Listed below are the Acts from the 2004 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 in order 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. 168 (R119, S516) -- Word format

-- Targeted jobs tax credit, definition of new job expanded, where jobs to be located. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 175 (R183, S208) -- Word format

-- Office of Public Staff created; PSC membership, election and powers revised; Department of Consumer Affairs revisions. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 176 (R184, S466) -- Word format

-- Sexually violent predator, multidisciplinary team reviewing records to determine person is a predator, membership of team changed. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 195 (R229, S154) -- Word format

-- Education certification, fingerprinting and background checks, revisions. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 224 (R296, S769) -- Word format

-- Property tax exemptions, disabled veteran, surviving spouse. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 226 (R299, S973) -- Word format

-- School millage, operating; county treasurers to consider in determining revenue lost when making disbursements to school districts. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 227 (R300, S1075) -- Word format

-- Textile Communities Revitalization Act. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 237 (R318, S487) -- Word format

-- Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund, administration and enforcement. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 238 (R319, S658) -- Word format

-- Municipal court judges, terms. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 248 (R333, H4925)

-- Appropriations Bill, 2004-2005. See Act for Effective Date and Governor's Vetoes

Act No. 262 (R392, S720) -- Word format

-- Catawba River Basin Advisory Committee and Bi-State Commission created. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 264 (R414, H3987) -- Word format

-- Direct caregivers in nursing homes, provisions requiring criminal background checks. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 266 (R422, H4575) -- Word format

-- Child support or periodic alimony; Clerk of Court to serve notice to show cause hearing. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 273 (R365, H4697) -- Word format

-- Trees or forest products, criminal penalties for not making full payment to land owners when trees purchased and forest products sold. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 278 (R420, H4527) -- Word format

-- State income tax deduction provided for a reserve police officer; provisions. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 287 (R411, H3858) -- Word format

-- Vested Rights Act. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 290 (R390, S686) -- Word format

-- Property and Casualty Insurance Personal Lines Modernization Act. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 291 (R434, H5002) -- Word format

-- Captive insurance companies. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 297 (R388, S638) -- Word format

-- County veterans affairs offices, funding. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 308 (R343, S767) -- Word format

-- Military Family Relief Fund. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 324 (R345, S816) -- Word format

-- Essie Mae Washington-Williams, Strom Thurmond monument. See Act for Effective Date

Effective January 1, 2005
Act No. 218 (R284, S949) -- Word format

-- Real estate agency procedures. Effective January 1, 2005

Act No. 231 (R309, H4130) -- Word format

-- Flexibility in promulgating regulations that adversely impact small business. Effective January 1, 2005

Act No. 241 (R322, S1148) -- Word format

-- Automobile insurance provisions. Effective January 1, 2005

Effective October 12, 2004
Act No. 315 (R349, S891) -- Word format

-- Rates for casualty insurance. Effective October 12, 2004

Act No. 316 (R350, S1043) -- Word format

-- Military Facilities Redevelopment Authority. Effective October 12, 2004

Effective September 21, 2004
Act No. 313 (R374, H4901) -- Word format

-- Port Royal. Effective September 21, 2004

Effective September 17, 2004
Act No. 309 (R368, H4758) -- Word format

-- Carolina Panthers special license plates. Effective September 17, 2004

Act No. 310 (R371, H4838) -- Word format

-- American Dream special license plate. Effective September 17, 2004

Act No. 311 (R372, H4848) -- Word format

-- Vietnam War, special license plates. Effective September 17, 2004

Act No. 312 (R375, H4935) -- Word format

-- Ducks Unlimited special license plate. Effective September 17, 2004

Act No. 342 (R435, H5061) -- Word format

-- DHEC, water quality, regulations, disapproval. Effective September 17, 2004

Effective September 8, 2004
Act No. 300 (R342, S759) -- Word format

-- Uniform Athlete Agents Act of 2004. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 301 (R359, H4004) -- Word format

-- Omnibus Adult Protection Act. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 302 (R376, H4980) -- Word format

-- Certificate of veterinary inspection for out-of-state livestock. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 303 (R379, H5088) -- Word format

-- Fireworks, provisions for returning. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 304 (R412, H3867) -- Word format

-- Jury pools in municipal and magistrates courts. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 305 (R416, H4132) -- Word format

-- Lake Wylie Marine Commission. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 306 (R424, H4675) -- Word format

-- Litter gathering labor as sentence for littering mandatory, cannot be suspended, exceptions, monetary penalties. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 307 (R428, H4740) -- Word format

-- Safe Routes to School Act. Effective September 8, 2004

Act No. 340 (R373, H4885) -- Word format

-- Dept. of Education, regulations approved, certification. Effective September 8, 2004

Effective August 16, 2004
Act No. 292 (R339, S277) -- Word format

-- Historic homes, income producing; counties may offer tax incentives to owners who rehabilitate. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 293 (R348, S869) -- Word format

-- Long term health care administrators, licensure and regulations; certain persons prohibited from licensure; required experience. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 294 (R357, H3482) -- Word format

-- Lawfully secured pistols. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 295 (R385, S16) -- Word format

-- State employee funeral leave. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 296 (R387, S548) -- Word format

-- Criminal justice organizations exempt from tort liability. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 298 (R400, S1219) -- Word format

-- Orangeburg-Calhoun Regional Hospital, board, appointment. Effective August 16, 2004

Act No. 341 (R404, H3454) -- Word format

-- Health and Environmental Control Department; regulations disapproved project standards for tidelands and coastal waters. Effective August 16, 2004

Effective July 22, 2004
Act No. 282 (R337, S90) -- Word format

-- Establish training program for board of trustees and district superintendent in school districts rated unsatisfactory. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 283 (R352, S1133) -- Word format

-- Teachers, contracts. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 284 (R366, H4708) -- Word format

-- Dillon County, Northeastern Technical College Area Commission. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 285 (R393, S848) -- Word format

-- Emergency vehicles, lights, provisions. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 286 (R409, H3778) -- Word format

-- Drivers involved in accidents must avoid obstructing traffic. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 289 (R391, S687) -- Word format

-- Accountants, regulation of by LLR, composition of Accountancy Board revised. Effective July 22, 2004

Act No. 322 (R363, H4645) -- Word format

-- USC Spartanburg, use of capital improvement bonds revised. Effective July 22, 2004

Effective July 16, 2004
Act No. 270 (R341, S668) -- Word format

-- Letter of credit; local governments, political subdivisions and school districts authorized to secure deposits made in the name of. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 271 (R353, S1146) -- Word format

-- EMS, miscellaneous provisions. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 272 (R361, H4454) -- Word format

-- Authority to call for referenda regarding local or regional hospitals governed by political subdivisions. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 274 (R370, H4798) -- Word format

-- DMV, provisions authorizing department to accept electronically filed lien information. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 275 (R378, H5020) -- Word format

-- Guaranteeed energy, water, or waste water savings contracts. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 276 (R395, S965) -- Word format

-- DJJ, records, procedures. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 277 (R399, S1212) -- Word format

-- Pioneer Rural Water District. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 279 (R426, H4720) -- Word format

-- Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 280 (R429, H4797) -- Word format

-- Driver's licenses, beginners permit. Effective July 16, 2004

Act No. 314 (R403, H3400) -- Word format

-- Calls for constitutional convention disavowed. Effective July 16, 2004

Effective July 6, 2004
Act No. 259 (R344, S791) -- Word format

-- Lottery vendors, contribution restrictions. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 260 (R351, S1120) -- Word format

-- State health care system, definitions, inclusion of rural hospitals. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 261 (R367, H4756) -- Word format

-- Squirrel hunting, Game Zone 5. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 265 (R418, H4470) -- Word format

-- Defrauding secured creditors, creation of offense, penalties. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 267 (R437, H5094) -- Word format

-- Airline companies authorized to purchase beer, wine and alcoholic liquor directly from a licensed wholesaler. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 268 (R396, S1126) -- Word format

-- Premium service contracts. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 269 (R423, H4649) -- Word format

-- Traffic collisions involving law enforcement vehicle, defintion; field investigation required to identify witnesses. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 320 (R439, H5333) -- Word format

-- Military leave for state employees. Effective July 6, 2004

Act No. 345 (R438, H5257) -- Word format

-- Donalds-Due West Water and Sewer Authority. Effective July 6, 2004

Effective July 1, 2004
Act No. 182 (R206, H4673) -- Word format

-- Dorchester County, voting precincts. Effective July 1, 2004

Act No. 230 (R307, H3594) -- Word format

-- DNA, all inmates convicted or ajudicated for a felony must provide sample. Effective July 1, 2004

Act No. 249 (R334, H4963) -- Word format

-- Judges and solicitors, retirement benefits and provisions. Effective July 1, 2004

Act No. 288 (R431, H4904) -- Word format

-- Temporary license plates. Effective July 1, 2005

Act No. 299 (R432, H4968) -- Word format

-- Motion Picture Incentive Act. Effective July 1, 2004

Effective June 18, 2004
Act No. 263 (R394, S935) -- Word format

-- Pardons, provisions limiting the effects of pardons, and criminal history background reviews not being affected by pardons. Effective June 18, 2004

Effective June 17, 2004
Act No. 250 (R338, S104) -- Word format

-- Tattooing, DHEC, provisions. Effective June 17, 2004

Act No. 251 (R346, S828) -- Word format

-- Pharmacist technicians. Effective June 17, 2004

Act No. 254 (R377, H4981) -- Word format

-- Exemptions from meat inspection requirements. Effective June 17, 2004

Effective June 15, 2004
Act No. 252 (R358, H3989) -- Word format

-- Shad. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 253 (R369, H4767) -- Word format

-- Voter registration forms available to high schools. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 255 (R382, H5242) -- Word format

-- Charleston, Dorchester Counties, annexation. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 257 (R408, H3734) -- Word format

-- Mining Act, fee increased must be appropriated to the mining and reclamation program in DHEC, provisions. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 258 (R415, H4070) -- Word format

-- Aquatic Life Protection Act. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 363 (R440, H5358) -- Word format

-- Dorchester County Vocational Education Board of Trustees, membership. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 365 (R398, S1194) -- Word format

-- Edgefield County School District Bond Property tax Relief Act. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 371 (R383, H5244) -- Word format

-- Horry County School Bond-Property Tax Relief Act. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 387 (R397, S1193) -- Word format

-- McCormick County School District Bond Property Tax Relief Act. Effective June 15, 2004

Act No. 405 (R355, S1207) -- Word format

-- York County School Distrcit No. 3, DOR, valuation adjustment. Effective June 15, 2004

Effective June 14, 2004
Act No. 256 (R384, H4475) -- Word format

-- Fiscal Discipline Plan of 2004, B&C Board/state budgeting procedures. Effective June 14, 2004

Effective June 10, 2004
Act No. 339 (R354, S1195) -- Word format

-- CHE, regulations approved, Higher Education Excellance Enhancement Program. Effective June 10, 2004

Effective June 2, 2004
Act No. 317 (R340, S532) -- Word format

-- Constitutional amendment; to authorize General Assembly to regulate sale of alcoholic beverages in containers deemed appropriated. Effective June 2, 2004

Act No. 318 (R360, H4320) -- Word format

-- Proposed amendment to the Constitution of South Carolina. Effective June 2, 2004

Effective May 26, 2004
Act No. 337 (R323, S1185) -- Word format

-- Regulations approved, Minority Affairs Commission. Effective May 26, 2004

Act No. 362 (R336, H5186) -- Word format

-- Dillon County, taxes. Effective May 26, 2004

Act No. 381 (R324, S1213) -- Word format

-- Lexington County Recreation Commission, terms. Effective May 26, 2004

Act No. 396 (R331, H4764) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County, Pacolet Station Fire District, board membership. Effective May 26, 2004

Effective May 24, 2004
Act No. 236 (R317, S417) -- Word format

-- Absentee ballots, requirement removed that application contain voters social security number. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 239 (R320, S763) -- Word format

-- Voter registration applications, delete requirement to provide social security number on application form. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 240 (R321, S1070) -- Word format

-- State Guard Week, first week of June. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 242 (R325, H3442) -- Word format

-- Purchase of multiple pistols authorized. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 243 (R326, H3762) -- Word format

-- Trial judge authorized to waive certain inmate work release notifications. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 244 (R327, H4272) -- Word format

-- Berkeley and Charleston Counties; county lines altered by annexing certain portion of. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 245 (R328, H4420) -- Word format

-- Employment security law, provisions for assigning employer number, business acquisition or reorganization. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 246 (R329, H4591) -- Word format

-- Crossbow hunting by disabled person; disability certified. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 247 (R332, H4871) -- Word format

-- Voting precincts, Horry County. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 338 (R330, H4755) -- Word format

-- DHHS, hearing procedure, regulations approved. Effective May 24, 2004

Act No. 382 (R335, H5178) -- Word format

-- Lexington County, interchange mowing. Effective May 24, 2004

Effective May 19, 2004
Act No. 235 (R231, S827) -- Word format

-- Certified Industrial Hygienist or Certified Safety Professional Title Protection Act. Effective May 19, 2004

Effective May 18, 2004
Act No. 402 (R313, H4793) -- Word format

-- Williamsburg County, missed school days. Effective May 18, 2004

Effective May 13, 2004
Act No. 369 (R297, S799) -- Word format

-- Greenville County, James R. and Aida Hatley Memorial Highway. Effective May 13, 2004

Effective May 12, 2004
Act No. 233 (R311, H4698) -- Word format

-- Forestry Commission law enforcement officers. Effective May 12, 2004

Effective May 11, 2004
Act No. 225 (R298, S898) -- Word format

-- Nurses, licensure and regulation of by the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 228 (R305, H3460) -- Word format

-- Caretakers of elderly\disabled may be excused from jury duty. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 229 (R306, H3473) -- Word format

-- Grave robbery/desecration. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 232 (R310, H4262) -- Word format

-- State Trauma Care System. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 234 (R314, H4818) -- Word format

-- Consumer loans. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 281 (R308, H4115) -- Word format

-- Birth Defects Act of 2003. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 336 (R312, H4753) -- Word format

-- DHHS, recipient utilization, regulations approved. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 344 (R315, H5056) -- Word format

-- Abbeville County Memorial Hospital, Board of Trustees; archaic references related to voting precincts where members reside deleted. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 375 (R302, S1143) -- Word format

-- Lee County, missed school days, local school board may forgive. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 379 (R303, S1150) -- Word format

-- Rural Community Water Districts, board membership. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 380 (R316, H5130) -- Word format

-- Richland-Lexington County School District 5, terms of office. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 395 (R304, S1173) -- Word format

-- General Daniel Morgan. Effective May 11, 2004

Act No. 398 (R301, S1136) -- Word format

-- Sumter County School District Trustees, candidate filing date. Effective May 11, 2004

Effective April 29, 2004
Act No. 219 (R287, S1114) -- Word format

-- Barnwell County, certain voting precincts revised. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 220 (R288, S1123) -- Word format

-- Darlington County, voting precincts. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 221 (R293, H4650) -- Word format

-- Foreign corporations, mergers, partnerships. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 222 (R294, H4572) -- Word format

-- Mullins Tobacco Museum designated as official state tobacco museum. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 223 (R295, H5112) -- Word format

-- Georgetown County, voting precincts. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 319 (R285, S970) -- Word format

-- Adoption of Revised Code Volumes 2 and 20. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 323 (R286, S1085) -- Word format

-- Commission on Indigent Defense, authorized to transfer funds to Appellate Defense Commission. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 347 (R292, H4627) -- Word format

-- Anderson County School District Trustees. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 360 (R289, S1141) -- Word format

-- Darlington County, missed school days, local school board may forgive, provisions. Effective April 29, 2004

Act No. 384 (R290, S1142) -- Word format

-- Marlboro County, missed school days, local school board may forgive. Effective April 29, 2004

Effective April 28, 2004

Act No. 383 (R274, H4919) -- Word format

-- Marlboro County, missed school days. Effective April 28, 2004

Effective April 27, 2004
Act No. 215 (R266, H4723) -- Word format

-- C Funds. Effective April 27, 2004

Act No. 325 (R291, S1159) -- Word format

-- Director of DPS, appointment. Effective April 27, 2004

Act No. 370 (R249, S1100) -- Word format

-- Greenwood Career Center renamed the G. Frank Russell Career Center. Effective April 27, 2004

Act No. 393 (R278, H4961) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County, Ackwright Area Fire District, board membership. Effective April 27, 2004

Effective April 26, 2004
Act No. 196 (R230, S764) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicles, corporate-owned fleet, definition of term "fleet" revised. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 197 (R232, S888) -- Word format

-- New manufactured home, defined. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 198 (R233, S904) -- Word format

-- Clemson University, athletic facility revenue bonds. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 200 (R238, S946) -- Word format

-- Midlands Technical College, Enterprise Campus Authority. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 201 (R246, S1044) -- Word format

-- Florence-Darlington Technical College, public/private agreements. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 202 (R252, H3235) -- Word format

-- Administrative Law Judge division, name change; under Judicial Conduct Commission. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 203 (R253, H3528) -- Word format

-- Fetal death certificates. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 204 (R254, H3636) -- Word format

-- Musical groups and productions, names permitted to be used. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 205 (R255, H4028) -- Word format

-- Commission for the Blind, buildings not subject to rules of operation of vending facilities; State Museum included. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 206 (R256, H4220) -- Word format

-- Horry County; real property, property tax provisions. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 207 (R257, H4281) -- Word format

-- Flags flown on state capital to be flown at half-staff during funerals for military services who resides in this state and lost their lives in the line of duty. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 208 (R258, H4451) -- Word format

-- Minors, exploitation, obscenity; creation of the offence of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 209 (R259, H4453) -- Word format

-- Life Expectancy Table for Civil Litigation, update. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 210 (R260, H4615) -- Word format

-- Municipalities and energy agency; extension of contracts to buy power. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 216 (R269, H4823) -- Word format

-- Tobacco, Master Settlement Agreement. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 331 (R268, H4772) -- Word format

-- DNR, Wildlife Management Areas and Chronic Wasting Disease, regulations approved. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 332 (R270, H4884) -- Word format

-- Dept. of Education, regulations approved, additional areas of certification. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 333 (R271, H4887) -- Word format

-- Dept. of Education, regulations approved, testing. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 334 (R281, H5034) -- Word format

-- Approves regulations to the Medical Examiners Board relating to Continued Competency. Effective April 26, 2004

Act No. 335 (R282, H5035) -- Word format

-- Approves regulations to the Nursing Board relating to Licensure Examination. Effective April 26, 2004

Effective April 23, 2004
Act No. 378 (R251, S1127) -- Word format

-- Lexington County, one percent sales tax for education purposes. Effective April 23, 2004

Effective April 22, 2004
Act No. 199 (R237, S934) -- Word format

-- Allendale County, voting precincts revised. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 211 (R261, H4626) -- Word format

-- Anderson County, voting precincts. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 212 (R262, H4678) -- Word format

-- Aiken County, voting precincts. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 213 (R263, H4679) -- Word format

-- Lee County, voting precincts. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 214 (R265, H4686) -- Word format

-- General Sessions court, certain criminal cases transferred to magistrate or municipal court; maximum monetary penalty increased. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 217 (R279, H4969) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County voting precincts. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 343 (R283, H5057) -- Word format

-- Exempts the Abbeville county school district from make-up requirements for day missed on February 27, 2004 due to inclement weather. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 346 (R234, S920) -- Word format

-- Aiken County school district authorizing up to 3 excused days due to inclement weather with majority local school board approval. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 349 (R239, S951) -- Word format

-- Barnwell County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 350 (R275, H4923) -- Word format

-- Barnwell County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 351 (R276, H4942) -- Word format

-- Cherokee County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 352 (R242, S954) -- Word format

-- Chester County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 356 (R267, H4748) -- Word format

-- Clarendon County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 359 (R264, H4681) -- Word format

-- Darlington County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 364 (R236, S922) -- Word format

-- Edgefield County school distric authorizing up to 3 excused days due to inclement weather with majority local school board approval. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 366 (R245, S957) -- Word format

-- Fairfield County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 373 (R273, H4917) -- Word format

-- Laurens County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 374 (R277, H4960) -- Word format

-- Laurens County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 377 (R241, S953) -- Word format

-- Lexington County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 386 (R235, S921) -- Word format

-- McCormick County school distric authorizing up to 3 excused days due to inclement weather with majority local school board approval. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 388 (R247, S1082) -- Word format

-- Newberry County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 389 (R240, S952) -- Word format

-- Orangeburg County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 390 (R250, S1104) -- Word format

-- Pickens county school district days missed due to inclement weather on February 26, 2004 is exempt from the make-up requirement. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 394 (R280, H5033) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County Nos. 1 through 7, School days missed due to inclement weather, board of trustees may forgive up to three. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 400 (R243, S955) -- Word format

-- Union County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 403 (R244, S956) -- Word format

-- York County, missed school days. Effective April 22, 2004

Act No. 404 (R248, S1091) -- Word format

-- Fort Mill School District authorized to excuse up to three days that were missed due to inclement weather. Effective April 22, 2004

Effective April 1, 2004
Act No. 361 (R225, H4707) -- Word format

-- Dillon County, missed school days. Effective April 1, 2004

Effective March 31, 2004
Act No. 326 (R219, S979) -- Word format

-- Washinton Light Infantry and Sumter Guards. Effective March 31, 2004

Effective March 30, 2004
Act No. 385 (R220, S998) -- Word format

-- McCormick County Board of Election, executive director. Effective March 30, 2004

Effective March 26, 2004
Act No. 191 (R221, H4574) -- Word format

-- Hampton County polling places. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 192 (R222, H4642) -- Word format

-- POW/MIA Recognition Day. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 193 (R224, H4696) -- Word format

-- Agriculture Commodity Boards, membership qualifications. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 194 (R227, H4844) -- Word format

-- York County, voting precincts. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 353 (R223, H4695) -- Word format

-- Chesterfield County, missed school days. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 358 (R228, H4883) -- Word format

-- Darlington County Schools, missed days. Effective March 26, 2004

Act No. 368 (R226, H4937) -- Word format

-- Greenville County, missed school days. Effective March 26, 2004

Effective March 18, 2004
Act No. 189 (R216, H3900) -- Word format

-- Venture Capital Investment Act. Effective March 18, 2004

Act No. 190 (R218, H4415) -- Word format

-- Midlands Tech College Commission, Commissioners terms not limited. Effective March 18, 2004

Effective March 17, 2004
Act No. 187 (R212, S560) -- Word format

-- SC Life Sciences Act, economic development and incentives, definitions. Effective March 17, 2004

Act No. 188 (R215, H3617) -- Word format

-- Preneed funeral home loss reimbursement fund established; preneed burial contracts. Effective March 17, 2004

Effective March 15, 2004
Act No. 183 (R211, S390) -- Word format

-- Children's Trust Fund; limitation on revenues that can be dispersed removed. Effective March 15, 2004

Act No. 184 (R213, S787) -- Word format

-- Use of bond sale proceeds. Effective March 15, 2004

Act No. 185 (R214, H3448) -- Word format

-- At-will nature of employment affirmed. Effective March 15, 2004

Act No. 186 (R217, H4037) -- Word format

-- Regional correctional facility. Effective March 15, 2004

Effective March 10, 2004
Act No. 348 (R208, H4700) -- Word format

-- Bamberg County, missed school days. Effective March 10, 2004

Effective March 5, 2004
Act No. 180 (R203, H3516) -- Word format

-- Property, rental or leased; failure to return, provisions and penalties; magistrates authority; restitution provisions. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 181 (R204, H3681) -- Word format

-- Parental rights, termination; conviction of a parent for the murder of the child's other parent included as grounds. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 321 (R207, H4687) -- Word format

-- Participation in State Health Insurance Plan. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 330 (R200, S743) -- Word format

-- Commission for the Blind, Business Enterprise Program, regulations approved. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 355 (R205, H4544) -- Word format

-- Clarendon County School Districts Property Tax Relief Act. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 392 (R202, S856) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County, I-26 mowing. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 397 (R210, H4713) -- Word format

-- Sumter County, Career Center Board of Trustees, membership. Effective March 5, 2004

Act No. 401 (R201, S829) -- Word format

-- Williamsburg County Tech, funding, authority. Effective March 5, 2004

Effective February 19, 2004
Act No. 178 (R186, S731) -- Word format

-- Edgefield County, Slade Lakes, prohibited activities on. Effective February 19, 2004

Act No. 179 (R188, S844) -- Word format

-- Electric Cooperatives Act. Effective February 19, 2004

Act No. 327 (R190, H3871) -- Word format

-- Education Department; Minimum Standards for the Determination of Readiness. Effective February 19, 2004

Act No. 328 (R191, H3875) -- Word format

-- Education Department; Basic Skills Assessment Program-Writing Text. Effective February 19, 2004

Act No. 329 (R192, H3877) -- Word format

-- Education Department; Requirements for Certification. Effective February 19, 2004

Act No. 391 (R194, H3935) -- Word format

-- North Spartanburg Fire and Rescue District, name changed. Effective February 19, 2004

Effective February 18, 2004
Act No. 170 (R189, H3326) -- Word format

-- Employment by native american tribes. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 171 (R193, H3901) -- Word format

-- Manufactured housing licenses. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 173 (R196, H4016) -- Word format

-- College of Charleston Academic and Administration Facilities Bond Act. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 174 (R198, H4508) -- Word format

-- Laurens County voting precincts. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 177 (R185, S500) -- Word format

-- Children's Advocacy Centers, defined; confidential records. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 367 (R187, S832) -- Word format

-- Florence School District 3, members and elections. Effective February 18, 2004

Act No. 372 (R197, H4268) -- Word format

-- Laurens County; Interstate 26. Effective February 18, 2004

Effective January 20, 2004
Act No. 357 (R175, H3941) -- Word format

-- Colleton County, appraisal and equalization program. Effective January 20, 2004

Effective January 16, 2004
Act No. 169 (R122, S710) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County, Lake Blalock, watercraft horsepower limits. Effective January 16, 2004

Effective January 15, 2004
Act No. 354 (R153, S727) -- Word format

-- Clarendon County School District 2, Board of Trustees to set start and end dates . Effective January 15, 2004

Act No. 376 (R144, S521) -- Word format

-- Lexington County Recreation Commission, members' terms. Effective January 15, 2004

Act No. 399 (R131, H4176) -- Word format

-- Union County Election and Registration Board. Effective January 15, 2004

Effective August 2, 2003
Act No. 172 (R195, H3986) -- Word format

-- Bingo. Effective August 2, 2003