DISTRICTS SHALL AWARD CREDITS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING CERTIFICATE RENEWAL TO CONTINUING CONTRACT TEACHERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE SUCH COLLEGIAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-26-45, RELATING TO RETIRED EDUCATOR TEACHING CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE SUCH CERTIFICATES LIFETIME IN DURATION INSTEAD OF RENEWABLE, TO PROVIDE SUCH TEACHERS MAY TEACH ON A FULL-TIME BASIS OR PART-TIME BASIS, AND TO EXEMPT SUCH TEACHERS FROM CERTIFICATE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS; BY REPEALING SECTION 59-101-130 RELATING TO HIGH SCHOOLS REPORTING TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING REPORTING TO HIGH SCHOOLS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 59-101-140 RELATING TO TABULATION OF REPORTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3196.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250206.htm)
3. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250211.htm)
4. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250212.htm)
5. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250213.htm)
6. **04/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250410.htm)
7. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250416.htm)
8. **04/22/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20250422.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3196_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **116–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Edgerton — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Grant — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Reese — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Terribile — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins, Vaughan, Caskey
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Kilmartin, Magnuson, Haddon, Wetmore, M.M.Smith, Schuessler, Stavrinakis
- **2025-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple
- **2025-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Pedalino, Taylor, Hixon, Govan, Calhoon, Ligon
- **2025-02-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson, Yow, Edgerton, Cromer, Reese, Gilliard, Alexander, Rivers, Oremus, Hartz, Anderson
- **2025-02-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-10** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-04-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 41
- **2025-05-07** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2025-05-12** Act No. 12
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a15db35b-d59a-4d1a-bc2b-3339a359bc62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Telehealth for Veterinary Services"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 69, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR VETERINARY SERVICES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REMOVE AN OBSOLETE DEFINITION AND TO DEFINE \"VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3223"
citation: "South Carolina H 3223 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c0535d7-6e04-4158-9539-9c7fed636d87"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3223&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8f95d43f618205beb5972142d5e4b697753b667d9213ed495e36d897a4bf3690"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3223 (2025-2026) — Telehealth for Veterinary Services
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 69, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR VETERINARY SERVICES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-69-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO REMOVE AN OBSOLETE DEFINITION AND TO DEFINE "VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP." - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3223.htm)
2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20260219.htm)
3. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250429.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250430.htm)
5. **04/30/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20250430a.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3223_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 107
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 102
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c0535d7-6e04-4158-9539-9c7fed636d87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excused school absences"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3247"
citation: "South Carolina H 3247 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowers", "C. Mitchell", "Chumley", "Garvin", "Govan", "Haddon", "Hixon", "Ligon", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Rivers", "Spann-Wilder", "Yow"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35363136-c093-4155-87fc-69ac940cc3b5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3247&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "b2bca51a916da9493fe90ab6ea3f5ccc708231bbabed68af58af93dd55f0de17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3247 (2025-2026) — Excused school absences
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3247.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20250206.htm)
3. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20250211.htm)
4. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20250226.htm)
5. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20250304.htm)
6. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20250305.htm)
7. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3247_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bowers — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
- **2025-02-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Yow, C.Mitchell, Ligon
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Govan
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-05** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-03-25** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 17
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-05-07** Act No. 6
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35363136-c093-4155-87fc-69ac940cc3b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Physician licensure"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-32, RELATING TO SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED CRITERIA REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT MEDICAL LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY WAIVE CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOUND TO POSSESS THE GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO COMPETENTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3254"
citation: "South Carolina H 3254 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Erickson", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d08663d-cc0e-4a53-9fef-75bea7cffdc8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3254&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "7a80172abcbab9b48aee1ae14810dbffb26138b19559335c51652ae720ce870a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3254 (2025-2026) — Physician licensure
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-32, RELATING TO SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS AND RELATED CRITERIA REQUIRED OF APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT MEDICAL LICENSURE BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE BOARD MAY WAIVE CERTAIN EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS FOUND TO POSSESS THE GENERAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO COMPETENTLY PRACTICE MEDICINE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3254.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20250212.htm)
3. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20260219.htm)
4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3254_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 108
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 103
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d08663d-cc0e-4a53-9fef-75bea7cffdc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "First responder automobile insurance premiums"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INSURERS OR AGENTS FROM CONSIDERING THE WORK-RELATED DRIVING RECORD OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER'S PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3259"
citation: "South Carolina H 3259 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.L. Cox", "Chapman", "Davis", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Holman", "Lawson", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "Pedalino", "Pope"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34e70e52-d052-4655-982f-c82f47634c36"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3259&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ae5edc9250e0d74cad14fb696c432b354ed2a89053408e7fcaa72c2d15b08018"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3259 (2025-2026) — First responder automobile insurance premiums
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INSURERS OR AGENTS FROM CONSIDERING THE WORK-RELATED DRIVING RECORD OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER'S PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3259.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250226.htm)
3. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250227.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250416.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Gibson — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox, Ligon
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 172
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 133
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34e70e52-d052-4655-982f-c82f47634c36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC Hands-Free Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT\" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, TO DEFINE THE TERM \"MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE,\" TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY NOT BE USED WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FINES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CITIZENS ARRESTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT SIGNS ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE ONLY WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD; AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH CERTAIN OFFICIALS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS STOPPED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3276"
citation: "South Carolina H 3276 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Calhoon", "Chapman", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Hart", "Hartnett", "Hixon", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "McGinnis", "Pope", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Taylor", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c55dc506-8d86-4d3e-a075-2d732b6e9bb6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3276&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "184057e562c1d879218162a705fe89a95c99c65027587aed416fb8379907468b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3276 (2025-2026) — SC Hands-Free Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE," TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY NOT BE USED WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FINES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CITIZENS ARRESTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT SIGNS ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE ONLY WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD; AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH CERTAIN OFFICIALS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS STOPPED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3276.htm)
2. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250320.htm)
3. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250325.htm)
4. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250327.htm)
5. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250409.htm)
6. **04/09/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250409a.htm)
7. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250416.htm)
8. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20250430.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3276_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **85–25** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 7 — **18–82** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **77–37** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1 — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **53–39** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Henderson-Myers, Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-03-25** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-26** Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-27-25
- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Anderson, Rivers, Schuessler
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-03-27** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Long, Gibson, Frank, Edgerton, Magnuson, Kilmartin, White, Terribile, Chumley, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff, Williams, McDaniel, Grant, Garvin, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Rose, Kirby, Hosey, Taylor
- **2025-03-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-27** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett
- **2025-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-25
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-15** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Special order, set for April 29, 2025
- **2025-04-30** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-37
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 59
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 09/01/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 40
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c55dc506-8d86-4d3e-a075-2d732b6e9bb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing law enforcement education credits and EMS training"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONTINUING LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION CREDITS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-61-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE COURSES IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3285"
citation: "South Carolina H 3285 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bustos", "Cobb-Hunter", "Davis", "Garvin", "Gilliard", "Hartnett", "Henderson-Myers", "Holman", "J.L. Johnson", "Landing", "M.M. Smith", "Rivers", "Spann-Wilder", "Teeple", "Waters", "Wickensimer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04b13164-bc0e-422b-89f8-ac8fee958b5a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3285&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c7dc326e6fe93348500d35eed60486f219d91a6ea6416d9e9f904abedbc167a4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3285 (2025-2026) — Continuing law enforcement education credits and EMS training
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 23-23-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONTINUING LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION CREDITS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 44-61-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE COURSES IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3285.htm)
2. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3285_20250402.htm)
3. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3285_20250404.htm)
4. **04/09/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3285_20260409.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3285_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Bustos, J.L.Johnson, Teeple, Wickensimer
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman
- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters, Rivers, Gilliard
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 173
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 134
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04b13164-bc0e-422b-89f8-ac8fee958b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Golf carts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ALONG THE STATE'S PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PASSENGERS MUST WEAR SAFETY BELTS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-2-105 RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3292"
citation: "South Carolina H 3292 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B.L. Cox", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Hartz", "Hixon", "Pace", "Pedalino", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc143d19-7f03-4c41-b9b8-8d5f8cfb9184"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3292&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "5afd6c3a9d5af9127137d4541b446ace98cd4d32f3c550ddb7a53abc3dab57c8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3292 (2025-2026) — Golf carts
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 56-2-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS ALONG THE STATE'S PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES TO REGULATE THE OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PASSENGERS MUST WEAR SAFETY BELTS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 56-2-105 RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF GOLF CARTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3292.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20250206.htm)
3. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20250211.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20250501.htm)
5. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20250506.htm)
6. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20250507.htm)
7. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3292_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **105–6** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Pace — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.L.Cox
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bradley
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hartz, Atkinson
- **2025-02-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-6
- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 92
- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/25
- **2025-05-27** Act No. 64
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc143d19-7f03-4c41-b9b8-8d5f8cfb9184`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tax Increment Financing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 31-12-30, RELATING TO REDEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT INCLUDES CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 31-12-210, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS MUST BE ISSUED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3333"
citation: "South Carolina H 3333 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Caskey", "Davis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7ffcb60-95af-452c-9251-3f1fdc84227d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3333&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "7a8768513536e889cc6a28976696a392eba86af14e1853b642267831cfe616fe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3333 (2025-2026) — Tax Increment Financing
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 31-12-30, RELATING TO REDEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT INCLUDES CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 31-12-210, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BY MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS MUST BE ISSUED. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3333.htm)
2. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3333_20250403.htm)
3. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3333_20250415.htm)
4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3333_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **80–16** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-16
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 42
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 07/01/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 24
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7ffcb60-95af-452c-9251-3f1fdc84227d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Designation of representation in magistrates court"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-1-103, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATION IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCLUDE HOUSING AUTHORITIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 31-3-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSING AUTHORITIES MAY DESIGNATE A CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3335"
citation: "South Carolina H 3335 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dillard", "Garvin", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef4d2e90-e617-4856-8bec-cec531884f46"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3335&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ab7e0a5f8961e830b9305991ab742c89ed8477e1e43eed84cbc2fd4500961ffd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3335 (2025-2026) — Designation of representation in magistrates court
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 33-1-103, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF REPRESENTATION IN MAGISTRATES COURT, SO AS TO INCLUDE HOUSING AUTHORITIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 31-3-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HOUSING AUTHORITIES MAY DESIGNATE A CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3335.htm)
2. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20260429.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20250430.htm)
4. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20260507.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3335_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-07** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2026-05-12** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 246
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 233
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef4d2e90-e617-4856-8bec-cec531884f46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tort Reform and Liquor Liability"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 15-38-15, RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY AND THE APPORTIONMENT OF PERCENTAGES OF FAULT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OR DRUG EXCEPTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO FURTHER MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION APPLYING TO THE USE, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS IN A CAUSE OF ACTION AND FOR THE TRIER OF FACT TO ALLOCATE FAULT TO ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ADDITIONAL NONDEFENDANT TORTFEASORS SHALL BE ADDED TO A VERDICT FORM AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY SHALL NOT BE ADDED; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-2220, RELATING TO ALCOHOL SALES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY SELLING ALCOHOL TO AN INTOXICATED PERSON; BY ADDING CHAPTER 3 TO TITLE 61 SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-60, RELATING TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE REGULATIONS FOR THE ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-4-580, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS BY HOLDERS OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER OR WINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-523 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT COLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 38-73-550 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN REPORTS REGARDING LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE IN THIS STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-90-20, RELATING TO LICENSING, REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION, FEES, AND RENEWAL, SO AS TO INCLUDE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-145, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR LIQUOR LIABILITY RISK MITIGATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-2-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TORTFEASORS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES SHALL APPEAR ON THE JURY VERDICT FORM UPON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE IF A VERDICT IS RENDERED AGAINST BOTH A LICENSEE AND A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES THAT THE LICENSEE IS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PLAINTIFF'S ACTUAL DAMAGES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3430"
citation: "South Carolina H 3430 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bannister", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Collins", "Crawford", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Hager", "Hardee", "Hartz", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Jordan", "Landing", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McGinnis", "Murphy", "Neese", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Rankin", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Whitmire", "Wickensimer", "Willis", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f47825a-c6ad-4294-9194-c77f48a8ea82"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3430&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "671932e7573544b7f71a22873a155046ca8793a44e2f54bb5d5df65b41f557eb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3430 (2025-2026) — Tort Reform and Liquor Liability
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 15-38-15, RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY AND THE APPORTIONMENT OF PERCENTAGES OF FAULT AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OR DRUG EXCEPTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SO AS TO FURTHER MODIFY PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION APPLYING TO THE USE, SALE, OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS IN A CAUSE OF ACTION AND FOR THE TRIER OF FACT TO ALLOCATE FAULT TO ADDITIONAL TORTFEASORS, AND TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH ADDITIONAL NONDEFENDANT TORTFEASORS SHALL BE ADDED TO A VERDICT FORM AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THEY SHALL NOT BE ADDED; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-6-2220, RELATING TO ALCOHOL SALES, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY SELLING ALCOHOL TO AN INTOXICATED PERSON; BY ADDING CHAPTER 3 TO TITLE 61 SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-60, RELATING TO REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE REGULATIONS FOR THE ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-4-580, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS BY HOLDERS OF PERMITS AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF BEER OR WINE, SO AS TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 61-4-523 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT COLLEGIATE SPORTING EVENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 38-73-550 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN REPORTS REGARDING LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE IN THIS STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-90-20, RELATING TO LICENSING, REQUIRED INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION, FEES, AND RENEWAL, SO AS TO INCLUDE LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE; BY AMENDING SECTION 61-2-145, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT OF LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR LIQUOR LIABILITY RISK MITIGATION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-2-147 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TORTFEASORS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES SHALL APPEAR ON THE JURY VERDICT FORM UPON MOTION OF THE DEFENDANT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE IF A VERDICT IS RENDERED AGAINST BOTH A LICENSEE AND A DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES THAT THE LICENSEE IS JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE PLAINTIFF'S ACTUAL DAMAGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3430.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250212.htm)
3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250326.htm)
4. **04/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250401.htm)
5. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250403.htm)
6. **04/03/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250403a.htm)
7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250430.htm)
8. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20250507.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3430_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **41–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Sessions, Jordan, Robbins, Collins, Martin, Lawson, Wickensimer, Landing, Long, Hiott, Forrest, Sanders, Teeple, Oremus, Hartz, Guest, Pedalino, M.M.Smith, Schuessler, Hixon, Chapman, Gatch, McGinnis, Neese, Hardee, Ligon, Taylor, Willis, Vaughan, Brittain, Erickson, Bradley, Rankin, Hager, Whitmire, Gilliam, Crawford, Hewitt, Yow
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Gagnon
- **2025-02-18** Debate adjourned
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer
- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-04-02** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-09** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-25
- **2025-04-10** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-23** Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-24-25
- **2025-04-24** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Debate adjourned
- **2025-05-01** Debate adjourned
- **2025-05-06** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-05-06** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-1
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 61
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 42
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f47825a-c6ad-4294-9194-c77f48a8ea82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COVERED ONLINE SERVICE SHALL EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE IN THE USE OF MINORS' PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED ONLINE SERVICES, TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL DATA OF A MINOR THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3431"
citation: "South Carolina H 3431 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Bradley", "Calhoon", "Crawford", "Erickson", "Govan", "Guffey", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McCravy", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "T. Moore", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 40
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-02-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bad4d97-c6a1-4e27-b544-f0b6193a1bf5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3431&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "0735096e8adc7afe24db15e0bfd7121914a17dbab1cf3180395065843c2641b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3431 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COVERED ONLINE SERVICE SHALL EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE IN THE USE OF MINORS' PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED ONLINE SERVICES, TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL DATA OF A MINOR THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3431.htm)
2. **01/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20260114.htm)
3. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250213.htm)
4. **02/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250218.htm)
5. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250219.htm)
6. **02/21/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250221.htm)
7. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250424.htm)
8. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250501.htm)
9. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250505.htm)
10. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250506.htm)
11. **05/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250512.htm)
12. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Table Amendment 2 — **91–15** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 3 — **72–30** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **90–17** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **89–14** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **112–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, Govan
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2025-02-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.Smith
- **2025-02-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartz
- **2025-02-19** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, White
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
- **2025-02-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17
- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-20** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14
- **2025-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-01-14** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-01-14** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-01-14** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-01-21** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-02-03** Ratified R 100
- **2026-02-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-06** Effective date 02/05/26
- **2026-02-06** Act No. 96
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bad4d97-c6a1-4e27-b544-f0b6193a1bf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Grantor Trust Reimbursement"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 27-6-20, RELATING TO NONVESTED PROPERTY INTEREST OR POWER OF APPOINTMENT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TIME AN INTEREST CAN VEST FROM NINETY YEARS TO THREE HUNDRED SIXTY YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 27-6-40, RELATING TO REFORMATION OF PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TIME LIMIT FROM NINETY YEARS TO THREE HUNDRED SIXTY YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-7-504, RELATING TO DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SITUATIONS IN WHICH A BENEFICIARY OF A TRUST MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SETTLOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-7-505, RELATING TO CREDITORS' CLAIMS AGAINST A SETTLOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO TAXING AUTHORITIES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AN AMOUNT THAT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE SETTLOR'S BENEFIT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 62-7-508 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN GRANTOR TRUST REIMBURSEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3432"
citation: "South Carolina H 3432 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "T. Moore", "W. Newton", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ff45f90-bf2d-4a86-b1af-973eda9f383c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3432&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4fe4b80844187ac47e45addd2e6d4d8d5d230d0a49841e927e46274929b0aef7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3432 (2025-2026) — Grantor Trust Reimbursement
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 27-6-20, RELATING TO NONVESTED PROPERTY INTEREST OR POWER OF APPOINTMENT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TIME AN INTEREST CAN VEST FROM NINETY YEARS TO THREE HUNDRED SIXTY YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 27-6-40, RELATING TO REFORMATION OF PROPERTY DISPOSITIONS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE TIME LIMIT FROM NINETY YEARS TO THREE HUNDRED SIXTY YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-7-504, RELATING TO DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN SITUATIONS IN WHICH A BENEFICIARY OF A TRUST MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SETTLOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-7-505, RELATING TO CREDITORS' CLAIMS AGAINST A SETTLOR, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO TAXING AUTHORITIES MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AN AMOUNT THAT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE SETTLOR'S BENEFIT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 62-7-508 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN GRANTOR TRUST REIMBURSEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3432.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3432_20250206.htm)
3. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3432_20250212.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3432_20250416.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3432_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, T.Moore
- **2025-02-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 43
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 25
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ff45f90-bf2d-4a86-b1af-973eda9f383c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Catawba Indian Expansion"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ORDINANCE NUMBER 3421 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2021, BY THE YORK COUNTY COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATION, AS REQUESTED BY THE CATAWBA INDIAN NATION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3438"
citation: "South Carolina H 3438 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Ligon", "Pope"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0115bb6-ba4c-402b-ad62-89bc9d8272f2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3438&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ea639c11c19dd544feda46e50a01ed82ac9a63da2ebc62b434b2263805020c86"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3438 (2025-2026) — Catawba Indian Expansion
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES ORDINANCE NUMBER 3421 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2021, BY THE YORK COUNTY COUNCIL TO EXPAND THE CATAWBA INDIAN RESERVATION, AS REQUESTED BY THE CATAWBA INDIAN NATION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3438.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3438_20250130.htm)
3. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3438_20250225.htm)
4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3438_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-01-15** Referred to York Delegation
- **2025-01-30** Delegation report: Favorable York Delegation
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2025-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2025-02-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** Ratified R 4
- **2025-03-07** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-12** Effective date 03/07/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 90
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0115bb6-ba4c-402b-ad62-89bc9d8272f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-111-20, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3453"
citation: "South Carolina H 3453 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Moore", "Pope", "Rose", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd8c960-8122-4cbe-a346-9ca7eac22a4f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3453&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c7a659fc8a262d7f7140cd9130cdca4406b53c2150b5514ab8f3f35ad35b51ce"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3453 (2025-2026) — Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-111-20, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3453.htm)
2. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260325.htm)
3. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260429.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250501.htm)
5. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250506.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **101–7** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 174
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 135
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfd8c960-8122-4cbe-a346-9ca7eac22a4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Small Estates"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1201, RELATING TO COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1203, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1204, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND CLOSING BY SWORN STATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 62-2-401, RELATING TO EXEMPT PROPERTIES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF EXEMPT PROPERTIES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3472"
citation: "South Carolina H 3472 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Gagnon", "Gibson", "Hixon", "Ligon", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "W. Newton", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed633a86-4092-4ea0-a4e1-d428e1d97f7f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3472&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "46f22201971a7c6ed0a1a0ffe082de8ac314f635e8ad2bb74ee8d2acd6cc2284"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3472 (2025-2026) — Small Estates
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1201, RELATING TO COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY BY AFFIDAVIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1203, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND SUMMARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 62-3-1204, RELATING TO SMALL ESTATES AND CLOSING BY SWORN STATEMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF ESTATES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 62-2-401, RELATING TO EXEMPT PROPERTIES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE LIMIT OF EXEMPT PROPERTIES TO FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3472.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250212.htm)
3. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250213.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20250416.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3472_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gibson — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Hixon
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson, Gagnon
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 44
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 26
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed633a86-4092-4ea0-a4e1-d428e1d97f7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation Network Companies"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF \"PERSONAL VEHICLE\"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF \"PREARRANGED RIDE.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3474"
citation: "South Carolina H 3474 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stavrinakis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8441dcce-04fc-4c83-bba4-a237b54f0289"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3474&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "e83b28eff878b43226283c873e66aa0a14cad3e63db0f9b17d97af37a35e5d1f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3474 (2025-2026) — Transportation Network Companies
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL VEHICLE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PREARRANGED RIDE." - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3474.htm)
2. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3474_20260303.htm)
3. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3474_20260429.htm)
4. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3474_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 175
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 136
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8441dcce-04fc-4c83-bba4-a237b54f0289`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Flags"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 11-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY NOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN FLAGS UNLESS THE FLAGS ARE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3514"
citation: "South Carolina H 3514 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Crawford", "Guest", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Wooten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a08ba0f-1ec9-43ae-9c4e-0d27e438585b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3514&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "3967ff97687487cf936b0dda9e05e8d85fd1c0ea4899cf99fd51be6f034a3636"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3514 (2025-2026) — Flags
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 11-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STATE DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY NOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PURCHASE CERTAIN FLAGS UNLESS THE FLAGS ARE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3514.htm)
2. **03/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3514_20260318.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3514_20250430.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3514_20250501.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3514_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford
- **2025-04-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 122
- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date 04/06/26
- **2026-04-23** Act No. 114
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a08ba0f-1ec9-43ae-9c4e-0d27e438585b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Organized Retail Crime"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, AND TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3523"
citation: "South Carolina H 3523 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Bradley", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Cromer", "Erickson", "Gilreath", "Hager", "Hartz", "Hixon", "J.E. Johnson", "Long", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Robbins", "Taylor", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Whitmire", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ec2c8c1-2731-425b-9cd8-bb33629277d3"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3523&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "e5e58187558d907b7734a604fd888142edb0a2140d5fa8d93cc59ee36ed0c0a4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3523 (2025-2026) — Organized Retail Crime
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-13-135, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT AND ASSOCIATED PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO REVISE THE PREVIOUS OFFENSE OF RETAIL THEFT, TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME AND ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME OF AN AGGRAVATED NATURE, AND TO PROVIDE A GRADUATED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3523.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3523_20250206.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3523_20250219.htm)
4. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3523_20250225.htm)
5. **02/25/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3523_20250225a.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3523_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Gilreath — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, Weeks
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Hartz
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-02-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2025-02-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-27** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-03-06** Ratified R 5
- **2025-03-07** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-12** Effective date 03/07/25
- **2025-03-12** Act No. 1
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ec2c8c1-2731-425b-9cd8-bb33629277d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Family Court Judges, additional"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3529"
citation: "South Carolina H 3529 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballentine", "Bannister", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Robbins", "Spann-Wilder", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Wooten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/681a8dec-ca14-464a-8ba1-03e046e36653"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3529&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "257ba50458b6e15616877593a684a6f8697c2c7e95eb02a359ba45e1901f163f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3529 (2025-2026) — Family Court Judges, additional
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3529.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3529_20250206.htm)
3. **03/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3529_20250312.htm)
4. **03/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3529_20250313.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3529_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, Ballentine
- **2025-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, C.Mitchell
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Referred to Subcommittee: Elliott (ch), Cash, Tedder, Devine, Fernandez, Kennedy, Walker
- **2025-03-12** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-18** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-03-19** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 18
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-05-07** Act No. 7
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/681a8dec-ca14-464a-8ba1-03e046e36653`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Poll Worker Pay"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE EARNABLE COMPENSATION DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO MANAGERS AND CLERKS OF ELECTIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1120, RELATING TO THE COMPUTATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA GROSS INCOME, SO AS TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO MANAGERS AND CLERKS OF ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3551"
citation: "South Carolina H 3551 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bowers", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Gilliam", "Hewitt", "Hixon", "Kilmartin", "M.M. Smith", "Oremus", "Pope", "Taylor", "Weeks", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/437a8bb8-886c-4869-8771-9eb03fd7920a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3551&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "fda07c190c61a917d026a0fea10e672fb6534de97c1cc79afc9b97b0d75d8262"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3551 (2025-2026) — Poll Worker Pay
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-1-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE EARNABLE COMPENSATION DOES NOT INCLUDE CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO MANAGERS AND CLERKS OF ELECTIONS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1120, RELATING TO THE COMPUTATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA GROSS INCOME, SO AS TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID TO MANAGERS AND CLERKS OF ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3551.htm)
2. **02/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3551_20260203.htm)
3. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3551_20260505.htm)
4. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3551_20260506.htm)
5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3551_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2026-02-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Yow
- **2026-02-03** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Caskey, Kilmartin, Oremus, Ballentine, C.Mitchell, Hewitt
- **2026-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Calhoon
- **2026-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-05** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-02-05** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-02-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 176
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 183
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/437a8bb8-886c-4869-8771-9eb03fd7920a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Political parties and primaries"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-17-560, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY TO HEAR CERTAIN PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ALSO HEAR PROTESTS AND CONTESTS IN THE CASE OF COUNTY OFFICERS, LESS THAN COUNTY OFFICERS, AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE THE FILING OF ANY PROTEST OR CONTEST TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-17-570, RELATING TO HEARINGS OF PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST CONDUCT SUCH HEARINGS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS FROM DECISIONS BY THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-80, RELATING TO MUNICIPAL PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROTESTS AND CONTESTS ARE TO BE FILED, HEARD, AND DECIDED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 7-17-560 AND 7-17-570; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-580, AND 7-17-590 ALL RELATING TO PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-120, RELATING TO THE COUNTING OF VOTES IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY TO DETERMINE BY ORDINANCE WHEN THE TERMS OF ITS NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS BEGIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-3-25, RELATING TO THE DUTY OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DETERMINE AND CERTIFY RESULTS WHEN A COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS FAILS TO DO SO, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE SAME WHEN A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION FAILS TO DETERMINE AND CERTIFY RESULTS; BY ADDING SECTION 5-15-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN THE TERMS OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILMEMBERS IN OFFICE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2027 EXPIRE; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-50, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TIME FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODIES TO CHOOSE ONE OF TWO DATES FOR SUCH ELECTIONS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ONLY PERMIT PARTISAN ELECTIONS IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-100, RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-130, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTING RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEADLINES FOR FILING A NOTICE OF CONTEST AND FOR CONDUCTING A HEARING ON THE CONTEST; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-140, RELATING TO APPEALS FROM DECISIONS ON MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTESTS, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE PROVIDING THE NOTICE OF APPEAL ACTS AS A STAY OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 5-15-175 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS ONLY MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3556"
citation: "South Carolina H 3556 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Guest", "Hixon", "Schuessler", "Taylor"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67e2b2d1-da2e-486d-a380-0bcb3bcbf670"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3556&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "0f553fe8581c69d10f68d7350ef263ef7458e87199ba83ca95bb6b840e29289d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3556 (2025-2026) — Political parties and primaries
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-17-560, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY TO HEAR CERTAIN PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ALSO HEAR PROTESTS AND CONTESTS IN THE CASE OF COUNTY OFFICERS, LESS THAN COUNTY OFFICERS, AND MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO REQUIRE THE FILING OF ANY PROTEST OR CONTEST TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-17-570, RELATING TO HEARINGS OF PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE TIME IN WHICH THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MUST CONDUCT SUCH HEARINGS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS FROM DECISIONS BY THE STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-80, RELATING TO MUNICIPAL PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROTESTS AND CONTESTS ARE TO BE FILED, HEARD, AND DECIDED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 7-17-560 AND 7-17-570; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 7-17-520, 7-17-530, 7-17-540, 7-17-550, 7-17-580, AND 7-17-590 ALL RELATING TO PRIMARY PROTESTS AND CONTESTS FOR CERTAIN OFFICES; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-120, RELATING TO THE COUNTING OF VOTES IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODY TO DETERMINE BY ORDINANCE WHEN THE TERMS OF ITS NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS BEGIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-3-25, RELATING TO THE DUTY OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION TO DETERMINE AND CERTIFY RESULTS WHEN A COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS FAILS TO DO SO, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE SAME WHEN A MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSION FAILS TO DETERMINE AND CERTIFY RESULTS; BY ADDING SECTION 5-15-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE WHEN THE TERMS OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILMEMBERS IN OFFICE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2027 EXPIRE; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-50, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TIME FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY, SO AS TO REQUIRE MUNICIPAL GOVERNING BODIES TO CHOOSE ONE OF TWO DATES FOR SUCH ELECTIONS IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-60, RELATING TO MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING METHODS OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES AND DETERMINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS, SO AS TO ONLY PERMIT PARTISAN ELECTIONS IN MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-100, RELATING TO THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-130, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTING RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE DEADLINES FOR FILING A NOTICE OF CONTEST AND FOR CONDUCTING A HEARING ON THE CONTEST; BY AMENDING SECTION 5-15-140, RELATING TO APPEALS FROM DECISIONS ON MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONTESTS, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE PROVIDING THE NOTICE OF APPEAL ACTS AS A STAY OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 5-15-175 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MUNICIPAL ELECTION COMMISSIONS ONLY MAY BE ESTABLISHED FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3556.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20260218.htm)
3. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20260303.htm)
4. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20250320.htm)
5. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20250326.htm)
6. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20250327.htm)
7. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20260423.htm)
8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20260506.htm)
9. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3556_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **91–15** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–4** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 1A — **73–37** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Guest, Taylor, Hixon
- **2025-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Pace, Edgerton, Magnuson, Frank, White, Beach, Cromer, Huff, Gilreath, Terribile, Morgan, Jordan, B Newton, Lowe, Ligon, Caskey, Oremus
- **2025-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-15
- **2025-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-4
- **2026-04-15** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-22** Debate interrupted by adjournment
- **2026-04-23** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-04-23** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-05-05** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 177
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 213
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67e2b2d1-da2e-486d-a380-0bcb3bcbf670`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Candidate filing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OR CONVENTION, TO ALLOW POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE CANDIDATES A CERTIFICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO AMEND THE APPLICABLE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL PRIMARIES, SPECIAL RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3557"
citation: "South Carolina H 3557 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Crawford", "Guest", "Hixon", "Pedalino", "Schuessler", "Taylor"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/197589de-26a1-41e6-9e36-8068015ffad9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3557&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "b3af7cd3dcfbd462786698fa1d48c5a9df89bbca1d517ae08ba2864f5b2b9f68"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3557 (2025-2026) — Candidate filing
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OR CONVENTION, TO ALLOW POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE CANDIDATES A CERTIFICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO AMEND THE APPLICABLE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL PRIMARIES, SPECIAL RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3557.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20260218.htm)
3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20250320.htm)
4. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20250326.htm)
5. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20250327.htm)
6. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20260331.htm)
7. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20260401.htm)
8. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3557_20241205.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **40–1** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 2 — **82–23** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **87–18** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **85–22** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon
- **2025-03-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest
- **2025-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18
- **2025-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
- **2026-04-01** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-15** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-15** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-22
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 178
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 137
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/197589de-26a1-41e6-9e36-8068015ffad9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "County veterans' affairs office"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-11-50, RELATING TO COUNTY VETERANS' AFFAIRS OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY SHALL EVALUATE EACH COUNTY VETERANS' AFFAIRS OFFICE NO MORE THAN TWICE PER YEAR. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3563"
citation: "South Carolina H 3563 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Chapman", "Cromer", "Davis", "Gilreath", "Govan", "Holman", "Kirby", "McCravy", "Spann-Wilder", "Taylor", "Weeks", "Williams"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86060605-c3f5-4169-a8c3-15c52d548fed"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3563&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "e841d54b8ad1a4028e56de801f2ee349b5bcc3101f3b2ec4ea67791243c83d95"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3563 (2025-2026) — County veterans' affairs office
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-11-50, RELATING TO COUNTY VETERANS' AFFAIRS OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY SHALL EVALUATE EACH COUNTY VETERANS' AFFAIRS OFFICE NO MORE THAN TWICE PER YEAR. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3563.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3563_20250212.htm)
3. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3563_20250415.htm)
4. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3563_20250506.htm)
5. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3563_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Gilreath — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
- **2025-01-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman, Kirby
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath, Weeks
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Holman
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 62
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 43
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86060605-c3f5-4169-a8c3-15c52d548fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic violence in rental properties"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-40-350 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTIAL TENANTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES MAY TERMINATE A RENTAL AGREEMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 27-40-210, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3569"
citation: "South Carolina H 3569 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Davis", "Erickson", "Gilliard", "Henderson-Myers", "M.M. Smith", "Pope", "Rivers", "Wetmore"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d5067b5-0f80-4d53-aead-c1abe8e479d4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3569&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "902ea0780894125d82db9bb97dc4fa789f6c6b41644a26372df0fb0be1316887"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3569 (2025-2026) — Domestic violence in rental properties
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 27-40-350 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RESIDENTIAL TENANTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSES MAY TERMINATE A RENTAL AGREEMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 27-40-210, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3569.htm)
2. **02/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250205.htm)
3. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250402.htm)
4. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250404.htm)
5. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250408.htm)
6. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250409.htm)
7. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20250429.htm)
8. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20260429.htm)
9. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20260506.htm)
10. **05/06/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20260506a.htm)
11. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20260512.htm)
12. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20260513.htm)
13. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3569_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **101–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
- **2025-02-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Rivers, Gilliard
- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-4
- **2026-05-13** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-05-13** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 180
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 184
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d5067b5-0f80-4d53-aead-c1abe8e479d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Underground Facility Damage Prevention"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR \"COMMENCEMENT DATE,\" \"LARGE PROJECT,\" \"LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT,\" \"NOTICE,\" \"PRE-MARKING,\" \"PRIVATE FACILITY,\" \"PROJECT INITIATOR,\" AND \"SOFT DIGGING,\" AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF \"EXCAVATE,\" \"EXCAVATOR,\" AND \"OPERATOR\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-50, RELATING TO THE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION CENTER, SO AS TO CLARIFY OPERATOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER'S DUTIES, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-60, RELATING TO NOTICES OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE OR DEMOLISH, SO AS TO CLARIFY CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR NOTICE FOR CERTAIN EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-70, RELATING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY OPERATORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO EXCAVATORS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT DATE, REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF DAMAGES CAUSED BY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND TO CLARIFY PAYMENTS OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS EXEMPT FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO AS ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM OF AN EMERGENCY A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-90, RELATING TO NOTICES OF DAMAGES, SO AS TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY KNOWN DAMAGES TO THE NOTIFICATION CENTER AND FACILITY OPERATOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-100, RELATING TO DESIGN REQUESTS AND OPERATOR RESPONSES, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO LARGE PROJECTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-110, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO STRIKE CURRENT PROVISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPLAINT PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-36-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR LARGE PROJECTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3571"
citation: "South Carolina H 3571 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Guffey", "Hiott", "J.L. Johnson", "Neese", "Pedalino"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/648befe7-b1e8-4332-9e9f-0b858013beda"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3571&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "e385340d7495104d2b1a93783a77e10737d26e3e9596e3fa436e84901d8cbc52"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3571 (2025-2026) — Underground Facility Damage Prevention
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "COMMENCEMENT DATE," "LARGE PROJECT," "LARGE PROJECT FACILITY LOCATION AGREEMENT," "NOTICE," "PRE-MARKING," "PRIVATE FACILITY," "PROJECT INITIATOR," AND "SOFT DIGGING," AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "EXCAVATE," "EXCAVATOR," AND "OPERATOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-50, RELATING TO THE OPERATORS ASSOCIATION NOTIFICATION CENTER, SO AS TO CLARIFY OPERATOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER'S DUTIES, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-60, RELATING TO NOTICES OF INTENT TO EXCAVATE OR DEMOLISH, SO AS TO CLARIFY CERTAIN NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR NOTICE FOR CERTAIN EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND OTHER CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-70, RELATING TO INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY OPERATORS, SO AS TO REQUIRE NOTICE TO EXCAVATORS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT DATE, REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF DAMAGES CAUSED BY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS, AND TO CLARIFY PAYMENTS OF CIVIL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-80, RELATING TO EMERGENCY EXCAVATIONS OR DEMOLITIONS EXEMPT FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, SO AS ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TO MAKE A FALSE CLAIM OF AN EMERGENCY A VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-90, RELATING TO NOTICES OF DAMAGES, SO AS TO REQUIRE EXCAVATORS TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT ANY KNOWN DAMAGES TO THE NOTIFICATION CENTER AND FACILITY OPERATOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-100, RELATING TO DESIGN REQUESTS AND OPERATOR RESPONSES, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO LARGE PROJECTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-110, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM NOTICE REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO STRIKE CURRENT PROVISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 58-36-120, RELATING TO PENALTIES AND CIVIL REMEDIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPLAINT PROCESS AND TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-36-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROCESS FOR LARGE PROJECTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3571.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250226.htm)
3. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250227.htm)
4. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250304.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250429.htm)
6. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250501.htm)
7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250506.htm)
8. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20250507.htm)
9. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3571_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, Neese
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 93
- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/26
- **2025-05-27** Act No. 65
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/648befe7-b1e8-4332-9e9f-0b858013beda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forestry Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-23-120, RELATING TO FORESTRY COMMISSION ACQUISITIONS, SO AS TO PERMIT ACQUISITION OF TIMBERLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS, TO PROVIDE FOR USES OF THOSE LANDS AND PROHIBIT ACQUISITION OF LAND AT A PRICE EXCEEDING ITS FAIR MARKET VALUE; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-23-132, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM SPECIFIED SOURCES, SO AS TO OUTLINE WHAT THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-60, RELATING TO DUTIES AND POWERS OF COUNTY FORESTRY BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO SPECIFY DUTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-70, RELATING TO FOREST FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO UPDATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-80, RELATING TO ACCESS TO PROPERTY, SO AS TO DESIGNATE WHO MAY ACCESS LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING OR CONTROLLING FIRES; BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-270 RELATING TO USE OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION, REFORESTATION, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT, AND HARVEST CUTTING IN STATE PARKS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-280 RELATING TO USE OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION AND REFORESTATION IN MANCHESTER AND SANDHILLS STATE FORESTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3629"
citation: "South Carolina H 3629 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["T. Moore"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e48c6d8-5abc-43f5-b1d3-7b604313da01"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3629&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "281ee97b36bf904f4a2164cccc6e4043fff68de631863f6b80109160ac5bfc01"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3629 (2025-2026) — Forestry Commission
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-23-120, RELATING TO FORESTRY COMMISSION ACQUISITIONS, SO AS TO PERMIT ACQUISITION OF TIMBERLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS, TO PROVIDE FOR USES OF THOSE LANDS AND PROHIBIT ACQUISITION OF LAND AT A PRICE EXCEEDING ITS FAIR MARKET VALUE; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-23-132, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM SPECIFIED SOURCES, SO AS TO OUTLINE WHAT THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-60, RELATING TO DUTIES AND POWERS OF COUNTY FORESTRY BOARDS AND EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO SPECIFY DUTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-70, RELATING TO FOREST FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO UPDATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-33-80, RELATING TO ACCESS TO PROPERTY, SO AS TO DESIGNATE WHO MAY ACCESS LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING OR CONTROLLING FIRES; BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-270 RELATING TO USE OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION, REFORESTATION, TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT, AND HARVEST CUTTING IN STATE PARKS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 48-23-280 RELATING TO USE OF REVENUE FOR SCRUB OAK ERADICATION AND REFORESTATION IN MANCHESTER AND SANDHILLS STATE FORESTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3629.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3629_20250226.htm)
3. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3629_20250227.htm)
4. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3629_20260311.htm)
5. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3629_20260317.htm)
6. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3629_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- T. Moore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2026-03-19** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
- **2026-03-25** Ratified R 114
- **2026-03-30** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Effective date 03/30/26
- **2026-04-02** Act No. 107
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e48c6d8-5abc-43f5-b1d3-7b604313da01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "STEM scholarship stipends"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-15, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, AND SECTION 59-104-25, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSEWORK IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STATISTICS MUST COUNT TOWARDS CERTAIN REQUIRED FRESHMAN YEAR COURSEWORK IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, AND TO CLARIFY THESE PROVISIONS APPLY BEGINNING WITH ACCOUNTING MAJORS WHO COMPLETED SUCH COURSEWORK AS FRESHMEN IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3632"
citation: "South Carolina H 3632 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bauer", "Erickson", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf2cb6bf-98f4-44d7-a0ee-505a038dd9f1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3632&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "750f801e306de5238d779756f7f5840febe6fa07e03be62b9232e3792801acf4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3632 (2025-2026) — STEM scholarship stipends
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-15, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, AND SECTION 59-104-25, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSEWORK IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STATISTICS MUST COUNT TOWARDS CERTAIN REQUIRED FRESHMAN YEAR COURSEWORK IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, AND TO CLARIFY THESE PROVISIONS APPLY BEGINNING WITH ACCOUNTING MAJORS WHO COMPLETED SUCH COURSEWORK AS FRESHMEN IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3632.htm)
2. **02/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3632_20250205.htm)
3. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3632_20250424.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3632_20250429.htm)
5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3632_20250430.htm)
6. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3632_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Polled out of committee Education
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 63
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 44
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf2cb6bf-98f4-44d7-a0ee-505a038dd9f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO OFFENSES DEFINED AS VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING FIREARMS AT OR INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-440, RELATING TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO CREATE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3650"
citation: "South Carolina H 3650 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Bailey", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Crawford", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Guest", "Hixon", "Pope", "Robbins", "Taylor", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f735703d-e038-4b45-b758-75f79e596a7c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3650&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "6cbceb3c130fbe7f2cb0e9c6b96ca19cf2402fa2a115438967a17da4ccf96441"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3650 (2025-2026) — Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO OFFENSES DEFINED AS VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING FIREARMS AT OR INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-440, RELATING TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO CREATE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3650.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20250226.htm)
3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20260415.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20250416.htm)
5. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20260422.htm)
6. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
- **2025-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Guest
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2025-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, B.Newton, Hixon, Taylor
- **2025-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-04-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-23** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 181
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 138
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f735703d-e038-4b45-b758-75f79e596a7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Welfare"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3654"
citation: "South Carolina H 3654 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c78f9a39-c44d-4636-a19b-85d9169f714b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3654&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "f47d6a489d9885dd6797009aed6ec852bc3f3a91c13a3b7939d7d3ccab2cce1a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3654 (2025-2026) — Child Welfare
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3654.htm)
2. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20250219.htm)
3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20250326.htm)
4. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3654_20241212.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-02-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-04-16** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 19
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-05-07** Act No. 8
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c78f9a39-c44d-4636-a19b-85d9169f714b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special purpose district property conveyance powers"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY REPEALING SECTION 2 OF ACT 201 OF 2024 RELATING TO THE SUNSET PROVISION CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS TO OWN, DISPOSE, ACQUIRE, PURCHASE, HOLD, USE, LEASE, CONVEY, SELL, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3731"
citation: "South Carolina H 3731 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernstein"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e2a1e34-076d-41b6-b725-965099450863"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3731&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "01c3c506bd249d4eb32758de954f1961e262b6af1d17fdbd8e85bd2de0d8df6a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3731 (2025-2026) — Special purpose district property conveyance powers
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY REPEALING SECTION 2 OF ACT 201 OF 2024 RELATING TO THE SUNSET PROVISION CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS TO OWN, DISPOSE, ACQUIRE, PURCHASE, HOLD, USE, LEASE, CONVEY, SELL, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3731.htm)
2. **01/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250115.htm)
3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250326.htm)
4. **03/26/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20250326a.htm)
5. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3731_20260429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bernstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- **2025-03-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-03-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 182
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 139
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e2a1e34-076d-41b6-b725-965099450863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Social Work Interstate Compact Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-32 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE APPLICANTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PERMITTED USES OF THE RESULTS OF THESE CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS; TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED \"GENERAL PROVISIONS\"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ISSUED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL UNDERGO CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-BASED STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS, TO AUTHORIZE THE RETENTION AND SPECIFIC USES OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3752"
citation: "South Carolina H 3752 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.L. Cox", "Brewer", "C. Mitchell", "Chapman", "Gilliam", "Guffey", "Henderson-Myers", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Oremus", "Pope", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56296854-396a-45c0-86cd-cc4e55324802"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3752&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "682d300bc4172dd83d3537d587f23c65a11f664465387f3fceff9ef8453222f5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3752 (2025-2026) — Social Work Interstate Compact Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOCIAL WORK INTERSTATE COMPACT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS, AND DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE COMPACT, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY ADDING SECTION 40-63-32 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS FOR SOCIAL WORKER LICENSURE APPLICANTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND PERMITTED USES OF THE RESULTS OF THESE CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS; TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 63, TITLE 40 AS ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-23-60, RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ISSUED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING COUNCIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY, SO AS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SUCH CERTIFICATION SHALL UNDERGO CERTAIN FINGERPRINT-BASED STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS, TO AUTHORIZE THE RETENTION AND SPECIFIC USES OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS, AND TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3752.htm)
2. **01/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250115.htm)
3. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250409.htm)
4. **04/14/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250414.htm)
5. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250423.htm)
6. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250424.htm)
7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250430.htm)
8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3752_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **98–11** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Recommit — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **88–18** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
- **2025-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, C.Mitchell
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
- **2025-02-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer
- **2025-03-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
- **2025-04-09** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, W.Newton
- **2025-04-10** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harris, Gibson, Edgerton, Magnuson, May, and JE Johnson
- **2025-04-10** Debate adjourned
- **2025-04-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-18
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-11
- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 94
- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/25
- **2025-05-27** Act No. 66
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56296854-396a-45c0-86cd-cc4e55324802`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Highway system construction"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ACT 36 OF 2019, RELATING TO HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SUNSET EXPIRATION PROVISION TO JULY 1, 2032; AND BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-790 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE WAIVES IMMUNITY AND CONSENTS TO SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT FOR CERTAIN LAWSUITS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN ANNUAL REPORT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3768"
citation: "South Carolina H 3768 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer", "Gatch", "Kirby", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f044853-51e1-498d-b8ed-d13328c481e9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3768&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "0f3b2972b612f1f7ed9fa83089dd655f0c5412720bccfab10f2975017ee16f17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3768 (2025-2026) — Highway system construction
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ACT 36 OF 2019, RELATING TO HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION, SO AS TO CHANGE THE SUNSET EXPIRATION PROVISION TO JULY 1, 2032; AND BY ADDING SECTION 57-3-790 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE WAIVES IMMUNITY AND CONSENTS TO SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT FOR CERTAIN LAWSUITS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF AN ANNUAL REPORT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3768.htm)
2. **01/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3768_20250116.htm)
3. **03/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3768_20260318.htm)
4. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3768_20260401.htm)
5. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3768_20250402.htm)
6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3768_20260512.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2026-04-15** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-23** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-28** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-29** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-30** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26
- **2026-05-05** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26
- **2026-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
- **2026-05-06** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-12** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2026-05-12** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2
- **2026-05-20** Ratified R 265
- **2026-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 244
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f044853-51e1-498d-b8ed-d13328c481e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarendon County School District"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3792"
citation: "South Carolina H 3792 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedalino"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19bc1105-2710-45f7-8967-3dae218783d5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3792&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "74ff205e3127ded2dbe173946e9e2cdfc751b517753e426612b2c66bce6ff119"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3792 (2025-2026) — Clarendon County School District
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3792.htm)
2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3792_20250128.htm)
3. **01/28/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3792_20250128a.htm)
4. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3792_20250130.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pedalino — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-28** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2025-01-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-30** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** Ratified R 6
- **2025-03-07** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-12** Effective date 03/07/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 80
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19bc1105-2710-45f7-8967-3dae218783d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Military chaplains"
description: "AN ACT TO 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. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3798"
citation: "South Carolina H 3798 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Brewer", "C. Mitchell", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Guest", "Hager", "Hart", "Lawson", "Murphy", "Rivers", "Stavrinakis", "T. Moore", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Williams", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88be18ef-4413-429b-89c2-c75f2f657c72"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3798&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "aef8a1274316d7a19735050cbaa4a85a3686a364a50af4c6017f7c1a215e7a24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3798 (2025-2026) — Military chaplains
AN ACT TO 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. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3798.htm)
2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20250128.htm)
3. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20260211.htm)
4. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20250212.htm)
5. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20260218.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Williams, Rivers, Gilliard
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2025-02-19** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-19** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-13
- **2026-02-19** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-03** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 109
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 104
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88be18ef-4413-429b-89c2-c75f2f657c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales tax exemption"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION ON DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO DELETE AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT THAT THE SELLER HAVE A PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3800"
citation: "South Carolina H 3800 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Frank", "Herbkersman", "Kilmartin", "W. Newton", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e43d0b7-9bab-4928-a1b4-00de061c4274"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3800&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1631143e7bc4d5dfc6c04c5eb0c8cb5cbc695cdc504ce58f42e045171e381083"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3800 (2025-2026) — Sales tax exemption
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION ON DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO DELETE AN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT THAT THE SELLER HAVE A PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3800.htm)
2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3800_20250128.htm)
3. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3800_20250409.htm)
4. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3800_20250423.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3800_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Frank — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin
- **2025-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Frank
- **2025-04-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 64
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 45
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e43d0b7-9bab-4928-a1b4-00de061c4274`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bear hunting"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-430, RELATING TO BEAR HUNTING, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO A REGISTERED PARTY DOG HUNT IN GAME ZONE 1. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3813"
citation: "South Carolina H 3813 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a05d715f-9264-4006-8e92-b4964e7a170a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3813&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "23bfc6eb7e6758248ed3fca35ba133d1b14255600260ed854b90b34a036d0457"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3813 (2025-2026) — Bear hunting
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-430, RELATING TO BEAR HUNTING, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO A REGISTERED PARTY DOG HUNT IN GAME ZONE 1. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3813.htm)
2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250128.htm)
3. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250212.htm)
4. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250402.htm)
5. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250415.htm)
6. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250506.htm)
7. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250507.htm)
8. **05/07/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3813_20250507a.htm)
## Votes
- to grant free conference powers — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Grant Free Conference Powers — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **0–103** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the free conference report — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hixon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-02-19** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-19** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-04-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-103
- **2025-04-30** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Turner, Ott
- **2025-05-01** Conference committee appointed Hixon, Hiott, McDaniel
- **2025-05-06** Free conference powers granted
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Free conference committee appointed Hixon, Hiott, McDaniels
- **2025-05-06** Free conference report adopted
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Free conference powers granted
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Free conference committee appointed Campsen, Ott, Turner
- **2025-05-06** Free conference report adopted
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-08** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 65
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 46
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a05d715f-9264-4006-8e92-b4964e7a170a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Surface Water Study Committee"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURFACE WATER STUDY COMMITTEE MAY STUDY THE CURRENT STATE OF GROUNDWATER IN THIS STATE AND TO POSTPONE THE DUE DATE OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3814"
citation: "South Carolina H 3814 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8935939b-489f-45c9-9035-836b9337d705"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3814&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1c70772bb821ea647f1a5006bf74fcdf93aa32ddfc401451ed064d955a593e2a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3814 (2025-2026) — Surface Water Study Committee
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURFACE WATER STUDY COMMITTEE MAY STUDY THE CURRENT STATE OF GROUNDWATER IN THIS STATE AND TO POSTPONE THE DUE DATE OF THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3814.htm)
2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3814_20250128.htm)
3. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3814_20250212.htm)
4. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3814_20250213.htm)
5. **02/13/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3814_20250213a.htm)
6. **03/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3814_20250318.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **107–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Hixon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-18** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1
- **2025-02-19** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-19** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural Resources
- **2025-03-18** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-03-25** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 20
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 91
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8935939b-489f-45c9-9035-836b9337d705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Smart Heart Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SMART HEART ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-17-155, RELATING TO THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ONSITE AND WITHIN CERTAIN PROXIMITY OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC VENUES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED TESTING, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3831"
citation: "South Carolina H 3831 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bauer", "Chapman", "Duncan", "Gagnon", "Grant", "Guffey", "Hayes", "Howard", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McCravy", "Moss", "Pedalino", "Rivers", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Waters"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5066c344-6639-418b-a790-9c19d358f2cd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3831&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "44e109f9a6f6ca17390d27b04de8e18088bb690651fe045c2c588ea6a5128a75"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3831 (2025-2026) — Smart Heart Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SMART HEART ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-17-165 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-17-155, RELATING TO THE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR PROGRAM IN HIGH SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL ENSURE THE PRESENCE OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ONSITE AND WITHIN CERTAIN PROXIMITY OF SCHOOL ATHLETIC VENUES, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED TESTING, MAINTENANCE, AND PERSONNEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3831.htm)
2. **01/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250129.htm)
3. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260311.htm)
4. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260317.htm)
5. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250402.htm)
6. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250404.htm)
7. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250408.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Grant — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders, Grant, Howard, Bauer, Pedalino
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2025-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-17** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2026-03-19** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2026-03-25** Ratified R 115
- **2026-03-30** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Effective date 07/01/26
- **2026-04-02** Act No. 108
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5066c344-6639-418b-a790-9c19d358f2cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PROPERTY RECEIVING THE FOUR PERCENT ASSESSMENT RATIO SHALL CONTINUE AT FOUR PERCENT WHEN THE OWNER DIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-460 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY WHEN THE OWNER DIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3841"
citation: "South Carolina H 3841 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Bailey", "Brewer", "Bustos", "Davis", "Hardee", "Hartnett", "Hewitt", "Kirby", "Landing", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Murphy", "Teeple", "Weeks", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24826a03-db40-49d8-b3de-1744a795049d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3841&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "2b18435d71d66462234b587106515c316d4e004b76cffe85669c06c730cde5a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3841 (2025-2026) — Property tax
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PROPERTY RECEIVING THE FOUR PERCENT ASSESSMENT RATIO SHALL CONTINUE AT FOUR PERCENT WHEN THE OWNER DIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-460 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY WHEN THE OWNER DIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3841.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3841_20250130.htm)
3. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3841_20250403.htm)
4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3841_20250408.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3841_20260505.htm)
6. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3841_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **109–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2025-04-03** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-04-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 183
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 140
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24826a03-db40-49d8-b3de-1744a795049d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Medical authorization of handicap placards"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3842"
citation: "South Carolina H 3842 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caskey", "Duncan", "Huff", "Lowe", "Rose", "Sanders", "Willis", "Wooten"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3215197-7991-4056-ad33-5a4b1d9f35ef"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3842&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "2e3b102bf22ac4dfe5a7da63d7c12e20901bea05916a8f136703f4b84d0908d1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3842 (2025-2026) — Medical authorization of handicap placards
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-45-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY TEMPORARY DISABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS ON INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 56-3-1960, RELATING TO TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PARKING PLACARDS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS AS BEING DISABLED FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING DISABLED PLACARDS, AND TO PROVIDE SUCH CERTIFICATIONS BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ONLY QUALIFY INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TEMPORARY PLACARDS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3842.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250130.htm)
3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250320.htm)
4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20250325.htm)
5. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260415.htm)
6. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260429.htm)
7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3842_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Huff — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Caskey, Wooten, Rose, Huff
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2025-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 184
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 141
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3215197-7991-4056-ad33-5a4b1d9f35ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Motor Vehicles"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM \"BLOOD TYPE\" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM \"INFORMATION\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-3350, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND VETERAN DESIGNATIONS ON DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON APPLICATIONS FOR A PERSON'S BLOOD TYPE TO APPEAR ON A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND TO PROVIDE A CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON IDENTIFICATION CARDS OR DRIVERS' RECORDS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM \"RENTAL TRAILER\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-785, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES TO CERTAIN OWNERS OF TRAILERS AND SEMITRAILERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES TO OWNERS OF RENTAL TRAILERS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-2320, RELATING TO DEALER AND WHOLESALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALES THAT MUST BE MADE BEFORE DEALER PLATES MAY BE ISSUED; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-15-560, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR WHOLESALE MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTION LICENSES AND FEES, SO AS TO REVISE EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE LICENSES AND INCREASE THE LICENSE FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"BUS\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-23-85, RELATING TO DRIVER INSTRUCTOR PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE PERMITS AND PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-37-30, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POINTS SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE RECORDS OF DEALERS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN CONDUCT THAT RESULTS IN POINT VIOLATIONS AND ADD ADDITIONAL CONDUCT THAT RESULTS IN POINT VIOLATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-37-70, RELATING TO SUSPENSIONS OF LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOTIFY CERTAIN PERSONS BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRACKING; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1010, RELATING TO TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CORPORATE-OWNED FLEET MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM \"FLEET\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-40, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY NOT BE LICENSED OR HAVE THEIR LICENSES RENEWED, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PERIOD DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS ARE VALID, TO PROVIDE A FEE FOR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CERTAIN DISCRETION WHEN GRANTING EXTENSIONS TO DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PERIOD THE LICENSE PLATES ARE VALID; BY REPEALING SECTION 56-5-2585 RELATING TO EXEMPTING PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS FROM PAYING PARKING METER FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-10, RELATING TO PROTECTION OF TITLES TO AND INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-265, RELATING TO LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES RECORDED ON MOTOR VEHICLES OR MOBILE HOMES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ENTITIES TO UTILIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC TITLE SYSTEM, AND TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS THAT ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO TRANSFER VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, APPLY FOR AND THE RELEASE OF LIENS, AND PERFORM OTHER ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO TITLE CERTAIN VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-370, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CERTAIN VEHICLES BY DEALERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THE PROSECUTION OF DEALERS FOR IMPROPERLY TITLING OR REGISTERING VEHICLES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-680, RELATING TO THE SATISFACTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN VEHICLES FOR WHICH CERTIFICATES OF TITLES ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF LIENHOLDERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES WHEREBY LIENHOLDERS' INTERESTS ARE RELEASED, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF LIENHOLDERS TO FORWARD CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF TITLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3856"
citation: "South Carolina H 3856 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erickson"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d9785ef-de7f-4f69-8966-2584dc784233"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3856&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8d7fcb73cd377de90a5034f673a2b2b984c58489f238ca8c03460bfd207c669b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3856 (2025-2026) — Department of Motor Vehicles
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-80, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES OR PERMITS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "BLOOD TYPE" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "INFORMATION"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-3350, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND VETERAN DESIGNATIONS ON DRIVERS' LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON APPLICATIONS FOR A PERSON'S BLOOD TYPE TO APPEAR ON A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD, AND TO PROVIDE A CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON IDENTIFICATION CARDS OR DRIVERS' RECORDS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "RENTAL TRAILER"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-785, RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT LICENSE PLATES TO CERTAIN OWNERS OF TRAILERS AND SEMITRAILERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES TO OWNERS OF RENTAL TRAILERS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-2320, RELATING TO DEALER AND WHOLESALER LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE SALES THAT MUST BE MADE BEFORE DEALER PLATES MAY BE ISSUED; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-15-560, RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR WHOLESALE MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTION LICENSES AND FEES, SO AS TO REVISE EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE LICENSES AND INCREASE THE LICENSE FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "BUS"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-23-85, RELATING TO DRIVER INSTRUCTOR PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE EXPIRATION DATES FOR THE PERMITS AND PROVIDE A SCHEDULE OF FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-37-30, RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POINTS SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE RECORDS OF DEALERS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE CERTAIN CONDUCT THAT RESULTS IN POINT VIOLATIONS AND ADD ADDITIONAL CONDUCT THAT RESULTS IN POINT VIOLATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-37-70, RELATING TO SUSPENSIONS OF LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY NOTIFY CERTAIN PERSONS BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRACKING; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-1010, RELATING TO TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CORPORATE-OWNED FLEET MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "FLEET"; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-40, RELATING TO PERSONS WHO MAY NOT BE LICENSED OR HAVE THEIR LICENSES RENEWED, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS, TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM PERIOD DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS ARE VALID, TO PROVIDE A FEE FOR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CERTAIN DISCRETION WHEN GRANTING EXTENSIONS TO DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-3-210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM PERIOD THE LICENSE PLATES ARE VALID; BY REPEALING SECTION 56-5-2585 RELATING TO EXEMPTING PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS FROM PAYING PARKING METER FEES; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-10, RELATING TO PROTECTION OF TITLES TO AND INTERESTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-265, RELATING TO LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES RECORDED ON MOTOR VEHICLES OR MOBILE HOMES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN ENTITIES TO UTILIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC TITLE SYSTEM, AND TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS THAT ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURES TO TRANSFER VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, APPLY FOR AND THE RELEASE OF LIENS, AND PERFORM OTHER ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO TITLE CERTAIN VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-19-370, RELATING TO PROCEDURES FOR THE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER OF CERTAIN VEHICLES BY DEALERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THE PROSECUTION OF DEALERS FOR IMPROPERLY TITLING OR REGISTERING VEHICLES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 56-19-680, RELATING TO THE SATISFACTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN VEHICLES FOR WHICH CERTIFICATES OF TITLES ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF LIENHOLDERS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES WHEREBY LIENHOLDERS' INTERESTS ARE RELEASED, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE FAILURE OF LIENHOLDERS TO FORWARD CERTAIN CERTIFICATES OF TITLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3856.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250130.htm)
3. **03/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20260319.htm)
4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20260326.htm)
5. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250402.htm)
6. **04/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250404.htm)
7. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250408.htm)
8. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250409.htm)
9. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3856_20250430.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Erickson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 123
- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date 10/06/26
- **2026-04-23** Act No. 115
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d9785ef-de7f-4f69-8966-2584dc784233`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation on boats"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 23, TITLE 50, SECTION 50-23-345, AND SECTION 50-23-375, ALL RELATING TO THE TITLING OF WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS ON WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3210, RELATING TO TAX NOTICES FOR BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-370, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR 42.8571 PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WATERCRAFT; TO AMEND SECTION 50-23-425, RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO INCLUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-23-430, 50-23-440, 50-23-450, 50-23-460, 50-23-470, AND 50-23-480 ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-23-350 AND 50-23-380 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER BY AGENTS AND THE TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, RESPECTIVELY; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-320, RELATING TO THE NUMBERING OF VESSEL EXCEPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A VESSEL COVERED BY A FEDERALLY APPROVED NUMBERING SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-10, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF \"OUTBOARD MOTOR\"; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT AND MOTORS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE MOTORS FROM THE EXEMPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-714, RELATING TO BOATS WITH SITUS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3200, RELATING TO THE TAX YEAR FOR BOATS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX RETURNS FOR BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX RETURNS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3230, RELATING TO THE ASSESSED VALUE OF BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BOATS AND WATERCRAFT AND ANY AFFIXED OUTBOARD MOTORS AS A SINGLE UNIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3240, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM BOAT AND WATERCRAFT TAX, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO BOAT MOTORS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3858"
citation: "South Carolina H 3858 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B. Newton", "B.J. Cox", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Ballentine", "Beach", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Bustos", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Cromer", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Frank", "Gagnon", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Gilreath", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hager", "Hardee", "Hartnett", "Herbkersman", "Hewitt", "Hixon", "Holman", "Huff", "J. Moore", "J.E. Johnson", "J.L. Johnson", "Jordan", "Kilmartin", "Kirby", "Landing", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Lowe", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "Montgomery", "Moss", "Murphy", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "Rutherford", "Sanders", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Terribile", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d9f956c-5a38-490e-a24d-dd26d454715a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3858&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "01a1aa1585b74313e9ada2fef3655271fb96d916bbd307ac1df720f0567d42ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3858 (2025-2026) — Taxation on boats
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 23, TITLE 50, SECTION 50-23-345, AND SECTION 50-23-375, ALL RELATING TO THE TITLING OF WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS ON WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3210, RELATING TO TAX NOTICES FOR BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-370, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR 42.8571 PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WATERCRAFT; TO AMEND SECTION 50-23-425, RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO INCLUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-23-430, 50-23-440, 50-23-450, 50-23-460, 50-23-470, AND 50-23-480 ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-23-350 AND 50-23-380 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER BY AGENTS AND THE TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, RESPECTIVELY; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-320, RELATING TO THE NUMBERING OF VESSEL EXCEPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A VESSEL COVERED BY A FEDERALLY APPROVED NUMBERING SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-10, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "OUTBOARD MOTOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT AND MOTORS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE MOTORS FROM THE EXEMPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-714, RELATING TO BOATS WITH SITUS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3200, RELATING TO THE TAX YEAR FOR BOATS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX RETURNS FOR BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX RETURNS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3230, RELATING TO THE ASSESSED VALUE OF BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BOATS AND WATERCRAFT AND ANY AFFIXED OUTBOARD MOTORS AS A SINGLE UNIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3240, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM BOAT AND WATERCRAFT TAX, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO BOAT MOTORS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3858.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20250130.htm)
3. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20260218.htm)
4. **03/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20260304.htm)
5. **03/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20260305.htm)
6. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20260324.htm)
7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20250430.htm)
8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20250506.htm)
9. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3858_20250507.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **39–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **89–7** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- to lay on the table — **28–12** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Beach — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Frank — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gibson — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Gilreath — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Huff — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Montgomery — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Terribile — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, T.Moore, Montgomery
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders
- **2025-02-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Frank
- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
- **2025-02-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huff, Beach
- **2025-04-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile
- **2025-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, Hardee, Taylor, Yow
- **2025-04-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
- **2025-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Oremus
- **2025-05-06** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- **2025-05-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath
- **2025-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-7
- **2025-05-08** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Special order, set for March 3, 2026
- **2026-03-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- **2026-03-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-05** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- **2026-03-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-24** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-24** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-03-25** Ratified R 116
- **2026-03-30** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-04-02** Act No. 109
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d9f956c-5a38-490e-a24d-dd26d454715a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charter school enrollment preferences"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3862"
citation: "South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliam", "M.M. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3862&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "6fb06a695f64106a4ebfeee30749ed3eb9c02d550072cae44a704e1da76a5119"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026) — Charter school enrollment preferences
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3862.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250130.htm)
3. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250206.htm)
4. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250213.htm)
5. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250326.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 66
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 47
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA STEM OPPORTUNITY ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 13 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COALITION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION FUND, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3863"
citation: "South Carolina H 3863 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Henderson-Myers", "M.M. Smith", "Pope", "Rivers", "Waters"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fcc0da1-327d-4090-b0db-545062e94285"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3863&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "5ae7fc49f2dc7027441786a500164ef881cf4acd642c1351b46b5b6ce9017330"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3863 (2025-2026) — South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STEM OPPORTUNITY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 13 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COALITION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION FUND, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3863.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250130.htm)
3. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250402.htm)
4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250408.htm)
5. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250409.htm)
6. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20260505.htm)
7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **115–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Davis — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters, Pope
- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 185
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 142
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fcc0da1-327d-4090-b0db-545062e94285`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hunting Heritage Protect Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DECISIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN ANY NET LOSS OF DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LAND FOR HUNTING. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3872"
citation: "South Carolina H 3872 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Bauer", "Caskey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3df8a4aa-3411-4eac-a7f0-024cc23c6d33"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3872&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "31b18e6913b97fc4ca87a5eb0c407537816ece051d43698208baac014ec8cc2d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3872 (2025-2026) — Hunting Heritage Protect Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DECISIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN ANY NET LOSS OF DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LAND FOR HUNTING. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3872.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250130.htm)
3. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250226.htm)
4. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250227.htm)
5. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250305.htm)
6. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20260401.htm)
7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20260429.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 186
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 01/01/27
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 143
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3df8a4aa-3411-4eac-a7f0-024cc23c6d33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' compensation"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 42-15-90, RELATING TO FEES OF ATTORNEYS AND PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL CHARGES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES AND RELATED SYSTEMS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3874"
citation: "South Carolina H 3874 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J.E. Johnson", "Schuessler"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/882a0e3a-ed26-412e-83fa-e9c67030f82e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3874&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1434a1c601944b3270fce4cdc8126035d66a71f7b5f1373f64bd08c0ce91aa12"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3874 (2025-2026) — Workers' compensation
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 42-15-90, RELATING TO FEES OF ATTORNEYS AND PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL CHARGES APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH MEDICAL FEE SCHEDULES AND RELATED SYSTEMS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3874.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20250130.htm)
3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20260324.htm)
4. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20260325.htm)
5. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20260429.htm)
6. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20260505.htm)
7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3874_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-26** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 187
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 185
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/882a0e3a-ed26-412e-83fa-e9c67030f82e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Laurens County School District 56"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 56, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SEVEN SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 56 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3877"
citation: "South Carolina H 3877 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gilliam", "Rankin", "Willis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10e4510e-ae84-4903-915f-1de2407f0cec"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3877&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c3874d2fabad0f343d1b66c3033e86542c6a94747dab0d6357dd9ea61f51e461"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3877 (2025-2026) — Laurens County School District 56
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 779 OF 1988, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 56, SO AS TO REAPPORTION THE SEVEN SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 56 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3877.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3877_20250130.htm)
3. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3877_20250423.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3877_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **96–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Laurens Delegation
- **2025-04-23** Delegation report: Favorable Laurens Delegation
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 67
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 88
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10e4510e-ae84-4903-915f-1de2407f0cec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Laurens County School District 55"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3878"
citation: "South Carolina H 3878 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gilliam", "Rankin", "Willis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6d2ccfd-4145-4a4e-811c-13222a428a69"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3878&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4ab5572b3d2af4fe87d35c7b745e9072c3fea91644d79c18adc7affbb593560e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3878 (2025-2026) — Laurens County School District 55
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3878.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3878_20250130.htm)
3. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3878_20250423.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3878_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **95–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Laurens Delegation
- **2025-04-23** Delegation report: Favorable Laurens Delegation
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 68
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 87
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6d2ccfd-4145-4a4e-811c-13222a428a69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jurisdiction"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1-150 AND 63-3-510, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LANDS RELINQUISHED BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE UNITED STATES IN CERTAIN MATTERS INVOLVING JUVENILES WITHIN A MILITARY INSTALLATION AND EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION THEREAFTER FOR CERTAIN MATTERS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3910"
citation: "South Carolina H 3910 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Davis", "G.M. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c895a86-6df4-41d3-835c-7d24178c219c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3910&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "82379c02d3f58ae92db01b20f253a6abc408b726036e331165d09d644aef5745"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3910 (2025-2026) — Jurisdiction
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1-150 AND 63-3-510, RELATING TO JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN LANDS RELINQUISHED BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH THE UNITED STATES IN CERTAIN MATTERS INVOLVING JUVENILES WITHIN A MILITARY INSTALLATION AND EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION THEREAFTER FOR CERTAIN MATTERS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3910.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3910_20250206.htm)
3. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3910_20250403.htm)
4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3910_20250408.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3910_20250429.htm)
6. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3910_20250501.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 69
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 54
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c895a86-6df4-41d3-835c-7d24178c219c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Coastal Tideland and Wetlands Permit Application"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-150, RELATING TO APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PERMITS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH TIMELINES FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON A PERMIT APPLICATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-80, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO DEEM A COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION APPROVED IF, FOR ALL OTHER STATE PERMITS, CERTIFICATION REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSING; BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-35 SO AS TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO HIRE THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT WITH ITS DUTIES AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO BID ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK; AND BY REPEALING A PORTION OF SECTION 48-39-130 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2032, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE DREDGING AFTER THAT DATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3931"
citation: "South Carolina H 3931 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Brewer", "Burns", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Lowe", "M.M. Smith", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/033ab381-15a0-4750-abab-171e847dad24"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3931&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c4ea45d9fe8763d0c36f8a24308238cc394d96ccf6516b18258fa67279995f33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3931 (2025-2026) — Coastal Tideland and Wetlands Permit Application
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-150, RELATING TO APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF PERMITS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH TIMELINES FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON A PERMIT APPLICATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 48-39-80, RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO DEEM A COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY CERTIFICATION APPROVED IF, FOR ALL OTHER STATE PERMITS, CERTIFICATION REVIEW IS NOT COMPLETED WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT CLOSING; BY ADDING SECTION 48-6-35 SO AS TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO HIRE THIRD-PARTY, INDEPENDENT ENGINEERS TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT WITH ITS DUTIES AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS TO BID ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK; AND BY REPEALING A PORTION OF SECTION 48-39-130 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2032, AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MAINTENANCE DREDGING AFTER THAT DATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3931.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250206.htm)
3. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260324.htm)
4. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260326.htm)
5. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20260401.htm)
6. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250409.htm)
7. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250423.htm)
8. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3931_20250424.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
- **2025-04-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2026-03-31** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 124
- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date 04/06/26
- **2026-04-23** Act No. 116
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/033ab381-15a0-4750-abab-171e847dad24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarendon County precincts"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3932"
citation: "South Carolina H 3932 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pedalino"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43c63841-0ec4-4c65-a79a-984e9137eafa"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3932&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9e255a122ea7c16d3fd390521bda70caac2d02825cee1c86856995f1e00f6459"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3932 (2025-2026) — Clarendon County precincts
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3932.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3932_20250206.htm)
3. **02/06/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3932_20250206a.htm)
4. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3932_20250305.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Pedalino — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-03-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-03-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 21
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-05-07** Act No. 9
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43c63841-0ec4-4c65-a79a-984e9137eafa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Service Districts"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3933"
citation: "South Carolina H 3933 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "C. Mitchell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e1b7b76-87ac-495e-9990-1030d4479cc4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3933&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "966cba963706be4cd38b3038973134c482f3c8acc02b88156bce0eca1e8d562d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3933 (2025-2026) — Public Service Districts
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3933.htm)
2. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250206.htm)
3. **02/06/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250206a.htm)
4. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250212.htm)
5. **03/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3933_20250313.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-03-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 22
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-05-07** Act No. 10
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e1b7b76-87ac-495e-9990-1030d4479cc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-57-345 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LICENSEES WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE MAY APPLY FOR LICENSE RENEWAL IF THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING, WERE LICENSED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, AND WERE AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF EXPIRATION, TO PROVIDE SUCH APPLICANTS FOR RENEWAL MUST PAY A RENEWAL FEE, AND TO EXEMPT LICENSEES MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3947"
citation: "South Carolina H 3947 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "Taylor", "Vaughan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70f97fd8-d4dd-4c14-998e-f544ea536930"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3947&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c86e18690ee4a5134a2217fe70364bef3824c000ae99f42c7a780f064f1c0f8a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3947 (2025-2026) — Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-57-340, RELATING TO BIENNIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE RENEWAL BY THE REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE NONRESIDENT BROKERS AND NONRESIDENT ASSOCIATES WHO SUCCESSFULLY SATISFY CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE MAY BE EXEMPT FROM THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS STATE WITH APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-57-345 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN LICENSEES WITH AN EXPIRED LICENSE MAY APPLY FOR LICENSE RENEWAL IF THEY WERE IN GOOD STANDING, WERE LICENSED IN THIS STATE FOR AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, AND WERE AT LEAST SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF EXPIRATION, TO PROVIDE SUCH APPLICANTS FOR RENEWAL MUST PAY A RENEWAL FEE, AND TO EXEMPT LICENSEES MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3947.htm)
2. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250211.htm)
3. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250226.htm)
4. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250327.htm)
5. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3947_20250424.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hixon — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-11** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pedalino, McCabe, Vaughan
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2025-04-29** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 45
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 27
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70f97fd8-d4dd-4c14-998e-f544ea536930`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State anthem"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-614 SO AS TO DESIGNATE \"DUM SPIRO SPERO\" TRANSLATED AS \"WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE\" AS THE OFFICIAL CHORAL ANTHEM OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3949"
citation: "South Carolina H 3949 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duncan", "Garvin", "King"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6b621e5-66ee-4039-9361-efc2f7704376"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3949&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "7dafd9877dab29dc8da717c39f83ed85cc654e619e42746b0cf8b3ad4a5fac61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3949 (2025-2026) — State anthem
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-614 SO AS TO DESIGNATE "DUM SPIRO SPERO" TRANSLATED AS "WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE" AS THE OFFICIAL CHORAL ANTHEM OF THE STATE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3949.htm)
2. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250211.htm)
3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20260415.htm)
4. **04/16/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20260416.htm)
5. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250424.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250429.htm)
7. **04/29/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3949_20250429a.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-11** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-05-05** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 188
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 144
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6b621e5-66ee-4039-9361-efc2f7704376`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Florence-Darlington Technical College"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 571 OF 1965, RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY MILLAGE LEVY FOR THE FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BUDGET TO BE APPROVED BY THE DARLINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3952"
citation: "South Carolina H 3952 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Luck", "Williams", "Yow"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9efa838b-1fc3-400b-af5d-b7774f314ff4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3952&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "559e3f60960f66310040a6b76493c4d14ad1525d0d05c5a4c8976384c4f805a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3952 (2025-2026) — Florence-Darlington Technical College
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 571 OF 1965, RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY MILLAGE LEVY FOR THE FLORENCE-DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE BUDGET TO BE APPROVED BY THE DARLINGTON COUNTY COUNCIL INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3952.htm)
2. **02/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3952_20250211.htm)
3. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3952_20250225.htm)
4. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3952_20250304.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Luck — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-11** Referred to Darlington Delegation
- **2025-02-25** Delegation report: Favorable Darlington Delegation
- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** Ratified R 9
- **2025-03-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 82
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9efa838b-1fc3-400b-af5d-b7774f314ff4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Bioenergy; Forest Products"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-185 SO AS TO DEFINE \"BIOMASS\" AND OTHER RELEVANT TERMS; TO REQUIRE THAT ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEUTRAL AND FROM OTHER SOURCES CARBON NEGATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3967"
citation: "South Carolina H 3967 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Brewer", "Duncan", "Forrest", "Haddon", "Herbkersman", "Hixon", "Ligon", "Sanders"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844f31e6-72e3-4e19-b812-89232f69d167"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3967&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "0f1e96b8269065bc646c8e2d0e25e94287ba5f084e9d40cacd1e81853c23c9ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3967 (2025-2026) — Bioenergy; Forest Products
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 48-23-185 SO AS TO DEFINE "BIOMASS" AND OTHER RELEVANT TERMS; TO REQUIRE THAT ENERGY PRODUCED FROM CERTAIN SOURCES BE CONSIDERED CARBON NEUTRAL AND FROM OTHER SOURCES CARBON NEGATIVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3967.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250212.htm)
3. **03/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20260319.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250429.htm)
5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3967_20250430.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-03-26** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Ratified R 125
- **2026-04-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date 04/06/26
- **2026-04-23** Act No. 117
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/844f31e6-72e3-4e19-b812-89232f69d167`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Greenville Hospital Authority, Board of Trustees"
description: "AN ACT TO 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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3973"
citation: "South Carolina H 3973 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0386e889-6661-4d35-aab2-e1c7c814c7ae"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3973&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "834103d7896784e05d8b132056f6a8ee1dc2a7af1d7b56903b4cb927a50d5dc7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3973 (2025-2026) — Greenville Hospital Authority, Board of Trustees
AN ACT TO 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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3973.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3973_20250212.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3973_20250219.htm)
4. **02/21/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3973_20250221.htm)
5. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3973_20250304.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bannister — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Referred to Greenville Delegation
- **2025-02-19** Delegation report: Favorable Greenville Delegation
- **2025-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-25** Debate adjourned
- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 71
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 85
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0386e889-6661-4d35-aab2-e1c7c814c7ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Private Providers"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE EVALUATORS TO EVALUATE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR THERAPEUTIC NEEDS, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PRIVATE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE RELATED SERVICES AT SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, TO SPECIFY THESE EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES ONLY MAY OCCUR UPON REQUEST OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NOT PROHIBIT SUCH EVALUATIONS OR SERVICES IN SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A RELATED MODEL POLICY, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MODEL POLICY, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3974"
citation: "South Carolina H 3974 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bauer", "Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Erickson", "Guffey", "McGinnis", "Schuessler"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e0aec75-534b-486f-8713-7ec279eb8872"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3974&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "833b526d6d8ee8069428300037e8609fe3dad28862a5bbd0232b9276a17e3d59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3974 (2025-2026) — Private Providers
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE EVALUATORS TO EVALUATE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR THERAPEUTIC NEEDS, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PRIVATE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE RELATED SERVICES AT SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, TO SPECIFY THESE EVALUATIONS AND SERVICES ONLY MAY OCCUR UPON REQUEST OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY NOT PROHIBIT SUCH EVALUATIONS OR SERVICES IN SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, TO PROVIDE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A RELATED MODEL POLICY, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MODEL POLICY, TO PROVIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ADOPT RELATED POLICIES, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3974.htm)
2. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20260211.htm)
3. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250212.htm)
4. **02/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20260217.htm)
5. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20260401.htm)
6. **04/20/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20260420.htm)
7. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250501.htm)
8. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250505.htm)
9. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250506.htm)
10. **05/06/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250506a.htm)
11. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3974_20250507.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **99–9** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, McGinnis
- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-9
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2026-04-15** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-20** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-21** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-23** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 189
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 186
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e0aec75-534b-486f-8713-7ec279eb8872`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Anesthesiologist Assistants"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1250, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST MAY SUPERVISE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSURE APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR BEFORE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN RELEVANT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND KNOWLEDGE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3996"
citation: "South Carolina H 3996 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chapman", "Sessions"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41ea7025-3278-4714-8ee7-ed830b8c24bc"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3996&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "107c2c9e887da9cfbd9fdd2fc532b90d8e649247e7477e4e7d7fc07702413975"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 3996 (2025-2026) — Anesthesiologist Assistants
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1250, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS THAT AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST MAY SUPERVISE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 40-47-1240, RELATING TO LICENSURE OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST'S ASSISTANTS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT LICENSURE APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR BEFORE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN RELEVANT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS AND KNOWLEDGE. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3996.htm)
2. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3996_20250213.htm)
3. **04/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3996_20250410.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3996_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **24–14** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
- **2025-04-10** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Debate adjourned
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 72
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 48
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41ea7025-3278-4714-8ee7-ed830b8c24bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Greater Greenville Sanitation District"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1543 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT PROVIDE REFUSE, GARBAGE, OR TRASH COLLECTING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AFTER JUNE 30, 2026, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR SUCH SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION MAY DEVELOP CERTAIN PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN USE RESTRICTIONS, AND TO REVISE THE ANNEXATION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF FREEHOLDERS REQUIRED FOR A PETITION TO REQUEST SUCH ANNEXATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4003"
citation: "South Carolina H 4003 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Bannister", "Burns", "Vaughan", "Willis"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/550c0e93-c95b-4b1f-bb36-efcfcbcf0caa"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4003&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "2c65d1c3a6539262f92bc7651593240990cf66ddd54af0e3d94cc476f0378e67"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4003 (2025-2026) — Greater Greenville Sanitation District
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 1543 OF 1968, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE GREATER GREENVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT PROVIDE REFUSE, GARBAGE, OR TRASH COLLECTING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AFTER JUNE 30, 2026, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR SUCH SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO CERTAIN EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION MAY DEVELOP CERTAIN PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CERTAIN USE RESTRICTIONS, AND TO REVISE THE ANNEXATION AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF FREEHOLDERS REQUIRED FOR A PETITION TO REQUEST SUCH ANNEXATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4003.htm)
2. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250213.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250219.htm)
4. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250220.htm)
5. **02/21/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250221.htm)
6. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250226.htm)
7. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250304.htm)
8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4003_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **105–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Greenville Delegation
- **2025-02-19** Delegation report: Favorable Greenville Delegation
- **2025-02-20** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-25** Debate adjourned
- **2025-02-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 73
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 86
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/550c0e93-c95b-4b1f-bb36-efcfcbcf0caa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charleston County School District"
description: "AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND TO DELEGATE THE POWERS DEVOLVED UPON THE TRUSTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS BY ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4014"
citation: "South Carolina H 4014 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bustos"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49393fd4-17cc-4c39-9fa6-11430c00e6a2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4014&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4c7aa587ccfe12ae3b9ffe880e094e2bedb22af52ee46fcfce6a5c3cde1988b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4014 (2025-2026) — Charleston County School District
AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND TO DELEGATE THE POWERS DEVOLVED UPON THE TRUSTEES OF THE CONSTITUENT DISTRICTS BY ACT 340 OF 1967, AS AMENDED, TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4014.htm)
2. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4014_20250213.htm)
3. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4014_20250225.htm)
4. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4014_20250226.htm)
5. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4014_20250415.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bustos — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Charleston Delegation
- **2025-02-25** Delegation report: Favorable Charleston Delegation
- **2025-02-26** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-11-25
- **2025-02-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to delegation from Charleston
- **2025-04-15** Recalled from delegation Charleston
- **2025-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 23
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 77
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49393fd4-17cc-4c39-9fa6-11430c00e6a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Capital Reserve Fund"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4026"
citation: "South Carolina H 4026 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c434f4b1-1c31-499e-b641-6e4fa6f6c560"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4026&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "d8c952148647ebc651b9f6c0681296ee4c2eb08dd0696b26a112febe56866f50"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4026 (2025-2026) — Capital Reserve Fund
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONIES FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, AND TO ALLOW UNEXPENDED FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS AND EXPENDED FOR THE SAME PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4026.htm)
2. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4026_20250220.htm)
3. **02/20/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4026_20250220a.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4026_20250416.htm)
5. **04/22/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4026_20250422.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **114–1** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–3** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- House Ways and Means — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-20** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-25** Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-6-25
- **2025-03-06** Special order, set for immediately following second reading of H. 4025
- **2025-03-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-1
- **2025-03-12** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-22** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- **2025-04-30** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-6-25
- **2025-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-3
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 74
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 71
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c434f4b1-1c31-499e-b641-6e4fa6f6c560`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hospital Emergency Departments"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-268 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICIAN PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON SITE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4067"
citation: "South Carolina H 4067 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Forrest", "Henderson-Myers", "Sessions"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e83f16c-6ed9-4eac-86cf-92beb4882194"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4067&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "bd56bd5126c3c0fb5d894f748da87083b14f0eba886261e32fa6dbdd4c0833fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4067 (2025-2026) — Hospital Emergency Departments
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 44-7-268 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS WITH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PHYSICIAN PHYSICALLY PRESENT ON SITE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ALL TIMES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4067.htm)
2. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4067_20250220.htm)
3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4067_20250320.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4067_20250430.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Davis — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Henderson-Myers
- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2025-03-26** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 75
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 49
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e83f16c-6ed9-4eac-86cf-92beb4882194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Darlington County Forfeited Land Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO REPEAL ACT 668 OF 1934, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4088"
citation: "South Carolina H 4088 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Yow"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5f77c45-f4f7-47df-8a67-8f7a774d0894"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4088&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "22199ba324b57f49e942d5158a1ac948f8a7e9bdafb6eaf4c6babd5d5a656938"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4088 (2025-2026) — Darlington County Forfeited Land Commission
AN ACT TO REPEAL ACT 668 OF 1934, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY FORFEITED LAND COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4088.htm)
2. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4088_20250225.htm)
3. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4088_20250227.htm)
4. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4088_20250306.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **108–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-25** Referred to Darlington Delegation
- **2025-02-27** Delegation report: Favorable Darlington Delegation
- **2025-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2025-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 24
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 81
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5f77c45-f4f7-47df-8a67-8f7a774d0894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial seats, circuit court"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE NUMBER OF JUDGES TO BE ELECTED FROM EACH CIRCUIT, AND THE ELECTION OF AT-LARGE JUDGES WITHOUT REGARD TO COUNTY OR CIRCUIT OF RESIDENCE, SO AS TO CONVERT NINE AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT SEATS TO RESIDENT SEATS IN THE THIRD, THIRTEENTH, TWELFTH, FIFTH, NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND SEVENTH CIRCUITS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4160"
citation: "South Carolina H 4160 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "G.M. Smith", "Jordan", "Pope", "W. Newton", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2d171fc-baf3-43ae-baa9-f0751ddd2d0e"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4160&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1a71c17bfd4b95de56b2adacfa7c0207cdea67a2a6d832a0d46a3813bfb143c5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4160 (2025-2026) — Judicial seats, circuit court
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE NUMBER OF JUDGES TO BE ELECTED FROM EACH CIRCUIT, AND THE ELECTION OF AT-LARGE JUDGES WITHOUT REGARD TO COUNTY OR CIRCUIT OF RESIDENCE, SO AS TO CONVERT NINE AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT SEATS TO RESIDENT SEATS IN THE THIRD, THIRTEENTH, TWELFTH, FIFTH, NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND SEVENTH CIRCUITS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4160.htm)
2. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4160_20250306.htm)
3. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4160_20250402.htm)
4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4160_20250408.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4160_20250429.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bannister — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-14
- **2025-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 76
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 50
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2d171fc-baf3-43ae-baa9-f0751ddd2d0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Carolina High School Athletic Association"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT\" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES AS A CONDITION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS TO JOIN, AFFILIATE WITH, PAY DUES OR FEES TO, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 2-2-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF \"AGENCY\" TO INCLUDE OTHER ENTITIES AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-15-50, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF \"STATE AGENCIES\" TO INCLUDE ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, BODY, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4163"
citation: "South Carolina H 4163 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "B.J. Cox", "B.L. Cox", "Bowers", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Burns", "Collins", "Crawford", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "Gatch", "Guest", "Haddon", "Hager", "Hartnett", "Herbkersman", "Hixon", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "Murphy", "Neese", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Robbins", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Vaughan", "Whitmire"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4163&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ceb0deb85ae80ca48448fd3b029a2c83ef0cb7d050379af2e211fb7a0323cd7e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4163 (2025-2026) — South Carolina High School Athletic Association
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES AS A CONDITION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS TO JOIN, AFFILIATE WITH, PAY DUES OR FEES TO, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 2-2-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "AGENCY" TO INCLUDE OTHER ENTITIES AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-15-50, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "STATE AGENCIES" TO INCLUDE ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, BODY, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4163.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260218.htm)
3. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260219.htm)
4. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260303.htm)
5. **03/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260304.htm)
6. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20250306.htm)
7. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260421.htm)
8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260506.htm)
9. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260507.htm)
10. **05/07/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260507a.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **24–17** (pass) · upper
- 2nd Reading — **28–12** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple, Guest
- **2025-03-11** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: C.Mitchell, B.Newton
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McGinnis, Willis
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2025-04-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-02-24** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-3-26
- **2026-03-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-03-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Special order, set for May 5, 2026
- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-12
- **2026-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-07** Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-17
- **2026-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 190
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 187
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lexington County School District Property Tax Relief Act extension"
description: "AN ACT TO EXTEND THE ONE PERCENT SALES TAX IMPOSED BY ACT 378 OF 2004, AS AMENDED, THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4187"
citation: "South Carolina H 4187 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ballentine", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Forrest", "Govan", "Kilmartin", "May", "McCabe", "Taylor", "White", "Wooten"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c7ea8d6-89c8-4754-8776-ed8d037bf155"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4187&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "0a7e168cfdd54acf6c29e822e462d79cf4fe7b1493f8d896f83ce4953d19887f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4187 (2025-2026) — Lexington County School District Property Tax Relief Act extension
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE ONE PERCENT SALES TAX IMPOSED BY ACT 378 OF 2004, AS AMENDED, THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4187.htm)
2. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4187_20250320.htm)
3. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4187_20250409.htm)
4. **04/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4187_20250415.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **92–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- May — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Referred to Lexington Delegation
- **2025-04-09** Delegation report: Favorable Lexington Delegation
- **2025-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-0
- **2025-04-10** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-04-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-04-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 25
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 89
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c7ea8d6-89c8-4754-8776-ed8d037bf155`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4188"
citation: "South Carolina H 4188 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Brewer", "C. Mitchell", "Davis", "Ford", "M.M. Smith", "Pope", "Robbins", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4188&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4b2cfe2f9fae94dc3ae4bb4c63e35fde4258ab7710e7b3f04d3863c7c1f240de"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4188 (2025-2026) — Coroners, disposition of unidentified or unclaimed remains
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 17-5-590, RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF UNIDENTIFIABLE DEAD BODIES BY CORONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHEN A BODY IS UNIDENTIFIABLE AND WHEN A BODY IS UNCLAIMED, AND TO AUTHORIZE CORONERS TO CREMATE SUCH REMAINS THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4188.htm)
2. **02/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260205.htm)
3. **03/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20250320.htm)
4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260429.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4188_20260505.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Ford — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, B.L.Cox, Brewer, Ford, Davis, Robbins
- **2026-02-05** Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell
- **2026-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2026-02-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 191
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 145
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/426d42b1-7ac1-4d10-8dc6-8c2f9255311f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-510, RELATING TO INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TOP MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATE TO 5.21 PERCENT, TO CREATE ANOTHER INCOME TAX BRACKET TO WHICH A 1.99 PERCENT RATE APPLIES, AND TO SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS SPECIFICALLY NOT ADOPTED BY THE STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT THE FEDERAL STANDARD DEDUCTION AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME ADJUSTED DEDUCTION (SCIAD); BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-4910, RELATING TO PERSONS REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE TO THE CALCULATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1720, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAXABLE INCOME OF NONRESIDENT INDIVIDUALS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3632, RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4216"
citation: "South Carolina H 4216 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "B.J. Cox", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Ballentine", "Bannister", "Bowers", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Bustos", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Caskey", "Crawford", "Davis", "Erickson", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hager", "Hartnett", "Hartz", "Herbkersman", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Holman", "Jordan", "Landing", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Long", "Lowe", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "Montgomery", "Moss", "Murphy", "Neese", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Vaughan", "Willis", "Yow"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2026-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b9176ab-b4ff-4b3d-8790-bf090958781a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4216&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "fbb26e5d875020e4111ad3ce60a28e37e5694d4e49c0afa7e3843e246166145f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4216 (2025-2026) — Income tax
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-510, RELATING TO INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TOP MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATE TO 5.21 PERCENT, TO CREATE ANOTHER INCOME TAX BRACKET TO WHICH A 1.99 PERCENT RATE APPLIES, AND TO SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS SPECIFICALLY NOT ADOPTED BY THE STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT THE FEDERAL STANDARD DEDUCTION AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME ADJUSTED DEDUCTION (SCIAD); BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-4910, RELATING TO PERSONS REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE TO THE CALCULATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1720, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAXABLE INCOME OF NONRESIDENT INDIVIDUALS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3632, RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4216.htm)
2. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20260121.htm)
3. **02/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20260224.htm)
4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250325.htm)
5. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250327.htm)
6. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250402.htm)
7. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250430.htm)
8. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250506.htm)
9. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250507.htm)
10. **05/07/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4216_20250507a.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **71–49** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 7A — **98–19** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **84–24** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 3A — **100–19** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **64–47** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 2 — **100–18** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1 — **94–19** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–5** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **68–46** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bowers — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Bustos — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hartz — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Montgomery — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
- **2025-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Duncan
- **2025-04-02** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus, Rankin, Haddon
- **2025-04-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Chapman, Sanders, Hardee
- **2025-04-22** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Wickensimer
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Edgerton, Guffey, Hiott, Hewitt, Magnuson, Beach, Pope, Martin, Ballentine, White, Kilmartin, Frank, Taylor, Harris, Kirby, Rivers, Anderson, Gilliard, Bamberg, Spann-Wilder, Garvin, Dilliard, Weeks, Jones
- **2025-05-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-46
- **2025-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-47
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Debate interrupted
- **2026-02-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-5
- **2026-02-25** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-10** Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-49
- **2026-03-25** Ratified R 117
- **2026-03-30** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-04-02** Act No. 110
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b9176ab-b4ff-4b3d-8790-bf090958781a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Commodity Code Execution"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-10, RELATING TO STATE COMMODITY CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE STATE COMMODITY CODE BE THE SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-40, RELATING TO TRANSACTIONS WHERE PROHIBITION IS NOT APPLICABLE, SO AS TO ADD AGENTS OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR REPRESENTATIVES AS INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO ORDERS TO DENY, SUSPEND, OR REVOKE A PERSON'S LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-60, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS, SO AS TO REPLACE SECTION 39-73-310 WITH SECTION 39-73-30; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-315, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATOR ACTIONS TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS OR IMMINENT VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR CAN ISSUE ORDERS RELATED TO ANY ACTION THAT MAY VIOLATE THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-320, RELATING TO LEGAL, EQUITABLE, AND SPECIAL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO A COURT FOR ENFORCEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY MAINTAIN AN ACTION IN THE RICHLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-325, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY REFER VIOLATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-330, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-340, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, FORMS, AND ORDERS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-350, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF SECTIONS 39-73-20, 39-73-50, AND 39-73-60 TO PERSONS WHO SELL, BUY, OR OFFER TO SELL OR BUY COMMODITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR APPLICABLE RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-360, RELATING TO JUDICIAL REVIEW, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-370, RELATING TO DEFENSE IN A CASE BASED ON FAILURE TO MAKE PHYSICAL DELIVERY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTION 39-73-375 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY RETAIN FUNDS FROM FINES AND PENALTIES TO OFFSET RELEVANT EXPENSES; BY REPEALING SECTION 39-73-355 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 4-9-145, RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHAT DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF LITTER CONTROL OFFICERS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4247"
citation: "South Carolina H 4247 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henderson-Myers", "Herbkersman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b78fc9ba-d86a-4e6b-955f-7f0a0de01c2d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4247&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "f2372e76fd2e78600d40cc9492740f01a625aa69e2cb8b19629ad16ba9303f00"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4247 (2025-2026) — Commodity Code Execution
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-10, RELATING TO STATE COMMODITY CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE STATE COMMODITY CODE BE THE SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-40, RELATING TO TRANSACTIONS WHERE PROHIBITION IS NOT APPLICABLE, SO AS TO ADD AGENTS OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR REPRESENTATIVES AS INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO ORDERS TO DENY, SUSPEND, OR REVOKE A PERSON'S LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-60, RELATING TO PROHIBITED ACTS, SO AS TO REPLACE SECTION 39-73-310 WITH SECTION 39-73-30; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-315, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATOR ACTIONS TO PREVENT VIOLATIONS OR IMMINENT VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR CAN ISSUE ORDERS RELATED TO ANY ACTION THAT MAY VIOLATE THIS CHAPTER; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-320, RELATING TO LEGAL, EQUITABLE, AND SPECIAL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO A COURT FOR ENFORCEMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY MAINTAIN AN ACTION IN THE RICHLAND COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-325, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY REFER VIOLATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OR OTHER AUTHORITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-330, RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CHAPTER, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-340, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, FORMS, AND ORDERS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-350, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF SECTIONS 39-73-20, 39-73-50, AND 39-73-60 TO PERSONS WHO SELL, BUY, OR OFFER TO SELL OR BUY COMMODITIES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR APPLICABLE RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMUNICATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-360, RELATING TO JUDICIAL REVIEW, SO AS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES; BY AMENDING SECTION 39-73-370, RELATING TO DEFENSE IN A CASE BASED ON FAILURE TO MAKE PHYSICAL DELIVERY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTION 39-73-375 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY RETAIN FUNDS FROM FINES AND PENALTIES TO OFFSET RELEVANT EXPENSES; BY REPEALING SECTION 39-73-355 RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 4-9-145, RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE WHAT DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF LITTER CONTROL OFFICERS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4247.htm)
2. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4247_20250327.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4247_20250430.htm)
4. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4247_20250506.htm)
5. **05/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4247_20250508.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **97–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2025-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 95
- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/25
- **2025-05-27** Act No. 67
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b78fc9ba-d86a-4e6b-955f-7f0a0de01c2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency Scene Management"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4249"
citation: "South Carolina H 4249 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erickson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b4a0002-fad1-4695-bf33-8a41e403c240"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4249&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c927ab158269cc71b4f9fdc4fece2b1dd256c4ba8290e1d7d6c4a624af1817e7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4249 (2025-2026) — Emergency Scene Management
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES, PROVIDE DRIVERS SHALL ENSURE THEIR VEHICLES ARE KEPT UNDER CONTROL WHEN APPROACHING OR PASSING OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED ON OR NEAR THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF STREETS OR HIGHWAYS, TO PROVIDE PERSONS DRIVING VEHICLES APPROACHING OTHER STATIONARY VEHICLES DISPLAYING FLASHING HAZARD LIGHTS SHALL REDUCE THEIR SPEED, YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND MAINTAIN SAFE SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES IS UNSAFE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4249.htm)
2. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20250327.htm)
3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20260415.htm)
4. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4249_20250424.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Erickson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 193
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 147
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b4a0002-fad1-4695-bf33-8a41e403c240`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excused student absences"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-462 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO EXCUSED SCHOOL ABSENCES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACTIVITY IS SANCTIONED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING ENTITY, AND TO REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS BE IN ACADEMIC GOOD STANDING TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4257"
citation: "South Carolina H 4257 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Brittain", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Crawford", "Gagnon", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Hayes", "Hiott", "J.E. Johnson", "Jordan", "Lowe", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "Rankin", "Schuessler", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2026-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49a13d3f-d736-48ea-a331-f4468888b019"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4257&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "072b6e4fba7c424f3b29969987c12b7d38a34431b5ece820056163f4414c7c3d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4257 (2025-2026) — Excused student absences
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-462 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO EXCUSED SCHOOL ABSENCES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACTIVITY IS SANCTIONED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING ENTITY, AND TO REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS BE IN ACADEMIC GOOD STANDING TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4257.htm)
2. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20260211.htm)
3. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250327.htm)
4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250429.htm)
5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250430.htm)
6. **04/30/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250430a.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hayes — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- McCabe — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Jordan, B.Newton, Caskey, Gilliam, Rankin, Schuessler, Hayes, Guest, Crawford, Gagnon, McCabe, Pedalino, Hiott
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2026-02-18** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Ratified R 105
- **2026-02-27** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-05** Effective date 02/27/26
- **2026-03-05** Act No. 100
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49a13d3f-d736-48ea-a331-f4468888b019`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blood Cancer Awareness Month"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-320 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS \"BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4261"
citation: "South Carolina H 4261 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "G.M. Smith", "J. Moore", "Rivers"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d3af8f8-b4cb-4679-9dfe-6380950dbf91"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4261&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "2f29703a3785ba9a083466ab62e8af89b732af80cdfb396ae94a7619ce369544"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4261 (2025-2026) — Blood Cancer Awareness Month
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-320 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS "BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH." - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4261.htm)
2. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4261_20250327.htm)
3. **03/27/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4261_20250327a.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4261_20250430.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **118–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore, Rivers, Anderson
- **2025-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01** Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
- **2025-04-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 77
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 51
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d3af8f8-b4cb-4679-9dfe-6380950dbf91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mayflower Compact Day"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-320 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER AS \"MAYFLOWER COMPACT DAY.\" - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4267"
citation: "South Carolina H 4267 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bustos", "Hager", "Hartnett", "Landing", "Teeple", "Vaughan", "Wickensimer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e70706f-8525-4618-a002-3ca7beb133f6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4267&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c5a4948b951f0949fc588870d9dc5cf06a43548b7d1ec1a523ac69ca3ba4195c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4267 (2025-2026) — Mayflower Compact Day
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-320 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER AS "MAYFLOWER COMPACT DAY." - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4267.htm)
2. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4267_20250327.htm)
3. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4267_20250424.htm)
4. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4267_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bustos — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
- **2025-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 96
- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/25
- **2025-05-27** Act No. 68
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e70706f-8525-4618-a002-3ca7beb133f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Evictions"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4270"
citation: "South Carolina H 4270 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B.J. Cox", "Bannister", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Burns", "C. Mitchell", "Calhoon", "Chapman", "Collins", "Dillard", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Guest", "Haddon", "Herbkersman", "J.L. Johnson", "Jones", "King", "Kirby", "Lowe", "Martin", "McGinnis", "Oremus", "Rivers", "Schuessler", "Scott", "Sessions", "Vaughan", "Waters", "Wetmore", "Wickensimer", "Willis", "Yow"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/382cd4d4-888d-4f00-be76-6cb629c1ffb5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4270&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9425c0df321f1edb0d622deec5f4621bec951d65943941f40bf00c960b52ea33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4270 (2025-2026) — Evictions
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 30-2-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4270.htm)
2. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260326.htm)
3. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20250327.htm)
4. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260331.htm)
5. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260423.htm)
6. **04/27/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260427.htm)
7. **04/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260428.htm)
8. **04/30/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4270_20260430.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **77–23** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Commit — **80–22** (fail) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **38–4** (pass) · upper
- Table Amendment 1A — **62–45** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 4 — **76–25** (pass) · lower
- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **64–27** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **81–28** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 6 — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 5 — **75–28** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jones — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wickensimer — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore
- **2025-04-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
- **2025-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins
- **2026-01-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
- **2026-01-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Gilliard, Bernstein
- **2026-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister, Willis, J.L.Johnson, Guest
- **2026-02-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King
- **2026-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
- **2026-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman, Bradley, Brittain, Burns, Martin, Calhoon, Lowe, C.Mitchell, Oremus, Atkinson, Sessions
- **2026-02-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Waters
- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-31** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, Gilreath, Pace, Magnuson, Edgerton, White, Terribile, Frank, Beach, McCabe
- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Scott, Govan
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-23
- **2026-04-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-4
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-28
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 194
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 01/01/27
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 214
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/382cd4d4-888d-4f00-be76-6cb629c1ffb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Roadway Protection and Safety Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"ROADWAY PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT\" BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN, BE AN ORGANIZER OF, OR BE AN AIDER OR ABETTOR OF A STREET TAKEOVER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4292"
citation: "South Carolina H 4292 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Brewer", "C. Mitchell", "Davis", "Duncan", "Gilreath", "Guffey", "Holman", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "Montgomery", "Pope", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Teeple", "Terribile", "W. Newton", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3917928e-3281-4b8e-96d5-0ee1cf609648"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4292&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "a84ad380cfa875cb7120c51a5f45c10393517c2e2a2826c59dc54aa36dfde7ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4292 (2025-2026) — Roadway Protection and Safety Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "ROADWAY PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-3910 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PARTICIPATE IN, BE AN ORGANIZER OF, OR BE AN AIDER OR ABETTOR OF A STREET TAKEOVER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4292.htm)
2. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20260326.htm)
3. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20260331.htm)
4. **03/31/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20260331a.htm)
5. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20260401.htm)
6. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20250403.htm)
7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20260429.htm)
8. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4292_20250430.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Duncan — primary (person)
- Gilreath — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Montgomery — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sanders — primary (person)
- Teeple — primary (person)
- Terribile — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Montgomery
- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1
- **2026-04-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2026-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 195
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 148
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3917928e-3281-4b8e-96d5-0ee1cf609648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Military Code"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-90, RELATING TO SERVICE WITHIN THE STATE OF MILITARY FORCES FROM ANOTHER STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-510, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD APPOINTMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN AGE REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-1330, RELATING TO ANNUAL SETTLEMENTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROPERTY, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO FEDERAL PROPERTY; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-1370, RELATING TO ALLOWANCES FOR MAINTENANCE, SO AS TO REMOVE A REQUIREMENT THAT UNITS ARE ENTITLED TO CERTAIN MAINTENANCE FUND ALLOWANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-40, RELATING TO APPLICATION TO THE STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PERSONS CALLED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-65, RELATING TO AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES DESIGNATED FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PERSONS CALLED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-75, RELATING TO STATE AGENCIES' REQUIREMENT TO PAY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MAY USE CERTAIN METHODS FOR PAYING WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS IN CERTAIN CASES; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-360 RELATING TO RULES AND REGULATIONS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-380 RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR ARMY; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-390 RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR AIR; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-410 RELATING TO AUDITS AND ALLOWANCES OF DEPARTMENT EXPENSES; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-560 RELATING TO PUBLICATIONS OF RELATIVE RANK LIST OF OFFICERS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-580 RELATING TO OFFICERS IN COMMAND OF SUBORDINATE OR DETACHED UNITS OR DIFFERENT UNITS ON DUTY TOGETHER; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-810 RELATING TO PROMOTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL PERSONNEL ACT; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-830 RELATING TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-860 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN STAFF OF HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-870 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF MAJOR GENERAL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-880 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-890 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF COLONEL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-930 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF WARRANT OFFICER; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-1350 RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SHARING IN APPROPRIATIONS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-3105 RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FORCES TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4296"
citation: "South Carolina H 4296 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Gilliam", "T. Moore", "Yow"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e40215fe-3ae9-4dee-9ef5-c4a80dac6ff9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4296&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "449a0dfa2a2960a3755461b4c40fb8c62f435be455c2774745a5dfcc6891c7c0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4296 (2025-2026) — Military Code
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-90, RELATING TO SERVICE WITHIN THE STATE OF MILITARY FORCES FROM ANOTHER STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-510, RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD APPOINTMENTS, SO AS TO REMOVE CERTAIN AGE REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-1330, RELATING TO ANNUAL SETTLEMENTS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROPERTY, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO FEDERAL PROPERTY; BY AMENDING SECTION 25-1-1370, RELATING TO ALLOWANCES FOR MAINTENANCE, SO AS TO REMOVE A REQUIREMENT THAT UNITS ARE ENTITLED TO CERTAIN MAINTENANCE FUND ALLOWANCES; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-40, RELATING TO APPLICATION TO THE STATE, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PERSONS CALLED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-65, RELATING TO AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES DESIGNATED FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER PERSONS CALLED INTO ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-75, RELATING TO STATE AGENCIES' REQUIREMENT TO PAY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MAY USE CERTAIN METHODS FOR PAYING WORKERS' COMPENSATION PREMIUMS IN CERTAIN CASES; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-360 RELATING TO RULES AND REGULATIONS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-380 RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR ARMY; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-390 RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GENERAL FOR AIR; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-410 RELATING TO AUDITS AND ALLOWANCES OF DEPARTMENT EXPENSES; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-560 RELATING TO PUBLICATIONS OF RELATIVE RANK LIST OF OFFICERS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-580 RELATING TO OFFICERS IN COMMAND OF SUBORDINATE OR DETACHED UNITS OR DIFFERENT UNITS ON DUTY TOGETHER; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-810 RELATING TO PROMOTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL PERSONNEL ACT; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-830 RELATING TO OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-860 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN STAFF OF HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-870 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF MAJOR GENERAL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-880 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF BRIGADIER GENERAL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-890 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF COLONEL; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-930 RELATING TO VACANCIES IN GRADE OF WARRANT OFFICER; BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-1350 RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR SHARING IN APPROPRIATIONS; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 25-1-3105 RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FORCES TO SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4296.htm)
2. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4296_20250403.htm)
3. **04/03/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4296_20250403a.htm)
4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4296_20250408.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4296_20250501.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-03** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Recalled from Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 78
- **2025-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/13/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 55
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e40215fe-3ae9-4dee-9ef5-c4a80dac6ff9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Cigarettes for heating"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO TAX RATES ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOBACCO, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX ON CIGARETTES FOR HEATING AND CERTAIN VAPOR PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4303"
citation: "South Carolina H 4303 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer", "Cobb-Hunter", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hosey", "M.M. Smith", "Rutherford", "Sessions", "Weeks", "Yow"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d20bc09-b3f4-47b0-ac16-1348103a4246"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4303&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "987dfd59d8fe291b70ee2d5eddcc77e20899f3265e14c0181c49ab726f77c955"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4303 (2025-2026) — Cigarettes for heating
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-21-620, RELATING TO TAX RATES ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING TOBACCO, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A TAX ON CIGARETTES FOR HEATING AND CERTAIN VAPOR PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4303.htm)
2. **03/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20260318.htm)
3. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250403.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250430.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20250501.htm)
6. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4303_20260513.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **91–18** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **36–4** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Gagnon — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hosey — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hosey
- **2025-04-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-6
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-4
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-18
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 247
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/2026
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 234
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d20bc09-b3f4-47b0-ac16-1348103a4246`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wellness reimbursement program"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 105 TO TITLE 38 ENTITLED \"WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS\" SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS BY WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS, REQUIRE REGISTRATION INCLUDING AN APPLICATION AND FEES, EXEMPT BROKERS FROM REGISTERING, AND TO PROVIDE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4305"
citation: "South Carolina H 4305 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Herbkersman"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f82fb003-c99c-4696-aebc-bc31d672e1a2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4305&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "8be297b270c71bb3a0ad2697a48957189c72e8ed147acbadbdc5209f7f6d27c0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4305 (2025-2026) — Wellness reimbursement program
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 105 TO TITLE 38 ENTITLED "WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS" SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS, PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTS BY WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS, REQUIRE REGISTRATION INCLUDING AN APPLICATION AND FEES, EXEMPT BROKERS FROM REGISTERING, AND TO PROVIDE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4305.htm)
2. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20260226.htm)
3. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20250403.htm)
4. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20250430.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20250501.htm)
6. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20250505.htm)
7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20260506.htm)
8. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4305_20260507.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **88–14** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-14
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Banking and Insurance
- **2025-05-06** Committed to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 196
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 215
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f82fb003-c99c-4696-aebc-bc31d672e1a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lancaster County voting precincts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-350, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, SO AS TO COMBINE CERTAIN PRECINCTS AND REDESIGNATE MAP NUMBERS ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DESIGNATED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4307"
citation: "South Carolina H 4307 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f5b4e25-5fe4-42ec-adcb-696fa8193754"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4307&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "461e66428571352b52de9972abb56464ec4d3495fc3b1c22a1511b825c7d66b2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4307 (2025-2026) — Lancaster County voting precincts
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-350, RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN LANCASTER COUNTY, SO AS TO COMBINE CERTAIN PRECINCTS AND REDESIGNATE MAP NUMBERS ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DESIGNATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4307.htm)
2. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4307_20250403.htm)
3. **04/03/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4307_20250403a.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4307_20250501.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-03** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2025-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-02** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 79
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 52
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f5b4e25-5fe4-42ec-adcb-696fa8193754`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dental and veterinary school faculty, restricted licenses"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-15-175, RELATING TO RESTRICTED INSTRUCTORS' LICENSES ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE WAIVERS FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN DENTAL SCHOOL FACULTY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-69-245 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS TO ISSUE RESTRICTED LICENSES TO VETERINARY SCHOOL FACULTY, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE LICENSES, AND TO PROVIDE WAIVERS FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VETERINARY SCHOOL FACULTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4342"
citation: "South Carolina H 4342 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["M.M. Smith"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-09"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcffbbbd-522c-49ba-8162-36cf8925f13b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4342&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "673ca0989ad4950ca27a41ac83b6128e4937e2691bbd574e880ee911e020ff08"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4342 (2025-2026) — Dental and veterinary school faculty, restricted licenses
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 40-15-175, RELATING TO RESTRICTED INSTRUCTORS' LICENSES ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF DENTISTRY, SO AS TO PROVIDE WAIVERS FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN DENTAL SCHOOL FACULTY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-69-245 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EXAMINERS TO ISSUE RESTRICTED LICENSES TO VETERINARY SCHOOL FACULTY, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE LICENSES, AND TO PROVIDE WAIVERS FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VETERINARY SCHOOL FACULTY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4342.htm)
2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260219.htm)
3. **02/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260226.htm)
4. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20260303.htm)
5. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250409.htm)
6. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250501.htm)
7. **05/07/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4342_20250507.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **109–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-1
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2026-03-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-03-03** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-05** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 110
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 105
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcffbbbd-522c-49ba-8162-36cf8925f13b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human trafficking awareness and prevention training"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4343"
citation: "South Carolina H 4343 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Calhoon", "Cobb-Hunter", "Crawford", "Cromer", "Davis", "Dillard", "Edgerton", "Erickson", "Henderson-Myers", "Holman", "Landing", "McDaniel", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Schuessler", "Spann-Wilder", "Terribile", "Waters", "Wetmore"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-09"
last_action: "2026-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4343&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "cb1edbf260ae0c847418b69bd15fedd3d20152f9e42e02480350ce6c0ddd0f61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4343 (2025-2026) — Human trafficking awareness and prevention training
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 40-33-31 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES; BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-39 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN FIELDS AND CERTAIN SETTINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 40-47-953 SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4343.htm)
2. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260219.htm)
3. **02/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20260225.htm)
4. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250409.htm)
5. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250501.htm)
6. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250505.htm)
7. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4343_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Edgerton — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Holman — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
- Terribile — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander, Spann-Wilder
- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2026-02-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-03-04** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2026-03-05** Ratified R 111
- **2026-03-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-12** Effective date 03/09/26
- **2026-03-12** Act No. 106
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e95dc49-cd5a-4e65-ab67-186ff6629e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Beaufort County voting precincts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-110, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO SPLIT CERTAIN PRECINCTS AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4350"
citation: "South Carolina H 4350 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Erickson", "Hager", "Herbkersman", "Rivers", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2eb0ef5-ffee-46d2-979b-eaca7213a8a4"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4350&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "2a5b6478f2bd89bd5461e1d3b6b40031ee080bb09fd70ea4c0559944e9304e84"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4350 (2025-2026) — Beaufort County voting precincts
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-7-110, RELATING TO DESIGNATION OF VOTING PRECINCTS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY, SO AS TO SPLIT CERTAIN PRECINCTS AND TO REDESIGNATE THE MAP NUMBER ON WHICH THESE PRECINCTS ARE DELINEATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4350.htm)
2. **04/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4350_20250410.htm)
3. **04/10/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4350_20250410a.htm)
4. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4350_20250506.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-10** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 80
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 53
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2eb0ef5-ffee-46d2-979b-eaca7213a8a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nonprescription Ephedrine Products"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-398, RELATING TO THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, OR PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT MANUFACTURERS OF THESE PRODUCTS PAY MONTHLY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH DATA COLLECTION, TO ESTABLISH A PENALTY FOR MANUFACTURERS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4382"
citation: "South Carolina H 4382 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sessions"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-23"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef9341a9-096a-4d38-a62d-24b7dd948225"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4382&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "1396cbb096e73ff18beafc6db845fd49dd5aa773cc1787165119627d643fc0ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4382 (2025-2026) — Nonprescription Ephedrine Products
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 44-53-398, RELATING TO THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, OR PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT MANUFACTURERS OF THESE PRODUCTS PAY MONTHLY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH DATA COLLECTION, TO ESTABLISH A PENALTY FOR MANUFACTURERS THAT FAIL TO COMPLY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4382.htm)
2. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260402.htm)
3. **04/23/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20250423.htm)
4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260429.htm)
5. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260507.htm)
6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260512.htm)
7. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260513.htm)
8. **05/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4382_20260514.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Sessions — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-23** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Frank, Edgerton, Pace, Beach, Harris, Gilreath, Cromer, Terribile
- **2026-04-23** Debate adjourned
- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-30** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-07** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2026-05-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 248
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 235
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef9341a9-096a-4d38-a62d-24b7dd948225`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "PSC Elections"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND THE PROVISION IN SECTION 58-3-20(C) THAT PROHIBITS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM HOLDING AN ELECTION UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE COURTS REGARDING ITS REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026; AND TO SUSPEND SECTION 2-20-15 FOR ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4402"
citation: "South Carolina H 4402 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Herbkersman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e97b1fc2-888a-4dff-a72e-56e3db04dfe7"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4402&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "d100306fc30ba2102b75b5b4560a6ec94ac6634516ea526f9c527c543c6660fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4402 (2025-2026) — PSC Elections
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND THE PROVISION IN SECTION 58-3-20(C) THAT PROHIBITS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM HOLDING AN ELECTION UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE COURTS REGARDING ITS REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026; AND TO SUSPEND SECTION 2-20-15 FOR ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4402.htm)
2. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250424.htm)
3. **04/24/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250424a.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250501.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-24** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 81
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 75
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e97b1fc2-888a-4dff-a72e-56e3db04dfe7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "SC-Bahamas Trade Commission"
description: "AN ACT TO 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. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4476"
citation: "South Carolina H 4476 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bamberg", "Herbkersman", "J. Moore", "Rivers", "Rutherford"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4476&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "a804593c469e197f18da93555000a0cf8e353a0398b7e15246011e06e73a86b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4476 (2025-2026) — SC-Bahamas Trade Commission
AN ACT TO 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. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4476.htm)
2. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260422.htm)
3. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260423.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20250501.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260505.htm)
6. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260512.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **88–21** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–3** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bamberg — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- J. Moore — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-21
- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-3
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 249
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 236
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74945e09-8bf8-481c-a46a-3ce8ccd8d015`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Heirs' property"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"HEIRS' PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT\" BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3150, RELATING TO DETERMINING WHEN AN ASSESSABLE TRANSFER OF INTEREST OCCURS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE TRANSFERS MADE TO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLEAR THE TITLE OF HEIRS' PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4477"
citation: "South Carolina H 4477 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Collins", "Gilliard", "Govan", "Hart", "Henderson-Myers", "Herbkersman", "King", "Landing", "Luck", "M.M. Smith", "Rivers", "Schuessler", "Waters", "Williams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bfcf106-f820-4612-91bf-0c0f1b10122f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4477&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "24c65ea890c45dd752a071240dda65ca982e08112714dbfef90c05319e107114"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4477 (2025-2026) — Heirs' property
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HEIRS' PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3150, RELATING TO DETERMINING WHEN AN ASSESSABLE TRANSFER OF INTEREST OCCURS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE TRANSFERS MADE TO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLEAR THE TITLE OF HEIRS' PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4477.htm)
2. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4477_20260421.htm)
3. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4477_20260423.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4477_20250501.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4477_20260505.htm)
6. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4477_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Hart — primary (person)
- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Luck — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Rivers — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Waters — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
- **2026-03-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, Williams, Luck, King, Gilliard, Waters, Henderson-Myers
- **2026-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Collins, Schuessler, Herbkersman, M.M.Smith
- **2026-04-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Hart
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 197
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 149
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bfcf106-f820-4612-91bf-0c0f1b10122f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 4-10-470, RELATING TO COUNTIES IN WHICH THE EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SALES AND USE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4589"
citation: "South Carolina H 4589 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gilliam"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-12-16"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf1c0730-70b1-4eeb-991e-d79e50ca85ce"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4589&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "3a6b715afb3a5a34faf1baad3fdabd0be2a5b562698a345b6f26cc1b73d41941"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina H 4589 (2025-2026) — Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 4-10-470, RELATING TO COUNTIES IN WHICH THE EDUCATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS SALES AND USE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4589.htm)
2. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260421.htm)
3. **04/23/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260423.htm)
4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260429.htm)
5. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260512.htm)
6. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260513.htm)
7. **05/13/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20260513a.htm)
8. **12/17/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4589_20251217.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **91–14** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **40–2** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **81–18** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gilliam — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2025-12-16** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-21** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-18
- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-2
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-14
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 250
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 203
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf1c0730-70b1-4eeb-991e-d79e50ca85ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).

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