H. 3116 would require the Department of Environmental Services to promulgate regulations prohibiting the discharge of certain chemicals into the state’s waterways and drinking water supplies.

H. 3157 Hunting and Fishing Licenses for Adoptees Rep. Yow

Regarding the hunting and fishing license residency requirements, H. 3157 would add an adopted child is eligible for a lifetime recreational license.

H. 3168 Rabies Vaccinations Rep. Bailey

Acting under the indirect supervision of a veterinarian, an employee, an agent, or a contractor of a county or municipal animal control authority may vaccinate against rabies dogs, cats, and ferrets in the custody of an animal control authority that will be transferred, rescued, fostered, adopted, or reclaimed by its owner.

H. 3172 “Certified SC Grown” Designation on Food Products Rep. Burns

Any food or food product carrying a "Certified SC Grown" designation may not contain messenger ribonucleic acid, known commonly as mRNA.

H. 3214 Public School-Based Community Canneries Rep. Chumley

This joint resolution provides for a three-year pilot program establishing public school based community canneries where members of the general public may bring local grown produce to be canned for his/her personal use.

H. 3223 Telehealth for Veterinary Services Rep. Bailey

The bill provides for definitions and requirements concerning the use of telehealth for veterinary services.

H. 3262 Regulation of Construction or Improvements of Farm Structures Rep. Pope

The bill adds an exemption in the definition of “farm structures” for private or public event uses.

H. 3279 South Carolina Equine Promotion Act Rep. Moss

The “South Carolina Equine Promotion Act” would establish the Equine Promotion Board under the direction of the SC Department of Agriculture and provides for membership and terms. In addition, the bill imposes an assessment on all commercial feed and custom blends labeled for equine use.

H. 3286 Insect-based and Plant-based Meat Rep. Kilmartin

A person who advertises, offers for sale, or sells all or part of a carcass shall not engage in any misleading or deceptive practices, labeling, or misrepresenting a product as "meat," "clean-meat," or a "meat-food" product that is a plant-based or insect-based food product. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

H. 3290 Issuance of Tags for Hunting and Taking of Deer Rep. J. E. Johnson

A person who hunts wild turkeys is required to possess a wild turkey tag issued by the Department when tagging a wild turkey, but not while hunting. In addition, the bill outlines that a person may use a printed copy of a tag, to tag a downed deer while awaiting to receive a tag by mail.

H. 3296 Farmers Protection Act Rep. Haddon

This bill enacts the “Farmers Protection Act” so as to prevent discrimination in financing against farmers.

H. 3407 Food and Beverage Labels Rep. Haddon

This bill adds certain provisions for food labeling for manufacturer, processor, etc.

H. 3423 South Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act Rep. McCravy

This bill enacts the "South Carolina Emergency Fuel Supply Act”, to provide for certain requirements for certain fuel stations to have pre-wiring for a backup generator.

H. 3473 Land Disturbing Exemptions from Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act Rep. McCabe

The would include agricultural structures used to house livestock, poultry, crops, or other agricultural products, material or equipment under certain circumstances.

H. 3503 Solid Waste Management and Mining Rep. Bustos

The bill prohibits the Department of Environmental Services from issuing any permit for construction of a solid waste management facility or for mining activities if located within a certain proximity to a public park or other public natural area.

H. 3629 Forestry Commission Rep. T. Moore

This bill makes revisions recommended by the House Legislative Oversight Committee's study of the Forestry Commission. The recommendations provide “cleanup” language and updates.

H. 3656 Property Owners of Wells or Septic Tanks Rep. Ligon

The Department of Environmental Services shall not deny a property owner the right to repair and replace any well or septic tank existing on the effective date of this act solely because of any other available water or sewer service, or both.

Education and Public Works Committee

H. 3011 Parental Rights in Education Act Rep. Pope

H. 3011 would enact the “Parental Rights in Education Act”, recognizing that parents have the ultimate responsibility to direct the upbringing, education, healthcare, and mental health of their children, prohibit the state from substantially burdening those parental rights and requires the state to obtain parental consent in certain circumstances.

H. 3132 Prohibition of Confederate Flag License Plates Rep. Rutherford

H. 3132 relates to Sons of Confederate veterans license plates, so as to provide that these license plates shall not contain a confederate flag, and provide that upon revalidation of these special license plates, special license plates that do not contain a confederate flag must be issued to replace special license plates that contain confederate flags.

H. 3133 Prohibit a Secondary Offense Regarding Inoperable Tail Lamps Rep. Rutherford

H. 3133 would establish that non-operating motor vehicle taillights would no longer constitute probable cause for law enforcement officers to initiate a traffic stops if this bill becomes law.

H. 3138 Minimum Speed Limits Rep. Rutherford

H. 3138 would establish minimum speed limits along the state's highways, to provide the minimum speed limits along highways with maximum posted speed limits of 70 mph is 50 mph.

H. 3145 Motor Vehicle Stop Data Rep. Rutherford

H. 3145 relates to the collection of motor vehicle “stop data” regarding age, gender, and race of drivers and the development of database reports, to provide this provision applies also to motor vehicle stops where officers issue citations or make arrests.

H. 3151 Sunscreen Devices Rep. Rutherford

H. 3151 relates to sunscreen devices and would revise the permitted level of light transmission for sunscreen devices installed on the windshields, side windows, and rear windows of motor vehicles.

H. 3156 Driving Records Rep. Rutherford

H. 3156 provides that upon its passage all evidence of the suspension of drivers' licenses for refusal to submit to testing for alcohol concentrations and any entry in the driving records of persons showing they were issued temporary drivers' licenses or that they were required to install ignition interlock devices on vehicles they drive must be removed from their driving records if they subsequently were acquitted of driving with unlawful alcohol concentrations.

H. 3158 Utility Terrain Vehicles Rep. Yow

H. 3166 defines the term "utility terrain vehicle" among numerous other things and provides for the registration and operation of them on the highways and streets of the state. The bill revises the definition of the term "off-road use only"; and revises the definition of the term "individual private passenger automobile" to include certain utility terrain vehicles.

H. 3166 Transportation of Handicapped School Age Persons Rep. Yow

H. 3166 relates to the transportation of handicapped school age persons on public school buses, to provide that a public school bus that transports one or more certain handicapped persons must have an adult attendant to accompany the person or persons on the bus while being transported, to provide the school bus driver may not simultaneously serve as an attendant, and to provide buses may have multiple attendants but is only required to have one attendant.

H. 3167 Transportation of Handicapped School Aged Persons Rep. Yow

H. 3167 relates to the transportation of handicapped persons on public school buses, providing that school bus drivers who provide such transportation have a legitimate educational interest in information concerning the behavior or health of the handicapped students that could have a health or safety impact.

H. 3170 Drivers' Licenses Not Recognized in South Carolina Rep. Beach

H. 3170 would provide that it is unlawful to drive motor vehicles with drivers' licenses not recognized in South Carolina.

H. 3175 American Revolution License Plates Rep. Collins

H. 3175 provides that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue license plates commemorating the 250^th anniversary of the American Revolution.

H. 3184 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In Higher Education Rep. Magnuson

H. 3184 would prohibit the use of political ideology or statements on diversity, equity, and inclusion in making admissions or employment decisions by public institutions of higher learning. The bill would also prohibit the use of public funds for such purposes; prohibit such institutions from requiring faculty or employees to complete diversity, equity, and inclusion training; take adverse action against faculty or employees who refuse or fail to participate in such training; prohibit such institutions from infringing on first amendment rights of free speech of students, faculty, or employees.

H. 3185 South Carolina Transparency and Integrity in Education Act Rep. Magnuson

H. 3185 would enact the "South Carolina Transparency and Integrity in Education Act" to provide necessary definitions; provide requirements concerning curriculum content and school employee training requirements; provide means for addressing violations, provide related requirements of local education agencies and the State Board of Education; prohibit schools from using, making available, promoting, or providing access to pornographic or prohibited materials. The bill also would provide elements relating to parental expectations in the parental involvement in their children's education, to provide parents are expected to be the primary source of the education of their children regarding morals, ethics, and civic responsibility, and to provide a parental pledge of expectations must be provided to parents as part of the registration and enrollment process.

H. 3186 Plaques, Markers, or Other Messages on Historical Monuments and Memorials Rep. Long

H. 3186 provides that plaques, markers, or other messages on historical monuments and memorials on property owned by political subdivisions of the state or school districts are subject to review and approval by the Department of Archives and History.

H. 3192 Special Education Teachers Rep. J. L. Johnson

H. 3192 relates to public school teacher salary schedules, and would provide that each school district shall pay each certified special education teacher who is teaching special education courses full-time in the district an annual salary of at least $52,000 beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

H. 3195 Standards For Physical Activity and Physical Education Rep. Haddon

H. 3195 relates to standards for physical activity and physical education in kindergarten through eighth grade, to require certain mandatory minimum periods for physical education and outdoor recess in four-year-old kindergarten through eighth grade

H. 3196 Educator Assistance Act Reps. Erickson and G. M. Smith

H. 3196 would enact the "Educator Assistance Act" so as to provide professional certificates issued by the State Board of Education are permanent unless revoked or suspended and are not subject to renewal, to provide no teacher may be required to renew a professional certificate issued by the Board, and to provide that a teacher with a professional certificate shall continue to complete ongoing professional learning and development, among numerous other things.

H. 3197 Statewide Workforce Readiness Goals Reps. Erickson and G. M. Smith

H. 3197 would establish a statewide workforce readiness goal -- which includes remediation in courses in literacy and mathematics to high school seniors seeking post-secondary studies, provides that high school seniors shall complete and submit a free application for federal student aid before graduating from high school, amends sections relating to educator preparation program evaluations and the South Carolina Educator Preparation Report Card, so as to transfer primary responsibility for conducting these evaluations and producing this report card to the State Department of Education, adds that the Department of Employment and Workforce shall maintain and provide free online access to information regarding the economic value of college majors, and by increasing the percentage of working-aged adults with postsecondary degrees or industry credentials by facilitating the transfer of certain adult education programs to the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education and maximizing use of career and technology centers to improve and update career and technical education.

H. 3199 Open Enrollment Option In Public Schools Reps. Erickson and G. M. Smith

H. 3199 would provide an open enrollment option in public schools that allow parents to apply for their child to enroll in any particular program or school and that a public school may not contract with a private entity that supervises, sanctions, or regulates interscholastic competitions unless the entity allows students who attend a school outside of their attendance zone to participate in interscholastic competitions.

H. 3200 Live Electronic Transmission of School Meetings Reps. Erickson and G. M. Smith

H. 3200 seeks to promote public access to school board meetings by requiring school boards to adopt and implement policies that provide live electronic transmission of such meetings, extend applicability of these provisions to the governing bodies of charter schools and special schools, provide flexibility in certain circumstances, and to provide related requirements of the State Board of Education.

H. 3201 Computer Science Education Initiative Act Rep. Davis

H. 3201 would enact the "South Carolina Computer Science Education Initiative Act" to provide for the expansion and enhancement of computer science education in public

high schools through the creation and implementation of a statewide computer science education plan and the requirement that each public school offers at least one computer science course that meets certain criteria, and to provide related requirements of the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education.

H. 3203 Alterations Regarding Palmetto Fellows and Life Scholarships Rep. Collins

H. 3203 establishes durations for Palmetto Fellows and LIFE scholarships, making them available for accelerated undergraduate-to-graduate degree programs.

H. 3204 Educator Certificates / Superintendent of Education Degree Requirements Rep. Collins

H. 3204 provides that a person who receives, renews, or maintains any educator certificate authorized by the State Board of Education and issued by the State Department of Education shall hold a master's degree that meets Department regulations appropriate to his teaching field and level, to provide the Board may not authorize, and the Department may not award, an educator certificate to a person who does not hold such a master's degree, and to provide school districts may not employ a teacher who does not hold such a master's degree.

In addition, relating to appointment, compensation, and qualifications of the State Superintendent of Education, a candidate for the office of State Superintendent of Education shall meet required statutory academic and experience requirements of that office, including having been awarded the relevant Master's degree.

H. 3205 Grade Retention Rules Rep. Collins

H. 3205 would provide that a student whose performance on a statewide academic assessment in either English/language arts or mathematics required by the Education Improvement Act indicates that the student is performing two or more grade levels below his grade level of enrollment during the testing must be retained at that grade level until additional testing demonstrates performance at his grade level of enrollment.

H. 3206 Racial Disparity in Student Performance Rep. Collins

H. 3206 would provide that school districts shall develop for each of their schools a summary detailing racial disparity in student performance on certain national academic assessments and provide each school with its report, to provide schools shall post their reports on their front doors, to require reports include five-year trend charts, and to provide districts annually shall update the summaries and trend charts.

H. 3207 Professional Certificates Rep. Collins

H. 3207 would provide professional certificates issued by the State Board of Education are permanent unless revoked or suspended and are not subject to renewal, and to provide no teacher may be required to renew a professional certificate issued by the board, and to make these provisions effective July 1, 2026.

H. 3208 Revisions to Uniform Grading Scale Rep. Collins

H. 3208 relates to the uniform grading scale used in public schools, to ensure high school grade point averages are a meaningful indicator of academic achievement (by making the assignment of grades in high school subjects align with content mastery as measured by the Act or other standardized national assessments designated by the state Board for measuring a particular subject, to provide only academic performance may be considered in high school subject grade assignments, and to provide that the state Board shall establish a task force to make recommendations for the implementation of these mandates.

H. 3209 Disciplinary Classrooms Rep. Collins

H. 3209 would provide that public schools establish disciplinary classrooms exclusively for the assignment of students subject to discipline not meriting suspension or expulsion. Assignment decisions are discretionary for teachers in consultation with principals and school counselors or other mental health professionals, as is regarding provision of staffing and function requirements for disciplinary classrooms, the development of individual progress plans for reassigning disciplinary classroom students to their classrooms and providing related rights for parents and guardians of students assigned to disciplinary classrooms.

H. 3210 Teacher Duties Rep. Collins

H. 3210 would limit teacher duties under school district salary schedules to classroom and certain related duties (prohibiting the assignment of extracurricular duties without consent and extra compensation as stated in the teaching contract and to make these provisions applicable beginning with teaching contracts issued for the 2026-2027 school year).

H. 3212 Instructional Days/Mandatory Physical Activity Rep. Collins

H. 3212 relates to instructional days for public school students (including start times). The bill sets physical activity standards for public elementary and middle schools (physical activity to include instructional play and unstructured play in addition to physical education).

H. 3216 Recording All Classroom Instruction Rep. Burns

H. 3216 would provide all K-12 public schools record all classroom instruction (with the attendant retention and privacy protections).

H. 3219 Rejecting Racism in Postsecondary Education Act Rep. Beach

H. 3219 would enact the "Rejecting Racism in Postsecondary Education Act."

H. 3220 Noncitizen Terrorist Activity Prohibition in Public Institutions of Higher Learning Act Rep. Beach

H. 3220 would enact the "Noncitizen Terrorist Activity Prohibition in Public Institutions of Higher Learning Act" to provide that each public institution of higher learning in this state shall implement a policy that prohibits students, faculty, and staff who hold nonimmigrant visas from publicly espousing terrorist activity or supporting terrorist organizations unless the policy or practice of the United States supports such activity or organization.

H. 3225 South Carolina Service Year Program Rep. Garvin

H. 3225 would establish the "South Carolina Service Year Program" in the State Department of Education, establish the Office of Service and Civic Innovation in the Office of the Governor and establish the "South Carolina Service Year Program Fund”.

H. 3231 Advanced Manufacturing and Harbor Pilotage Rep. Gilliard

H. 3231 would require one unit of instruction in advanced manufacturing and one unit of instruction in harbor pilotage be offered in middle schools and high schools.

H. 3236 Weapons Detector Systems in Schools Act Rep. Gilliard

H. 3236 would enact the "Weapons Detector Systems in Schools Act” to provide that weapons detector systems must be installed in all public school buildings and athletics venue entrances.

H. 3237 Weapons Detectors in Schools Study Committee Rep. Gilliard

H. 3237 is a joint resolution to create the "Weapons Detectors in Schools Study Committee" to evaluate whether it is in the public interest to require the installation and use of weapons detectors at public schools in South Carolina.

H. 3240 School District Trustees Rep. Gilliard

H. 3240 denotes that school district trustees may not delegate their authority or appoint proxies to vote or otherwise act on their behalf, provides any actions taken by such del

egations or proxies are null and void ab initio, and provides trustees who delegate their authority or appoint proxies to vote or otherwise act for them are subject to removal by the governor.

H. 3244 Review and Approval of All Internet Websites Rep. Guffey

H. 3244 provides that the State Department of Education shall review and approve all internet websites, computer applications, and other computer software proposed for use on school-issued digital devices to ensure their alignment to curriculum approved for use in schools.

H. 3245 High School League Sports Rep. Guffey

H. 3245 relates to private school and charter school student participation in public school interscholastic activities so as to provide limited situations in which high school students who attend a private or charter school may participate in high school league sports offered at public high schools, and to define necessary terms.

H. 3248 Campus Security Departments Rep. Haddon

H. 3248 relates to the establishment and conduct of campus security departments by private institutions of higher learning in this state, so as to include the Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, the Governor's School for Agriculture at John se la Howe, and the Governor's School for Arts and Humanities among the institutions that may establish and maintain such campus security departments.

H. 3250 Technical College Libraries Rep. McGinnis

H. 3250 would repeal requirements that technical college libraries convert to computer-based automated systems compatible with state library systems.

H. 3251 The Metric Education Committee Rep. McGinnis

H. 3251 repeals provisions relating to the metric education committee and its mandate to develop and encourage implementation of a metric education plan.

H. 3252 Future of Higher Education Governance Study Committee Rep. McGinnis

H. 3252 is a joint resolution to create the "Future of Higher Education Governance Study Committee," to provide for the purposes and membership of the committee, to require the study committee to report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly before January 1, 2027, and to provide for the dissolution of the study committee.

H. 3255 Athlete Agents Rep. W. Newton

H. 3255 relates to prohibited acts of athlete agents, provides that certified athlete agents may pay certain expenses incurred before the signing of agency contracts by student athletes, family members of student athletes, and individuals or classes of individuals authorized to receive such payments.

H. 3258 Mobile Panic Alert Systems Rep. Pope

H. 3258 requires the acquisition and implementation of mobile panic alert systems in each public school in the state.

H. 3260 Excused School Attendance Policies for Religious Instruction Rep. Pope

H. 3260 relates to optional excused school attendance policies for religious instruction, so as to mandate that districts adopt policies authorizing students under their jurisdiction to be excused from school for religious instruction, allows for the payment of related de minimis administrative costs with public funds and revises the prohibition on releasing students from core subject classes to instead only prohibit their release from core academic instruction in English, math, and science.

H. 3264 Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Rep. Rose

H. 3264 provides that the State Department of Education shall establish a pilot program on media literacy and critical thinking instruction in public schools.

H. 3265 Age-Appropriate Instruction Regarding Comprehensive Health Education Program Rep. Rose

H. 3265 provides individualized education program teams shall consider the need for age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate instruction for the subjects taught under the comprehensive health education program when developing individualized education programs for children with disabilities, provides the State Department of Education shall establish guidelines for teams to use when carrying out the provisions of this section and provides related compliance requirements of school district boards and schools.

H. 3291 Minor's Application for Licenses or Permits Rep. Hixon

H. 3291 relates to cancellation of drivers' licenses or permits of minors upon death of persons signing the minor's application for licenses or permits.

H. 3292 Golf Carts Rep. Hixon

H. 3292 relates to golf cart permits and the operation of golf carts, so as to provide certain municipalities and counties may enact ordinances to allow golf carts to operate in designated areas within their jurisdictions at night.

H. 3293 Utility Terrain Vehicles Rep. Hardee

H. 3293 provides definitions of certain terms, and for the registration and operation of utility terrain vehicles on the highways of this state.

H. 3313 Antique Vehicles Rep. Chumley

H. 3313 relates to the classification of certain motor vehicles and motorcycles as antique, so as to clarify that antique motor vehicles may be used at night for purposes identified in these sections if equipped with working headlights and rear lights.

H. 3317 Dating Violence Education Rep. Garvin

H. 3317 requires the inclusion of dating violence education in the comprehensive health education curriculum.

H. 3330 Limits on School District Operational Expenses Rep. Collins

H. 3330 provides that a school district may not expend more than a certain amount of its budget on operational expenses.

H. 3455 Discipline of Students Rep. Collins

H. 3455 relates to school districts, so as to provide school districts shall be responsible for the discipline of students within that school district (establishing the Office of School Districts Administration in the governor's office).

H. 3470 Consolidation of Countywide School Districts Rep. Collins

H. 3470 would require countywide school districts no later than July 1, 2027 and provide for the consolidation of countywide school districts by July 1, 2032.

H. 3476 Accrediting Agencies Rep. Beach

H. 3476 entitles the amended section: "accrediting agencies," provides that accrediting agencies of institutions of higher learning in South Carolina may not act on accreditation based on certain factors concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion engagement, data, or required statements.

H. 3478 Mental Health in Schools Act Rep. Garvin

H. 3478 would enact the "Mental Health in Schools Act" by establishing the goal of offering annual mental health screenings to students in grades six through twelve to reduce risks related to students' unmet mental and behavioral health needs and improve physical and mental health.

H. 3482 Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Rep. McDaniel

H. 3482 would provide that school administrators shall compile and report incidents of harassment, intimidation, and bullying to the State Department of Education.

H. 3486 Student and Administration Equality Act Rep. McDaniel

H. 3486 would enact the "Student and Administration Equality Act to provide requirements and procedures concerning student and student organization disciplinary matters at public institutions of higher learning.

H. 3488 Alcohol-Related or Drug-Related Offenses Regarding Certain Scholarships and Grants Rep. Stavrinakis

H. 3488 would remove certain convictions for misdemeanor alcohol-related or drug-related offenses from those offenses which disqualify persons from receiving certain scholarships and grants (Palmetto Fellows Scholarships, South Carolina tuition grants, and the LIFE Scholarships).

H. 3515 Change of Address for Voter Registration Rep. Beach

H. 3515 relates to change of address forms submitted for purposes of a driver's license also serving as notification of change of address for voter registration purposes.

H. 3516 Registration and Licensing Deadlines Rep. Burns

H. 3516 relates to, among other things, the time period in which a newly acquired vehicle or vehicle moved into South Carolina must be registered and licensed (permitting the operation of such vehicles within this time period so long as the bill of sale and proof of insurance are maintained in the vehicle at all times).

H. 3547 Civics Education Rep. Cobb-Hunter

H. 3547 provides that all middle school students must complete one unit of civics education that must include certain instructional and experiential components. The bill establishes the Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge to enable all middle school students to showcase their student-led civics projects that promote and demonstrate an understanding of civic engagement, citizenship, and community service. The bill also requires the State Board of Education to adopt related curriculum before the 2027-2028 school year, and to make these provisions applicable to students who begin middle school in the 2027-2028 school year.

H. 3550 Wreckers Rep. Williams

H. 3550 relates to the use of mounted oscillating, rotating, or flashing red lights by wreckers and to provide that wreckers must use flashing warning lights at emergency scenes and when rendering assistance on the roadside.

H. 3560 Phase Design-Build Project Delivery Method Rep. Brewer

H. 3560 denotes that the Department of Transportation may establish and implement a project to award contracts using the "phase design-build" project delivery method.

H. 3561 Authorized Emergency Vehicles Rep. Pope

H. 3561 provides that certain public safety answering points or radio communication vehicles are "authorized emergency vehicles."

H. 3562 Parental Involvement Rep. Collins

H. 3562 requires the Board of Education to establish a method to track parental involvement with a student's education who is enrolled in public school, and to provide for certain additional requirements and reports related to parental involvement and a student's education.

H. 3572 Prohibition on Using Political Ideology regarding DEI Reps. Erickson and G. M. Smith

H. 3572 provides that public institutions of higher learning are prohibited from using political ideology or statements on diversity, equity, and inclusion in making admissions or employment decisions by public institutions of higher learning. The bill also prohibits the use of public funds for such purposes, prohibits such institutions from requiring faculty or employees to complete diversity, equity, and inclusion training, or take adverse action against faculty or employees who refuse or fail to participate in such training and prohibits such institutions from infringing on first amendment rights of free speech of students, faculty, or employees.

H. 3573 Universal Head Start and Early Head Start Act Rep. Garvin

H. 3573 would enact the "Universal Head Start And Early Head Start Act" to establish the goal of offering evidence-based Head Start and Early Head Start programs universally to eligible families. The bill would also provide related implementation and other requirements for the Office of First Steps to School Readiness.

H. 3574 Disciplinary Matters Rep. Gatch

H. 3574 would deem that schools and school districts shall provide written notice of certain disciplinary matters in the language spoken by the parent or guardian. There are also other requirements assuring that communication takes place between the parents and the district concerning disciplinary and other matters from the district.

H. 3576 Luke Barrett Act Rep. Lawson

H. 3576 would enact the "Luke Barrett Act" for the development and implementation of cardiac emergency response plans in public schools and for school-sponsored athletic practices and events .

H. 3577 Loans for Nursing Students Rep. McDaniel

H. 3577 relates to scholarships, student loans, and grants under the South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Act to expand the availability of loans for nursing education to students who contractually agree to practice nursing in certain critical needs geographic areas, and to provide required terms and conditions of such contracts.

H. 3578 Cursive Writing Rep. Rivers

H. 3578 relates to the requirement that cursive writing be taught in public elementary schools, so as to specify that the cursive writing instruction must begin in second grade and continue in each grade through fifth grade.

H. 3581 Meningococcal and Hepatitis Diseases Rep. Spann-Wilder

H. 3581 relates to the required notification of incoming students at public institutions of higher learning about meningococcal disease A and B and Hepatitis B contraction risks, so as to provide every student who attends a public institution of higher learning in this state must be vaccinated for those diseases and document compliance with these requirements prior to enrollment and thereafter as needed to demonstrate ongoing compliance (with related requirements on public institutions of higher learning, to provide exceptions when medically necessary and to define necessary terminology.

H. 3582 Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act Rep. Taylor

H. 3582 would enact the "Forming Open and Robust University Minds (Forum) Act" to provide measures to protect expressions by students and student organizations in certain places on the campuses of public institutions of higher learning .

H. 3621 Healthy Students Act Rep. Williams

H. 3621 would enact the "Healthy Students Act" relating to physical activity standards for elementary school students, so as to require ninety minutes of weekly physical activity for middle school and high school students, to include second grade students (other elements relate to elementary school meal and competitive food nutritional requirements, the establishment and maintenance of coordinated school health advisory councils to perform certain functions, so as to remove provisions concerning policies limiting vending machine and snack food sales.

H. 3630 Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Rep. Bernstein

H. 3630 relates to mandatory teacher training in youth suicide awareness and prevention as a condition to renewing their credentials, so as to require such training for individuals employed in a kindergarten through twelfth grade school or institution of higher education.

H. 3631 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Rep. Calhoon

H. 3631 relates to student identification cards and contact information for the national suicide prevention lifeline, so as to include private schools and schools serving kindergarten through twelfth grade, and to provide alternative methods of delivery of information for schools that do not issue identification cards.

H. 3632 Requirements for Scholarships Rep. Erickson

H. 3632 relates to requirements for additional LIFE and 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 freshman in the 2024-2025 school year.

H. 3635 Guidelines for a Professional Development Program Rep. Gilliam

H. 3635 provides that the State Department of Education shall annually develop and approve guidelines for a professional development program in all teaching areas, to provide requirements for the program, to provide all districts annually shall provide the program as in-service training to teachers employed by the district at no cost to the teachers, to provide all teachers annually shall complete the program, to provide annual completion of the program during each year of a professional educator certificate renewal cycle will satisfy all renewal credit requirements for educator professional certificate renewal in that cycle, among other things, and to provide for the application of this requirement to certificate renewal cycles that begin after June 30, 2026 and certificate renewal cycles that began before June 30, 2026.

H. 3637 Competitive Education Employment Act Rep. Rivers

H. 3637 enacts the "Competitive Education Employment Act" relating to the adoption of educational standards in certain core academic areas (to include Spanish) relating to the statewide assessment program to promote student learning and measure student performance on state standards.

Judiciary

H. 3006 Affirming Convicted Felons Voting Rights Rep. King

This concurrent resolution would acknowledge the General Assembly's belief that a felony conviction should no longer disqualify a person from being registered to vote when they are no longer incarcerated.

H. 3007 Balanced Budget Amendment US Constitutional Convention Rep. Smith

This concurrent resolution would make South Carolina apply, under Article V of the United States Constitution, for a convention of the states to be called only for imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government via a balanced budget amendment.

H. 3008 US Congressional Member Term Limits Rep. Forrest

This concurrent resolution would make South Carolina apply for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution only to propose a congressional term limits US Constitutional Amendment.

H. 3009 SC DSS to Enforce Alimony Payments Rep. Pope

This bill would authorize the Department of Social Services, Division of Child Support Enforcement, to enforce certain alimony obligations. It amends several existing code sections to enable this authority and would have retroactive application.

H. 3010 South Carolina Cure Act Rep. Pope

A proposal to enter South Carolina into a multistate compact governed by a commission to facilitate a process for awarding substantial cash prizes to qualified persons who cure certain diseases. It also contains a process for making these awards.

H. 3012 Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act Rep. Pope

The "Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act" would establish pregnancy center protections from government regulations. It seeks to ensure these services could be consistent with their life-affirming operating principles. It further establishes a private right of action for equitable relief and monetary damages for anyone aggrieved by any act violations.

H. 3013 Checking Up on Guardians ad Litem Rep. Robbins

Guardians ad litem, in private family court cases, would have to undergo criminal history background checks in order to serve, if this bill becomes law.

H. 3014 Acknowledged Fathers/Visitation Rights Rep. Robbins

Acknowledged unmarried fathers would be extended visitation rights under this proposal, once specified preconditions have been met.

H. 3016 Restricting Law Enforcement Interrogations of Minors Rep. Rutherford

All law enforcement officers would have to comply with certain requirements before interrogating any minors in law enforcement custody for allegedly violating any criminal law, as well as in other instances set forth in this bill.

H. 3017 Effectively Ending the Monitoring Ephedrine Sales Rep. Rutherford

This proposal seeks to effectively end monitoring or otherwise regulating sales of nonprescription products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine.

H. 3018 Legalizing Personal Use of Marijuana by Veterans with PTSD Rep. Rutherford

This legislative effort would legalize the possession of twenty-eight grams --or one ounce-- or less of marijuana as well as ten grams, or less, of hashish by certain veterans diagnosed with service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

H. 3020 Legal Pinball Machine Plays by Minors Rep. Rutherford

Antiquated South Carolina laws prohibiting pinball machine playing by minors would be repealed under this proposed bill.

H. 3023 Adult Protection Coordinating Council Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill seeks to correctly show that the Department (formerly office) of Aging is a member of the Adult Protection Coordinating Council.

H. 3026 Setting Bonds for Illegal Aliens Rep. Beach

If enacted, circuit court judges would set or deny bonds, and determine conditions of release, for anyone suspected of being an illegal alien, and who is charged with crimes that carry maximum sentences of three years or more.

H. 3027 Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Reporting Exemptions Rep. M. M. Smith

Long-term care ombudsman program participants would be exempted from mandatory reporting of vulnerable adult maltreatment under this bill, so long as they act in accordance with federal law.

H. 3028 Electronically Monitoring Domestic Violence Offenders Rep. Bailey

In lieu of setting bond, or as an additional condition of release on bond, judges could place defendants charged with domestic violence on an electronic monitoring device. These devices would have to be capable of keeping domestic violence survivors notified at all times of defendants’ immediate location. Defendants tampering with these devices would face penalties for doing so.

H. 3029 Spousal Benefit Payments as Credits Against Alimony Obligations Rep. Rutherford

Specified spousal benefit payments would offset payments owed under this proposed bill.

H. 3030 Local Law Enforcement Participation in I.C.E. 287(G) Programs Rep. Burns

Local law enforcement would have to participate in at least one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Section 287(G) Program. These agencies would also have to coordinate with federal officials against entities that bring undocumented individuals to South Carolina. They also would be required to work with the U.S. Attorney's Office to commence RICO-based asset seizures against all assets used by these entities to import undocumented individuals into the state.

H. 3031 Standing Your Ground at Worship Services Rep. Chumley

Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine Defenses would be extended places of worship and funerals under this legislative effort.

H. 3032 Updating Disorderly Conduct Criminal Statutes Rep. Chumley

After federal courts found South Carolina’s criminal public disorderly conduct statutes to be unconstitutionally vague, this bill would restructure the offense to include disrupting or disturbing religious services or funerals and provide graduated penalties for anyone doing so.

H. 3033 No Lawyer-Legislator Judicial Screening or Voting Rep. Chumley

Under this proposal, lawyer-legislators who serve on the Judicial Screening Commission would have to recuse themselves from the screening and voting for judges or justices they appear before, or have appeared before in the preceding five-year period.

H. 3034 Harming or Killing Law Enforcement Service Dogs or Horses Rep. Collins

This bill would bring "Fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, and Mikka's Law" to South Carolina. Anyone harming or killing law enforcement dogs or horse would face increased penalties, pay restitution, and face other consequences for doing so.

H. 3035 Illegally Distributing Pornography Rep. Garvin

This bill seeks to create the offense of unlawful dissemination of sexually explicit materials.

H. 3036 Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act Rep. Garvin

This filing seeks to enact a comprehensive "Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act." It would allow victims to seek orders of protection or restraining orders under certain circumstances and prohibit violators from participating in any pretrial intervention programs. It also would define "teen dating violence." As a final feature, it also would require teen dating violence education in the comprehensive health education school curriculum.

H. 3037 Curbing Citizen Arrests Rep. Garvin

If enacted, this proposal would limit citizen arrests in South Carolina. It includes arrests of anyone who enters homes without permission.

H. 3038 Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act Rep. Garvin

The "Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act" would more comprehensively set out what these crime survivors could expect after experiencing these incidents.

H. 3039 Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act Rep. Gilliard

The "Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act ” sets out additional penalties for defendants who commit certain listed crimes when a victim was intentionally selected based on their race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability.

H. 3040 Criminally Discharging Firearms Into Buildings Rep. Gilliard

This bill would expand violations of this gun offense to specified, nonexclusive places. Additionally, life imprisonment without parole sentences could be court-imposed when any type of bodily injury is suffered at the hands of these violators.

H. 3041 Criminally Committing Felonies with Assault Weapons Rep. Gilliard

A legislative effort to include assault weapons into existing gun crimes. It includes definitions of what is to be considered an "assault weapon." It would include them in existing unlawful transportation, storing, keeping, or possessing, and sale, rental, or giving away of machine guns, military firearms, sawed-off shotguns or rifles, on the list of weapons banned in South Carolina. It would include providing assault weapons to anyone on the terrorist watch. It also sets out penalties violators will have to pay or serve.

H. 3042 Posting False Images as a Criminal Offense Rep. Guffey

This bill would add to the crimes of eavesdropping, peeping, and voyeurism, the posting of realistic, but false, images, recordings, or digital electronic files. These would

have been created or altered using generative adversarial network techniques or other digital technology. It also contains graduated penalties for violators, and evidence destruction dates once convictions are obtained.

H. 3043 Identifiable Minors Sexual Exploitation Rep. Guffey

By defining "identifiable minors,” this legislative effort would add them into state criminal laws covering sexual exploitation of a minors. They would also be added to criminally morphed child images, including paying anyone under eighteen to appear in public in a state of sexually explicit nudity, the Sexually Violent Predator Act and the sex offender registration requirement.

H. 3044 Court-Ordered Castrations Rep. Guffey

Once passed, this bill would authorize state courts to order surgical castration of adults convicted of Tier II and III sex offenses when incident survivors are thirteen years or younger.

H. 3045 Child Abuse Pornography Rep. T. Moore

A bill to create the criminal offense of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse. It sets out proposed definitions, and requirements for convicted violators to enroll on South Carolina’s sex offender registry.

H. 3046 Identifiable Minors Sexual Exploitation Rep. T. Moore

By defining "identifiable minors,” this legislative effort would add them into state criminal laws covering sexual exploitation of minors. They would also be added to criminally using morphed child images, including paying anyone under eighteen to appear in public in sexually explicit nudity, amends South Carolina’s Sexually Violent Predator Act and sex offender registration requirements.

H. 3047 Illegal Balloon Releases Rep. Moss

Intentionally releasing, organizing the release of, or intentionally causing the release of balloons could be considered dumping litter on private or public property should this bill be enacted.

H. 3048 Checking Up on Coroner Candidates Rep. W. Newton

This bill would revise coroner qualifications to require a fingerprint and background check of all coroner candidates.

H. 3049 Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act Rep. W. Newton

The "Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act" would set out definitions and create civil causes of action for anyone suffering harm from any intentional, or threatened, disclosure of private, intimate images without subjects’ consent, with listed exceptions to liability.

H. 3050 Increased Magistrate Court Civil Case Jurisdiction Rep. Pope

Magistrates court could hear civil cases involving up to $25,000 if this bill becomes law in South Carolina. They are currently limited to hearing cases involving $7,500 or less.

H. 3051 Treating Defendants Found Unfit to Stand Trial Rep. Pope

This bill represents a legislative effort to require circuit court judges to order inpatient treatment of any defendant determined unfit to stand trial, in specified circumstances.

H. 3052 Assaulting Educational Professionals or Law Enforcement Officers Rep. Pope

This bill proposes enhanced penalties for assaulting and hitting any educational professionals or law enforcement officers while they are in the performance of their official duties.

H. 3053 Shootings Into Occupied Buildings as Violent Crimes Rep. Pope

This proposal would add, to the list of violent crimes, the offense of discharging firearms, at or into buildings, structures, or enclosures regularly occupied by humans.

H. 3054 Virtual General Assembly Sessions Rep. Taylor

This legislative effort is a proposal to amend South Carolina’s Constitution to allow the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to determine in state emergencies and other adverse conditions when the members of the General Assembly are best advised to meet in annual session using remote and virtual technologies.

H. 3055 Harassment and Stalking Modus Operandi Rep. Wooten

This bill would add to the definition of ‘pattern” in harassment and stalking cases to include a modus operandi where one act is committed against one victim and another act is committed against another victim equaling two acts similar in nature. It also would remove the ten-year cap on considering prior offenses under this criminal code section.

H. 3056 Criminal Reckless Endangerment Rep. Wooten

A proposal to create the offense of reckless endangerment, define it, and set out penalties for violators.

H. 3057 Distributing Pornography Rep. Wooten

This proposal would create the offense of unlawful dissemination of sexually explicit materials.

H. 3058 Real or Fake Criminal Distribution of Intimate Images Rep. Wooten

Intentionally disseminating intimate images, or digitally created intimate images, without consent would constitute criminal activity under this bill. Penalties against violators are also set out.

H. 3059 Criminal Tracking Rep. Rutherford

After defining a "tracking device," this bill creates the criminal offense of unlawful tracking. Penalties and exceptions to criminal prosecutions are also set out.

H. 3060 Courtesy Summons for Reindictments Rep. Rutherford

Courtesy summonses would have to be used after criminal charges were dismissed, or nol prossed, after a preliminary hearing, but that defendant is later indicted by a local or state grand jury for the original, or substantially similar, charges.

H. 3061 Social Media Imposters Rep. Rutherford

This legislative effort would create the criminal offense of intentionally impersonating another person whether by email, social media, or other internet website. It contains proposed penalties, and necessary definitions.

H. 3062 Requiring Cost-Analysis Presentencing Reports Rep. Rutherford

Circuit solicitors would have to prepare cost-analysis sentencing reports prior to sentencing hearings in general sessions court. The Department of Corrections and the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services would have to provide incarceration costs and probation and community supervision costs to the Prosecution Coordination Commission. The Prosecution Coordination Commission would have to, in turn, provide these updated costs to each circuit solicitor under this legislative proposal.

H. 3063 State’s Burden of Proof in “Stand Your Ground” Cases Rep. Rutherford

If passed, the use of deadly force against another person (Stand Your Ground) burden of proof would shift from the defendant to the state to prove that this immunity is inapplicable, when it has been raised in any pretrial hearing.

H. 3064 Limited Access to Autopsy Photos Rep. Rutherford

This legislative initiative would modify who would be authorized to view photographs and videos of an autopsy. It would allow coroners to use their discretion as to who is given access to these materials.

H. 3065 Immunity from Prosecution Orders Immediately Appealable Rep. Rutherford

Anyone subject to an immunity from prosecution order could immediately appeal that order, or wait to appeal the issue after their trial, under this legislative proposal.

H. 3066 Reduction of Sentence Motions Rep. Rutherford

This bill would add South Carolina’s attorney general as an authorized party to file a motion for reduction of any inmate’s sentence.

H. 3067 No Bench Warrants without Proper Appearance Notices Rep. Rutherford

No judge could issue a bench warrant for any defendant’s failure to appear unless the solicitor or clerk of court has provided 48 hours’ hearing notice to the attorney of record under this proposal.

H. 3068 Returning Seized Property to Innocent Owners Rep. Rutherford

This bill sets out proposed streamlined procedures for innocent property owners whose property has been seized under asset forfeiture, drug busts, or other law enforcement actions to have it returned to them.

H. 3069 More General Sessions Court Cases Eligible to be Transferred Rep. Rutherford

This legislative proposal would allow criminal cases with penalties that do not exceed three years, rather than one year, to be transferred from general sessions court.

H. 3070 Expanding Public Official Tort Liability Rep. Rutherford

This bill would delete exemptions for institution or prosecution of any judicial or administrative proceeding from tort liability.

H. 3071 Revising Probate Court Judge Qualifications Rep. Rutherford

This bill would clarify qualifications for probate judges to set out they need a bachelor of science or bachelor of arts degree in order to preside.

H. 3072 Coroner County Residency Rep. Rutherford

This effort would require candidates for the office of coroner to be a resident of the county where they seek this elected office at the time they file for it. Current law gives them one year to move into the county they will serve.

H. 3073 A Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense Rep. Rutherford

A proposal to create the Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense within the Office of Indigent Defense. It sets out this entity’s duties and responsibilities.

H. 3074 Limiting Alimony Eligibility Rep. Gatch

Marriages of 15 years or more would be the only ones family court judges could make an award of alimony to any party, if this bill is enacted.

H. 3075 Mandatory Post-Nuptial Agreement Court Approvals Rep. Gatch

Family court approval of postnuptial agreements would be mandatory should this bill be enacted.

H. 3076 Family Court Contempt Imprisonment Limitations Rep. Gatch

Penalties for violating a family court orders would be limited to judges imposing jail time for contempt of court only after such a verdict is issued by a jury.

H. 3077 No Jail Time for Contempt of any Family Court Order Rep. Gatch

This effort would prohibit imprisonment for contempt of any family court order.

H. 3078 Alimony for Adultery Rep. Gatch

Under this proposal, family court judges could award alimony when a party commits adultery after the case is filed but before any temporary or permanent order has been signed.

H. 3079 Limiting Ex Parte Communications by Guardians ad Litem Rep. Gatch

This pending bill would prohibit substantive ex parte communications by guardians ad litem in private actions, unless permission from the opposing attorney to do so has first been given.

H. 3080 Mandatory Professional Reports Disclosure Rep. Gatch

This bill would require family court guardians ad litem to share any therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or other such professional reports with all attorneys in the case.

H. 3081 Alimony Award Criteria Rep. Gatch

Under this legislative effort, family court judges could only award alimony to a party earning less income. In addition, the total annual alimony payments could not exceed the difference between the income of the two wage earners.

H. 3082 Family Court Case Discovery as a Matter of Right Rep. Gatch

If enacted, this bill would require family court case discovery to become a matter of right, and precedent to any family court rule to show cause case hearings.

H. 3084 Family Court Guardian ad Litem Attorney Fee Awards Rep. Gatch

Attorneys for family court guardians ad litem would have to have their fees authorized by a judge under this proposal.

H. 3085 Rebuttable Equal Visitation Presumptions Rep. Gatch

This proposed legislation would create a rebuttable presumption that children’s best interests will be best served when they spend approximately equal amounts of time with both parents. Family court judges would have to make specific findings of fact before deviating from this basic rebuttable presumption.

H. 3087 Ill-Treating a Child as Divorce Grounds Rep. Pope

Physical cruelty toward a child of a petitioning party would become a ground for divorce, if this bill is enacted.

H. 3088 Behavioral Health Conditional Discharge Program Rep. Pope

This filing seeks to create a pilot "Behavioral Health Conditional Discharge Program." It would operate in certain counties as determined by the South Carolina Supreme Court, in coordination with circuit solicitors and criminal defense attorneys. It would offer an alternative to incarceration for certain offenders with behavioral health disorders. Other pilot program particulars are set out in this bill as well.

H. 3090 Opioid Treatment Nonparticipation Penalties Rep. Pope

This bill sets out civil and criminal penalties for failing to seek treatment, or pay an imposed civil fine, for opioid use disorders.

H. 3091 Immediate Relief in Order of Protection Proceedings Rep. Pope

This effort would allow judges in orders of protection proceedings to award certain relief immediately after holding a hearing.

H. 3093 Emergency Response Employee or Healthcare Worker Assaults Rep. Moss

Under this proposed legislation, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature [ABHAN] would occur when anyone injures a healthcare worker or emergency response employee while they are on-duty.

H. 3094 South Carolina Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare and Placement Act Rep. McCravy

The "South Carolina Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare and Placement Act" would encourage children to identify with their biological sex. State courts and agencies would have to consider a child's biological sex as a positive factor in child welfare proceedings. Parents and legal guardians would have the right to encourage a child to align with their biological sex, including when making medical decisions. In addition, the SC Department of Social Services and family court system would be tasked with developing policies and submitting annual reports if this proposal is enacted.

H. 3095 No More Birth Certificate Gender Amendments Rep. Long

This bill would prohibit any amendment, modification, correction, or other change to the gender of any individuals as it appears on their original birth certificate.

H. 3097 Children with Challenging Adoption Circumstances Rep. J. L. Johnson

An effort to amend the South Carolina Adoption Act to change the term "special needs child" to "child with challenging adoption circumstances" under this proposal.

H. 3098 Eliminating Periodic Alimony Payments Rep. Hardee

This proposal would eliminate periodic alimony, and add that regular alimony payments would be made at the rate of one year of payment for every three years the parties were married. This alimony would terminate for any acts of adultery, a payee’s remarriage, or their cohabitation with another as defined by US Social Security guidelines.

H. 3100 No More Family Court Guardian ad Litem Recommendations Rep. Gatch

While guardians ad litem would be able to continue to serve in private custody and visitation actions, this filing seeks to clarify that their report cannot make any child placement recommendations under any circumstances.

H. 3101 Guardian ad Litem Accountability Rep. Gatch

Guardians ad litem in private child custody or visitation actions would be subject to office of disciplinary counsel investigations if this bill is enacted.

H. 3103 Requiring All Family Court Guardians ad Litem to be Attorneys Rep. Gatch

If passed, all guardians ad litem in private custody or visitation actions in the family court would have to be attorneys.

H. 3104 Alimony Determination Reforms for Short-Term Marriages Rep. Gatch

Under this proposal, alimony awards in marriages of ten years or less would be based on earning opportunities, regardless of missed opportunities to become a spouse or parent being considered.

H. 3105 Revising Transmutation Factors in Family Court Cases Rep. Gatch

This bill would establish a clear and convincing evidence review standard to be applied by judges before nonmarital property could be transmuted into marital property for family court-ordered property distributions.

H. 3106 No More Family Court Nonsupport Bench Warrants Rep. Gatch

Should this bill become South Carolina law, no more nonsupport bench warrants could issue from the family court.

H. 3107 No Ex Utero Human Embryos Rep. Garvin

This initiative seeks to declare fertilized human eggs or human embryos that exist in any form outside of the uterus of a human body would not be considered an unborn child for any purpose under state law.

H. 3110 ‘Legal’ Marijuana Possession and Reduced Methamphetamine Sentencing Rep. Garvin

This bill seeks to decriminalize possession of twenty-eight grams or one ounce or less of marijuana or ten grams or less of hashish. However, authorized law enforcement could issue a civil citation for these possessions. It also would decrease penalties for first offense possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base and require completion of a drug treatment or rehabilitation program as part of any sentence. First time offenders would have to be given probation.

H. 3111 Foster Care Outcomes Reporting Rep. Garvin

Under this proposed legislation, the SC Department of Social Services would collect information about outcomes for youth who have completed foster care.

H. 3113 Infant Safe Haven Safety Devices Rep. Dillard

This bill would add to existing state law that the use of newborn safety devices for infants left at infant safe havens would be permissible.

H. 3114 No-Fault Divorce Corroborating Affidavits Rep. Collins

If enacted, separations for a period of one year could be corroborated in no-fault divorce actions via affidavits.

H. 3118 Parental Bill of Rights Rep. Burns

This bill would set out parental fundamental rights regarding the upbringing, education, and care of their children. It would also require, among other things, school districts to create parental involvement policies, prohibit healthcare providers from soliciting or providing healthcare services to children without written parental consent, and that these parental rights supersede any state of emergency declarations.

H. 3121 Live and Let Live Act Rep. Beach

The "Live and Let Live Act" would prohibit state government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based on their beliefs regarding marriage and gender identification.

H. 3122 Limiting Motor Vehicles on South Carolina Beaches Rep. Bailey

In the wake of mortal tragedy at North Myrtle Beach, this filing would prohibit motor vehicles on South Carolina beaches of this state, except for authorized government vehicles with proper warning lights. However, it specifically restricts government motor vehicle use from May to October during the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

H. 3123 Attorney Fee Awards in SC DSS-Initiated Cases Rep. Bailey

The SC Department of Social Services could be responsible for paying attorney fees and costs in child abuse and neglect actions it loses should this bill be enacted.

H. 3124 Criminally Exposing First Responders to Fentanyl Rep. Pope

This effort seeks to create criminal penalties for the intentional or unintentional exposure of first responders to fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances. This proposed law would not apply when any first responder acts outside within the course and scope of their duties, however.

H. 3126 South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety Rep. Pope

This bill would create a new South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety. Among other things, this comprehensive proposal delineates various agencies and responsibilities that would become part of this new entity, and its director would be appointed by, and answer to, South Carolina’s governor.

H. 3127 Aggravated Failure to Stop for a Blue Light or Siren Rep. Robbins

If enacted, motor vehicle operators could be found guilty of felony failure to stop for a blue light or siren if they exceed 100 mph, drive on the wrong side of the road, throw illegal drugs or weapons from their vehicles, drive in any fashion that frightens others, flee the scene on foot after stopping, collide with any other vehicles, or cause property damage by colliding with any other object.

H. 3128 Parole Hearings Testimony and Cross Examination Rep. Rutherford

This legislative effort would allow parole, pardon, and clemency hearings for parolees being considered for parole, or their attorneys, to have the right to confront witnesses who give their sworn testimony.

H. 3130 Chemically Dependent Inmate Conditional Releases Rep. Rutherford

This bill would allow the Director of the Department of Corrections to conditionally release inmates who are serving sentences for the unlawful possession, manufacture, sale, or distribution of controlled substances, as part of their conditional releases, to have an opportunity to enroll in chemical dependency treatment programs.

H. 3131 No Law Enforcement Cell-Site Simulator Use Rep. Rutherford

This proposal would require law enforcement agencies that currently possess cell-site simulator technology to discontinue using them. They also would have to de-access these devices.

H. 3134 No Cell-Site Simulator Nondisclosure Agreements Rep. Rutherford

If enacted, this effort would prohibit law enforcement agencies from buying cell-site simulator technology from companies requiring nondisclosure agreements.

H. 3135 Inmate Visitation Rights Rep. Rutherford

This bill would bestow inmates with specified visitation rights and provide them electronic communication opportunities to communicate with their visitors.

H. 3136 Automatic Stay of SCDL Suspensions While on Appeal Rep. Rutherford

Any drivers appealing their convictions that suspended their driver's licenses will have that suspension stayed while their suspension appeal is pending under this proposal

H. 3137 Texting While Driving Causing Great Bodily Injury Rep. Rutherford

Any drivers causing "great bodily injury" as defined in this proposed legislation would face tougher penalties for doing so.

H. 3139 Proper Law Enforcement Warrant Execution Rep. Rutherford

This bill sets out statewide uniform procedures for law enforcement officers executing warrants in South Carolina. Violators would face stiff penalties, and civil liability, for failing to properly follow these procedures. Training requirements are set out in this proposed legislation as well.

H. 3140 Listing or Delisting Sex Offender Registry Juveniles Rep. Rutherford

This proposal establishes procedures to allow certain qualifying juvenile sex offenders to have their names to be removed from the sex offender registry. In addition, it also sets out proposed procedures for juveniles convicted in family court of specified offenses to be placed on the sex offender registry.

H. 3141 Minimum Inmate Visitation Standards Rep. Rutherford

Under this bill, inmates confined in state or local detention facilities would have to be allowed at least one in-person meeting each month.

H. 3142 Fine or Time Sentences for DUS 3^rd Convictions Rep. Rutherford

This effort would change existing state law for Driving Under Suspension 3^rd conviction penalties from ‘fine and time’ to ‘fine or time.’

H. 3143 Hunting Guns for Some Pardoned Felons Rep. Rutherford

Pardoned felons who were not convicted of violent crimes could be allowed to possess hunting guns if this bill becomes law.

H. 3144 Lawyer Access to Criminal Defendant Clients Rep. Rutherford

No state, county, or municipal detention facilities could prohibit in-person access to lawyers’ incarcerated clients should this bill be enacted.

H. 3146 Limited Access to Convicted Defendant Information Rep. Rutherford

Defendants convicted of specified crimes could seek limited public access to certain information presented during sentencing hearings if this bill passes.

H. 3147 No Inmate Eavesdropping Rep. Rutherford

No state, county, or municipal jail, or detention, facilities could intercept, record, monitor, or divulge telephonic communications between inmates and others under this proposed legislation.

H. 3148 No Driving Under Suspension Arrests Rep. Rutherford

Motorists solely stopped for driving with suspended drivers' licenses, which are based upon the failure to pay a traffic ticket or a clerical error, could be taken into custodial arrest if this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3149 Revising Speeding and Motor Vehicle Window Tinting Laws Rep. Rutherford

This proposal would remove categorizing these two statutes as misdemeanor violations and instead designate them as only violations with fines that could be imposed on motor vehicle operators.

H. 3150 Ticket, Not Click-It for Non-DUI Traffic Offenses Rep. Rutherford

This bill would eliminate custodial arrests when motorists are charged with non-DUI-related traffic offenses for which a uniform traffic ticket can be issued.

H. 3152 Speeding Versus Properly Working Speedometers Rep. Rutherford

This bill would require motorists to be charged with operating motor vehicles without speedometers that are maintained in good working order instead of a speeding ticket when they can show that, in fact, their speedometer was not working.

H. 3153 No Probationer Marijuana Testing Rep. Rutherford

Urinalyses or blood tests performed on probationers could not test for the presence of marijuana if this effort becomes South Carolina law.

H. 3154 Determining Ability to Pay Restitution Rep. Rutherford

This legislative effort would require the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services to consider an offenders’ ability to make restitution when it determines the amount of their monthly restitution payment.

H. 3155 Limiting Using Automatic License Plate Reading Technology Rep. Rutherford

Law enforcement, the Department of Transportation, secure facilities, and parking garages could use automatic license plate reader systems for specific purposes set out in this proposed legislation. Violators and unauthorized users would face various penalties spelled out in it.

H. 3159 Retired Law Enforcement Officer Credential Privileges Rep. Yow

The State Law Enforcement Division would immediately issue concealed weapon permits to retired law enforcement officers possessing qualified retired law enforcement officer credentials. These holders would also be extended exemptions from CWP carrying prohibitions spelled out in this bill.

H. 3160 Uniform Antidiscrimination Act Rep. Rutherford

Among other things, the "Uniform Antidiscrimination Act" seeks to prohibit discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, or national origin. It would also prohibit discrimination in certain school or school administrative matters on the basis of race, color, or national origin. It proposes expanding the definition of "discrimination" in South Carolina Human Affairs law. It also would prohibit discrimination by an employer on the basis of an individual's gender identity or sexual orientation.

It would also apply to the South Carolina Religious Freedom Act, the sale or rental of property under the South Carolina Fair Housing Law, membership or participation in certain realtor services and organizations, residential real estate-related transactions, home health agencies, hospices, and the right to equal enjoyment of and privileges to public accommodations.

H. 3161 Protecting Inmate Phone Calls from SC FOIA Requests Rep. Rutherford

This measure would prohibit the disclosure of telephone conversation recordings between inmates and their visitors held by the facility where these inmates are incarcerated.

H. 3169 Illegal Aliens Driving Without a License, Additional Penalties Rep. Beach

Driving without license by motorists found to be undocumented illegal aliens would be subjected to additional penalties from $100 to up to $1,000, and a year in jail, under this proposal.

H. 3171 Maddie’s Law Rep. Beach

"Maddie's Law" would create the offense of "reckless driving with great bodily injury." attendant penalties and proposals for increasing reckless vehicular homicide punishments are also included.

H. 3173 Great Bodily Injury Failure to Yield Right-Of-Way Violations Rep. Caskey

This bill would establish specific penalties for failure to yield the right-of-way when great bodily injury or death occurs.

H. 3174 Improved State Inmate Work Program Rep. Chumley

This proposal seeks to revise the state inmate work program, within the SC Department of Corrections, by adding additional opportunities for inmates to reduce their sentences by working while incarcerated.

H. 3176 Criminally Forcing Law Enforcement into High Speed Pursuits Rep. Davis

This bill would establish criminal penalties for wilfully or wantonly leading law enforcement officers on high-speed pursuits.

H. 3177 Restoring Former Inmates’ Voting Rights Rep. Garvin

This bill would require the Department of Corrections to provide inmates with information regarding the restoration of their voting rights once they are released from custody.

H. 3180 Banning ‘Assault Weapons’ Rep. Gilliard

This bill would include defined ‘assault weapons’ and ‘high-capacity magazines’ in the list of items banned under state law.

H. 3181 Sextortion Database Rep. Guffey

If enacted, the State Law Enforcement Division would be required to develop and manage a statewide sexual extortion investigations and outcomes database under the provisions of this bill.

H. 3182 Constitutional Right to Grow Food Rep. Haddon

This proposed joint resolution proposes an amendment to the South Carolina Constitution to declare all South Carolina citizens have an inalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume food of their own choosing.

H. 3189 Local Government Meeting Agenda Additions Rep. King

School district boards, municipal councils, and county council members would be entitled to place items on the agenda of any public meeting of that board or council under this proposed legislation. In addition, members would be entitled to periods of personal privilege to address any failures to place items on the agenda.

H. 3193 Trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act Rep. J. L. Johnson

The proposed "Trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act" seeks to encourage and contribute to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders and to assist them in the resumption of the responsibilities of citizenship by providing that no person may be disqualified from public employment, nor may a person be disqualified from pursuing, practicing, or engaging in any occupation for which a license is required solely or in part due to a prior conviction of any crime.

H. 3217 Ten Commandments in Classrooms Rep. Beach

If enacted, this effort would require each primary or secondary school in this state to display a poster or framed copy of the biblical Ten Commandments.

H. 3224 No Prior Convictions Question on Job Applications Rep. Garvin

No job application could include questions related to convictions, unless the crime for which the applicant was convicted directly relates to the position of employment or the license is sought, should this bill become law.

H. 3228 Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire Rep. Gatch

This bill would allow attorney-conducted jury voir dire by oral and direct questioning, and revise drawing a number of jurors for it as a trial judge may determine appropriate.

H. 3232 Healthy Rental Housing Act Rep. Gilliard

This proposed "Healthy Rental Housing Act" would provide remedies for tenants in rental properties with mold that adversely affects their health or safety. It also would require specified written disclosures that landlords must make to residential tenants and require written disclosure of visible evidence of mold in readily accessible areas.

Landlords also would have to maintain these rental units to prevent the accumulation of moisture and the growth of mold, among other additional landlord responsibilities set out in it.

H. 3233 Protecting Tenants from Criminal Activities by Third Parties Rep. Gilliard

Landlords would have a duty to provide certain security and protect their tenants, from criminal activities of third parties under this proposed legislation.

Landlords failing to exercise this duty of care could be liable for damages caused to their tenant by such criminal activities, amongst other remedies spelled out in this effort.

H. 3253 Blaine Amendment Repeal Rep. W. Newton

This joint resolution proposes repealing Section 4, Article XI of the 1895 Constitution of South Carolina, which prohibits the state or its political subdivisions from providing direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions.

H. 3256 Meet Baby Olivia Rep. Oremus

This bill would require schools’ human growth and development instruction components to include certain ultrasound video showing the development of vital organs in early fetal development. In addition, computer-generated animation showing the process of fertilization and every stage of human development, would have to be shown as part of this legislative effort commonly referred to as ‘Meet Baby Olivia.’

H. 3263 South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act Rep. Pope

The "South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act" seeks to ensure privacy for students using restrooms and changing facilities in public schools and public institutions of higher learning.

H. 3274 Videopoker Rep. Rutherford

This bill would bring back licensed gaming devices providing prizes to winners, if enacted.

H. 3275 Ending SC Bar Mandatory Membership Rep. Rutherford

This legislative effort would end licensed South Carolina lawyers of any obligation of being required to be members of the South Carolina bar.

H. 3276 South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act Rep. Pope

The "South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act" would create the traffic offense of distracted driving. Violators failing to use hands-free technologies while driving would face a rising scale of penalties, including points assessments for subsequent offenses.

H. 3277 Sex Offender Child Visitations Rep. Pope

This proposal sets out limited circumstances for sex offenders to have contact, or custody, of their, or other, minor children. In addition, these offenders would have to report the names and addresses of their minor children. Solicitors would have to provide nonoffending parents information about safeguarding their children from offending parents.

H. 3278 House Arrest as Part of Time Served Rep. Pope

This bill would allow inmates to credit their time spent under monitored house arrest against their sentences when computing their time served.

H. 3280 Pardon and Parole Reforms Rep. McCravy

This legislative effort would delete any requirement that inmates be considered for pardons before their parole eligibility dates.

H. 3281 Fallen First Responder Survivor Advocate Rep. McCravy

If enacted, this bill would create a Fallen First Responder Survivor Advocate position. This state employee would work for the state law enforcement division and discharge the duties and responsibilities spelled out in this proposed legislation.

H. 3282 Lt. Governor as SC DOT Secretary Rep. Magnuson

If passed, and after January 15, 2028, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor would serve as Secretary of Transportation. It also would require candidates for governor to examine whether their choice for Lieutenant Governor possesses qualifications to so serve.

H. 3283 Concealed Weapons on School Grounds and at Athletic Events Rep. Long

Concealed weapon permit holders could carry firearms on postsecondary school properties, and into college athletic events, should this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3284 Tow Truck Operators as Emergency Service Personnel Rep. Long

This bill would designate "emergency services personnel" to include tow truck operators.

H. 3285 Autism Spectrum Disorder Training Rep. Landing

Under this proposed bill, law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians would have to complete training in autism spectrum disorders.

H. 3287 Impaired Operators Restitution to Victims’ Minors Rep. J. L. Johnson

If passed, this bill would require anyone convicted of reckless vehicular homicide, or operating moving watercraft, while under the influence of alcohol, or any other drug or combination of drugs, or anyone who has at least one prior conviction, or driving motor vehicles with an unlawful alcohol concentration, and whose victims were parents of minor children, to pay restitution in the form of child maintenance to each of these victims' children until each child reaches eighteen years of age, and has graduated from high school.

H. 3288 Body Camera Data Access Rep. J. L. Johnson

This bill would allow anyone subject to data recorded by body-worn cameras to request, and would have to be provided, all such recorded data. It would have to be provided without these subjects having to take any action under the rules of criminal procedure or civil procedure or obtaining court orders.

H. 3295 Sharing Vehicle Locator Data Rep. Hardee

Under this bill, companies supporting in-vehicle security systems would have to release vehicle location information to law enforcement agencies in emergency situations.

H. 3299 Citizenship Verification Act Rep. Beach

Under the "Citizenship Verification Act," law enforcement agencies would have to check the immigration status of anyone they arrest through the United States Depart

ment of Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program. It also would require sled to provide the General Assembly with a report containing the number of illegal immigrants arrested and/or convicted.

H. 3305 South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act Rep. W. Newton

The "South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act" would extend specified protections to anyone sued for their First Amendment-protected communications, made in legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceedings, by providing expedited judicial review, after limited discovery related to any motion to dismiss these actions for lack of merit, should it become South Carolina law.

H. 3306 Court of Appeals Expansions Rep. Rutherford

This bill would raise the number of Court of Appeals judges from nine to fifteen. Once these numbers increase, the Chief Judge would establish two panels to preside over criminal matters, two panels to preside over civil matters, and a fifth panel to maintain approximately equal caseloads between the panels. For en banc hearings ten, not six, appeals court judges would preside.

H. 3310 Party Membership Precedent to Primary Participation Rep. Burns

If passed, no one could vote in partisan primary elections, or partisan advisory referendums, unless they are registered as members of that party.

H. 3311 Paper Ballot Elections Rep. Burns

If enacted, this bill would require all voting systems purchased by the state to also use hand-marked paper ballots to be counted by hand.

H. 3312 No Tows for No Proof of Insurance Rep. Chumley

No motor vehicles could be confiscated for no proof of insurance infractions if this bill is enacted.

H. 3315 Warrant Reciprocity Rep. Collins

This bill would allow correctional officers to serve warrants issued by other counties, municipal jurisdictions within the same county, and other out-of-area warrants on inmates in that county's detention center without the necessity of a magistrate endorsing these foreign warrants.

H. 3316 Illegal Pornography Distribution Rep. Garvin

This bill would create the criminal offense of unlawful dissemination of sexually explicit materials.

H. 3318 No More Primary Run-Offs Rep. Gilliard

This proposed legislation would eliminate runoffs in special primary elections.

H. 3319 Campaign Literature Distribution Reforms Rep. Guffey

Distribution of campaign literature within 50 feet of any entrance to polling places or early voting location, as well as other activities set out in this bill, would be declared unlawful should it become law.

H. 3320 Eastern Standard Time All the Time Rep. Burns

Once enacted, this proposal would establish Eastern Standard Time as permanently the standard time in South Carolina, with no further adjustments under state or federal law.

H. 3321 No More Campaign Disclosures by Noncontribution Seekers Rep. Burns

This effort seeks to exempt appointed state officials who do not seek campaign contributions from having to file Statements of Economic Interest, or other campaign disclosure forms.

H. 3322 SC DOR Rulings as Advisory Only in Court Cases Rep. Caskey

This bill would clarify that questions of law to be decided by courts could be made without any deference to any determination, or interpretation, made by the SC Department of Revenue.

H. 3324 African American Confederate Veterans Monument Rep. Chumley

This legislative effort would establish an African American Confederate Veterans Monument Commission. This group would submit a proposed design and location for any monument.

H. 3325 Daylight Saving Time All the Time Rep. Chumley

Daylight Saving Time would permanently become standard time in South Carolina, with no further adjustments under state or federal law, should this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3334 South Carolina Government Efficiency Act Rep. Davis

The "South Carolina Government Efficiency Act" would create the South Carolina Government Efficiency Task Force which would develop recommendations for improving governmental operations and reducing costs.

H. 3335 Housing Authorities Pro Se Magistrates Court Appearances Rep. Dillard

If passed, this bill would allow housing authorities to appear pro se in magistrates court.

H. 3336 Additional Housing Discrimination Prohibitions Rep. Dillard

In addition to other housing discrimination prohibitions, this legislative effort would prohibit housing discrimination based upon anyone’s disability or source of income.

H. 3339 Tenant Ejectment Notices Rep. Dillard

This bill would require ten days [up from five days] notice in actions to eject any tenant, should this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3341 Ending Hairstyle Discrimination in South Carolina Rep. Garvin

This proposal seeks to make discriminating against certain facial features, hair textures, hair types, and hair styles associated with race unlawful.

H. 3345 South Carolina Mentoring Day Rep. Gilliam

If enacted, this bill would make the January twentieth of each year "South Carolina Mentoring Day."

H. 3353 Legalized Gambling In South Carolina Rep. Rutherford

This joint resolution proposes a referendum question on whether to amend the 1895 South Carolina Constitution, Article XVII, to allow strictly regulated gambling and gaming activities to include parimutuel betting on horse racing, sports betting on professional sports, casino activities, such as card and dice games where the skill of the player is involved in the outcome, and games of chance with the use of electronic devices or gaming tables. It also would propose deleting Section 8 of this Article which makes it unlawful for a person holding an office of honor, trust, or profit to engage in gambling or betting on games of chance and requires the officer's removal from office upon conviction for a gambling offense.

H. 3354 Billion Dollar Nonprofits RIF Disclosure Responsibilities Rep. Rutherford

This bill would require nonprofit corporations with over one billion dollars in annual gross revenues, instituting any reductions in force [RIFs] of more than one hundred employees, to report all economic and procedural benefits made available to it and why it any RIF is necessary.

H. 3356 Banning Certain Substances to Anyone Under 21 Years Old Rep. Rutherford

This joint resolution proposes a referendum question on whether Section 14, Article XVII, of the 1895 South Carolina Constitution should be amended to allow the General Assembly to restrict the sale of specified products, substances, or services determined to be unreasonably hazardous, perilous, or unsafe to anyone under the age of twenty-one.

H. 3361 Protecting Circuit Solicitors’ County Budgets Rep. Pope

This bill would blanket prohibit any county from reducing its funding for the circuit solicitor prosecuting cases in their county.

H. 3366 No Economic Development Incentives for Chinese Corporations Rep. Long

This legislative effort would prohibit the SC Department of Commerce from offering incentives to companies owned or controlled by the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party. Any entity receiving these incentives could not contract with these Chinese entities, either.

H. 3369 No State Agencies Access to TikTok or WeChat-Type Websites Rep. Kilmartin

This bill proposes to ban all state agencies and departments, as well as all political subdivisions, from accessing websites or applications that threaten cybersecurity by foreign and domestic threats, such as TikTok and WeChat, on their publicly-owned electronic devices.

H. 3370 Gullah as an Official South Carolina Language Rep. J. L. Johnson

This legislative effort seeks to include the Gullah language as an official state language.

H. 3375 No State Agencies Access to TikTok or WeChat-Type Websites Rep. Guffey

H. 3377 Medicaid Extension Advisory Referendum Rep. Garvin

This joint resolution seeks a statewide advisory referendum during the 2026 general election on the question of whether South Carolina should participate in Medicaid expansion.

H. 3381 Defense of Children's Innocence Act Rep. Beach

This proposed "Defense of Children's Innocence Act" would designate any business where drag shows are held to be a sexually oriented business and subject to all local ordinances relating sexually oriented business operations. It also would prohibit any state agency, political subdivision, or any other entity supported in whole, or in part, by public funds from using any public funds to support any drag show. Another feature of this bill is proposing to designate permitting a minor to view a drag show as disseminating harmful materials to minors.

H. 3384 Enhanced Littering and Dumping Penalties Rep. J. L. Johnson

This bill would increase penalties for dumping litter on private or public property.

H. 3385 No More Inmate Construction of Work Camps Rep. Wooten

Using inmate labor for the construction of work camps would end under this legislative effort.

H. 3386 No Ranked Choice Voting in South Carolina Elections Rep. Taylor

This bill seeks to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting or instant runoff ballots in any state elections.

H. 3387 Ending Hostile Property Occupations Rep. G. M. Smith

A new code section would be known as the "Ejectment of Unlawful Occupants of a Residential Dwelling" under this proposal. It also would establish an alternative remedy to removing anyone unlawfully occupying a residential dwelling and establish the criminal offense of criminal mischief.

H. 3388 Parole for Cocaine, Methamphetamine, and Other Drug Trafficking Rep. Rutherford

The definition of a ‘No Parole Offense’ in South Carolina would exclude trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, and other specified drugs under this proposed bill.

H. 3389 Preserving Castle Doctrine Immunity on Appeal Rep. Rutherford

Anyone would retain the right to appeal a court finding that they were not entitled to castle doctrine immunity, notwithstanding their subsequent guilty plea to the same underlying offense, should this legislative effort become South Carolina law.

H. 3390 Homicide by Child Abuse Applicable to All Minors Rep. Pope

Homicide by child abuse criminal charges would lie against anyone so killing anyone under the age of eighteen, if this bill is enacted.

H. 3391 Death by Fentanyl or Other Illegal Drugs Rep. Oremus

Anyone killing another with fentanyl, or other toxic or counterfeit drugs, could be charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter under this legislative initiative.

H. 3392 Assaulting Working Healthcare or Emergency Responders Rep. Moss

Assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature criminal charges could be made against anyone who injures working healthcare workers or emergency responders, once this bill is enacted.

H. 3393 Enhanced Littering Penalties Rep. Moss

Littering or dumping on private or public property crimes would be punishable with more severe penalties if this bill becomes law in South Carolina.

H. 3394 Homicide by Child Abuse Applicable to All Minors Rep. T. Moore

Homicide by child abuse criminal charges would lie against anyone so killing anyone under the age of eighteen if this bill is enacted.

H. 3395 No US Constitutional Convention Calls Rep. Long

This joint resolution seeks to compel the General Assembly to rescind, repeal, cancel, nullify, and supersede any and all pending applications to the us congress to call a convention to propose amending the US Constitution.

H. 3396 Only Party Member Voting in Partisan Elections Rep. Long

Any voter would not be allowed to vote in any partisan primary election or a partisan advisory referendum unless they are registered as a member of that party or are registered as an independent under this proposed legislation.

H. 3398 No Prior Conviction Information On Voter Registration Forms Rep. King

This proposed legislation would delete any requirement that applicants affirm, among other things, they have never been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws when registering to vote.

H. 3399 "Children's Default to Safety Act" Rep. Guffey

The "Children's Default to Safety Act" seeks to protect children against unfiltered electronic devices. As part of this effort, manufacturers of smart phones and tablets would have to automatically enable and passcode-protect any filters or blocking materials that prevent material harmful to minors from being activated in this state. Violators face penalties spelled out in this pending legislation.

H. 3400 "Child Data Privacy and Protection Act" Rep. Guffey

The "Child Data Privacy and Protection Act" includes certain proposed data protection impact assessments, seeks to prohibit certain entities from collecting, retaining, processing, or selling minors’ personal data, would require specified entities to incorporate privacy by default, and ensure users have access to their accounts. Civil and criminal subpoenas and warrants in these cases would have to be expedited, privacy policies would have to be prominently displayed, and methods for notifications, and public awareness campaigns are all a part of this proposed legislation.

H. 3401 Social Media Platform Access and Controls Rep. Guffey

Under this proposed bill, governmental entities would be limited in their attempts to communicate with social media platforms, consumer rights are clarified, appeals processes would be required, contracts and agreements that waive rights would be void, and platform controllers would have to establish methods to submit requests, perform other duties, and protect consumers privacy. Violators would face unfair trade practices liabilities.

H. 3403 Exempting Political Signs From Local Government Ordinances Rep. Guffey

Municipalities or counties could not enact ordinances regulating political signs if this bell is enacted.

H. 3404 Personal Name, Image, and Likeness Rights Rep. Guffey

This bill would establish individual property rights over the use of their names, photographs, voices, or likenesses in any medium in any manner. Violators of this right would face specified punishments.

H. 3406 Limiting Online Pornography Access Rep. Guffey

Online users seeking to upload certain pornographic images would first have to provide verification, or obtain consent, via procedures set up by platform operators. Violators would face civil and criminal penalties set out in this proposed legislation.

H. 3408 No Foreign Adversary Land Ownership Rep. Haddon

Companies owned, in whole or in part, by any United States-declared foreign adversary could not own, lease, possess, or exercise any control over any South Carolina real estate should this bill be enacted.

H. 3412 Joint Committee on Women's Reproductive Rights Rep. J. L. Johnson

The Joint Committee on Women's Reproductive Rights could hold hearings and receive certain testimony, adopt rules, and make certain reports and recommendations under the provisions of this proposed bill.

H. 3414 Indigenous Peoples' Day Rep. J. L. Johnson

The second Monday of October each year would become known as Indigenous Peoples' Day in South Carolina if this bill becomes law.

H. 3415 Sarah Mae Flemming Day Rep. J. L. Johnson

June 22nd each year would become "Sarah Mae Flemming Day" in South Carolina, if this bill is enacted.

H. 3418 Illegally Occupying Residences Rep. Landing

If this bill is enacted, property owners could immediately request the removal of anyone unlawfully occupying their residence via a complaint form. These illegal occupiers would face penalties set out in this legislative proposal.

H. 3422 Donating Unclaimed Trust Funds Rep. Long

This bill would set out under what circumstances funds held in a trust could be considered unclaimed property, and then be donated to a charitable organization.

H. 3430 Governor-Appointed State Auditor Rep. B. Newton

This bill would have South Carolina’s governor appoint the State Auditor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, if it is enacted.

H. 3431 No Minor-Owned Social Media Accounts Rep. W. Newton

This proposed legislation would set out that social media companies could not permit certain minors to be account holders. These social media companies would have to provide minors’ parents or guardians with specified information. It also would restrict social media access to minors to specified hours. Among other things, it also sets out a complaint process and would authorize the consumer services division to administer and enforce specified requirements.

H. 3432 Property Rights Vesting Reforms Rep. W. Newton

If enacted, this bill would cover nonvested property interests, powers of appointment, reformation of property dispositions, timing of creation of property interests, and discretionary trusts. It also would increase the time an interest can vest from ninety years to three hundred sixty years. Among other provisions, it also would provide that certain amounts paid to taxing authorities may not be considered an amount that may be distributed for the settlor's benefit.

H. 3438 Expanding the Catawba Indian Reservation Rep. Pope

This proposed joint resolution would extend General Assembly approval of ordinance number 3421 adopted on September 7, 2021, by the York County Council to expand the size of the Catawba Indian Reservation, as requested by the Catawba Indian Nation.

H. 3440 “Stand Your Ground” in Churches and Other Places of Worship Rep. Collins

Our ‘Stand Your Ground’ statutory immunity would extend to churches or other places of worship by removing any duty to retreat under this proposal. It also would establish a presumption that anyone is justified to use deadly force in self-defense, if they are in a church or place of worship in certain circumstances, should this bill be enacted.

H. 3442 Central Bank Digital Currency Not Money In South Carolina Rep. Taylor

Under this proposal South Carolina’s definition of "money," would not include a central bank digital currency.

H. 3444 Juneteenth as a State Legal Holiday Rep. Rutherford

The 19th day of June – Juneteenth-- would become a state legal holiday under this legislative proposal.

H. 3448 No Landlord Photography of Tenants’ Personal Property Rep. Rutherford

This bill would prohibit a landlord from taking certain photographs of a tenant's personal belongings.

H. 3450 Alcohol Sales During States of Emergency Rep. Rutherford

Any gubernatorial emergency declaration could not be used as the basis either to suspend or revoke alcohol sales or licenses under this bill.

H. 3451 Beer and Wine Sales to 18 Year Olds Rep. Rutherford

This bill would allow beer and wine sales to eighteen year olds and make other needed modifications to state law to facilitate this lowering of beer and wine drinkers’ ages.

H. 3452 Sunday Alcohol Sales Referendums Rep. Rutherford

The sale of alcoholic liquors on Sunday could be authorized by referendum if this bill is enacted.

H. 3454 Updating South Carolina’s Uniform Commercial Code Rep. Caskey

This proposed legislation seeks to modernize South Carolina’s Uniform Commercial Code. Please refer to the specific contents of this bill to locate provisions of interest to you in this lengthy, detailed legislation. The “2022 Amendments” to the U. C. C., which includes a new Article 12, deal with “Controllable Electronic Records.” The new Article 12 is focused upon a variety of cryptocurrency-based contracting and financial transaction issues. ”Controllable electronic record” (CER) is the term referring to cryptocurrencies. The bill is thought to touch upon “Central Bank Digital Currency.”

H. 3456 Referendum Proposed on Question of Abolishing State Board of Education Rep. Collins

This joint resolution calls for a voter referendum for proposing citizen approval for the General Assembly to amend Section 1, Article XI of the 1895 South Carolina Constitution to abolish the State Board of Education.

H. 3457 Human Life Protection Act Rep. McCravy

The "Human Life Protection Act" would prohibit all abortions in South Carolina. Proposed exceptions include medical emergencies, but would specifically exclude exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal anomalies. In addition, it would allow the General Assembly the right to intervene in any legal challenges filed to this act.

H. 3459 Voter Registration Reforms Rep. W. Newton

Under these proposed revisions to South Carolina voter laws, voters’ domiciles would be where they register to vote. In addition, this bill would make South Carolina’s State Election Commission [S.E.C.] the overseer of third-party voter registration organizations. Any court receiving information from potential jurors that they are not us citizens would be forwarded to the S.E.C. electronic applications for voter registration would have to include applicants’ driver license, state identification card, or last four digits of their social security numbers. Penalties for violators are also included.

H. 3460 Electronic or Computer Information to Law Enforcement Rep. Wooten

If enacted, this proposed legislation would empower law enforcement officers, circuit solicitors, or South Carolina’s attorney general with the authority to require disclosure of electronic communications and other related records by electronic communication services or remote computing services.

H. 3471 Identifiable Minors as Crime Survivors Rep. Guffey

This proposal would extend listed criminal offenses against minors, to also include violators committing these offenses against "identifiable minors."

H. 3472 Larger Small Estate Probate Court Administrations Rep. McCabe

These proposed modifications to South Carolina probate laws would allow ‘small estates’ definitions and allow collection of personal property by affidavit in probate court, for estates worth up to $50,000.

H. 3475 More Detailed Registered Lobbyists Disclosures Rep. Stavrinakis

If enacted, registered lobbyists and their lobbying activities- or other work-related contact with members or staffers of the public service commission or the office of regulatory staff would have to be reported. It also would specifically prohibit members or employees of the public service commission or the office of regulatory staff from receiving anything of value from utilities, companies, corporations, entities, joint ventures, or anyone whose business, enterprise, operations, or activities are regulated, whether wholly or in part, by any governmental regulatory agencies. In addition, these utilities, companies, corporations, entities, joint ventures, or anyone else, whose business, enterprise, operations, or activities are regulated whether wholly or in part, by a governmental regulatory agency pursuant, would be prohibited from offering, facilitating, or providing a campaign contribution to candidates for, or members of, the General Assembly. These prohibitions and responsibilities also apply to candidates for any statewide constitutional officer or statewide constitutional office.

H. 3480 Healthcare Workplace Security Act Rep. Gilliard

The "Healthcare Workplace Security Act” would include assault and battery offenses committed in healthcare facilities on healthcare workers, protect these professionals’ personal address, and apply existing statutory penalties to these incidents.

H. 3485 State Auditor Review of Local Government Operations Rep. McDaniel

This bill would require the State Auditor to audit each county, county agency and office, municipality, municipal agency and office, judicial office, and school district each year.

H. 3487 Elected State Insurance Commissioner and Other Reforms Rep. Stavrinakis

The Director of the Department of Insurance would be nonpartisan and elected by voters under this proposed legislation as part of the 2028 general election, among other reforms that are set out in this bill.

H. 3491 Citizen-Driven Referendums Rep. Cobb-Hunter

This proposal sets out a possible procedure for the enactment, or repeal, of laws and constitutional amendments by citizens via initiative petitions.

H. 3494 No Judicial Sales During Emergency Declarations Rep. McDaniel

No judicial sales could be held to foreclose on real estate if this bill becomes law in South Carolina.

H. 3495 Tracing State Fund Expenditures by Local Entities and Nonprofits Rep. McDaniel

South Carolina’s Inspector General would investigate any county, municipality, or nonprofit entity receiving state funds under this proposal.

H. 3497 Liquor Liability Insurance Reforms Rep. W. Newton

This proposal would establish an alcohol server training program, prohibit anyone from knowingly selling alcohol to an intoxicated person, and allow liquor liability insurance to be in a limited amount in the aggregate versus per occurrence as current law has been interpreted to state. Limiting on-premises alcohol consumption hours could result in lower premiums for these license holders, if this bill becomes South Carolina law.

H. 3501 Ratifying the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Rep. Stavrinakis

If enacted, this joint resolution would seek to ratify the 1972 proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution.

H. 3502 SC DSS Responsibilities to Children When Decision Making Rep. Bannister

South Carolina Department of Social Services legal representatives would have to ensure that a child’s welfare and safety are the predominant bases for any recommendations and decisions they make in child welfare proceedings, if this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3504 Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act Rep. Edgerton

The "Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act" would provide pregnancy centers certain protections from government regulation. It also seeks to provide services consistent with their life-affirming operating principles. As a final component, it would create a private cause of action for equitable relief and monetary damages for violation of it.

H. 3505 Increasing Parenting Time Rep. Edgerton

This bill would extend additional parenting time to a parent who has been denied court-ordered parenting time for certain reasons.

H. 3506 Gender Definition Standards Rep. T. Moore

This legislative proposal would establish rules of construction relating to human biological sexes for purposes of interpreting the laws, administrative regulations, and guidelines of South Carolina.

H. 3507 Constitutional Reproductive Rights Rep. Stavrinakis

This joint resolution proposes creating a state constitutional right to make and carry out one's own reproductive decisions, including the right to an abortion.

H. 3508 Demanding Tenant Eviction Rep. Brewer

If enacted, this bill would empower other owners to demand a tenant's removal as well as the ejectment of other individuals who are not tenants.

H. 3509 Ejecting Campground and RV Park Nonpayers Rep. Chumley

This proposal offers a more streamlined approach for ejecting non-paying space occupiers in campgrounds and RV parks.

H. 3517 Limiting Deepfake Candidate Image Postings Rep. J. L. Johnson

This pending legislation would, 90 days before any election, unless publishing media outlets post specified disclosure language, authorize candidates whose deepfake likeness is depicted to seek injunctive, or other equitable relief, as well as specified damages against any deepfake image distributors.

H. 3518 Election Official Protection Act Rep. J. L. Johnson

This proposed "Election Official Protection Act" would establish offenses for illegal actions against election officials. Illegal actions would include releasing personal information or unauthorized accessing, or tampering with, elections equipment or data bases.

H. 3519 Subpoena, Warrant, or Foreign Court Order Reciprocity Rep. Pope

If enacted, any South Carolina business receiving a subpoena, court order, or warrant issued by another state would be required to treat it as one issued by a South Carolina court. A process for handling this paperwork is also contained in this proposal.

H. 3520 South Carolina Street Gang and Criminal Enterprise Prevention and Anti-Racketeering Act Rep. Bustos

The proposed "South Carolina Street Gang and Criminal Enterprise Prevention and Anti-Racketeering Act” would create anti-racketeering provisions in the SC Code of Laws to revise South Carolina’s existing street gang and criminal enterprise prevention laws. As part of this update, law enforcement officials could process the forfeiture of assets used in a violation of this proposal’s racketeering provisions.

H. 3521 More Eleventh Judicial Circuit Family Court Judges Rep. Caskey

This proposal would add two family court judges in the eleventh circuit.

H. 3522 Criminal Strangulation Rep. Caskey

This proposal would establish the criminal offenses of strangulation and aggravated strangulation, with attendant penalties to be imposed against any violators.

H. 3523 Organized Retail Crime and Aggravated Retail Theft Rep. J. E. Johnson

This effort would create the offenses of organized retail crime and organized retail crime of an aggravated nature, with graduated penalties tied to the nature and number of the offense.

H. 3524 Victim Service Provider Certifications Rep. J. E. Johnson

If enacted, this proposal would require crime victim service providers to be certified. In addition, this bill would exclude licensed mental health clinicians from being considered victim service providers.

H. 3525 Crime Victim Compensation Legal Updates Rep. J. E. Johnson

This bill makes updates to existing training and technical assistance for municipalities and counties regarding crime victim fund provisions, conduct of a victim or intervenor contributing to infliction of injury, update references to the definition of "intervenor," remove references to spouse abuse and reference domestic violence instead, and make other modifications to better reflect current areas of responsibilities for these workers.

H. 3526 Judges Appointed by the Governor Rep. Magnuson

Supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, and circuit court judges, would be appointed by South Carolina’s governor, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, rather than by being elected by the General Assembly, if this bill becomes South Carolina law. This appointment power would also extend to judicial vacancies with less than one year remaining in the term.

H. 3529 More Family Court Judges Rep. W. Newton

This proposal would increase the number of family court judges in the ninth, eleventh, and fourteenth circuits by one additional judge.

H. 3530 Magistrate Screening Rep. W. Newton

A bill to require candidates for magistrate positions to be reviewed by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission in the same manner as other judicial candidates, limit their holdover status, and require them to have a Juris Doctor degree.

H. 3531 Criminal Misuse of E911 Calls Via Texting Rep. Pope

E911 call abuse crimes would include text messaging under this proposal.

H. 3532 Furthering Terrorism Rep. Pope

This bill would create the offense of furthering terrorism. Violators doing so would also face penalties for financial support of any act of terrorism, and concealment of the actions or plans of another to carry out an act of terrorism. Law enforcement also could pursue the seizure and forfeiture of real and personal property used in connection with any of these offenses.

H. 3533 Aggravated Assault on Licensed Officials Rep. Pope

If enacted, this bill would set up a crime of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature against licensed officials. This violation would occur when anyone injures federal, state, or local law enforcement officers or corrections officers, firefighters, or emergency medical services (EMS) workers who are performing their official duties.

H. 3534 Identifying Tortfeasors Rep. M. M. Smith

Our South Carolina Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act, would be updated to clarify persons or entities who would be subject to allocation of fault, under the contents of this proposed legislation.

H. 3535 Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act" Rep. Wooten

This proposed "Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act” would create a criminal offense of impeding, interfering, threatening, or harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duties, and set out penalties for violators.

H. 3536 South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act Rep. Taylor

The "South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act" would declare as unlawful the use of wireless telecommunications devices without employing hands free technology. A second or subsequent offense of distracted driving would be a two-point violation against violators driver’s licenses. At the end of each fiscal year, the Department of Public Safety would be required to issue a report containing the age, gender, and race of every driver issued a citation under this proposal.

H. 3537 South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act Rep. Harris

The "South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" would include any unborn child at any stage of development to be given equal protection under South Carolina’s homicide law as well as under state assault laws, if enacted.

H. 3544 General Assembly Member Public Gym Access Rep. Williams

Athletic clubs or gymnasiums owned by any state or local agency, entity, commission, or institution, would have to be available to any General Assembly member, without charge, under this proposal.

H. 3548 Hate Crime Assaults Rep. Williams

When anyone intentionally injures another based on their race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, disability, or homelessness status, that act would be considered assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature under this proposal.

H. 3549 Pretrial Intervention Program Participants Rep. Williams

Pretrial intervention program eligibility would allow offenders to participate more than one time under this proposed bill.

H. 3552 Election Reforms Rep. B. Newton

Candidates receiving the largest number of votes cast for a given office in the primary of a political party would be considered nominated under this proposal. Related state code sections would be updated to reflect the removal of any runoffs being required in future votes.

H. 3554 Increasing Campaign Donation Amounts Rep. B. Newton

This bill would increase individual campaign contribution limits, as well as those received from political parties under this pending bill.

H. 3555 Standardizing School Bond Voting Statewide Rep. B. Newton

School bond votes would be held be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November of any year if this proposed legislation is enacted.

H. 3556 Reforming Primary Protest Procedures Rep. B. Newton

State executive committees would hear protests and contests in the case of county officers, less than county officers, and municipal officers under this proposal. State executive committee could adopt a resolution to require protest or contest filers to post a bond with surety. An appeals process for state executive committee decisions is also delineated within this proposal.

H. 3557 General Election Process Reforms Rep. B. Newton

This proposal seeks to shorten the candidate filing period, require all candidates from each political party in this state to pay filing fees, and would authorize political parties to charge a certification fee to be paid by all candidates. It would also change the date for party pledges to be filed.

H. 3558 US Constitutional Convention Commissioners Conduct Rep. Taylor

This proposal contains the qualifications, appointment, oath, and duties of commissioners appointed to represent South Carolina at an Article V convention, among other things.

H. 3559 Minimum Wage Payment Deductions for Inmates Rep. Williams

Inmates paid less than the federally established minimum wage could not have the cost of their room and board deducted from their wages under this bill.

H. 3569 Domestic Violence Incident Survivors as Protected Tenants Rep. M. M. Smith

Domestic violence incident survivors could terminate their leases without penalty under this proposed legislation. They would have to show a documented qualifying incident within 60 days before ending their lease agreement obligations.

H. 3570 Public Members Statement of Economic Interest Rep. Bannister

Anyone nominated to, or contracting with, any state boards, commissions, or councils would be considered a public member or someone who has to file a statement of economic interest under the provisions in this bill. Nominees would have to file a confidential public interest statement when nominated. It would become public after they are appointed. If these anyone subject to the provisions of this proposal would receive a request for their statement of economic interests from the state ethics committee, they would have to file it within 10 days.

H. 3587 Criminally and Negligently Storing Firearms Rep. Bernstein

This criminal offense would be committed if a minor gains access to a loaded firearm that was left in a manner that anyone knew or should have known a minor could gain access to it. Limited affirmative defenses to this charge are included in this proposal. No immediate family member as defined within this bill could be arrested within seven days of a minor killing themselves with a negligently stored firearm.

H. 3588 Declaration of Write-In Municipal Candidacies Rep. Bowers

Any municipal election write-in candidate would have to file a declaration of running such a campaign within 14 days of the filing period closing in order to be eligible to be elected. If only one person files for any municipal office, and if no declarations of write-in candidates have been filed, then this single candidate would be declared to be the winner of that election.

H. 3589 Ranked-Choice Voting Rep. J. L. Johnson

This proposal would allow local councils to set up ranked choice voting for their elections. If they approve doing so, then voters would rank candidates in their order of preference. Votes would be counted in rounds. If this system is council-approved, the candidate with the highest number of votes would be declared the nominee, regardless of any vote margin.

H. 3590 Reduced Educational Qualifications For Probate Judges and Sheriffs Rep. Kilmartin

Probate judges and sheriffs would no longer need to have post-secondary educations to qualify for these offices under this proposal.

H. 3591 Fentanyl-Induced Homicide Rep. Pope

Anyone would commit this proposed new crime of fentanyl-induced homicide if they knowingly and unlawfully deliver, dispense, or provide fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances to another person. Once it has been so provided, and then it proximately causes a death after the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of the substance, violators would face imprisonment for up to 30 years.

H. 3592 Computation of Inmate-Time Served Rep. Gatch

This bill would allow credit towards time served to be given even when any inmate commits a subsequent crime while out on bond, or their bond has been revoked.

H. 3593 Legal Eavesdropping Rep. Gatch

Lawful eavesdropping would occur, when anyone acts with apparent authority and is a party to the communication, and all the parties to the communication have given their prior consent, should this bill become South Carolina law.

H. 3594 Eavesdropping With Prior Consent Rep. Henderson-Myers

Lawful eavesdropping could occur, when anyone acts with apparent authority, is a party to the communication, and all the parties to the communication, not just one, have given their prior consent should this bill be enacted.

H. 3595 Pretrial Juvenile Diversion Courts Rep. Henderson-Myers

Special juvenile pretrial diversion courts would be part of the family courts, if this bill becomes South Carolina law.

H. 3596 The Kingston Act Rep. Jones

It would be unlawful for anyone to leave an unsecured firearm in a place where minors could access it under this proposal. Violators would face specified penalties.

H. 3597 Reductions of Sentences Rep. Robbins

Before a reduction-of-sentence motion within one year of sentencing could be heard, the appropriate law enforcement agency, or warden of a correctional facility, would have to verify that any inmate provided substantial assistance to the state. Once that is done, circuit solicitors would have to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency, and any victims, of the pending motion. Inmates sentenced to mandatory minimum prison terms would be eligible for sentence reduction only in a judge’s discretion, should this bill be enacted.

H. 3598 Reporting Case Dispositions/Firearms Sales Checks Rep. Stavrinakis

Clerks of court, magistrates, and municipal judges would be required to report domestic violence, stalking, or intimidation case dispositions, or bond conditions, to sled within 48 hours. When any firearms sale or transfer takes place, and licensed dealers contact NICS to conduct a criminal offense background check, that licensed dealer would not be able to complete the firearm sale unless NICS provides a transaction ID number. If five days pass after dealers contact NICS and no notification is given that a proposed sale would violate state or federal law, dealers would then be able to proceed with the sale without any NICS-provided number.

H. 3599 General Sessions Court Case Transfers Rep. Rep. Stavrinakis

Criminal charges not exceeding three years imprisonment, including those that are part of a plea agreement, could be transferred from general sessions court under the proposals in this pending legislation.

H. 3600 Review of Presidential Executive Orders Rep. Taylor

The General Assembly, each body, a standing committee, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, or not less than five members of the General Assembly could request executive presidential order reviews when these orders have not been passed by congress or signed into law. The SC attorney general would then look over these presidential executive orders and determine their constitutionality. Within 30 days after any request, he would then have to submit his findings to the General Assembly, the governor, and post them on an online-accessible site.

H. 3601 Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products Sales Rep. Henderson-Myers

Sales, and distributions, of products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid substances spelled out in detail in this bill would be regulated under this proposal. Purchasers would have to be at least 21 years old to buy these items should this bill be enacted.

H. 3602 Jaden’s Law Rep. J. L. Johnson

Boating incidents resulting in anyone dying or being rendered unconscious would have to be investigated under this proposal. Watercraft operators would have to provide breath samples in these occurrences. The SC Department of Natural Resources would have to provide law enforcement agencies, medical service providers, and first responders with physical addresses, and GPS coordinates, for all public boat landings.

H. 3603 Dating Relationship Orders of Protection Rep. Bernstein

This bill would update definitions of household members and dating relationships, and allow anyone fitting within these updated definitions, to apply for orders of protection. It also sets out that parents, guardians, custodians, lawyers, or other appropriate adults could make these applications on behalf of minors.

H. 3604 Sex Offenders Registration Rep. King

If a person was required to register as a sex offender but has not been convicted of a subsequent offense in the ten years following their initial registration, they would be eligible petition to have their name removed after judicial review should this proposal become South Carolina law.

H. 3605 Earnings Potential Rep. Gatch

This bill would, in awards of alimony by the family court, consider earning potential as the salary of the spouse, or if the spouse is self-employed, at a rate of at least twice the minimum wage should this bill be signed by South Carolina’s governor.

H. 3606 Legal Custody Rep. Gatch

This bill would extend the scope of legal custody of children to include custodial rights such as involvement in decisions affecting their legal status, medical care, education, extracurricular activities, and religious instruction.

H. 3607 Supported Spouse Rep. Gatch

Termination of alimony or separate maintenance payments to supported spouses, who commit adultery, in this proposed legislation, would be anyone who receives financial support from their spouse, or former spouse, after divorce or separation orders have been signed, because their income capacity does not allow them to pay bills, support any children, or support themselves under this proposal.

H. 3608 Family Court Jury Trials Rep. Gatch.

Family court hearings involving minors and with any issues that could subject a party or witness to imprisonment, would have to be heard by six jurors if this bill is enacted.

H. 3612 Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights Rep. Henderson-Myers

Parental right termination cases based on the grounds of a child living outside of the home of either parent for six months, and during that time a parent has willfully failed to visit or support the child, would also have to consider pre-incarceration factors when a parent is subsequently incarcerated at the time a case is under judicial review, under this proposal.

H. 3613 Executive Office of Health Policy Rep. Hewitt

An executive Office of Health Policy, combining several existing state mental health agencies into one executive branch entity, and this new office’s operations, are proposed in this bill. The governor would appoint a Secretary of Health Policy to lead this new entity.

H. 3619 Standards for Law Enforcement Mediation Program Rep. Henderson-Myers

The Law Enforcement Training Council would be required to create a minimum set of uniform standards to be used by law enforcement agencies for implementing mediation programs. These programs would be responsible for resolving law enforcement misconduct complaints, once this bill is enacted.

H. 3620 Obscene Visual Representations of Child Sexual Abuse/Sex Offender Registration Rep. Calhoon

An offense of obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse would be created under this proposal. Penalties for this offense are a part of this proposed legislation. In addition, this proposal would allow registered sex offenders to petition for their name to be removed after fifteen years have elapsed after their discharge from incarceration, termination of probation, parole, or any other alternative to incarceration if they are a tier i offender. For tier ii offenders, twenty-five years would have to elapse.

H. 3622 Appointment of Attorney and Lay Guardians ad Litem Rep. Gatch

Unless waived by a family court judge, in a private custody or visitation cases, an appointed guardian ad litem would have to be a South Carolina-licensed attorney, with continuing legal education course credits in child custody law, and other training qualifications under this pending bill.

H. 3624 Exceptions to Malicious Injuries to Trees Crime Rep. Atkinson

An exception to malicious injury of a tree would be allowed for anyone trimming tree limbs that encroach over their property lines, if this legislation is enacted.

H. 3626 Penn Center Heritage Day Rep. Rivers

This bill would designate a Penn Center Heritage Day Parade to be held each second Saturday of November to run from St. Helena Elementary School to the Penn Center campus.

H. 3627 Access to Cemeteries on Private Property Rep. Rivers

Anyone would have to be given access to a cemetery, burial ground, or grave on private property under this proposal. Violators denying this access would face fines ranging from $25-$100 and imprisonment for no less than ten days and no more than 30 days.

H. 3628 Secure, Accurate, and Verifiable Elections [SAVE] Act Rep. Harris

Among other provisions, this proposed legislation would require a continuously updated list of active voter registrations, inactive voter registrations, and archived voter registrations would be kept and maintained under this bill. This list could be accessed by qualified electors for free. Voter registrations would be valid for ten years. The public would have access to ballot tallying. County boards of voter registration and elections would have to post election results on their individual websites before sending notification of their unofficial election results to the state election commission. Absentee ballot requests would have to be signed by the person requesting the ballot and a witness. Absentee ballots would be counted by precinct on election day, after polls closed should this bill become law, and general election day would be a legal holiday.

H. 3636 “Cradle To Grave” Commitment of Legislative Intent Rep. Gilliam

This concurrent resolution would express the General Assembly’s intention to ensure legislative measures are of public importance, including, but not limited to, childbirth, healthcare, education, jobs, and public wellness. It would be known as the "cradle to grave commitment."

H. 3639 County Election Hand Count Audits Rep. Beach

A county chairperson of a certified political party attending a hand count audit, following a primary or statewide election, could expand the scope of the hand count audit to include three additional precinct races, if this legislation becomes South Carolina law.

H 3640 Open Primary Elections Rep. Bernstein

This bill represents an effort to make all primary elections for county, state, and federal offices, except those for president and vice president, nonpartisan. If passed, it would limit write-in candidacies to these primaries. These candidates could elect to have their party affiliations appear by their name, nonetheless. After these primaries are held, the top two vote earners for an office from the nonpartisan open primary would then be certified for inclusion on the general election ballot. Conforming changes to facilitate these nonpartisan primaries are also included in this pending legislation.

H. 3641 Identifiable Minors/Morphed Minor Images as Child Pornography Rep. Calhoon

Under this proposed legislation, it would be a criminal offense to utilize any identifiable minor, (i.e., anyone who is a minor at the time any image is created, adapted, or modified, or whose image as a minor was used for any illicit or child pornography purposes as set out in this bill). Penalties for violators are included, if this bill is enacted.

H. 3642 Class Two Magistrates Rep. McCabe

The governor, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, would appoint class 1 and class 2 magistrates to four-year terms. The qualifications of class 2 magistrates would include being a us citizen, at least 30 years old, licensed to practice law for at least 7 years, and a South Carolina resident for at least 5 years, as spelled out in this pending bill.

H. 3643 Party Affiliation as Part of Voter Registration Rep. B. Newton

This bill would require voter registration applications to include applicants political party affiliation or indicate an unaffiliated status. If March 25th occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the filing date for candidates would be extended to the next business day. All candidates from each political party would pay a filing fee, and political parties could also charge a certification fee. Anyone who voted in two of the last three statewide primaries held by a certified political party would be a registered as affiliated with that party for at least forty-five days prior to the opening of the applicable filing time. The state executive committee could grant a waiver if candidates meet these requirements.

H. 3646 Meeting Transparency Act Rep. Harris

Legislative committee meetings and school district board meetings would be available online and archived for subsequent viewing.

H. 3649 U.S. Senate Accountability Act Rep. Magnuson

In this bill each South Carolina United States Senator would appear annually before a joint session of the General Assembly, beginning in 2026. In addition, the Senators would have to provide a report, with specified contents, to a proposed joint legislative committee on the US Senate.

H 3650 Discharging Firearms into a Dwelling Rep. G. M. Smith

The criminal offense of knowingly and intentionally discharging firearms at --or into-- a home, other building, structure, enclosure, vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or other conveyance, device, or equipment would be added to the list of violent crimes. Violators would face an increasing scale of severe punishments depending on the exact nature of the offense they have committed.

H. 3651 Electronically Monitoring Sex Offenders Rep. Calhoon

Criminal sexual conduct with a minor- second degree sex offenders, set out in this proposed legislation, would be electronically monitored by the Department of Probation, Parole And Pardon Services, if this proposed legislation is enacted.

H. 3652 In Vitro Fertilization Protection Act Rep. Bernstein

In vitro fertilization would refer to all medically-accepted assistive reproductive technologies under this proposal. In addition, assistive reproductive technology practitioners would not be required to preserve eggs, sperm, or fertilized human embryos that are outside of the human body, but a patient could elect to do so. Any fertilized human egg or human embryo existing outside of a human uterus could not be considered a minor or human being under this “In Vitro Fertilization Protection Act.”

H. 3654 Child Welfare Records Access Rep. Calhoon

Among other things, this bill would allow the Department of Children’s Advocacy, including guardians ad litem, and employees of the division of guardian ad litem to provide child welfare reports to county guardians ad litem program staff, guardian ad litem divisions, and the state’s child advocate.

H. 3655 Status Offense Dispositions and Expungements Rep. Calhoon

Minors could not be placed in confinement separate from the adult inmate population for more than six hours under this pending legislation. Prior to commencing family court cases for these minors, parents or other child custodians would have to have made reasonable efforts to resolve challenges. These efforts would include participation in family counseling, pastoral counseling, parenting classes, or other family therapy services.

Minors between the ages of 12 and 18 years old could be committed to the department of juvenile justice if they have been adjudicated delinquent by a family court judge for one or more status offenses, are in contempt for violation of one or more status offenses if they have violated probation of one or more status offenses. All records of a status offense convictions would be expunged minors turn 18.

Medical, Military, Municipal and Public Affairs

H. 3015 Locations of Tattoo Facilities Rep. Rutherford

A license may be issued so long as any church, school, or playground located within the parameters affirmatively states that it does not object to the issuance of a license.

H. 3019 Put Patients First Act Rep. Rutherford

The “Put Patients First Act” authorizes registered patients to use marijuana for medical purposes, with exceptions. Among many things, the also bill outlines eligibility, along with the process for registration.

H. 3022 Long-Term Care Council Rep. M. M. Smith

The bill updates the council’s membership references and provides for the sharing of data with member agencies for purposes of planning.

H. 3024 Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Council and Related Disorders Rep. M. M. Smith

The bill allows for one member of the House of Representatives and the Senate to representative respective body.

H. 3025 Geriatric Physician Loan Forgiveness Program Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill allows for the program to expand the current pool of health professionals and to increase the amount of reimbursable loans.

H. 3086 Certain Documentation of a Certificate of Foreign Birth Rep. Pope

Upon receipt of evidence of United States' citizenship and foreign birth record for a child born in a foreign country who was a United States citizen at the time of birth and born to a parent that is a resident of this state, the state registrar shall prepare, upon request, a "Certificate of Foreign Birth.”

H. 3089 Medical Insurance Claims Rep. Pope

Hospitals, healthcare facilities, and other medical providers who have provided treatment or another service to an insured patient for a personal injury must file a claim with the patient's health insurer within a certain period of time.

H. 3092 Chemically Induced Abortions Rep. Oremus

This bill requires the disclosure of medical information to persons who may receive a chemically induced abortion, with exceptions.

H. 3099 Tattoo Facilities Rep. Guffy

Currently a tattoo facility may only provide tattooing and may not engage in any other retail business including, but not limited to, the sale of goods or performing any form of body piercing other than tattooing. This bill eliminates this provision.

H. 3112 Maternal Mortality Study Committee Rep. Garvin

This bill creates a study committee to examine the maternal mortality rate among non-Hispanic Black women in South Carolina, and how this varies from the rates experienced by other women.

H. 3117 Pressley Cavin Stutts Jr. Patient and Health Provider Protection Act Rep. Burns

The bill outlines that a pharmacist shall dispense an off-label drug, prescribed by a physician, to a patient, with conditions and exceptions.

H. 3119 Donated Blood and Organs Rep. Burns

Blood and other human organs must be tested for the presence of high-count spike proteins from long COVID-19 or products created from gene therapy biologics before being used by a hospital or other healthcare provider for any blood or organ donation.

H. 3120 Hospital Data Regarding Status in the United States Rep. Beach

Hospitals that accept Medicaid must include a provision on patient admission forms for the patient or the patient's representative to indicate whether the patient is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States or is not lawfully present in the United States.

H. 3165 Residential Development Plans Rep. Wooten

On a monthly basis, a county must report to a city any residential development plans that are located within a one mile radius of the bordering city.

H. 3187 Display of Barber Pole Rep. Long

No person may use or display a barber pole for the purposes of advertising the practice of barbering unless licensed.

H. 3215 Local Planning and Permitting Rep. Burns

Local planning and permitting entities shall review an application for a building permit, certificate of occupancy, zoning variance or appeal, and render a decision within forty-five calendar days after the application is filed.

H. 3222 Litter Control Officers Rep. Bailey

This bill revises the means for determining the limit on the number of litter control officers a county may appoint and commission.

H. 3230 Preservation and Protection of Cemeteries Rep. Gilliard

This bill authorizes a local government to adopt by ordinance that cemetery owners and operators shall maintain, preserve and protect the cemetery and to include enforcement procedures.

H. 3254 Special Examinations Required for Permanent Medical Licensure Rep. W. Newton

The bill states that the additional required examination may be waived if the Board of Medical Examiners determine that the applicant possesses the necessary general medical knowledge to competently practice medicine.

H. 3268 County Recreation Commission Rep. Rutherford

The county legislative delegation may, by the adoption of a resolution, appoint the members of a county recreation commission that was established as a special purpose district prior to the adoption of home rule. As a result, these appointed members serve at the pleasure of the county legislative delegation and may be removed at any time by the county legislative delegation.

H. 3270 License to Practice Dental Specialty Rep. Rutherford

In addition to the American Dental Association, the bill adds the American Board of Dental Specialties as a recognized board for the special area of dentistry licensure requirements.

H. 3308 Defend the Guard Act Rep. Beach

The “Defend the Guard Act” holds that the South Carolina National Guard and any member thereof may not be released from the state into active-duty combat unless the United States Congress has taken certain actions.

H. 3333 Redevelopment of Military Installation Rep. Davis

This bill expands projects that can be undertaken in the redevelopment of a federal military installation to include certain affordable housing projects.

H. 3340 Fee Structure Adjustments for State Parks Rep. Forrest

Currently, certain residents are given discounts to use state campsite facilities. As a result, the bill adds members and retirees of the Armed Forces of the United States who are South Carolina residents, members of the Reserves who are South Carolina residents, and veterans who are South Carolina residents.

H. 3441 County Veterans’ Affairs Officers Rep. Yow

The bill provides that county veterans’ affairs officers are considered county employees and that these employees may be removed by the county legislative delegation.

H. 3446 Use of State Parks Facilities Rep. M. M. Smith

Currently, persons 65 and over, blind or disabled veterans can use state park facilities free of charge. The bill provides for valid forms of identification for usage.

H. 3543 Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance Rep. Rose

The bill adds that a veteran’s child qualifies for free tuition if that child has been a resident of South Carolina since birth.

H. 3481 Cosmetology Services Provided Off-Site Rep. McDaniel

Licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, and nail technicians may provide services permitted for which they are licensed on location in the home of a client or at certain venues.

H. 3483 Blow Dry Styling Cosmetology Services Rep. McDaniel

Among many things, the bill provides for the definition of blow dry styling services under the regulations of Cosmetology and the regulations of Board of Barber Examiners and provides for the exemption of regulations for persons providing this particular service.

H. 3484 Hair Braiders and Make Up Artist Rep. McDaniel

The bill revises the definition of hair braiding. The bill exempts persons providing hair braiding services under the regulation of Board of Barber Examiners and exempts persons providing make-up artistry services under the regulations of Cosmetology. The bill also repeals Section 40-7-255, relating to the regulation of hair braiding practitioners.

H. 3510 County Veterans' Affairs Officers Rep. Gilliam

The Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs shall appoint one county veterans’ affairs officer for each county. The bill also provides that the General Assembly shall appropriate the necessary funds for two full-time employees in each county veterans’ affairs office.

H. 3538 Procedures for Changing Controlled Substance Schedules Rep. Williams

Among many things, the bill outlines that at least every ninety days, and in consultation with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the State Board of Pharmacy shall provide a written report to the governor, attorney general, and the General Assembly outlining whether the board has identified any new chemical formulas that are used to make synthetic cannabinoids or cathinones not currently illegal under state law. If the board identifies any new chemical formulas, the board immediately shall propose an emergency rule to add the new chemicals to the current list of formulas.

H. 3539 Uninsured Patient Fees Rep. Williams

A hospital may not charge uninsured patients fees for services rendered that are in excess of the maximum fees charged for the same services rendered to insured patients.

H. 3563 Evaluation of County Veterans' Affairs Office Rep. Davis

The Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, or designee, shall evaluate each county office no less than once per year to determine the level of service being provided to veterans and to ensure compliance with established uniform methods and procedures.

H. 3564 South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council Rep. Davis

The bill renames the South Carolina Military Base Task Force to the South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council. The bill adds Aiken as a military county and makes appropriate changes.

H. 3568 Health Disparities Study Committee Rep. Henderson-Myers

The bill creates the South Carolina Minority Health Disparities Study Committee to examine racial and ethnic health disparities.

H. 3580 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice (APRN) Authority Rep. M. M. Smith

The Board of Nursing may grant full practice authority to an APRN who meets certain requirements. As a result, an APRN who is granted such full practice authority may independently perform certain medical acts without a practice agreement. The bill makes conforming changes.

H. 3614 Hospital Written Plan of Care Rep. McDaniel

The bill outlines that every hospital must post and provide to the patient's family, and any person with the authority to make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient, a written plan of care within twenty-four hours of admission to the facility.

H. 3615 Healthcare Facilities Rep. McDaniel

With exceptions, this bill prohibits healthcare facilities from initiating discussions about “Do Not Resuscitate Orders” with patients and patients’ family members.

H. 3616 Medical Certification of Cause of Death Rep. McDaniel

A hospital must provide a cause of death on the medical certification to the patient’s family before the patient’s body is released from the facility.

H. 3623 Hospital Patient’s Personal Medical Care Concerns Rep. McDaniel

The bill requires hospitals to provide a list of agencies to the patient’s family to which complaints about the healthcare provider or facility may be reported.

H. 3634 Residential Care Security Monitoring Rep. Gilliard

The bill requires the installation and use of video cameras in each resident room in certain residential facilities.

H. 3638 Parental Rights Concerning Healthcare Decisions for Minors Rep. M. M. Smith

Among many things, the bill provides for parents to have the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education and care of their minor children and provide for these rights to extend to the minor’s healthcare decisions and access to medical records.

H. 3653 Ambulances Rep. Bernstein

Every ambulance operating in the State must be equipped with a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors and must be staffed by at least one emergency medical technician or attendant certified to administer an epinephrine auto-injector.

H. 3657 Hospitals Rep. McDaniel

Hospital attending physicians must consult with any specialist physician treating a patient upon the request of the patient, the patient's family, or any other person authorized to make healthcare decisions on behalf of the patient.

Labor, Commerce, and Industry

H. 3021 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Rep. Bradley

The “Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act” overhauls the process by which state agencies promulgate regulations, requiring a regular, thorough review of all regulations every eight years. Regulations that are not re-adopted by the General Assembly under this review cycle are scheduled to sunset automatically. The Small Business Regulatory Review Committee is charged with conducting an initial review of regulations pending reauthorization and making recommendations to lawmakers as to whether reauthorization is appropriate. In conducting its review, the committee is assigned the duty of reducing the overall regulatory burden on businesses by reducing the number of regulatory requirements by twenty‑five percent. The legislation provides that an agency may not promulgate any regulation unless the agency has been expressly granted the power to do so by a statutory delegation. If a statute authorizes promulgation of a regulation, that authority expires three years after the regulation is promulgated and takes effect. The legislation requires an agency to identify and propose the removal of two existing regulations for each regulation the agency proposes to add. New procedures are established for performing detailed cost calculations for regulations, and regulations with higher costs are subjected to a higher threshold for adoption. When businesses and agencies have legal disputes over regulations, the legislation makes provisions for shifting the burden of proof to the agency. The legislation provides that any person aggrieved by a regulation may challenge the validity of the regulation on the grounds that the agency lacked express statutory authority to promulgate the regulation.

H. 3096 Gene Therapy Rep. Ligon

This bill provides for the regulation of gene therapy by requiring certain labeling of gene therapy products, disclosure of information, and informed consent.

H. 3108 Doula Services Rep. Garvin

This bill establishes a scope of practice and provides for the regulation of a doula or perinatal doula, a trained professional providing continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a pregnant individual, from antepartum, intrapartum, and up to the first twelve months of the postpartum period. The legislation establish provisions for reimbursement for doula services and coverage requirements of such services through private insurance and Medicaid.

H. 3129 Personal Delivery Devices Rep. Rutherford

This bill establishes provisions governing the operation of relatively small, electrically-powered personal delivery devices intended for transporting cargo that are equipped with automated driving technology that enables operation with or without the remote support and supervision of a human.

H. 3162 Commission of Hearing Aid Specialists Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill updates a statutory reference relating to the Commission of Hearing Aid Specialists.

H. 3163 Stroke Classified as an Occupational Disease for Firefighters Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill revises provisions relating to occupational diseases compensable under Workers’ Compensation and conditions presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of employment for firefighters, so as to include stroke. The legislation revises presumption entitlement criteria to include conditions developed while actively on duty instead of actively engaged in firefighting.

H. 3164 Health and Accident Insurance Claims Confirmation Requirements Rep. Wooten

This bill provides that a health and accident insurer that requests and receives claims‑related information from one of its insureds or beneficiaries shall provide a confirmation of receipt to the insured or beneficiary in writing by United States mail, email, or fax, upon request and based on the preference of the insured or beneficiary. This confirmation must include the claim number and a confirmation number unique to that communication and must be provided within seven days of receipt for information received by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or orally in person or by telephone. Penalties are provided for noncompliance.

H. 3179 Recreational Vehicle Unfair Trade Practices Rep. Gatch

This bill establishes provisions prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices by a manufacturer, factory branch, factory representative, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch, distributor representative, or recreational vehicle dealer. Penalties are established for violations.

H. 3194 South Carolina Jobs‑Economic Development Authority Rep. Hixon

This bill provides updates and revisions to statutes relating to the South Carolina Jobs‑Economic Development Authority.

H. 3198 Labeling of Food or Food Products Containing mRNA Rep. Burns

This bill establishes requirements for the labeling of food or food products that contain messenger ribonucleic acid, known commonly as mRNA. Penalties are provided for noncompliance.

H. 3202 Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations Health Insurance Coverage Rep. Davis

This bill establishes requirements for health insurance policies in this state to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations coverage without cost‑sharing requirements. These requirements are in addition to other existing provisions concerning health insurance policy coverage of mammograms.

H. 3211 Employment Authorization Approved by Federal Immigration Authorities Rep. Collins

This bill provides that a person who has a current and valid employment authorization approved by federal immigration authorities is eligible for occupational or professional licensure in South Carolina provided all other applicable requirements are met.

H. 3213 Moratorium on the Enforcement of Architectural Review Ordinances for Commercial Properties Rep. Chumley

This joint resolution provides that local ordinances or regulations for architectural review of commercial properties in this state may not be enforced until July 1, 2028.

H. 3218 Access to E‑Verify Employment Verification Information Rep. Beach

This bill revises E‑Verify employment verification provisions to provide that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the Office of the Attorney General, the solicitor in any circuit where the employee works for the employer, and the Department of Employment and Workforce are entitled to receive copies of employment verification forms and related documentation required for E‑Verify from an employer, and the employer shall provide copies of such forms and documentation upon request.

H. 3221 Securing Deposits of Funds by Local Governing Bodies Rep. Ballentine

This bill revises provisions relating to securing deposits of funds by the governing body of a municipality, county, school district, other local government unit or political subdivision, or a county treasurer to include provisions concerning credit unions and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.

H. 3226 State Minimum Wage Rep. Garvin

This bill makes provisions for a base state minimum wage and a schedule for the gradual implementation of an adjusted minimum wage to ten dollars and ten cents per hour over a three‑year period. Penalties are established for noncompliance.

H. 3227 Earthquake Insurance Rep. Gatch

This bill establishes requirements for insurers to offer insurance coverage for loss or damage resulting from an earthquake to all policies issued in this state.

H. 3229 Credit Score Requirements Disallowed for Rental Applications and Agreements Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that a landlord in this state may not require a potential tenant to provide his credit score on a rental application or as a condition to a rental agreement.

H. 3234 Prohibition on Basing any Personnel Action on an Individual’s Credit Score Rep. Gilliard

This bill prohibits using an individual’s credit score as the basis of any personnel action including, such as, granting an interview to a prospective employee or decisions concerning hiring, terminating, demoting, or promoting an employee. Penalties are provided for violations.

H. 3235 Coastal Structural Stability Study Committee Rep. Gilliard

This joint resolution creates the “Coastal Structural Stability Study Committee” to examine current measures for inspecting commercial buildings that are six floors or more in height constructed along the South Carolina coast and on the Charleston Peninsula to evaluate their structural soundness. The study committee is charged with reporting its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2027, at which time the committee terminates.

H. 3238 Public Housing Authority or Agency Obligations to Displaced Residents Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that a public housing authority or agency that is engaging in a project that displaces residents pursuant to Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) under the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that sufficient funds are available to relocate all displaced residents into housing that is equivalent to the housing in which they are forced to leave.

H. 3239 ATM Fee Limits Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that a bank or financial institution doing business in this state, whose charges or fees are not regulated solely by federal law may not charge a fee in excess of $1.50 for a cash transfer, deposit, or withdrawal conducted at automated teller machines.

H. 3241 Prohibiting Medical Debt Information in Consumer Credit Reports Rep. Gilliard

This bill prohibits the reporting of medical debt information and certain other information that is not relevant to the credit or payment history of a consumer. The legislation provides means for investigating violations and establishes penalties for violations.

H. 3249 South Carolina Dependent Maternity Coverage Act Rep. McCravy

This bill establishes requirements for all health insurers operating in South Carolina that provide coverage for dependents up to age 26 to include maternity care coverage for those dependents, to the extent not preempted by federal law.

H. 3257 Prohibition on Basing Insurance Coverage on Genetic Information Rep. Pope

This bill prohibits certain insurers from canceling, limiting, or denying coverage, or establishing differentials in premium rates based upon genetic information. The legislation provides that insurers that issue disability income insurance policies in this state may not decline or limit such coverage or discriminate in the offering, issuance, cancellation of such coverage, among other things, based solely on genetic information of the prospective insured.

H. 3259 Personal Automobile Insurance Policies of First Responders Rep. Pope

This bill provides that, in determining the premium rates for a personal automobile insurance policy of a law enforcement officer or firefighter employed by, or volunteering with, a local, state, or federal government, it is unlawful to consider the work‑related driving record of the first responder if he is found to be noncontributing on the collision report.

H. 3261 First Responder Workers’ Compensation Claims for Stress or Mental Injury Rep. Pope

This bill establishes requirements for a law enforcement officer or firefighter employed by, or volunteering with, a local, state, or federal government to file a Workers’ Compensation claim for a stress or mental injury unaccompanied by a physical injury.

H. 3266 Insurance Claims for Damage Caused by a Leak Rep. Rutherford

This bill provides that an insurer may not deny a claim arising from a leak on the basis of the leak occurring over an extended period of time unless the insured had actual knowledge of the leak and failed to undertake actions to repair or replace the source of the leak.

H. 3267 Automobile Insurance Policy Limits for Bodily Injury Resulting in Death Rep. Rutherford

This bill revises bodily injury and property damage limits on automobile insurance policies to require $150,000 limits for bodily injury resulting in death.

H. 3269 Private Investigator Conduct Rep. Rutherford

This bill prohibits a private investigation business from disclosing certain information and knowingly representing multiple parties with opposing interests in civil or criminal matters. Penalties are established for violations.

H. 3272 Ban the Box Act Rep. Rutherford

The “Ban the Box Act” would establish provisions that no job application may include questions related to criminal convictions unless the conviction directly relates to the employment or licensure sought.

H. 3273 Nonprofit Corporation Covenant Not to Compete Rep. Rutherford

This bill provides that, if a nonprofit corporation located in this state has an annual gross revenue exceeding one billion dollars, then: (1) any covenant not to compete between the nonprofit corporation and any of its current or former employees is null and void and unenforceable; and (2) no covenant not to compete may be part of a contract with a future employee.

H. 3300 Banks Prohibited from Providing Governmental Tax Collectors Access to Customer Data Rep. Burns

This bill provides that a bank may not allow a governmental tax collection agency to collect customer data relating to a customer's account balances, deposits, or withdrawals.

H. 3301 Retail Establishments Required to Accept Cash Payments Rep. Burns

This bill provides that any establishment that holds a retail license to do business in this state must accept cash payments for transactions.

H. 3302 Stop Surprise Bills Act Rep. Garvin

The “Stop Surprise Bills Act” would prohibit insurers and healthcare providers from engaging in surprise billing, which occurs when a patient is subjected to higher costs for receiving medical care, including laboratory services and tests, from an out‑of‑network healthcare provider, either because of emergency treatment or because an out‑of‑network healthcare provider participated in or provided routine, scheduled care without the patient affirmatively choosing to receive out‑of‑network care. Surprise billing is designated as an Unfair Trade Practice.

H. 3303 Petroleum Pipelines Rep. Hixon

This bill establishes provisions governing petroleum pipelines to: provide for applications, permitting, and hearings; set requirements for rendering final orders; provide for rehearings; authorize the promulgation of regulations; allow the Office of Regulatory Staff to require records production; provide for discovery; allow for the employment of expert witnesses; provide that a petroleum pipeline company may request reasonable access to property on a proposed site for survey purposes; establish reporting requirements for a spill or an accidental release; and, provide for eminent domain and hearings before the Administrative Law Court.

H. 3304 Prohibiting the Use of Central Bank Digital Currency Rep. Landing

This bill revises South Carolina Commercial Code provisions to exclude from the definition of “money” central bank digital currency, which is a digital currency, a digital medium of exchange, or a digital monetary unit of account issued by the United States Federal Reserve System, a federal agency, a foreign government, a foreign central bank, or a foreign reserve system, that is made directly available to consumers. The legislation prohibits a banking corporation from offering any service or approving of or conducting any transaction that involves central bank digital currency. The State Board of Financial Institutions is charged with promulgating regulations to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency.

H. 3307 Cable Service Providers Required to Issue Refunds for Service Interruptions Rep. Rutherford

This bill requires cable service providers to issue a pro rata refund to customers due to an interruption in cable service within fourteen days. Noncompliance results in a fine to the cable service provider in the amount of ten thousand dollars per day.

H. 3309 South Carolina Energy Security Act” Rep. G. M. Smith

The “South Carolina Energy Security Act” makes comprehensive provisions, in light of the rapid population growth and expansive economic development that the state has experienced in recent years, as a means of implementing a strategic and forward‑thinking approach for developing new energy infrastructure capable of meeting the energy needs of South Carolina’s residents and supporting the continued prosperity of the state. The legislation includes government restructuring provisions for such public bodies as the Public Service Commission, which provides oversight for the state’s utilities, and allows for greater transparency in proceedings before the PSC. The legislation includes provisions to facilitate the development of energy generation, transmission, and storage capabilities including provisions allowing the Public Service Authority to enter into joint projects with investor-owned electric utilities. The legislation makes provisions for expanding utility investment in and customer access to cost effective demand-side management programs for enhancing efficient use of existing resources, promoting lower energy costs, mitigating the increasing need for new generation and associated resources, and assisting customers in managing their electricity usage to better control their electric bill. The legislation establishes an Energy Policy Research and Economic Development Institute and makes provisions for a comprehensive South Carolina energy assessment and action plan.

H. 3323 Telephone Solicitation Act Rep. Chumley

The “Telephone Solicitation Act” establishes provisions to: prohibit certain telephonic sales calls; prohibit certain commercial telephone sellers from using certain technology; provide a rebuttable presumption for certain calls made to any area code in this state; prohibit certain automated dialing or recorded messages; provide for a certain time frame for commercial calls; provide for limits on the number of calls; establish exemptions; and, provide for remedies.

H. 3326 Bad Faith Assertion of Copyright Infringement Rep. Chumley

This bill provides that it is an unlawful trade practice to make a bad faith assertion of copyright infringement. The legislation specifies evidentiary considerations and provides remedies.

H. 3342 Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage Requirements Rep. Garvin

This bill establishes requirements for all health insurance and group health benefit plans to cover hearing aids and replacement hearing aids for insureds with impaired hearing.

H. 3343 Prohibition on Chinese Telecommunications or Broadcasting Towers Near Military Bases Rep. Gilliam

This bill provides that any company or development owned or controlled by a company that is owned, in whole or in part, by, or is a subsidiary of, a company that is owned by the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party or whose principal place of business is located within the People’s Republic of China may not own, lease, possess, or exercise any control over any land or real estate located within fifty miles of a state or federal military base or installation for the purpose of installing or erecting any type of telecommunications or broadcasting tower.

H. 3344 Critical Infrastructure Protection Rep. Gilliam

This bill prohibits certain contracts with certain foreign‑owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure.

H. 3346 South Carolina Rent Control Act Rep. Gilliard

The “South Carolina Rent Control Act” provides for restrictions on raising residential rent.

H. 3347 Qualifications for Public Housing Authority Maintenance Personnel Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that any part‑time or full‑time maintenance personnel hired to work for a public housing authority in this state must have a valid license or certification in the area in which they are hired to perform work for the public housing authority.

H. 3350 South Carolina Homeowners Association Act Revisions Rep. Guest

The “South Carolina Homeowners Association Act Revisions” would revise South Carolina Homeowners Association Act provisions to: require homeowners associations to establish an internal dispute resolution process; adjust provisions relating to annual budget increases to provide for certain notices for holding meetings; to apply access to documents provisions to certain homeowners associations; provide that the Magistrates Court has jurisdiction over all matters between a homeowner and a homeowners association; and, require that copies of certain documents be included in complaints from homeowners or homeowners associations.

H. 3351 Cancellation of Timeshare Contracts Rep. Guest

This bill revises provisions relating to furnishing copies of timeshare contracts to purchasers to provide that a purchaser may cancel the contract within ten days of signing.

H. 3357 Shipping Transportation and Port Bridge Safety Study Committee Rep. Gilliard

This joint resolution creates the “Shipping Transportation and Port Bridge Safety Study Committee” to examine current state and federal safety standards and measures concerning the navigation of large vessels under major waterway bridges while entering or leaving harbors, ports, and canals in this state. The study committee is charged with reporting its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly before January 1, 2027, at which time the committee shall terminate.

H. 3397 Personal Property Belonging to Tenants Removed from Public Housing Units Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that personal property belonging to a tenant removed from a public housing unit must be stored for six months. The legislation requires the public housing authority to meet certain notice requirements.

H. 3402 South Carolina Age‑Appropriate Design Code Act Rep. Guffey

This bill establishes requirements that businesses structure their services, online offerings, and data collection to take into account the unique needs and diversities of different age ranges, including the following developmental stages: zero to five years of age or “preliterate and early literacy”; six to nine years of age or “core primary school years”; ten to twelve years of age or “transition years”; thirteen to fifteen years of age or “early teens”; and sixteen to seventeen years or age or “approaching adulthood.”

H. 3405 App Store Accountability Act Rep. Guffey

The App Store Accountability Act would provide that app store providers determine certain age categories and certain parental consent; that certain information must be prominently displayed; and, that the Department of Consumer Affairs issue certain guidance. The legislation establishes an advisory committee and makes provisions for enforcement and remedies.

H. 3413 Duration of Student Loan Interest Rep. J. L. Johnson

This bill establishes limits on the amount of time that interest may accrue on a student education loan.

H. 3425 Homeowners Association Requirements and Restrictions Rep. McDaniel

This bill revises provisions governing the operation of homeowners association to: establish certain financial disclosure requirements; prohibit a homeowners association from paying utility bills on behalf of the homeowner; and, require a homeowners association to provide notice to homeowners before it may take action to spend funds not provided for in the budget and to require a quorum of homeowners to be present at the meeting to approve the expenditure.

H. 3433 Equality in Financial Services Act Rep. Oremus

The Equality in Financial Services Act would establish provisions prohibiting financial institutions from engaging in discriminatory practices by denying financial services based on a person’s religious exercise, association, speech, social views, or participation in a particular industry.

H. 3447 Authority of a Homeowners Association to Foreclose on Property Rep. Rutherford

This bill provides new criteria addressing the authority of a homeowners association under which any homeowners association with the authority granted in its governing documents to foreclose on the property of a homeowners association member must in the case of a default by a defendant property owner make application for a rule to show cause to be issued to the defendant property owner. No foreclosure sale may be noticed prior to the issuance of the rule to show cause.

H. 3449 Ticket Resales Rep. Rutherford

This bill removes certain exceptions in provisions governing ticket resales and the resale of tickets for more than the original price.

H. 3462 Landlord Requirements for Providing Disclosures, Notifications, and Refunds Rep. Jones

This bill establishes requirements for a landlord of residential and multi‑family properties to provide prospective tenants with disclosures regarding the use of fees, refunds of any unused amount of an application screening fee, and notifications of denials.

H. 3474 Limousines Rep. Stavrinakis

This bill revises Transportation Network Company Act provisions to provide that a personal vehicle may be, but is not required to be, registered or licensed as a charter limousine with the South Carolina Public Service Commission or as a limousine or other for‑hire vehicle by the governing body of a county or city.

H. 3479 Skills‑Based Hiring Act Rep. Garvin

The Skills‑Based Hiring Act would make provisions for certain skills‑based hiring initiatives as a means of removing unnecessary barriers to employment by cutting red tape and addressing workforce shortages across skilled jobs. These initiatives include an expedited professional and occupational licensing process for persons licensed in other states, apprenticeship opportunities to provide occupational licensing through qualified apprenticeships, and public sector registered apprenticeship programs as a pathway to full‑time permanent appointments or employment in state government.

H. 3541 Posting Retail Fuel Prices Rep. Williams

This bill provides that every retail motor fuel outlet selling fuel for motor vehicles at retail, including gasoline, gasohol, diesel, or blended fuel must charge a price per gallon not stated or computed in fractional cents and must advertise or display this price in like amounts.

H. 3543 Access to Restrooms in Retail Facilities Rep. Williams

This bill provides that the restroom facilities in any place of business in this state of a retailer selling tangible personal property must be available for use by purchasers or prospective purchasers entering this place of business upon their request. Where there is more than one restroom in that place of business, a restroom may be designated for use by one particular sex.

H. 3545 Limits on Trains Blocking Intersections in Municipalities Rep. Williams

This bill provides that a train operating in a municipality between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. may not block a four‑lane intersection of a public road for more than five minutes in a one hour period.

H. 3546 Delinquent Electric and Natural Gas Utilities Balances Rep. Williams

This bill provides that a public utility that supplies electricity or natural gas not transfer or apply a delinquent, late, overdue, or unpaid balance from one account to another account held individually or jointly in the same customer’s name.

H. 3566 Fair Claims Accountability Act Rep. Garvin

This bill establishes the Healthcare Claims Consumer Assistance Program (“H‑CAP”) within the Department of Consumer Affairs to provide support for consumers, including prospective consumers, of health insurance and to customer assistance programs and public and private health insurance assistance programs. The legislation establishes provisions under which a health plan or insurer in this state may not wrongfully deny or insufficiently cover a valid consumer insurance claim.

H. 3567 Third‑Party Safety Software Providers Rep. Guffey

This bill requires large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to any third‑party safety software provider a set of third‑party accessible real time application programming interfaces. The legislation provides for registration of and guidance for third‑party safety software providers. The legislation includes: guidance for large social media platforms; exemptions from liability; data disclosure requirements; and, enforcement provisions.

H. 3571 Underground Facility Damage Prevention Rep. Hiott

This bill provides enhancements for underground facility damage prevention provisions including: clarification of duties for operators association notification center; additional time for notice for certain excavations or demolitions; requirements for quarterly reports of damage caused by excavations or demolitions; establishing additional notification and response requirements in the event of an emergency and designating the making a false claim of an emergency as a violation; requirements for an excavator to immediately report any known damage to the notification center and facility operator; establishing a process for large projects; and, provisions for a complaint process through the Attorney General’s Office.

H. 3575 Pharmacy Insurance Benefits Cost-Sharing Rep. Hardee

This bill establishes provisions for cost sharing for pharmacy benefit managers and insurers that address any copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other similar charges required of an enrollee for a healthcare service, including a prescription drug, covered by a health plan, and paid by or on behalf of such enrollee.

H. 3579 Physician Assistants Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill makes revisions to provisions governing physician assistants that include: authorizing physician assistants who meet certain postgraduate clinical experience and practice experience to practice pursuant only to an attestation statement; providing for physician assistant representation on the State Board of Medical Examiners; the expansion of acts and duties authorized to be performed by physician assistants; provisions for disciplining physician assistants for misconduct; provisions that insurance companies and third-party payers may not impose more restrictive or contradictory practice, education, or collaboration requirements; and, revisions to the concussion protocol for student athletes to include physician assistants among persons authorized to remove student athletes suspected of having sustained a concussion from competition.

H. 3586 Health Insurance Coverage Requirements Rep. Williams

This bill requires an issuer of individual health insurance coverage in this state to issue individual health insurance coverage for minor children regardless of whether the child is a dependent of an insured of the issuer. The legislation revises provisions for required coverage in individual and group health insurance policies and health maintenance organization polices to require coverage for maternity care.

H. 3610 Healthcare Market Reform Measures Study Committee Rep. Henderson-Myers

This joint resolution creates the “Healthcare Market Reform Measures Study Committee”. The study committee shall dissolve and terminate upon its submission to the General Assembly of the committee’s final report.

H. 3617 Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Rep. Spann-Wilder

This bill revises provisions relating to financial exploitation of vulnerable adults to provide for training of financial institution staff and to allow a vulnerable adult to designate trusted persons for financial exploitation notification purposes.

H. 3633 Interstate Social Work Compact Act Rep. Gilliam

The Interstate Social Work Compact Act would make provisions for a compact to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of the State to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure.

H. 3658 Department of Consumer Affairs Notice Requirements Rep. Guest

This bill includes a requirement for providing consumers with a notice that includes the toll‑free telephone number and website for the Department of Consumer Affairs and a statement that questions or complaints may be directed to the department in provisions relating to: preneed funeral contracts; certain creditors filing and posting a maximum rate schedules; motor vehicle sales contracts closing fees; certain creditors filing and posting maximum rate schedules; notification filing requirements applicable to certain consumer credit transactions; notification filing requirements for persons making consumer rental‑purchase transactions; continuing care retirement community contracts and agreements; contracts for prepaid legal services; information provided to applicants by a discount medical plan organization; requirements of service contracts; pawn tickets and their content requirements; credit contract requirements; and, agency contracts for student athletes.

Ways and Means

H. 3109 Medicaid Expansion Rep. Garvin

This bill provides for the expansion of eligibility for South Carolina’s Medicaid Program in keeping with the provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

H. 3115 Birth Certificate Copy Fees Waived for Homeless Persons Rep. Cobb-Hunter

This bill makes provisions for waiving fees charged for copies of birth certificates for homeless persons.

H. 3125 Elimination of Individual Income Taxes Rep. Pace

This bill provides that, for tax years beginning after 2024, no tax may be imposed on the South Carolina taxable income of individuals, estates, and trusts.

H. 3178 Juneteenth Designated a State Holiday Rep. Garvin

This bill designates the nineteenth day of June – Juneteenth as a state legal holiday.

H. 3183 Young Farmer Loan Program Rep. Haddon

This bill establishes a Young Farmer Loan Program” to facilitate the purchase of farmland within the state through the South Carolina Conservation Bank.

H. 3188 Reimbursement for Firefighter Training Costs Rep. Long

This bill establishes procedures through which a fire department that assumes the cost of training a firefighter may be reimbursed for these costs by other fire departments that subsequently hire the firefighter within a certain period of time.

H. 3190 Fees Charged for Notarial Acts Rep. Ligon

This bill increases the maximum fees that notaries may charge for notarial acts from five dollars to ten dollars.

H. 3191 School Board Members Eligible for State Health and Dental Insurance Rep. J. L. Johnson

This bill expands eligibility provisions for State Health and Dental Insurance Plans to include school board members.

H. 3242 South Carolina School Bus Privatization Act of 2025 Rep. Gilliard

The “South Carolina School Bus Privatization Act of 2025” would establish a schedule for transferring responsibilities for operating school buses from the state of South Carolina to the local public school districts. A school district is authorized to provide school transportation services, either individually or jointly with other districts, or a district may enter into a contract with a private entity to provide school transportation services with the business providing all school buses, personnel to operate, and auxiliary services. The legislation establishes a schedule for the state to sell or lease equipment and facilities to local school districts, or, in the absence of a sale or lease, to establish a “School Transportation Reimbursement Fund” which must be used to reimburse school districts for the cost of school transportation services on a formula basis and to increase teacher salaries from savings resulting from privatization.

H. 3243 State Health Insurance Coverage Requirements for Lactation Care and Services Rep. Gilliard

This bill establishes requirements for the State Health Plan to provide coverage for lactation care and services.

H. 3271 Eligibility for In-State Higher Education Tuition Rates and Scholarship Assistance Rep. Rutherford

This bill provides that a student must be exempt from paying out‑of‑state tuition at a public institution of higher education in South Carolina and must be eligible for certain state‑sponsored scholarships and tuition assistance if he attended a high school in this state for three or more years, graduated from a high school in the state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state, registers as an entering student or is currently enrolled in a public institution of higher education no earlier than the Fall semester of the 2026‑2027 academic year, and, if lacking lawful immigration status, files an affidavit with the institution stating he has filed an application to legalize his immigration or will file an application when eligible. Student information obtained in the implementation of this legislation must be confidential.

H. 3289 Designation of 911 Professionals as First Responders Rep. J. L. Johnson

This bill provides that a 911 professional, which includes call takers and dispatchers, is a first responder entitled to all benefits that accrue to first responders employed by the state and its local governing bodies.

H. 3297 Additional Funding for Charter Schools with Certain Poverty Levels Rep. Ballentine

The bill provides that a charter school authorized by either the South Carolina Public Charter School District or an institution of higher education must receive an additional $1,000 in per pupil funding from either the Department of Education or the authorizing institution of higher education. To qualify for the provisions of this section, an elementary, middle, or high school must be located in Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Hampton, Jasper, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Sumter, or Williamsburg county or include seventy‑five percent or more pupils in poverty based on the statewide one hundred thirty fifth day pupils in poverty index for the current academic year and for which the charter school received a rating of good or excellent on the academic achievement indicator on the South Carolina State Report Card for the previous academic year.

H. 3298 Income Tax Exemption for Overtime Pay Rep. Beach

This bill exempts all overtime income from individual income taxes and specifies that overtime income may not be included in South Carolina taxable income.

H. 3327 Educational Lottery Scholarship Program Revisions Rep. Collins

This bill makes revisions to the Educational Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program, including scholarships and grants for teachers to obtain a master’s degree in their content area, full scholarships to undergraduates who choose to major in education, and grants to teachers and certified prospective teachers to repay student loans. The legislation revises provisions for the LIFE Scholarship and the Hope Scholarship to provide that a student is not qualified for these scholarships until after the completion of his freshman year.

H. 3328 Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Expanded to Include Children in Foster Care Rep. Collins

This bill revises Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children’s Fund provisions to expand the definition of “exceptional needs child” to include a child who is in foster care.

H. 3329 Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers and Toilet Paper Rep. Collins

This bill establishes a sales tax exemption for diapers and toilet paper.

H. 3331 Supplemental Teaching Scholarships Rep. Collins

This bill provides that a student who is eligible for the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship and is enrolled in the South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is eligible for a supplemental teaching scholarship if the student commits to teach in a South Carolina public school for seven years after graduation. Should a student not fulfill this teaching commitment, the legislation requires the student to return a certain amount of the supplemental teaching scholarship.

H. 3332 Statewide Millage on Real and Personal Property for Funding Public School Operations Rep. Collins

This bill provides that the General Assembly annually by joint resolution shall impose a statewide millage on all real and personal property subject to property tax in this state for the purpose of raising revenue for public school operations and in the joint resolution imposing the tax shall provide the plan of distributing the revenue for the applicable fiscal year to the state’s school districts. The legislation revises property tax exemptions to exempt one hundred percent of the fair market value of all real and personal property subject to property tax in this state from property tax millage imposed by a school district for school operations.

H. 3337 Aging with Dignity Act Rep. Dillard

The Aging with Dignity Act would provide that a taxpayer who is caring for a family member who is a senior living in the taxpayer’s home is eligible for an income tax credit equal to $1,000. In order to qualify for the credit, the taxpayer shall obtain a written certification from a licensed physician that the senior is unable to perform at least three activities of daily living without substantial assistance for a period of at least six months.

H. 3338 Sales Tax Exemption for Diapers Rep. Dillard

This bill establishes a sales tax exemption for diapers, including diapers for babies and children, as well as adult diapers for the managing of postpartum recovery or incontinence.

H. 3348 Student Loan Forgiveness for Nurses and Doctors Rep. Gilliard

This bill provides that all registered nurses and doctors practicing in this state qualify for student loan forgiveness. Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate funds from the general fund, as necessary, to fund this student loan forgiveness.

H. 3352 Assessors Prohibited from Requiring the Production of Confidential Tax Records Rep. Rutherford

This bill revises provisions relating to the special four-percent property tax assessment ratio to prohibit an assessor from requiring an applicant to provide confidential tax records.

H. 3355 Community Charge on Nonprofit Hospitals and Institutions of Higher Learning Rep. Rutherford

This bill provides authority for the local governing body of a county or municipality, by ordinance, to impose a community charge on nonprofit hospitals and institutions of higher learning within the jurisdiction.

H. 3358 Tax Exemption on Net Depreciated Value of Business Personal Property Rep. G. M. Smith

This bill establishes a property tax exemption for the first $10,000 of net depreciated value of business personal property. The legislation provides that a taxpayer is not required to return business personal property for taxation if the taxpayer has less than $10,000 of net depreciated value of business personal property.

H. 3359 Agritourism Admissions Tax Exemption Rep. M. M. Smith

This bill revises exemptions from the admissions tax to exempt admission to any agritourism activity.

H. 3360 Use Tax Exemption on All‑Terrain Vehicles Purchased or Leased in Another State Rep. Yow

This bill revises use tax exemptions to exempt an all‑terrain vehicle purchased or leased in another state if the purchaser paid the sales tax in the other state.

H. 3362 Transfer of Income Tax Credits for Revitalization Rep. Oremus

This bill makes revisions to the South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act and the South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act to allow the income tax credits authorized by these acts to be transferred.

H. 3363 Catawba Nation Participation in the Police Officers Retirement System Rep. B. Newton

This bill revises Police Officers Retirement System provisions to set forth certain conditions by which the Catawba Nation may become an employer for purposes of the system.

H. 3364 Farm Machinery Sales Tax Exemption on All-Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles Rep. Moss

This bill revises sales tax exemption provisions on farm machinery to provide that all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles are not considered automobiles or trucks and qualify for the exemption if used for qualifying purposes.

H. 3365 Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act Rep. McCravy

The “Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act” would allow married taxpayers that file a joint federal return to calculate their amount of South Carolina income tax owed for the tax year as though each taxpayer filed a return as a single taxpayer if the taxpayers’ cumulative tax owed would be less than the amount they would owe had they filed a joint return.

H. 3367 Application of Rollback Taxes Rep. Long

This bill revises provisions for rollback taxes to provide that rollback taxes only apply to the previous tax year instead of the previous three tax years.

H. 3368 Exclusion of Certain Overtime and Bonus Pay from Individual Income Taxes Rep. Long

This bill revises individual income tax provisions to provide that South Carolina gross income does not include any overtime pay received by an individual pursuant to the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act nor does it include the first $2,500 of bonus pay received by an individual in the tax year.

H. 3371 Admissions Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Business Leagues and Chambers of Commerce Rep. Hixon

This bill revises admissions tax provisions to exempt admissions charged by certain nonprofit business leagues and chambers of commerce.

H. 3372 Sales Tax Exemption for Artists and Craftsmen Selling at Festivals and Fairs Rep. Hixon

This bill revises sales tax provisions to exclude tangible personal property sold by certain artists and craftsmen making limited sales at certain festivals, fairs, and events. The legislation revises requirements for a retail license to remove the requirement that such artists and craftsmen obtain a retail license.

H. 3373 South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority Revisions Rep. Hixon

This bill revises South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority provisions to: direct the authority’s Division of Local Government to provide staff support and assistance for the South Carolina Infrastructure Facilities Authority and the South Carolina Water Quality Revolving Fund Authority; modify a definition; and, repealing provisions relating to local government division within the authority and grants funds of the authority.

H. 3374 Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and the Disabled Rep. Hardee

This bill revises criteria for the homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled to require that a person be a resident of the state for at least five years, instead of one year, to obtain the exemption.

H. 3376 Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax Repeal Rep. Gilliam

This bill repeals provisions relating to counties in which the Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax may be imposed.

H. 3378 Exemption of All Property from Taxation Rep. Burns

This bill revises provisions relating to property tax exemptions to exempt all property from taxation and provide a dollar-for-dollar reimbursement to political subdivisions.

H. 3379 Sales Tax Exemption for Sales to Nonprofit Organizations Rep. Burns

The bill establishes a sales tax exemptions for sales made to a nonprofit organization with federal tax‑exempt status.

H. 3380 Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and the Disabled Rep. Burns

This bill revises provisions for the homestead property tax exemption allowed for persons who are over the age of sixty‑five years, disabled, or legally blind to set the exemption amount as the greater of the first $50,000 or the first thirty‑three percent of the fair market value of the homestead.

H. 3382 Sales Tax Exemption on Durable Medical Equipment Rep. Beach

This bill revises the sales tax exemption on durable medical equipment to provide that the exemption applies to equipment and related supplies sold by prescription.

H. 3383 Permanent Improvement Project Limits for Research Universities and Other Public Institutions of Higher Learning Rep. Ballentine

This bill revises provisions relating to limits on permanent improvement projects of research universities and other public institutions of higher learning to index project limits for certain entities.

H. 3409 Enhancement of Conservation Tax Credits Rep. Haddon

This bill revises provisions for the income tax credit for conservation or qualified conservation contribution of real property to increase the amount of the credit allowed.

H. 3410 Property Tax Exemption for Vehicles of Disabled First Responders Rep. Hardee

This bill establishes a property tax exemption for two private passenger vehicles owned or leased by any permanently and totally disabled former law enforcement officer, former emergency medical technician, or former firefighter.

H. 3411 Department of Revenue Required to Accept Bank and Credit Card Statements as Proof Rep. J. E. Johnson

This bill provide that the Department of Revenue shall accept bank statements and credit card statements as proof of receipt, proof of purchase, and proof of expense.

H. 3416 Tax Exemption for the Retirement Income of First Responders and Law Enforcement Officers Rep. Kilmartin

This bill establishes a tax exemption for the retirement income of first responders and law enforcement officers.

H. 3417 Tax Exemption for the Retirement Income of Teachers Rep. Kilmartin

This bill establishes a tax exemption for the retirement income of teachers.

H. 3419 Increase in the Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and the Disabled Rep. Long

This bill revises the homestead property tax exemption allowed for persons who are over the age of sixty‑five years, disabled, or legally blind by increasing the exemption amount from the first fifty thousand dollars to the first one hundred fifty thousand dollars of the fair market value of the homestead.

H. 3420 Providing Academic Choice in Education (PACE) Scholarships Rep. Long

This bill allows an income tax credit for contributions to a scholarship funding organization that provides grants for students to attend certain independent and home schools. The legislation specifies the manner in which the credit is claimed and the process by which certain organizations and schools become eligible. The legislation establishes public reporting requirements. The legislation allows the State Treasurer and Department of Revenue to enforce the provisions of the credit. The legislation repeals provisions relating to the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children’s Fund.

H. 3421 Prohibition on Investing Public Employee Retirement Funds with Chinese Companies Rep. Long

This bill provides that the Retirement Investment Commission may not invest public employee retirement funds in certain companies owned, in whole or in part, by the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

H. 3424 South Carolina Property Tax Relief for Seniors Act Rep. McCravy

The South Carolina Property Tax Relief for Seniors Act would increase the amount of the homestead property tax exemption allowed for persons who are over the age of sixty‑five years, disabled, or legally blind from the first $50,000 to the first one million dollars of the fair market value of the homestead. The legislation provides for an additional sales, use, and casual excise equal to 0.32 percent, with certain exceptions and limitations, with revenue from the additional tax devoted to the Trust Fund for Tax Relief.

H. 3426 South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority Reorganization Rep. McDaniel

This bill makes comprehensive revisions relating to the governance of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority to provide that the authority is a state agency with an executive who serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

H. 3427 Increase in the Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and the Disabled Rep. Moss

This bill increases the amount of the homestead property tax exemption allowed for persons who are over the age of sixty‑five years, disabled, or legally blind from the first $50,000 to the first $100,000 of the fair market value of the homestead.

H. 3428 Service‑Disabled Veteran Resident Vendor Preference Rep. Moss

This bill revises resident vendor preferences under the Consolidated Procurement Code to provide that, for the purpose of making an award determination, a procurement officer is directed to decrease a bidder’s price by two percent if the bid is submitted by a business owned by a service‑disabled veteran residing in this state.

H. 3429 Alternative Fuel Property Income Tax Credit Revisions Rep. B. Newton

This bill would revise alternative fuel property income tax credits to: provide for certain leases; add electrical equipment to the definition of “eligible property”; and, add electricity to the definition of “alternative fuel.”

H. 3434 Retirees Returning to Covered Employment as School Bus Drivers Rep. Oremus

This bill revises the earnings limitation for retired members of the South Carolina Retirement System upon the return to covered employment to provide that this limitation does not apply to members who return to covered employment as school bus drivers.

H. 3435 Income Tax Exemption for Tips and Gratuities Rep. Pace

This bill revises income tax provisions to provide that South Carolina gross income does not include compensation received in the form of gratuity or tip.

H. 3436 Elimination of Marriage Tax Penalty Rep. Pace

This bill allows married taxpayers that file a joint federal return to calculate their amount of South Carolina income tax owed for the tax year as though each taxpayer filed a return as a single taxpayer if the taxpayers’ cumulative tax owed would be less than the amount they would owe had they filed a joint return.

H. 3437 Earnings Limitations for Retirees Returning to Covered Employment Rep. Pope

This bill revises the earnings limitation upon return to covered employment in The South Carolina Retirement System to provide that the earnings limitation does not apply in certain instances. The legislation revises the earnings limitation upon return to covered employment in the South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System, so as to provide that the earnings limitation does not apply in certain instances.

H. 3439 Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission Act Rep. Collins

The Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission Act creates an annual lottery for a South Carolina resident to fly on a Blue Origin flight.

H. 3443 State Agency Grant Reporting Requirements Rep. Taylor

This bill provides that a state agency that receives a grant from any source shall maintain an itemized list of any matching funds the agency is providing. The agency also shall maintain a summary of any conditions associated with the grant that the agency must comply with in order to receive the grant money and any conditions on how the grant money must be spent.

H. 3445 Eligibility for the Special Tax Assessment Ratio on Owner-Occupied Residential Property Rep. Rutherford

This bill revises eligibility criteria for the special tax assessment ratio on owner-occupied residential property to allow a taxpayer’s spouse to claim the four percent assessment ratio on another residence.

H. 3458 Religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act Rep. Jones

The Religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act would establish provisions under which a religious organization may build certain affordable housing and maintain its property tax exempt status.

H. 3461 First Responder Income Tax Exemption Rep. Lawson

This bill revises individual income tax provisions to provide that South Carolina gross income does not include wages earned by first responders while performing official duties including emergency medical services providers, law enforcement officers, fire department workers, and 911 dispatchers directly engaged in examining, treating, or directing persons during an emergency.

H. 3463 Surviving Military Spouse Residential Property Tax Exemption Rep. Lawson

This bill revises eligibility criteria for the surviving military spouse residential property tax exemption to provide that, for a surviving spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who died from a service‑connected disability, the surviving spouse shall inform the Department of Revenue by filing a certificate with the county service officer certifying the veteran’s disability or cause of death with the department.

H. 3464 Small Business Emergency Preparedness Income Tax Credit Act Rep. Bowers

The “Small Business Emergency Preparedness Income Tax Credit Act” would establish an income tax credit for a small business that purchases a generator that is equal to one hundred percent of the cost of the generator up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars. This credit is allowed for a small business with twenty‑five employees or less that sells unprepared food, prepared food, home improvement supplies, prescription drugs, medical supplies, gas, diesel, or propane. Any unused credit may be carried forward for three years.

H. 3465 Tax Credits for a Grocer Opening a New Location in a Food Desert Rep. Jones

This bill establishes tax credits for a grocer opening a new location in a food desert, an area in which at least thirty‑three percent of the population lives more than one mile from a grocery store or supermarket. The legislation provides for an income tax credit equal to ten percent of the total costs incurred in establishing the new location and a sales tax exemption for all purchases made for the purpose of stocking and operating the new location for a period of two years.

H. 3466 South Carolina Community Jobs Act Rep. Jones

The “South Carolina Community Jobs Act” would establish an income tax credit for a South Carolina business that operates a facility located within a one‑mile radius of a designated low‑income community that employs someone who: (a) resides within a one‑mile radius of the employer’s facility; (b) receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits; and (c) earns a minimum of twenty dollars per hour from the eligible employer.

H. 3467 Use of School District Surplus Land for Affordable Housing for Teachers and School Employees Rep. Jones

This bill authorizes school districts to use surplus land for the development of affordable housing for teachers and school employees throughout the school district. The legislation establishes a property tax exemption for such affordable housing developments.

H. 3468 South Carolina Lottery Scholarship Increase and Inflation Adjustment Act Rep. Jones

The “South Carolina Lottery Scholarship Increase and Inflation Adjustment Act” would provide for the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education to increase the amounts of certain Education Lottery scholarships awarded to students by twenty‑five percent beginning in the 2025‑2026 academic year. Beginning in 2030 and every five years thereafter, the Commission on Higher Education is required to adjust the scholarship amounts to reflect the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

H. 3469 Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act Rep. Jones

The “Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act” would establishes a property tax exemption for certain secondary housing units on the same lot as a primary residence that are rented to individuals with lower incomes.

H. 3477 Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefits Rep. Caskey

This bill revises provisions for the maximum unemployment insurance benefits allowed in a benefit year to base the duration of unemployment benefits allowed on seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rates.

H. 3489 State and Federal Tax Conformity Rep. Ballentine

This bill updates references to the federal Internal revenue code in South Carolina statutes and coordinates state tax laws with federal tax provisions.

H. 3490 State Employee Paid Parental Leave Expansion Rep. Bernstein

This bill increases the number of weeks of paid parental leave in the event of the birth or adoption of a child for eligible state employees. The legislation includes among eligible state employees, any person employed full-time by a four-year or postgraduate institution of higher education under the control of the state, or a technical college supported and under the control of the state.

H. 3492 Partially Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit Rep. Cobb-Hunter

This bill revises earned income tax credit provisions such that, if the credit exceeds the taxpayer’s state income tax liability, then twenty‑five percent of the excess credit must be refunded to the taxpayer.

H. 3493 Tax Credit for Expanding Small Business Contractor Hiring Rep. Jones

This bill establishes a tax credit for a taxpayer that contracts with a small business which necessitates the small business hiring additional full‑time employees.

H. 3496 Requirements for County Fee in Lieu of Property Taxes Agreements Rep. McDaniel

This bill requires a county to consult with other affected taxing entities before entering into a fee in lieu of property taxes agreement. The legislation requires the county to issue an annual report detailing distributions and directs the State Treasurer to withhold certain funds from the county if the property distributions are not disbursed.

H. 3498 Individual Income Tax Revisions Rep. Pace

This bill revises individual income taxes, so as to provide that the first one million dollars of taxable income is taxed at a rate of zero percent and the top marginal rate applies thereafter to amounts over one million dollars.

H. 3499 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (Proposed Constitutional Amendment) Rep. Pace

This joint resolution proposes to amend the South Carolina Constitution to establish a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights that requires voter approval for new and increased taxes and fees and limits increases in certain revenue.

H. 3500 Income Tax Deduction for Retirement Plan Contributions and Distributions Rep. Rutherford

This bill revises provisions for income tax deductions to allow a deduction for contributions to and distributions from certain retirement plans.

H. 3511 Increase in Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens and the Disabled Rep. Pope

This bill revises the homestead property tax exemption allowed for persons who are over the age of sixty‑five years, disabled, or legally blind by increasing the exemption amount from the first fifty thousand dollars to the first one hundred thousand dollars of the fair market value of the homestead.

H. 3512 South Carolina State Employee Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Rep. Stavrinakis

The “South Carolina State Employee Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” would establish provisions for prohibiting discrimination by gender in state government employment and provides that it is the public policy of this state that an employee who performs public service for the state regardless of gender is entitled to be paid the same compensation for that service, as is paid to another who performs the same kind, grade, and quality of service, and a distinction in compensation may not be made because of gender. The legislation prohibits certain employer actions with regard to the enforcement of the legislation and to specifies administrative and judicial remedies for violations.

H. 3513 Penalties for Late Payments of Local Hospitality Taxes Rep. Stavrinakis

This bill provides that a local governing body may not impose a penalty, fine, or other additional cost, however described, for late payment of local hospitality tax received within seven days of the due date that in the aggregate exceeds five percent of the delinquent tax.

H. 3514 Requirements for Flags Made in the United States Rep. Wooten

This bill provides that a state department, agency, institution, or political subdivision of the state, including a school district, may not use public funds to purchase a flag of the United States of America or the State of South Carolina unless the flag has been one hundred percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or one hundred percent produced or manufactured in the United States.

H. 3540 Income Tax Credit for Operating a School to Work Program Rep. Williams

This bill establishes an income tax credit for a taxpayer that operates a school to work program which links students and schools with the workplace.

H. 3542 State Retirees Returning to Covered Employment Rep. Williams

This bill revises provisions for retirement benefits after returning to covered employment under the South Carolina Retirement System and the Police Officers Retirement System to remove the ten thousand dollar earnings limitation on employees returning to employment who retired before January 2, 2026.

H. 3551 Compensation for Managers and Clerks of Elections Rep. B. Newton

This bill revises South Carolina Retirement System provisions to provide that earnable compensation does not include certain amounts paid to managers and clerks of elections. The legislation revises income tax provisions relating to the computation of South Carolina Gross Income to exclude certain amounts paid to managers and clerks of elections.

H. 3553 State Salary Supplements for Directors of County Boards of Voter Registration and Elections Rep. B. Newton

This bill revises provisions for annual salary supplements for certain county officers to include directors of county boards of voter registration and elections among those receiving the supplement.

H. 3565 Sales Tax Exemption for Breast Pumps Rep. Erickson

This bill establishes a sales tax exemption for breast pumps, breast pump collection and storage supplies, and breast pump kits.

H. 3583 Minimum Wage Scale for Public School Support Staff Rep. Williams

This bill establishes a minimum wage scale for public school support staff. The legislation requires publication of the minimum wage scale by the State Department of Education and provides means for redress.

H. 3584 Transferring Ownership of Dargan’s Pond Rep. Williams

This joint resolution authorizes the South Carolina Department of Administration to transfer ownership of Dargan’s Pond in Darlington County from Clemson University to Francis Marion University.

H. 3585 Paid Employee Leave for Attending School Functions and Volunteer Teaching Rep. Williams

This bill makes provisions that an employee may be granted by his employer a specified amount of additional paid leave each year for the purpose of attending certain elementary and secondary school conferences or activities during the employee’s work hours or to engage in certain volunteer teaching activities in the schools. Employers who offer this leave to their employees are entitled to a state income tax deduction.

H. 3609 SNAP Benefits for Children Being Cared for by Nonparental Caregivers Rep. Gilliam

This bill provides that, for purposes of calculating the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount, a child, other than a foster child, under the age of eighteen who lives with and is under the parental control of a household member other than his or her parent must be considered a member of the household. The child must be considered to be under parental control if the child is financially or otherwise dependent on a member of the household.

H. 3611 Medicaid Expansion Study Committee Rep. Henderson-Myers

This joint resolution creates a study committee to study the potential impacts of Medicaid expansion in the state of South Carolina including, impacts on access to healthcare, healthcare utilization, health outcomes and financial security, employment and education gains, medical debt, unreimbursed healthcare services, and state budget and fiscal policy. The study committee is directed to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2026, and is set to dissolve after submitting its report.

H. 3618 Sales Tax Exemptions for Baby Formula, Baby Food, and Diapers for Babies and Children Rep. Bernstein

This bill establishes sales tax exemptions for baby formula and baby food, such as food purees, puffs, teether crackers, puree pouches, and other food intended for sale for children under thirty‑six months of age, and diapers for babies and children.

H. 3625 South Carolina Sports Wagering Act Rep. Murphy

The “South Carolina Sports Wagering Act” would establish comprehensive provisions addressing sports wagering to: establish circumstances under which the operation of sports wagering and ancillary activities are lawful; create the South Carolina Sports Wagering Commission; provide for a privilege tax; establish licensure and regulation provisions including authority for the South Carolina Sports Wagering Commission to promulgate regulations; provide for persons who are ineligible to engage in wagering in this state; impose reporting requirements; and provide for enforcement.

H. 3644 Greenville Airport Commission Rep. Bannister

This bill revises provisions relating to the powers and duties of the Greenville Airport Commission to increase the authorized total indebtedness to twenty million dollars.

H. 3645 State Employee Paid Parental Leave Expansion Rep. Bernstein

H. 3647 Earmark Transparency Act Rep. Harris

The “Earmark Transparency Act” would set forth the manner in which earmarks may be awarded in the General Assembly’s consideration of the appropriations bill.

H. 3648 Budget Transparency Act Rep. Harris

The “Budget Transparency Act” would establish requirements for certain public bodies to make available certain salary information with either the Department of Administration or on its own website.

Index

H. 3092, 89

H. 3015, 89

H. 3019, 89

H. 3022, 89

H. 3024, 89

H. 3025, 89

H. 3086, 89

H. 3089, 89

H. 3099, 90

H. 3112, 90

H. 3117, 90

H. 3119, 90

H. 3120, 90

H. 3165, 90

H. 3187, 90

H. 3215, 90

H. 3222, 91

H. 3230, 91

H. 3254, 91

H. 3268, 91

H. 3270, 91

H. 3308, 91

H. 3333, 91

H. 3340, 91

H. 3441, 92

H. 3446, 92

H. 3481, 92

H. 3483, 92

H. 3484, 92

H. 3510, 92

H. 3538, 92

H. 3539, 93

H. 3563, 93

H. 3564, 93

H. 3568, 93

H. 3580, 93

H. 3614, 93

H. 3615, 93

H. 3616, 94

H. 3623, 94

H. 3634, 94

H. 3638, 94

H. 3653, 94

H. 3657, 94

911 professional

call takers and dispatchers are first responders, 110

abortion, 76

abortion, chemically induced, 89

access to e‑verify employment verification information, 97

access to restrooms in retail facilities, 105

Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act, 120

Acts

Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act, 120

Aging with Dignity Act, 112

App Store Accountability Act, 104

Ban the Box Act, 100

Budget Transparency Act, 124

Citizenship Verification Act, 64

Competitive Education Employment Act, 42

Defend the Guard Act, 91

Defense of Children's Innocence Act, 68

Earmark Transparency Act, 124

Educator Assistance Act, 31

Election Official Protection Act, 77

Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act, 113

Equality in Financial Services Act, 104

Fair Claims Accountability Act, 106

Farmers Protection Act, 27

Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act, 41

Healthcare Workplace Security Act, 75

Healthy Rental Housing Act, 62

Healthy Students Act, 41

Interstate Social Work Compact Act, 108

Kingston Act, 82

Land Disturbing Exemptions from Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act, 27

Live and Let Live Act, 56

Luke Barrett Act, 41

Meeting Transparency Act, 87

Noncitizen Terrorist Activity Prohibition in Public Institutions of Higher Learning Act, 35

Parental Rights in Education Act, 29

Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare and Placement Act, 54

Pessley Cavin Stutts Jr. Patient and Health Provider Protection Act, 90

Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act, 44

Put Patients First Act, 89

Rejecting Racism in Postsecondary Education Act, 35

Religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act, 118

Secure, Accurate, And Verifiable Elections [SAVE] Act, 86

Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act, 47

Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act, 47

Skills‑Based Hiring Act, 105

Small Business Emergency Preparedness Income Tax Credit Act, 119

Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act, 95

South Carolina Age‑Appropriate Design Code Act, 104

South Carolina Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission Act, 118

South Carolina Community Jobs Act, 119

South Carolina Computer Science Education Initiative Act, 32

South Carolina Cure Act, 44

South Carolina Equine Promotion Act, 27

South Carolina Government Efficiency Act, 66

South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, 63, 79

South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act, 79

South Carolina Property Tax Relief for Seniors Act, 116

South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act, 65

South Carolina Rent Control Act, 103

South Carolina School Bus Privatization Act of 2025, 109

South Carolina Sports Wagering Act, 124

South Carolina State Employee Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, 121

South Carolina Street Gang and Criminal Enterprise Prevention and Anti-Racketeering Act, 77

South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act, 63

South Carolina Transparency and Integrity in Education Act, 31

Stop Surprise Bills Act, 100

Student and Administration Equality Act, 39

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act, 47

Telephone Solicitation Act, 102

Trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act, 61

U.S. Senate Accountability Act, 87

Uniform Antidiscrimination Act, 60

Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, 49

additional funding for charter schools with certain poverty levels, 110

Adult Protection Coordinating Council, 45

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice (APRN) Authority, 93

H. 3083, 26

H. 3116, 26

H. 3157, 26

H. 3168, 26

H. 3172, 26

H. 3214, 26

H. 3223, 26

H. 3262, 26

H. 3279, 27

H. 3286, 27

H. 3290, 27

H. 3296, 27

H. 3407, 27

H. 3423, 27

H. 3473, 27

H. 3503, 27

H. 3629, 28

H. 3656, 28

Age‑Appropriate Design Code Act, 104

aggravated failure to stop for a blue light or siren, 57

aggravated involuntary manslaughter, 69

Aging with Dignity Act

income tax credit, 112

Aging, Department of, 45

agricultural structures, 27

agritourism activity, 113

Aiken, 93

air contaminant emissions, 26

alcohol server training program, 75

alcoholic liquors on Sunday, 73

alimony, 44, 46, 52, 54, 55, 84

income measures, 53

allow beer and wine sales to eighteen year olds, 73

all-terrain vehicles

sales tax exemption, 113

alternative fuel property income tax credits, 117

Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Council and Related Disorders Resource Coordinating Center, 89

ambulances, 94

American Board of Dental Specialties, 91

American Dental Association, 91

American Revolution, 30

an alternative remedy to removing anyone unlawfully occupying a residential dwelling, 69

annual mental health screenings for students, 38

antique, 38

antique motor vehicles, 38

App Store Accountability Act, 104

assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature against licensed officials, 79

assault weapons, 47, 61

asset forfeiture

return of property, 51

athlete agents, 37

ATM fee limits, 98

attorney general, 51, 92

ATV, 113

authorized emergency vehicles, 40

autism spectrum disorders, 64

automated driving technology, 96

automatic license plate reader systems, 59

automatic stay of SCDL suspensions while on appeal, 57

automobile insurance, 100

autopsies

limitations on access, 51

bad faith assertion of copyright infringement, 102

balloons as litter, 48

Ban the Box Act, 100

no job application may include questions related to criminal convictions, 100

banks

may not allow a governmental tax collection agency to collect customer data relating to a customer's account balances, deposits, or withdrawals, 100

barber pole, 90

Behavioral Health Conditional Discharge Program, 53

bench warrant

notices regarding, 51

bench warrants

no more nonsupport bench warrants, 55

biological sex, 54

birth certificates, 109

Blaine Amendment repeal, 62

blood or organ donations

testing for the presence of high-count spike proteins from long COVID-19 or products created from gene therapy biologics, 90

blow dry styling services, 92

Blue Origin, 118

Blue Origin Flight Lottery Commission Act, 118

boating incidents, 83

body-worn cameras, 64

breast exams, 97

Budget Transparency Act, 124

cable service interruption

pro rata refund, 101

campaign disclosures, 66

campaign literature, 66

cardiac emergency response plans in public schools, 41

career and technology centers, 32

case discovery, 53

casino activities, 67

Castle Doctrine Defenses, 46

Castle Doctrine immunity, 69

castration of adults, surgical, 48

Catawba Indian Reservation, expansion of, 72

cell-site simulator technology, 57

cemetery, 85

cemetery owners and operators shall maintain, preserve and protect, 91

central bank digital currency, 73

excluded from SC’s definition of acceptable money, 101

Certificate of Foreign Birth, 89

Certified SC Grown, 26

charter schools and special schools, 32

chemical formulas, new, 93

child, 53

Child Data Privacy and Protection Act, 70

child sexual abuse

obscene visual representations, 48

child welfare and safety predominant, 76

child with challenging adoption circumstances, 54

children, legal custody of, 84

children’s best interests, 53

Children's Default to Safety Act, 70

Chinese Communist Party, 68, 102, 116

circuit solicitor, 68

citizen arrests

limitation of, 47

citizen referendums, 75

Citizenship Verification Act, 64

civics education

student-led civics projects that promote and demonstrate an understanding of civic engagement, citizenship, and community service

Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge, 39

Coastal Structural Stability Study Committee

examine current measures for inspecting commercial buildings that are six floors or more in height constructed along the South Carolina coast and on the Charleston Peninsula to evaluate their structural soundness, 98

Commission of Hearing Aid Specialists, 96

community canneries

public school based, 26

community charge on nonprofit hospitals and institutions of higher learning by local governing body, 112

Community Jobs Act, 119

concealed weapon permit holders, 64

concealed weapon permits, 59

confederate flag, 29

Consolidated Procurement Code, 117

consolidation of countywide school districts, 38

Constitutional Convention, no calls for, 70

constitutional right to grow food, 61

coroner

residency requirements, 52

coroner qualifications, 48

correctional officers

serve warrants issued by other counties, municipal jurisdictions within the same county, and other out-of-area warrants on inmates, 65

cost sharing for pharmacy benefit managers, 107

county recreation commission, 91

county veterans’ affairs officers

considered county employees, 92

Court of Appeals, 65

courtesy summonses, 50

cradle to grave commitment, 86

credit score

prohibits using an individual’s score as the basis of any personnel action, 98

requirements disallowed for rental applications and agreements, 98

credit unions, 97

crime victim fund provisions, 78

crime victim service providers, 78

criminal offense of impeding, interfering, threatening, or harassing first responders, 79

criminal offenses against minors, 74

critical infrastructure

prohibits certain contracts with certain foreign‑owned companies in connection with, 102

Cure Act, 44

cursive writing, 41

Dargan’s Pond, transfer of, 123

dating relationships, 83

dating violence education, 38

Daylight Saving Time, 66

deadly force

burden of proof, 50

deceptive, 27

declarations of write-in candidates, 81

deer, 27

Defend the Guard Act

requires specific Congressional action [e.g., a declaration of war], 91

defendants

if unfit to stand trial, 49

Defense of Children's Innocence Act, 68

DEI, 30, 40

dentistry licensure requirements, 91

Department of Consumer Affairs, 108

Department of Corrections, 50, 57, 60

Department of Education, 39, 110, 123

Department of Employment and Workforce, 32

Department of Environmental Services, 26, 27, 28

Department of Insurance, Director elected, 75

Department of Natural Resources, 83

Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services, 50, 59

Department of Public Safety, 79

Department of Revenue, 66

receipt, 115

Department of Revenue rulings as advisory only in court cases, 66

Department of Social Services, 44, 54, 55, 76

responsibility to pay attorney fees and costs in child abuse and neglect actions it loses, 56

Department of Transportation

phase design-build, 40

diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations health insurance coverage, 97

digital impersonation, penalties, 50

direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions, 62

directors of county boards of voter registration and elections

annual salary supplements, 122

discharge of chemicals, 26

discharging firearms, at or into buildings, structures, or enclosures, 49

disciplinary classrooms

students subject to discipline not meriting suspension or expulsion, 34

disorderly conduct statutes

clarifications, 46

distracted driving, 63

diversity, equity, and inclusion, 30, 40

Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense, 52

divorce, 56, 84

physical cruelty toward a child, 53

Do Not Resuscitate Orders

prohibits healthcare facilities from initiating discussions about, 93

domestic violence

electronic monitoring devices, 45

Domestic violence incident survivors, 81

domestic violence incident survivors as protected tenants, 81

doula or perinatal doula

a trained professional providing continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a pregnant individual, from antepartum, intrapartum, and up to the first twelve months of the postpartum period, 95

drivers' licenses not recognized in South Carolina, 30

driving records, 29

driving records, removal of data from – if acquitted, 29

Driving Under Suspension 3^rd conviction, 58

E911 call abuse crimes, 78

Earmark Transparency Act, 124

earned income tax credit provisions, 120

earnings limitation regarding school bus drivers, 117

earnings limitations for retirees returning to covered employment, 118

earthquake, 98

eastern standard time as permanently standard time, 66

eavesdropping, lawful, 82

economic value of college majors, 32

economics and business statistics, 42

Education

H. 3011, 29

H. 3132, 29

H. 3133, 29

H. 3138, 29

H. 3145, 29

H. 3151, 29

H. 3156, 29

H. 3158, 30

H. 3166, 30

H. 3167, 30

H. 3170, 30

H. 3175, 30

H. 3184, 30

H. 3185, 31

H. 3186, 31

H. 3192, 31

H. 3195, 31

H. 3196, 31

H. 3197, 32

H. 3199, 32

H. 3200, 32

H. 3203, 33

H. 3204, 33

H. 3205, 33

H. 3206, 33

H. 3207, 34

H. 3208, 34

H. 3209, 34

H. 3210, 34

H. 3212, 34

H. 3216, 35

H. 3219, 35

H. 3220, 35

H. 3225, 35

H. 3231, 35

H. 3236, 35

H. 3237, 35

H. 3240, 35

H. 3244, 36

H. 3245, 36

H. 3248, 36

H. 3250, 36

H. 3251, 36

H. 3252, 36

H. 3255, 37

H. 3258, 37

H. 3260, 37

H. 3264, 37

H. 3265, 37

H. 3291, 37

H. 3292, 37

H. 3293, 38

H. 3313, 38

H. 3317, 38

H. 3330, 38

H. 3455, 38

H. 3470, 38

H. 3476, 38

H. 3478, 38

H. 3482, 39

H. 3486, 39

H. 3488, 39

H. 3515, 39

H. 3516, 39

H. 3547, 39

H. 3550, 40

H. 3560, 40

H. 3561, 40

H. 3562, 40

H. 3572, 40

H. 3573, 40

H. 3574, 40

H. 3576, 41

H. 3577, 41

H. 3578, 41

H. 3581, 41

H. 3582, 41

H. 3621, 41

H. 3631, 42

H. 3632, 42

H. 3635, 42

H. 3637, 42

education capital improvements sales and use tax

repeal, 114

Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children’s Fund

to include a child who is in foster care, 111

educational Lottery Teaching Scholarship Grants Program, 111

educational professionals or law enforcement officers

enhanced penalties for assulting, 49

educator certificate, 33

ejecting non-paying space occupiers in campgrounds and RV parks, 76

Ejectment of Unlawful Occupants of a Residential Dwelling, 69

Election Official Protection Act, 77

election officials

establish offenses for illegal actions against, 77

election reforms, 80

electricity or natural gas

restrictions on balance transfers, 106

eligibility criteria for the special tax assessment ratio on owner-occupied residential property, 118

Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act, 113

elimination of marriage tax penalty, 117

Emergency Fuel Supply Act, 27

eminent domain and hearings, 101

employment verification forms, 97

ending SC Bar mandatory membership, 63

Energy Security Act

comprehensive South Carolina energy assessment and action plan, 102

energy generation, transmission, and storage capabilities, 101

Energy Policy Research and Economic Development Institute, 102

new energy infrastructure capable of meeting the energy needs of South Carolina, 101

ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, 45

epinephrine auto-injectors, 94

Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, 76

Equality in Financial Services Act, 104

Equine Promotion Act, 27

Equine Promotion Board, 27

Erickson, 40

E‑Verify, 97

exclude tangible personal property sold by certain artists and craftsmen making limited sales at certain festivals, fairs, and events, 114

executive Office of Health Policy, 85

executive presidential order, 83

exemption for admissions charged by certain nonprofit business leagues and chambers of commerce, 114

failure to yield the right-of-way, 60

Fair Claims Accountability Act, 106

fallen first responder survivor advocate, 63

family court

case discovery, 53

jail time, 52

prohibition of imprisonment for contempt, 52

Family court

postnuptial agreements approval, 52

family court judges, 77, 78

Fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, and Mikka's Law regarding law enforcement dogs or horses, 46

farm structures, 26

federal immigration authorities

current and valid employment authorization, 97

federal military installation redevelopment

can include affordable housing, 91

federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, 79

felony, 44, 57, 70

fentanyl, 69

fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances, 56

fentanyl-induced homicide, 82

fetal development, 62

financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, 107

firearms, 47, 58, 59, 61, 64, 81, 82, 87

firearms on postsecondary school properties, 64

firearms, unsecured, 82

firefighter training costs, 109

first amendment rights of free speech of students, faculty, or employees, 40

first responder income tax exemption, 118

First Steps to School Readiness, 40

fishing licenses

adopted child, 26

residency requirements, 26

flag, 122

FOIA, 60

food labeling, 27

foreign birth record, 89

Forestry Commission

House Legislative Oversight Committee recommendations, 28

foster care, 55

Future of Higher Education Governance Study Committee, 36

gaming devices, 63

gender and birth certificates, 54

gene therapy, 95

General Assembly, 36, 44, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 78, 79, 83, 86, 87, 92, 93, 152

state emergencies and other adverse conditions, 49

general election process reforms, 80

general sessions court, 83

criminal cases with penalties that do not exceed three years, 51

generative adversarial network techniques or other digital technology, 48

Geriatric Physician Loan Forgiveness Program, 89

golf carts, 37

Government Efficiency Act, 66

governmental tax collection agency

bankmay not allow a governmental tax collection agency to collect customer data relating to a customer's account balances, deposits, or withdrawals, 100

governor, 36, 38, 56, 64, 72, 78, 84, 85, 87, 92

Governor

Office of Service and Civic Innovation, 35

Governor's School for Agriculture at John se la Howe, 36

Governor's School for Arts and Humanities, 36

Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, 36

grade point averages, high school, 34

grade retention rules, 33

grading scale, uniform – revisions to, 34

great bodily injury or death, 60

Greenville Airport Commission, 124

guardian ad litem

attorney, 85

guardians ad litem, 44, 52, 53, 54, 55, 88

gubernatorial emergency declaration, 73

Gullah language as an official state language, 68

guns, 47, 58, 59, 61, 64, 81, 87, See firearms

H 3640, 86

H 3650, 87

H. 3092, 89

H. 3006, 44

H. 3007, 44

H. 3008, 44

H. 3009, 44

H. 3010, 44

H. 3011, 29

H. 3012, 44

H. 3013, 44

H. 3014, 45

H. 3015, 89

H. 3016, 45

H. 3017, 45

H. 3018, 45

H. 3019, 89

H. 3020, 45

H. 3021, 95

H. 3022, 89

H. 3023, 45

H. 3024, 89

H. 3025, 89

H. 3026, 45

H. 3027, 45

H. 3028, 45

H. 3029, 46

H. 3030, 46

H. 3031, 46

H. 3032, 46

H. 3033, 46

H. 3034, 46

H. 3035, 46

H. 3036, 47

H. 3037, 47

H. 3038, 47

H. 3039, 47

H. 3040, 47

H. 3041, 47

H. 3042, 47

H. 3043, 48

H. 3044, 48

H. 3045, 48

H. 3046, 48

H. 3047, 48

H. 3048, 48

H. 3049, 49

H. 3050, 49

H. 3051, 49

H. 3052, 49

H. 3053, 49

H. 3054, 49

H. 3055, 49

H. 3056, 50

H. 3057, 50

H. 3058, 50

H. 3059, 50

H. 3060, 50

H. 3061, 50

H. 3062, 50

H. 3063, 50

H. 3064, 51

H. 3065, 51

H. 3066, 51

H. 3067, 51

H. 3068, 51

H. 3069, 51

H. 3070, 51

H. 3071, 51

H. 3072, 52

H. 3073, 52

H. 3074, 52

H. 3075, 52

H. 3076, 52

H. 3077, 52

H. 3078, 52

H. 3079, 52

H. 3080, 52

H. 3081, 53

H. 3082, 53

H. 3083, 26

H. 3084, 53

H. 3085, 53

H. 3086, 89

H. 3087, 53

H. 3088, 53

H. 3089, 89

H. 3090, 53

H. 3091, 53

H. 3093, 54

H. 3094, 54

H. 3095, 54

H. 3096, 95

H. 3097, 54

H. 3098, 54

H. 3099, 90

H. 3100, 54

H. 3101, 54

H. 3105, 55

H. 3106, 55

H. 3107, 55

H. 3108, 95

H. 3109, 109

H. 3110, 55

H. 3111, 55

H. 3112, 90

H. 3113, 55

H. 3114, 56

H. 3115, 109

H. 3116, 26

H. 3117, 90

H. 3118, 56

H. 3119, 90

H. 3120, 90

H. 3121, 56

H. 3122, 56

H. 3123, 56

H. 3124, 56

H. 3125, 109

H. 3126, 56

H. 3127, 57

H. 3128, 57

H. 3129, 95

H. 3130, 57

H. 3131, 57

H. 3132, 29

H. 3133, 29

H. 3134, 57

H. 3135, 57

H. 3136, 57

H. 3137, 57

H. 3138, 29

H. 3139, 58

H. 3140, 58

H. 3141, 58

H. 3142, 58

H. 3143, 58

H. 3144, 58

H. 3145, 29

H. 3146, 58

H. 3147, 58

H. 3148, 59

H. 3149, 59

H. 3150, 59

H. 3151, 29

H. 3152, 59

H. 3153, 59

H. 3154, 59

H. 3155, 59

H. 3156, 29

H. 3157, 26

H. 3158, 30

H. 3159, 59

H. 3160, 60

H. 3161, 60

H. 3162, 96

H. 3163, 96

H. 3164, 96

H. 3165, 90

H. 3166, 30

H. 3167, 30

H. 3168, 26

H. 3169, 60

H. 3170, 30

H. 3171, 60

H. 3172, 26

H. 3173, 60

H. 3174, 60

H. 3175, 30

H. 3176, 61

H. 3177, 61

H. 3178, 109

H. 3179, 96

H. 3180, 61

H. 3181, 61

H. 3182, 61

H. 3183, 109

H. 3184, 30

H. 3185, 31

H. 3186, 31

H. 3187, 90

H. 3188, 109

H. 3189, 61

H. 3190, 109

H. 3191, 109

H. 3192, 31

H. 3193, 61

H. 3194, 96

H. 3195, 31

H. 3196, 31

H. 3197, 32

H. 3198, 96

H. 3199, 32

H. 3200, 32

H. 3202, 97

H. 3203, 33

H. 3204, 33

H. 3205, 33

H. 3206, 33

H. 3207, 34

H. 3208, 34

H. 3209, 34

H. 3210, 34

H. 3211, 97

H. 3212, 34

H. 3213, 97

H. 3214, 26

H. 3215, 90

H. 3216, 35

H. 3217, 61

H. 3218, 97

H. 3219, 35

H. 3220, 35

H. 3221, 97

H. 3222, 91

H. 3223, 26

H. 3224, 62

H. 3225, 35

H. 3226, 97

H. 3227, 98

H. 3228, 62

H. 3229, 98

H. 3230, 91

H. 3231, 35

H. 3232, 62

H. 3233, 62

H. 3234, 98

H. 3235, 98

H. 3236, 35

H. 3237, 35

H. 3238, 98

H. 3239, 98

H. 3240, 35

H. 3241, 99

H. 3242, 109

H. 3243, 110

H. 3244, 36

H. 3245, 36

H. 3248, 36

H. 3249, 99

H. 3250, 36

H. 3251, 36

H. 3252, 36

H. 3253, 62

H. 3255, 37

H. 3256, 62

H. 3257, 99

H. 3258, 37

H. 3259, 99

H. 3260, 37

H. 3261, 99

H. 3262, 26

H. 3263, 63

H. 3264, 37

H. 3265, 37

H. 3266, 99

H. 3267, 100

H. 3268, 91

H. 3269, 100

H. 3270, 91

H. 3271, 110

H. 3272, 100

H. 3273, 100

H. 3274, 63

H. 3275, 63

H. 3276, 63

H. 3277, 63

H. 3278, 63

H. 3279, 27

H. 3280, 63

H. 3281, 63

H. 3282, 64

H. 3283, 64

H. 3284, 64

H. 3285, 64

H. 3286, 27

H. 3287, 64

H. 3288, 64

H. 3289, 110

H. 3290, 27

H. 3291, 37

H. 3292, 37

H. 3293, 38

H. 3295, 64

H. 3296, 27

H. 3297, 110

H. 3298, 111

H. 3299, 64

H. 3300, 100

H. 3301, 100

H. 3302, 100

H. 3303, 101

H. 3304, 101

H. 3305, 65

H. 3306, 65

H. 3307, 101

H. 3308, 91

H. 3309, 101

H. 3310, 65

H. 3311, 65

H. 3312, 65

H. 3313, 38

H. 3315, 65

H. 3316, 65

H. 3317, 38

H. 3318, 66

H. 3319, 66

H. 3320, 66

H. 3321, 66

H. 3322, 66

H. 3323, 102

H. 3324, 66

H. 3325, 66

H. 3326, 102

H. 3327, 111

H. 3328, 111

H. 3329, 111

H. 3330, 38

H. 3331, 111

H. 3332, 112

H. 3333, 91

H. 3334, 66

H. 3335, 66

H. 3336, 67

H. 3337, 112

H. 3338, 112

H. 3339, 67

H. 3340, 91

H. 3341, 67

H. 3342, 102

H. 3343, 102

H. 3344, 102

H. 3345, 67

H. 3346, 103

H. 3347, 103

H. 3348, 112

H. 3350, 103

H. 3351, 103

H. 3352, 112

H. 3353, 67

H. 3354, 67

H. 3355, 112

H. 3356, 67

H. 3357, 103

H. 3358, 113

H. 3359, 113

H. 3360, 113

H. 3361, 68

H. 3362, 113

H. 3363, 113

H. 3364, 113

H. 3365, 113

H. 3366, 68

H. 3367, 114

H. 3368, 114

H. 3369, 68

H. 3370, 68

H. 3371, 114

H. 3372, 114

H. 3373, 114

H. 3374, 114

H. 3375, 68

H. 3376, 114

H. 3377, 68

H. 3378, 115

H. 3379, 115

H. 3380, 115

H. 3382, 115

H. 3383, 115

H. 3384, 69

H. 3385, 69

H. 3386, 69

H. 3387, 69

H. 3388, 69

H. 3389, 69

H. 3390, 69

H. 3391, 69

H. 3392, 69

H. 3393, 70

H. 3394, 70

H. 3395, 70

H. 3396, 70

H. 3397, 103

H. 3398, 70

H. 3399, 70

H. 3400, 70

H. 3401, 71

H. 3402, 104

H. 3403, 71

H. 3404, 71

H. 3405, 104

H. 3406, 71

H. 3407, 27

H. 3408, 71

H. 3409, 115

H. 3410, 115

H. 3411, 115

H. 3412, 71

H. 3413, 104

H. 3414, 71

H. 3415, 71

H. 3416, 116

H. 3417, 116

H. 3418, 72

H. 3419, 116

H. 3420, 116

H. 3421, 116

H. 3423, 27

H. 3424, 116

H. 3425, 104

H. 3426, 117

H. 3427, 117

H. 3428, 117

H. 3429, 117

H. 3430, 72

H. 3431, 72

H. 3432, 72

H. 3433, 104

H. 3434, 117

H. 3435, 117

H. 3436, 117

H. 3437, 118

H. 3438, 72

H. 3439, 118

H. 3441, 92

H. 3442, 73

H. 3443, 118

H. 3444, 73

H. 3445, 118

H. 3446, 92

H. 3447, 104

H. 3448, 73

H. 3449, 105

H. 3450, 73

H. 3451, 73

H. 3452, 73

H. 3454, 73

H. 3455, 38

H. 3456, 73

H. 3457, 74

H. 3458, 118

H. 3459, 74

H. 3460, 74

H. 3461, 118

H. 3462, 105

H. 3463, 118

H. 3464, 119

H. 3465, 119

H. 3466, 119

H. 3467, 119

H. 3468, 120

H. 3469, 120

H. 3470, 38

H. 3471, 74

H. 3472, 74

H. 3473, 27

H. 3474, 105

H. 3475, 74

H. 3476, 38

H. 3477, 120

H. 3478, 38

H. 3479, 105

H. 3480, 75

H. 3481, 92

H. 3482, 39

H. 3483, 92

H. 3484, 92

H. 3485, 75

H. 3486, 39

H. 3487, 75

H. 3488, 39

H. 3489, 120

H. 3490, 120

H. 3491, 75

H. 3492, 120

H. 3493, 120

H. 3494, 75

H. 3495, 75

H. 3496, 121

H. 3497, 75

H. 3498, 121

H. 3499, 121

H. 3500, 121

H. 3501, 76

H. 3502, 76

H. 3503, 27

H. 3504, 76

H. 3505, 76

H. 3506, 76

H. 3507, 76

H. 3508, 76

H. 3509, 76

H. 3510, 92

H. 3511, 121

H. 3512, 121

H. 3513, 122

H. 3514, 122

H. 3515, 39

H. 3516, 39

H. 3517, 77

H. 3518, 77

H. 3519, 77

H. 3520, 77

H. 3521, 77

H. 3522, 77

H. 3523, 77

H. 3524, 78

H. 3525, 78

H. 3526, 78

H. 3529, 78

H. 3530, 78

H. 3531, 78

H. 3532, 78

H. 3533, 79

H. 3534, 79

H. 3535, 79

H. 3536, 79

H. 3537, 79

H. 3538, 92

H. 3539, 93

H. 3540, 122

H. 3541, 105

H. 3542, 122

H. 3543, 92, 105

H. 3544, 79

H. 3545, 106

H. 3546, 106

H. 3547, 39

H. 3548, 79

H. 3549, 80

H. 3550, 40

H. 3551, 122

H. 3552, 80

H. 3553, 122

H. 3554, 80

H. 3555, 80

H. 3556, 80

H. 3557, 80

H. 3558, 80

H. 3559, 80

H. 3560, 40

H. 3561, 40

H. 3562, 40

H. 3563, 93

H. 3564, 93

H. 3565, 122

H. 3566, 106

H. 3567, 106

H. 3568, 93

H. 3570, 81

H. 3571, 106

H. 3572, 40

H. 3573, 40

H. 3574, 40

H. 3575, 107

H. 3576, 41

H. 3577, 41

H. 3578, 41

H. 3579, 107

H. 3580, 93

H. 3581, 41

H. 3582, 41

H. 3583, 123

H. 3584, 123

H. 3585, 123

H. 3586, 107

H. 3587, 81

H. 3589, 81

H. 3590, 81

H. 3591, 82

H. 3592, 82

H. 3593, 82

H. 3594, 82

H. 3595, 82

H. 3596, 82

H. 3597, 82

H. 3598, 83

H. 3599, 83

H. 3600, 83

H. 3601, 83

H. 3602, 83

H. 3603, 83

H. 3604, 84

H. 3605, 84

H. 3606, 84

H. 3607, 84

H. 3608, 84

H. 3609, 123

H. 3610, 107

H. 3611, 123

H. 3612, 84

H. 3613, 85

H. 3614, 93

H. 3615, 93

H. 3616, 94

H. 3617, 107

H. 3618, 124

H. 3619, 85

H. 3620, 85

H. 3621, 41

H. 3622, 85

H. 3623, 94

H. 3624, 85

H. 3625, 124

H. 3626, 85

H. 3627, 85

H. 3628, 86

H. 3629, 28

H. 3630, 42

H. 3631, 42

H. 3632, 42

H. 3633, 108

H. 3634, 94

H. 3635, 42

H. 3636, 86

H. 3637, 42

H. 3638, 94

H. 3639, 86

H. 3641, 86

H. 3642, 87

H. 3643, 87

H. 3644, 124

H. 3645, 124

H. 3646, 87

H. 3647, 124

H. 3648, 124

H. 3649, 87

H. 3651, 87

H. 3652, 88

H. 3653, 94

H. 3654, 88

H. 3655, 88

H. 3656, 28

H. 3657, 94

H. 3658, 108

hair braiding, 92

hair styles, 67

hand count audit, 86

handicapped school age persons on public school buses, transportation of, 30

Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, 79

harassment and stalking, 49

harbor pilotage, 35

hashish, 55

hashish, legalization parameters for Veterans, 45

hate crimes, 47, 79

health and accident insurance claims confirmation requirements, 96

health education program, 37

individualized education program teams shall consider the need for age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate instruction for the subjects taught under, 37

health insurance and group health benefit plans

hearing aids, 102

Healthcare Market Reform Measures Study Committee, 107

healthcare worker or emergency response employee

classification of assault, 54

healthcare workers or emergency responders, assault of, 69

Healthcare Workplace Security Act, 75

Healthy Rental Housing Act, 62

Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act, 79

hemp-derived cannabinoid substances, 83

Hepatitis B, 41

high school league sports, 36

high-capacity magazines’, 61

higher education students, faculty, and staff (who hold nonimmigrant visas)

prohibited from publicly espousing terrorist activity or supporting terrorist organizations, 35

high-speed pursuits, 61

Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, 65

Homeowners Association Act Revisions, 103

homeowners association requirements and restrictions, 104

homeowners associations, 104

homestead. See taxes

homicide by child abuse

applicable to all minors, 69, 70

hospital

fees charged to uninsured patients, 93

hospital attending physicians

must consult with any specialist physician treating a patient, 94

hospitals

required to provide a list of agencies to the patient’s family, 94

House of Representatives, 89, 152

housing authorities, 66

housing discrimination prohibitions based upon anyone’s disability or source of income, 67

human biological sexes, 76

human embryo existing outside of a human uterus, 88

human embryos, 55

human growth and development instruction components, 62

Human Life Protection Act, 74

hunting guns, 58

identifiable minors, 48

illegal aliens, 46

authority to set bond, 45

if lacking lawful immigration status may be eligible for out‑of‑state tuition at a public institution of higher education in South Carolina, 110

illegally occupying residences, 72

immigration status, 64

immunity from prosecution, 51

In Vitro Fertilization Protection Act, 88

incarcerated clients, 58

income tax credit for a taxpayer that operates a school to work program, 122

income tax deductions to allow a deduction for contributions to and distributions from certain retirement plans, 121

income tax provisions

to exclude certain amounts paid to managers and clerks of elections, 122

increases the number of weeks of paid parental leave, 120

Indigenous Peoples' Day, 71

individual campaign contribution limits, increasing, 80

individual income taxes, 121

individual property rights over name, image, and likeness, 71

industry credentials, 32

infant safe havens, 55

initiative petitions, 75

injunctive, or other equitable relief regarding deepfakes, 77

inmate

conditional release of inmate, 57

credit time spent, 63

credit towards time served, 82

inmate labor, 69

inmate visitation rights, 57

inmate work program, 60

minimum inmate visitation standards, 58

pardon and parole reforms, 63

reduction of inmate sentences, 51

reduction-of-sentence motion, 82

restoration of voting rights, 61

telephone conversation recordings between inmates and their visitors, 60

telephonic communications between inmates and others, 58

wages, 80

working while incarcerated, 60

inmates, 65

inpatient treatment, 49

instructional days, 34

insurance claims for damage caused by a leak, 99

insured patient for a personal injury, 89

insurers

prohibits certain insurers from canceling, limiting, or denying coverage, or establishing differentials in premium rates based upon genetic information, 99

intentionally discharging firearms, 87

internet websites, computer applications, and other computer software, 36

interscholastic activities, 36

interscholastic competitions, 32

Interstate Social Work Compact Act, 108

intimate images, dissemination of, 50

in-vehicle security systems, 64

issuer of individual health insurance coverage in this state to issue individual health insurance coverage for minor children, 107

Jaden’s Law, 83

JEDA, 96

job applications, 62

Joint Committee on Women's Reproductive Rights, 71

Joint Legislative Committee on the United States Senate, 87

judges

appointed by South Carolina’s governor, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, 78

judicial sales, 75

Judicial Screening Commission

lawyer-legislator recusal, 46

Judiciary

H 3640, 86

H 3650, 87

H. 3006, 44

H. 3007, 44

H. 3008, 44

H. 3009, 44

H. 3010, 44

H. 3012, 44

H. 3013, 44

H. 3014, 45

H. 3016, 45

H. 3017, 45

H. 3018, 45

H. 3020, 45

H. 3023, 45

H. 3026, 45

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H. 3050, 49

H. 3051, 49

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H. 3054, 49

H. 3055, 49

H. 3056, 50

H. 3057, 50

H. 3058, 50

H. 3059, 50

H. 3060, 50

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H. 3062, 50

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H. 3064, 51

H. 3065, 51

H. 3066, 51

H. 3067, 51

H. 3068, 51

H. 3069, 51

H. 3070, 51

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H. 3085, 53

H. 3087, 53

H. 3088, 53

H. 3090, 53

H. 3091, 53

H. 3093, 54

H. 3094, 54

H. 3095, 54

H. 3097, 54

H. 3098, 54

H. 3100, 54

H. 3101, 54

H. 3103, 55

H. 3104, 55

H. 3105, 55

H. 3106, 55

H. 3107, 55

H. 3110, 55

H. 3111, 55

H. 3113, 55

H. 3114, 56

H. 3118, 56

H. 3121, 56

H. 3122, 56

H. 3123, 56

H. 3124, 56

H. 3126, 56

H. 3127, 57

H. 3128, 57

H. 3130, 57

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H. 3134, 57

H. 3135, 57

H. 3136, 57

H. 3137, 57

H. 3139, 58

H. 3140, 58

H. 3141, 58

H. 3142, 58

H. 3143, 58

H. 3144, 58

H. 3146, 58

H. 3147, 58

H. 3148, 59

H. 3149, 59

H. 3150, 59

H. 3152, 59

H. 3153, 59

H. 3154, 59

H. 3155, 59

H. 3159, 59

H. 3160, 60

H. 3173, 60

H. 3174, 60

H. 3176, 61

H. 3177, 61

H. 3180, 61

H. 3181, 61

H. 3182, 61

H. 3189, 61

H. 3217, 61

H. 3224, 62

H. 3228, 62

H. 3232, 62

H. 3233, 62

H. 3253, 62

H. 3256, 62

H. 3263, 63

H. 3274, 63

H. 3275, 63

H. 3276, 63

H. 3277, 63

H. 3278, 63

H. 3280, 63

H. 3281, 63

H. 3282, 64

H. 3283, 64

H. 3284, 64

H. 3285, 64

H. 3287, 64

H. 3288, 64

H. 3295, 64

H. 3299, 64

H. 3305, 65

H. 3306, 65

H. 3310, 65

H. 3311, 65

H. 3312, 65

H. 3315, 65

H. 3316, 65

H. 3318, 66

H. 3319, 66

H. 3320, 66

H. 3321, 66

H. 3322, 66

H. 3324, 66

H. 3325, 66

H. 3334, 66

H. 3335, 66

H. 3336, 67

H. 3339, 67

H. 3341, 67

H. 3345, 67

H. 3353, 67

H. 3354, 67

H. 3356, 67

H. 3361, 68

H. 3366, 68

H. 3369, 68

H. 3370, 68

H. 3375, 68

H. 3377, 68

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H. 3394, 70

H. 3395, 70

H. 3396, 70

H. 3398, 70

H. 3399, 70

H. 3400, 70

H. 3401, 71

H. 3403, 71

H. 3404, 71

H. 3406, 71

H. 3408, 71

H. 3412, 71

H. 3414, 71

H. 3415, 71

H. 3418, 72

H. 3422, 72

H. 3430, 72

H. 3431, 72

H. 3432, 72

H. 3438, 72

H. 3440, 72

H. 3442, 73

H. 3444, 73

H. 3448, 73

H. 3450, 73

H. 3451, 73

H. 3452, 73

H. 3454, 73

H. 3457, 74

H. 3459, 74

H. 3460, 74

H. 3471, 74

H. 3472, 74

H. 3475, 74

H. 3480, 75

H. 3485, 75

H. 3487, 75

H. 3491, 75

H. 3494, 75

H. 3495, 75

H. 3497, 75

H. 3501, 76

H. 3502, 76

H. 3504, 76

H. 3505, 76

H. 3506, 76

H. 3507, 76

H. 3508, 76

H. 3509, 76

H. 3517, 77

H. 3518, 77

H. 3519, 77

H. 3520, 77

H. 3521, 77

H. 3522, 77

H. 3523, 77

H. 3524, 78

H. 3525, 78

H. 3526, 78

H. 3529, 78

H. 3530, 78

H. 3531, 78

H. 3532, 78

H. 3533, 79

H. 3534, 79

H. 3535, 79

H. 3536, 79

H. 3537, 79

H. 3544, 79

H. 3548, 79

H. 3549, 80

H. 3552, 80

H. 3554, 80

H. 3555, 80

H. 3556, 80

H. 3557, 80

H. 3558, 80

H. 3559, 80

H. 3569, 81

H. 3570, 81

H. 3587, 81

H. 3588, 81

H. 3589, 81

H. 3590, 81

H. 3591, 82

H. 3592, 82

H. 3593, 82

H. 3594, 82

H. 3595, 82

H. 3596, 82

H. 3597, 82

H. 3598, 83

H. 3599, 83

H. 3600, 83

H. 3601, 83

H. 3602, 83

H. 3603, 83

H. 3604, 84

H. 3605, 84

H. 3606, 84

H. 3607, 84

H. 3608, 84

H. 3612, 84

H. 3613, 85

H. 3619, 85

H. 3620, 85

H. 3622, 85

H. 3624, 85

H. 3626, 85

H. 3627, 85

H. 3628, 86

H. 3636, 86

H. 3639, 86

H. 3641, 86

H. 3642, 87

H. 3643, 87

H. 3646, 87

H. 3649, 87

H. 3651, 87

H. 3652, 88

H. 3654, 88

H. 3655, 88

Juneteenth

would become a state legal holiday, 73, 109

jury voir dire, 62

juvenile pretrial diversion courts, 82

juvenile sex offenders

procedures to allow certain qualifying juvenile sex offenders to have their names to be removed from the sex offender registry, 58

Kingston Act

unsecured firearms, 82

landlord-tenant, 62, 67, 73

landlord of residential and multi‑family properties to provide prospective tenants with disclosures regarding the use of fees, 105

large social media platform providers, 106

law enforcement dogs and horses, harming of, 46

law enforcement misconduct complaints, 85

law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians, 64

Law Enforcement Training Council, 85

LCI

H. 3021, 95

H. 3096, 95

H. 3108, 95

H. 3129, 95

H. 3162, 96

H. 3163, 96

H. 3164, 96

H. 3179, 96

H. 3194, 96

H. 3198, 96

H. 3202, 97

H. 3211, 97

H. 3213, 97

H. 3218, 97

H. 3221, 97

H. 3226, 97

H. 3227, 98

H. 3229, 98

H. 3234, 98

H. 3238, 98

H. 3241, 99

H. 3249, 99

H. 3257, 99

H. 3259, 99

H. 3261, 99

H. 3266, 99

H. 3267, 100

H. 3269, 100

H. 3272, 100

H. 3273, 100

H. 3300, 100

H. 3301, 100

H. 3302, 100

H. 3303, 101

H. 3304, 101

H. 3307, 101

H. 3309, 101

H. 3323, 102

H. 3326, 102

H. 3342, 102

H. 3343, 102

H. 3344, 102

H. 3346, 103

H. 3347, 103

H. 3350, 103

H. 3351, 103

H. 3357, 103

H. 3397, 103

H. 3402, 104

H. 3405, 104

H. 3413, 104

H. 3425, 104

H. 3433, 104

H. 3447, 104

H. 3449, 105

H. 3462, 105

H. 3474, 105

H. 3479, 105

H. 3541, 105

H. 3543, 105

H. 3545, 106

H. 3546, 106

H. 3566, 106

H. 3567, 106

H. 3571, 106

H. 3575, 107

H. 3579, 107

H. 3586, 107

H. 3610, 107

H. 3617, 107

H. 3633, 108

H. 3658, 108

legalized gambling, referendum on amendment to the SC Constitution, 67

license plates, 29

commemorating the 250^th anniversary of the American Revolution, 30

lieutenant governor

as Secretary of Transportation, 64

LIFE scholarships, 33

limited access to convicted defendant information, 58, 59

limiting motor vehicles on South Carolina beaches, 56

limits on trains blocking intersections, 106

liquor liability insurance reforms, 75

liquor liability insurance to be in a limited amount in the aggregate versus per occurrence, 75

litter, 69

litter control officers, 91

Littering, 69, 70

Live and Let Live Act, 56

local planning and permitting

time requirements, 90

Long-Term Care Council, 89

long-term care ombudsman program, 45

Maddie's Law, 60

magistrate positions, 78

Magistrates courts, 49

malicious injury of a tree, 85

marijuana, 55, 89

not testing for the presence of, 59

marijuana, legalization parameters for Veterans, 45

marital property, 55

master's degree, 33

maternal mortality rate

among non-Hispanic Black women in South Carolina, 90

maximum unemployment insurance benefits, 120

media literacy and critical thinking instruction, 37

medicaid expansion, 68, 109

medicaid expansion study committee, 123

medical certification

cause of death required, 94

medical knowledge examination, 91

medically-accepted assistive reproductive technologies, 88

Meet Baby Olivia, 62

Meeting Transparency Act, 87

meningococcal disease A and B, 41

Mental Health in Schools Act, 38

Mentoring Day, 67

messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA), 96

methamphetamine or cocaine base a, 55

metric education committee, 36

metric education plan, 36

minimum speed limits, 29

minimum wage scale for public school support staff, 123

mining activities, 27

minor children, 94

Minority Health Disparities Study Committee, 93

minors, 42, 45, 63, 64, 68, 70, 72, 74, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 94

drivers' licenses or permits of minors, 37

identifiable minors, 74

interrogation of, 45

mobile panic alert systems in each public school in the state, 37

mold, 62

moratorium on the enforcement of architectural review ordinances for commercial properties, 97

more detailed registered lobbyists disclosures, 74

motor vehicle “stop data”, 29

mRNA, 26

mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid), 96

National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, 97

negligently stored firearm, 81

newborn safety devices, 55

No Parole Offense

excludes trafficking in cocaine, methamphetamine, and other specified drugs, 69

no prior convictions

information on voter registration forms, 70

question on job applications, 62

no state agencies access to TikTok or WeChat-type websites, 68

nonprofit corporations, 67

not to compete covenant, 100

notarial acts, 109

notaries, 109

nursing education to students, loans for, 41

obscene visual representation of child sexual abuse, 85

offense of furthering terrorism, 78

Office of Indigent Defense, 52

Office of Regulatory Staff, 101

Office of Service and Civic Innovation, 35

one county veterans’ affairs officer for each county, 92

open enrollment option in public schools, 32

opioid use disorders, 53

orders of protection, 83

organized retail crime and organized retail crime of an aggravated nature, 77

paid leave regarding

attending certain elementary and secondary school conferences or activities, 123

Palmetto Fellows scholarships, 33

Palmetto Middle School Civics Challenge, 39

paper ballots to be counted by hand, 65

Parental Bill of Rights, 56

parental involvement in a student's education, 40

parental right termination, 84

parenting time, 76

parole hearings testimony and cross examination, 57

parole, pardon, and clemency hearings, 57

partisan primary election

party voting, 70

party affiliation/unaffiliated status, 87

patient admission forms

patient status in the United States, 90

Penn Center Heritage Day Parade, 85

People’s Republic of China, 102, 116

People's Republic of China, 68

Perfluoroalkyl, 26

permanent improvement projects of research universities and other public institutions of higher learning, 115

personal automobile insurance policies of first responders, 99

personal delivery devices

with or without the remote support, 95

personal property belonging to tenants removed from public housing units, 103

petroleum pipelines, 101

pharmacist

off-label drugs prescribed by a physician, 90

phase design-build, 40

photographs of a tenant's personal belongings prohibited, 73

physical activity and physical education, standards for, 31

physical activity, mandatory, 34

physician assistants, 107

pinball machines

minors playing, 45

plant-based or insect-based food product, 27

Police Officers Retirement System

Catawba Nation may become an employer for purposes of the system, 113

political ideology, 30

political signs, 71

pornography access, limiting, 71

posting false images as a criminal offense, 47

postsecondary degrees, 32

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 45

Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act, 44

would provide pregnancy centers certain protections from government regulation, 76

Prenatal Equal Protection Act, 79

President of the Senate, 49, 83

Pressley Cavin Stutts Jr. Patient and Health Provider Protection Act, 90

pretrial intervention, 80

primary elections, 86

primary voting by party members, 65

prior conviction of a crime, 61

private investigator conduct, 100

probable cause, 29

probate judges qualifications, 51

probate laws, 74

procedures for changing controlled substance schedules, 93

professional certificates, 34

are permanent unless revoked or suspended and are not subject to renewal, 31

professional development program in all teaching areas, 42

prohibiting medical debt information in consumer credit reports, 99

prohibition on chinese telecommunications or broadcasting towers near military bases, 102

property rights vesting reforms, 72

Property Tax Relief for Seniors Act, 116

protests and contests, 80

Providing Academic Choice in Education (PACE) Scholarships, 116

public housing authority

maintenance personnel must have a valid license or certification in the area in which they are hired to perform work, 103

public housing authority or agency obligations to displaced residents, 98

public meeting agendas, 61

public member, 81

public schools

record all classroom instruction, 35

Public Service Commission, 101

Put Patients First Act, 89

rabies, vaccinations, 26

racial disparity in student performance, 33

ranked choice voting, 81

ranked choice voting, prohibition of, 69

real estate, 71, 75

rebuttable presumption, 53

receipts, 115

reckless driving with great bodily injury, 60

reckless endangerment, 50

reckless vehicular homicide, 60

record all classroom instruction, 35

recreational vehicle, 96

recreational vehicle unfair trade practices, 96

reduced educational qualifications for probate judges and sheriffs, 81

reductions in force, 67

referendum

banning certain substances to anyone under 21 years old, 67

referendum proposed on question of abolishing state board of education, 73

reforming primary protest procedures, 80

Religious Freedom Act, 60

Religious Institutions Affordable Housing Act, 118

religious instruction

optional excused school attendance policies for, 37

Rent Control Act, 103

Rep. Atkinson, 85

Rep. Bailey, 26, 45, 56, 91

Rep. Ballentine, 97, 110, 115, 120

Rep. Bannister, 76, 81, 124

Rep. Beach, 30, 35, 38, 39, 45, 56, 60, 61, 64, 68, 86, 90, 91, 97, 111, 115

Rep. Bernstein, 42, 81, 83, 88, 94, 120, 124

Rep. Bowers, 81, 119

Rep. Bradley, 95

Rep. Brewer, 40, 76

Rep. Burns, 26, 35, 39, 46, 56, 65, 66, 90, 96, 100, 115

Rep. Bustos, 26, 27, 77

Rep. Calhoon, 42, 85, 86, 87, 88

Rep. Caskey, 60, 66, 73, 77

Rep. Chumley, 26, 38, 46, 60, 65, 66, 76, 97, 102

Rep. Cobb-Hunter, 39, 75, 109, 120

Rep. Collins, 30, 33, 34, 38, 40, 46, 56, 65, 72, 73, 97, 111, 112, 118

Rep. Davis, 32, 61, 66, 91, 93, 97

Rep. Dillard, 55, 66, 67, 112

Rep. Edgerton, 76

Rep. Erickson, 31, 32, 42

Rep. Forrest, 44, 91

Rep. Garvin, 35, 38, 40, 46, 47, 55, 61, 62, 65, 67, 68, 90, 95, 97, 100, 102, 105, 106, 109

Rep. Gatch, 26, 40, 52, 53, 54, 55, 62, 82, 84, 85, 96, 98

Rep. Gilliam, 42, 67, 86, 92, 102, 108, 114, 123

Rep. Gilliard, 35, 47, 61, 62, 66, 75, 91, 94, 98, 99, 103, 109, 110, 112

Rep. Guest, 103, 108

Rep. Guffey, 36, 47, 48, 61, 66, 68, 70, 71, 74, 104, 106

Rep. Guffy, 90

Rep. Haddon, 27, 31, 36, 61, 71, 109, 115

Rep. Hardee, 38, 54, 64, 107, 114, 115

Rep. Harris, 79, 86, 87, 124

Rep. Henderson-Myers, 82, 83, 84, 85, 93, 107, 123

Rep. Hewitt, 85

Rep. Hiott, 106

Rep. Hixon, 37, 96, 101, 114

Rep. J. L. Johnson, 77, 81

Rep. Johnson, J. E., 27, 77, 78, 115

Rep. Johnson, J. L., 31, 54, 61, 64, 68, 69, 71, 77, 83, 104, 109, 110

Rep. Jones, 82, 105, 118, 119, 120

Rep. Kilmartin, 27, 68, 81, 116

Rep. King, 44, 61, 70, 84

Rep. Landing, 64, 72, 101

Rep. Lawson, 41, 118

Rep. Ligon, 28, 95, 109

Rep. Long, 31, 54, 64, 68, 70, 72, 90, 109, 114, 116

Rep. Magnuson, 30, 31, 64, 78, 87

Rep. McCabe, 27, 74, 87

Rep. McCravy, 27, 54, 63, 74, 99, 113, 116

Rep. McDaniel, 39, 41, 75, 92, 93, 94, 104, 117, 121

Rep. McGinnis, 36

Rep. Moore, T., 28, 48, 70, 76

Rep. Moss, 27, 48, 54, 69, 70, 113, 117

Rep. Murphy, 124

Rep. Newton, B., 72, 80, 87, 113, 117, 122

Rep. Newton, W., 37, 48, 49, 62, 65, 72, 74, 75, 78, 91

Rep. Oremus, 62, 69, 89, 104, 113, 117

Rep. Pace, 109, 117, 121

Rep. Pope, 26, 29, 37, 40, 44, 49, 53, 56, 63, 68, 69, 72, 77, 78, 79, 82, 89, 99, 118, 121

Rep. Rivers, 41, 42, 85

Rep. Robbins, 44, 45, 57, 82

Rep. Rose, 37, 92

Rep. Rutherford, 29, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 89, 91, 95, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 110, 112, 118, 121

Rep. Smith, G. M., 31, 32, 44, 69, 87, 101, 113

Rep. Smith, M. M., 45, 79, 81, 89, 92, 93, 94, 96, 107, 113

Rep. Smith, M. M., 89

Rep. Spann-Wilder, 41, 107

Rep. Stavrinakis, 39, 74, 75, 76, 83, 105, 121, 122

Rep. Taylor, 41, 49, 69, 73, 79, 80, 83, 118

Rep. Williams, 40, 41, 79, 80, 92, 93, 105, 106, 107, 122, 123

Rep. Wooten, 49, 50, 69, 74, 79, 90, 96, 122

Rep. Yow, 26, 30, 59, 92, 113

reproductive decisions, 76

require disclosure of electronic communications and other related records by electronic communication services, 74

requirements and procedures concerning student and student organization disciplinary matters at public institutions of higher learning, 39

requirements for county fee in lieu of property taxes agreements, 121

requirements for insurers to offer insurance coverage for loss or damage resulting from an earthquake, 98

residential development plans, 90

responsibility to attorney fees and costs, 56

restitution, 59

restitution in the form of child maintenance, 64

retail establishments required to accept cash payments, 100

retail motor fuel outlet

must charge a price per gallon not stated or computed in fractional cents and must advertise or display this price in like amounts, 105

Retirement Investment Commission

may not invest public employee retirement funds in certain companies owned, in whole or in part, by the People’s Republic of China, 116

returning to covered employment, 122

rollback taxes, 114

Sarah Mae Flemming Day, 71

SC Department of Agriculture, 27

school board meetings

live electronic transmission, 32

school bond voting, 80

School Bus Privatization Act of 2025, 109

school district trustees

may not delegate their authority or appoint proxies to vote or otherwise act on their behalf, 35

Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, 92

, shall evaluate each county office no less than once per year to determine the level of service being provided to veterans, 93

Secure, Accurate, and Verifiable Elections [SAVE] Act, 86

securing deposits of funds by the governing body of a local government, 97

seizure and forfeiture of real and personal property, 78

Senate, 72, 89, 151

Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act, 47

sentencing reports, cost-analysis, 50

Service Year Program Fund, 35

Service‑Disabled Veteran Resident Vendor Preference, 117

services permitted for which they are licensed on location in the home of a client, 92

sex offender child visitations, 63

sex offender registry, 58

sex offender, registration of, 84

sex offenders, 63, 85

electronic monitoring, 87

Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights Act, 47

sexual exploitation of minors, 48

sexual extortion investigations, 61

sexually explicit materials, 46, 65

sexually explicit materials, unlawful dissemination of, 50

Shipping Transportation and Port Bridge Safety Study Committee, 103

Skills‑Based Hiring Act, 105

Small Business Emergency Preparedness Income Tax Credit Act, 119

Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act, 95

Small Business Regulatory Review Committee, 95

Smith, G. M., 40

SNAP, 123

social media companies

minors prohibited as account holders, 72

social media platform access and controls, 71

social media platforms, 71

solid waste management facility, 27

Sons of Confederate veterans license plates, 29

South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act

income tax credits authorized by these acts to be transferred, 113

South Carolina Constitution, 67, 73

South Carolina Critical Needs Nursing Initiative Act, 41

South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, 56

South Carolina Dependent Maternity Coverage Act, 99

South Carolina Energy Security Act, 101

South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, 63

South Carolina Jobs‑Economic Development Authority, 96

South Carolina Lottery Scholarship Increase and Inflation Adjustment Act, 120

South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council, 93

South Carolina National Guard, 91

South Carolina Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare and Placement Act, 54

South Carolina Public Charter School District, 110

South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act, 65

South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority, 114

South Carolina Service Year Program, 35

South Carolina Sports Wagering Commission, 124

South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority, 117

South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act, 63

South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program

eligible for a supplemental teaching scholarship if the student commits to teach in a South Carolina public school for seven years after graduation, 111

South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act

income tax credits authorized by these acts to be transferred, 113

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 49, 83

special education teachers, 31

special four-percent property tax assessment ratio

prohibits an assessor from requiring an applicant to provide confidential tax records, 112

special needs child, 54

special primary elections, 66

speedometers, 59

sports betting, 67

Sports Wagering Act, 124

Stand Your Ground, 46, 50

Stand Your Ground’

church or place of worship in certain circumstances, 72

state agency grant reporting requirements, 118

State Auditor, 72, 75

state auditor review of local government operations, 75

State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, 32

State Board of Education, 31, 32, 33, 34, 39, 73

State Board of Financial Institutions, 101

state campsite facilities, discounts, 91

State Department of Education, 32, 33, 35, 37, 42

shall review and approve all internet websites, computer applications, and other computer software, 36

State Employee Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, 121

state employee paid parental leave expansion, 124

state entity gymnasiums

available to members of the GA, 79

State Health and Dental Insurance Plans

to include school board members, 109

State Health Plan

coverage for lactation care and services, 110

state library systems, 36

state minimum wage

to $10.10 over 3 years, 97

state park facilities

persons 65 and over, blind or disabled veterans, 92

statement of economic interest, 81

statements of economic interest, 66

statewide advisory referendum, 68

statewide sexual extortion investigations and outcomes database, 61

statewide uniform procedures for law enforcement officers executing warrants, 58

status offense dispositions and expungements, 88

Stop Surprise Bills Act

medical, 100

strangulation and aggravated strangulation, 77

Street Gang and Criminal Enterprise Prevention and Anti-Racketeering Act, 77

stress or mental injury unaccompanied by a physical injury, 99

stroke, 96

stroke classified as an occupational disease for firefighters, 96

student education loan

limits on the amount of time that interest may accrue, 104

student identification cards and contact information for the national suicide prevention lifeline, 42

student loan forgiveness

registered nurses and doctors practicing in this state qualify for student loan forgiveness, 112

subpoena, warrant, or foreign court order reciprocity, 77

sunscreen devices, 29

Superintendent of Education

Master’s degree required, 33

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit eligibility, 123

surprise billing, 100

surviving military spouse residential property tax exemption, 118

suspend or revoke alcohol sales or licenses, 73

suspended drivers' licenses, 59

tattoo facilities, 89

tattoo facility, 90

tax credit for a taxpayer that contracts with a small business, 120

tax credits for a grocer opening a new location in a food desert, 119

taxable income

no tax may be imposed on the South Carolina taxable income of individuals, estates, and trusts, 109

taxes

all‑terrain vehicle, exemption for, 113

business personal property

stablishes a property tax exemption for the first $10,000 of net depreciated value of, 113

gross income does not include compensation received in the form of gratuity or tip, 117

homestead exemption for the elderly and disabled

exemption requirement changed, 114

homestead property tax exemption, 115, 116, 121

to $100,000, 117

to one million dollars, 116

income tax credit, 112

income tax credit for conservation or qualified conservation contribution of real property, 115

individual income tax

gross income does not include any overtime pay received by an individual, 114

individual income taxes, exempts all overtime income, 111

local hospitality tax, 122

property tax

exempt all property from taxation, 115

property tax exemption

permanently and totally disabled former law enforcement officer, former emergency medical technician, or former firefighter, 115

sales tax exemption

for breast pumps, 122

sales tax exemption for ATVs, 113

sales tax exemption for diapers, 112

sales tax exemption on durable medical equipment, 115

sales tax exemptions

for baby formula and baby food, 124

or sales made to a nonprofit organization, 115

state and federal tax conformity, 120

statewide millage

on all real and personal property subject to property tax in this state for the purpose of raising revenue for public school operations, 112

statewide millage on real and personal property for funding public school operations, 112

tax exemption for the retirement income of first responders and law enforcement officers, 116

tax exemption for the retirement income of teachers, 116

Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, 121

teacher duties (classroom and certain related duties)

prohibiting the assignment of extracurricular duties without consent and extra compensation, 34

teacher salary schedules, 31

technical college libraries, 36

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Act, 47

telehealth for veterinary services, 26

Telephone Solicitation Act, 102

Ten Commandments in classrooms, 61

tenant, 67

tenant removal, 76

texting while driving causing great bodily injury, 57

the right to repair

wells or septic tanks, 28

ticket resales, 105

timeshare contracts, 103

tort liability, 51

Tortfeasors Act, update, 79

tow truck operators as emergency services personnel, 64

tow trucks, 40

tracing state fund expenditures by local entities and nonprofits, 75

tracking, unlawful, 50

traffic stops, 29

Transportation Network Company Act, 105

transportation of handicapped persons on public school buses

school bus drivers who provide such transportation have a legitimate educational interest in information, 30

Trump Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act, 61

Trust Fund for Tax Relief, 116

trusts

funds as unclaimed property, 72

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) Section 287(G) Program, 46

U.S. Senate Accountability Act, 87

ultrasound video, 62

unborn child

equal protection under South Carolina’s homicide law, 79

underground facility damage prevention, 106

undocumented individuals, 46

Uniform Antidiscrimination Act, 60

Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, 49

United States' citizenship, 89

United States Senator, 87

Universal Head Start and Early Head Start Act, 40

unmarried fathers visitation rights, 45

US Constitutional Convention Commissioners Conduct, 80

use of school district surplus land for affordable housing for teachers and school employees, 119

utility terrain vehicle, 30

utility terrain vehicles, 30, 38

sales tax exemption, 113

UTV. See utility terrain vehicle

vehicles, no confiscation of, 65

vehicular homicide, 64

veteran’s child qualifies for free tuition, 92

veterans, 45, 92, 93

veterinary services, 26

video cameras in each resident room, 94

video poker type devices, 63

vitro fertilization, 88

voter registration, 39, 74, 86, 87

felony conviction no longer disqualifying, 44

voting, 39, 70, 73, 74, 86, 87

vulnerable adult, 45

W&M

H. 3109, 109

H. 3115, 109

H. 3125, 109

H. 3178, 109

H. 3183, 109

H. 3188, 109

H. 3190, 109

H. 3191, 109

H. 3242, 109

H. 3243, 110

H. 3271, 110

H. 3289, 110

H. 3297, 110

H. 3298, 111

H. 3327, 111

H. 3328, 111

H. 3329, 111

H. 3331, 111

H. 3332, 112

H. 3337, 112

H. 3338, 112

H. 3348, 112

H. 3352, 112

H. 3355, 112

H. 3358, 113

H. 3359, 113

H. 3360, 113

H. 3362, 113

H. 3363, 113

H. 3364, 113

H. 3365, 113

H. 3367, 114

H. 3368, 114

H. 3371, 114

H. 3372, 114

H. 3373, 114

H. 3374, 114

H. 3376, 114

H. 3378, 115

H. 3379, 115

H. 3380, 115

H. 3382, 115

H. 3383, 115

H. 3409, 115

H. 3410, 115

H. 3411, 115

H. 3416, 116

H. 3417, 116

H. 3419, 116

H. 3420, 116

H. 3421, 116

H. 3424, 116

H. 3426, 117

H. 3427, 117

H. 3428, 117

H. 3429, 117

H. 3434, 117

H. 3435, 117

H. 3436, 117

H. 3437, 118

H. 3439, 118

H. 3443, 118

H. 3445, 118

H. 3458, 118

H. 3461, 118

H. 3463, 118

H. 3464, 119

H. 3465, 119

H. 3466, 119

H. 3467, 119

H. 3468, 120

H. 3469, 120

H. 3477, 120

H. 3489, 120

H. 3490, 120

H. 3492, 120

H. 3493, 120

H. 3496, 121

H. 3498, 121

H. 3499, 121

H. 3500, 121

H. 3511, 121

H. 3512, 121

H. 3513, 122

H. 3514, 122

H. 3540, 122

H. 3542, 122

H. 3551, 122

H. 3553, 122

H. 3565, 122

H. 3583, 123

H. 3584, 123

H. 3585, 123

H. 3609, 123

H. 3611, 123

H. 3618, 124

H. 3625, 124

H. 3644, 124

H. 3645, 124

H. 3647, 124

H. 3648, 124

Weapons Detector Systems in Schools Act, 35

weapons detectors in schools study committee, 35

websites or applications that threaten cybersecurity by foreign and domestic threats, 68

wild turkeys

tags, 27

Workers’ Compensation

occupational diseases compensable under, to include stroke, 96

Workers’ Compensation claim, 99

workforce readiness goals, statewide, 32

wreckers, 64, See tow trucks

written notice of disciplinary matters in the language spoken by the parent or guardian, 40

written plan of care

required within 24 hours, 93

Young Farmer Loan Program, 109

youth suicide awareness, 42