republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/s-163.md

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Bill	Cryptocurrency	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 47 TO TITLE 34 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A GOVERNING AUTHORITY FROM ACCEPTING OR REQUIRING PAYMENT USING CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY OR PARTICIPATING IN A TEST OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY; TO PERMIT INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES USING DIGITAL CURRENCY FOR TRANSACTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL ASSETS MAY NOT BE SINGLED OUT FOR DISPARATE TAX TREATMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION MAY BE TAXED IF THE TAXATION IS THE SAME AS IF THE TRANSACTION USED UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER; TO RESTRICT CERTAIN ACTIVITY FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY OPERATIONS THAT ARE ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS OPERATIONS SHALL NOT PLACE ANY ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE ELECTRICAL GRID FOR WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED AND TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL MINING BUSINESSES MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ENGAGED IN DIGITAL MINING OPERATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO OBTAIN CERTAIN LICENSES AND THAT THOSE WHO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES RELATED TO DIGITAL MINING OR STAKING ARE NOT OFFERING A SECURITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN PROSECUTE AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS THAT FRAUDULENTLY CLAIM TO BE OFFERING DIGITAL ASSET MINING AS SERVICE OR STAKING AS A SERVICE; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	S 163	South Carolina S 163 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Leber Verdin	9	26	2	2025-01-14	2026-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/a2a2d3d6-a4fc-4523-9bb7-984dd7678c24	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=163&session=126&summary=B	ae2824902cc04b6e4d762c60fc70fbfadfb54070f2568f2c5e17495e227d8357	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 163 (2025-2026) — Cryptocurrency

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 47 TO TITLE 34 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A GOVERNING AUTHORITY FROM ACCEPTING OR REQUIRING PAYMENT USING CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY OR PARTICIPATING IN A TEST OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY; TO PERMIT INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES USING DIGITAL CURRENCY FOR TRANSACTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL ASSETS MAY NOT BE SINGLED OUT FOR DISPARATE TAX TREATMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL CURRENCY TRANSACTION MAY BE TAXED IF THE TAXATION IS THE SAME AS IF THE TRANSACTION USED UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER; TO RESTRICT CERTAIN ACTIVITY FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY OPERATIONS THAT ARE ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE; TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS OPERATIONS SHALL NOT PLACE ANY ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE ELECTRICAL GRID FOR WHICH THEY ARE CONNECTED AND TO PROVIDE THAT DIGITAL MINING BUSINESSES MUST PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION UPON REQUEST; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE ENGAGED IN DIGITAL MINING OPERATIONS DO NOT HAVE TO OBTAIN CERTAIN LICENSES AND THAT THOSE WHO PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES RELATED TO DIGITAL MINING OR STAKING ARE NOT OFFERING A SECURITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN PROSECUTE AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS THAT FRAUDULENTLY CLAIM TO BE OFFERING DIGITAL ASSET MINING AS SERVICE OR STAKING AS A SERVICE; 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
2. 01/14/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 01/27/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/04/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/05/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/23/2026 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
8. 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/05/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 110–1 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 38–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Leber — primary (person)
• Verdin — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance referral-committee
• 2025-01-27 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-03-04 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-05 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-04-29 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2025-04-30 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-01 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-05-01 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-1
• 2025-05-05 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-06 Read third time and sent to House 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
• 2026-04-23 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-28 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-29 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-30 Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-5-26
• 2026-05-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-05-05 Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-1
• 2026-05-06 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-14 Ratified R 131
• 2026-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-05 Effective date 05/19/26
• 2026-06-02 Act No. 208

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2a2d3d6-a4fc-4523-9bb7-984dd7678c24. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).