South Carolina Legislature


Acts
2024 Session
Listed in Order by Effective Date

Listed below are the Acts from the 2024 Legislative Session. Following each Act number are the Ratification number (preceded by an R), the bill number (preceded by an H for House or an S for Senate), a brief description and the date the Act became effective. An Act will not be added to this page until it has been assigned an Act Number. The full text of an Act is included in the linked page. There is also a list of new laws listed by Act Number.

Acts With Multiple Effective Dates
(These acts have multiple effective dates or other special circumstances. They are not listed below by effective date.)

Act No. 113 (R113, S298) Word format
-- Allocation and apportionment. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 115 (R118, S801) Word format
-- Oconee County Voting Precincts. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 116 (R120, H3116) Word format
-- Disabled Veterans Property Tax. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 125 (R139, H3121) Word format
-- Recreational Trail Easement Income Tax Credit. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 158 (R181, S408) Word format
-- Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 160 (R183, S445) Word format
-- Recovery Housing. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 165 (R191, S881) Word format
-- Prohibition of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 193 (R198, S1051) Word format
-- Wild Turkey; Watercraft on Lake Blalock; Hoop Nets. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 200 (R211, H4234) Word format
-- Probate. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 204 (R221, H4754) Word format
-- Real Estate Associates. See Act for Effective Date

Effective July 1, 2025
Act No. 128 (R143, H3309) Word format
-- Seizure Safe Schools Act. Effective July 1, 2025

Effective January 1, 2025
Act No. 150 (R166, H4909) Word format
-- Lancaster County Voting Precincts. Effective January 1, 2025
Act No. 170 (R199, S1099) Word format
-- Laurens County voting precincts. Effective January 1, 2025
Act No. 197 (R205, H3313) Word format
-- Florence County Register of Deeds. Effective January 1, 2025

Effective November 21, 2024
Act No. 190 (R188, S700) Word format
-- Earned Wage Access Services Act. Effective November 21, 2024

Effective November 20, 2024
Act No. 167 (R193, S968) Word format
-- Drivers License Blood Type. Effective November 20, 2024
Act No. 178 (R220, H4674) Word format
-- License plates. Effective November 20, 2024

Effective November 13, 2024
Act No. 146 (R161, H4673) Word format
-- Beginner's permits. Effective November 13, 2024

Effective July 12, 2024
Act No. 129 (R144, H3355) Word format
-- Towing trucks with fifth-wheel assembly. Effective July 12, 2024

Effective July 1, 2024
Act No. 156 (R178, S125) Word format
-- Scholarship Stipend. Effective July 1, 2024

Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 187 (R180, S241) Word format
-- Genetic Counselors. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 188 (R185, S557) Word format
-- Apprentice tax credit. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 189 (R187, S610) Word format
-- Professional Counseling Compact. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 191 (R194, S974) Word format
-- Accredited institutions. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 192 (R195, S1001) Word format
-- Inmate Labor. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 194 (R201, S1188) Word format
-- Notification Requirements for Expulsion Hearings. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 195 (R203, H3220) Word format
-- Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 196 (R204, H3278) Word format
-- Real estate appraisers. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 198 (R206, H3424) Word format
-- Child Online Safety Act. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 199 (R207, H3682) Word format
-- Animal Cruelty. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 201 (R214, H4563) Word format
-- Special purpose districts. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 202 (R216, H4601) Word format
-- Transportation of farm products, exceptions. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 203 (R219, H4624) Word format
-- Gender Reassignment Procedures. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 205 (R222, H4817) Word format
-- Tobacco products, sale or purchase by minors. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 206 (R223, H4832) Word format
-- Paid Family Leave Insurance. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 207 (R226, H4957) Word format
-- Intercollegiate athlete name, image, and likeness compensation. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 208 (R230, H5154) Word format
-- Gas Utility Civil Penalty. Effective May 21, 2024
Act No. 209 (R232, H5183) Word format
-- Certified medical assistants and unlicensed assistive personnel. Effective May 21, 2024

Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 157 (R179, S207) Word format
-- Piedmont Gateway Scenic Byway. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 159 (R182, S434) Word format
-- Service contracts. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 161 (R184, S455) Word format
-- Bloodborne Disease. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 162 (R186, S558) Word format
-- TB Test & Admission to Nursing Home. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 163 (R189, S728) Word format
-- Firefighter residency. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 164 (R190, S858) Word format
-- Hospital at Home. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 166 (R192, S962) Word format
-- Pharmacy benefits. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 168 (R196, S1005) Word format
-- Motor Horsepower. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 169 (R197, S1021) Word format
-- Abandoned buildings tax credit. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 171 (R208, H3748) Word format
-- Geodetic control monuments. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 172 (R209, H3776) Word format
-- Circuit Court Judges. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 173 (R210, H3934) Word format
-- Federal military installations. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 174 (R213, H4436) Word format
-- Emergency vehicle operators. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 175 (R215, H4594) Word format
-- Internal Revenue Code conformity. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 176 (R217, H4611) Word format
-- Unlawful removal of electronic dog-control devices. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 177 (R218, H4617) Word format
-- Xylazine. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 179 (R224, H4867) Word format
-- Telecommunicator CPR Training Law. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 180 (R225, H4869) Word format
-- Department of Insurance procedures. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 181 (R227, H5008) Word format
-- Code Volume Replacement. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 182 (R228, H5023) Word format
-- Work Zone Safety Program. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 183 (R229, H5042) Word format
-- Robert Smalls Monument. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 184 (R233, H5235) Word format
-- Medicaid. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 185 (R234, H5236) Word format
-- Medicaid. Effective May 20, 2024
Act No. 186 (R235, H5246) Word format
-- State seabird. Effective May 20, 2024

Effective May 19, 2024
Act No. 130 (R145, H3518) Word format
-- Motor vehicle financial responsibility. Effective May 19, 2024

Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 121 (R129, S621) Word format
-- SC Ireland Trade Commission. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 122 (R130, S845) Word format
-- Probate. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 123 (R132, S971) Word format
-- Barnwell County voting precincts. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 124 (R135, S1047) Word format
-- Denmark Technical College Commissioners. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 126 (R141, H3255) Word format
-- Kidney donation. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 127 (R142, H3295) Word format
-- Education: Competency-based education. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 131 (R146, H3563) Word format
-- Sales Tax Exemption. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 132 (R147, H3592) Word format
-- Compounding pharmacies. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 133 (R148, H3608) Word format
-- Record of sales and resulting changes in duplicates by auditor. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 134 (R149, H3811) Word format
-- Industry Partnership Fund Tax Credit. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 135 (R150, H3880) Word format
-- Admissions tax. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 136 (R151, H3992) Word format
-- Delinquent unemployment compensation tax rates. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 137 (R152, H4002) Word format
-- Department of Corrections. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 138 (R153, H4042) Word format
-- Antisemitism. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 139 (R154, H4113) Word format
-- Ambulance Assessment. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 140 (R155, H4333) Word format
-- Mobile optometry units. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 141 (R156, H4349) Word format
-- Greenville Technical College Area Commission. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 142 (R157, H4376) Word format
-- Veterans, unclaimed remains. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 143 (R158, H4387) Word format
-- Hybrid striped bass. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 144 (R159, H4612) Word format
-- Aerial hunting of feral hogs. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 145 (R160, H4642) Word format
-- Military Code and Code of Military Justice revisions. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 147 (R163, H4819) Word format
-- Parking Placards. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 148 (R164, H4871) Word format
-- Protecting farm animals in transport. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 149 (R165, H4875) Word format
-- Deer processors. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 151 (R167, H4928) Word format
-- Veterans' Trust Fund. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 152 (R168, H4937) Word format
-- Pickens County Voting Precincts. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 153 (R169, H4953) Word format
-- State veterans' cemeteries. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 154 (R170, H5007) Word format
-- Lower Saluda River hook size restriction. Effective May 13, 2024
Act No. 155 (R171, H5079) Word format
-- Beaufort County Precincts. Effective May 13, 2024

Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 112 (R112, S245) Word format
-- Booster Clubs. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 114 (R115, S418) Word format
-- Read to Succeed Endorsements. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 117 (R122, H3951) Word format
-- Working Agricultural Lands Preservation. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 118 (R123, H3993) Word format
-- Venison. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 119 (R124, H4047) Word format
-- Nongame and endangered wildlife species. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 120 (R125, H4159) Word format
-- Telehealth and Telemedicine Modernization Act. Effective March 11, 2024
Act No. 210 (R119, S912) Word format
-- SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy. Effective March 11, 2024

Effective March 7, 2024
Act No. 111 (R121, H3594) Word format
-- Constitutional Carry. Effective March 7, 2024

Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 103 (R104, H3690) Word format
-- ESG. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 104 (R105, H3782) Word format
-- Certificate of Franchise Authority, definitions. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 105 (R106, H3799) Word format
-- Water Professionals Day. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 106 (R107, H3872) Word format
-- Lottery prize claim disclosures. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 107 (R108, H3960) Word format
-- State Poultry Festival. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 108 (R109, H3977) Word format
-- Property and casualty insurance. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 109 (R110, H4120) Word format
-- Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit. Effective February 5, 2024
Act No. 110 (R111, H4352) Word format
-- Middle Level Education Month. Effective February 5, 2024




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