South Carolina

H3558 Con-Con Rules (Passed 74 to 27 on 6/25/2026). Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina's delegates to a potential Article V convention.

H4589 School Construction and Taxes (Passed 91 to 14 on 5/14/2026). Expands the number of counties allowed to impose a local sales tax for school construction and other education-related capital improvements.

H4476 Bahamas Trade Commission (Passed 108 to 1 on 5/14/2026). Creates a 15-member South Carolina-Bahamas Trade Commission to promote ties between South Carolina and the Bahamas.

H3021 Small-business Deregulation (Failed 22 to 22 on 5/14/2026). Would strengthen legislative oversight of state regulations and reduce unnecessary burdens on small businesses.

S866 Municipal Sales Taxes (Passed 96 to 16 on 5/13/2026). Allows certain municipalities to ask voters to approve a local sales tax of up to one percent.

H3558 Con-Con Rules (Passed 38 to 2 on 5/13/2026). Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina's delegates to a potential Article V convention.

H5069 Public-land Protection (Passed 41 to 2 on 5/6/2026). Establishes a statewide goal of increasing protected land from about 3.4 million acres to seven million acres by 2050.

H4042 Ivermectin (Passed 100 to 9 on 5/5/2026). Would allow adults aged 18 and older to purchase ivermectin intended for human use from a pharmacy without a prescription.

H4756 Biological Sex (Passed 77 to 31 on 4/15/2026). Requires public schools and colleges to designate multi-person restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters for use only by members of one sex.

S866 Municipal Sales Taxes (Passed 32 to 9 on 4/1/2026). Allows certain municipalities to ask voters to approve a local sales tax of up to one percent.

H4756 Biological Sex (Passed 33 to 2 on 3/26/2026). Requires public schools and colleges to designate multi-person restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters for use only by members of one sex.

S136 Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges (Passed 40 to 2 on 5/28/2025). Dismisses and expunges pre-2024 unlawful-handgun-possession charges or one prior conviction, shields such cases from civil suits, and requires applications within five years.

HCR3008 Con-Con: Term Limits (Passed 29 to 14 on 5/7/2025). Applies to Congress for an Article V constitutional convention limited to proposing an amendment that would impose term limits on members of the U.S. House and Senate.

S477 Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control (Passed 44 to 0 on 5/6/2025). Expands access to hormonal birth control by allowing pharmacists to dispense “self-administered hormonal contraceptives” without a patient-specific doctor’s prescription.

S163 Central Bank Digital Currency Ban (Passed 38 to 1 on 5/1/2025). Prohibits state and local governments from accepting or requiring payment in a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or participating in CBDC testing.

S102 Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase (Passed 37 to 2 on 5/1/2025). Allows municipalities without an existing operating millage to impose one, capped at one-third of the previous year’s general fund or proposed budget.

S425 "Free" School Meals (Passed 94 to 15 on 4/30/2025). Forces South Carolina school districts to track student poverty, expand taxpayer-funded school meals, assist with applications, ban “lunch shaming,” and consider joining the federal Community Eligibility Provision.

H4134 Corporate Welfare (Passed 90 to 19 on 4/22/2025). Extends the Angel Investor Tax Credit Act through 2035.

H3944 Weight-limit Exceptions for EVs (Passed 87 to 23 on 4/22/2025). Allows electric battery-powered motor vehicles to exceed normal weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds.

H3930 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (Passed 85 to 10 on 4/9/2025). Bans government gun-owner registries and blocks credit-card companies from using merchant codes to track firearm or ammunition purchases.

H3927 DEI Ban (Passed 82 to 32 on 4/2/2025). Bans state and local institutions from promoting DEI programs, requires compliance certification, and allows enforcement by the attorney general.

S425 "Free" School Meals (Passed 45 to 0 on 4/1/2025). Forces South Carolina school districts to track student poverty, expand taxpayer-funded school meals, assist with applications, ban “lunch shaming,” and consider joining the federal Community Eligibility Provision.

H3558 Con-Con Rules (Passed 76 to 29 on 3/5/2025). Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina's delegates to a potential Article V convention, including eligibility, oversight, and compensation.

H5100 State Budget (passed 41 to 0 on 5/8/2024). Serves as the $14.5 billion General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024-25.

H4624 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 67 to 26 on 5/9/2024). Bans a health care professional from engaging in the provision or performance of “gender transition procedures” to a person under 18 years of age.

S915 South Carolina "Health Czar" Bill (passed 98 to 15 on 5/8/2024). Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a “cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan.”

Motion to Table: HA29A-H5100 Prohibiting Non-Citizen Voter Registration (passed 98 to 14 on 5/8/2024). Struck down an amendment to the FY 2024-25 General Appropriations Act that would have prohibited state agencies from distributing voter registration forms to non-citizens.

H4624 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 28 to 8 on 5/2/2024). Bans a health care professional from engaging in the provision or performance of “gender transition procedures” to a person under 18 years of age.

J35 Defeating James Smith for Circuit Court Judge (passed 70 to 36 on 4/17/2024). Prevented former State Rep. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith from being elected to the position of Circuit Court Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

J35 Defeating James Smith for Circuit Court Judge (passed 24 to 21 on 4/17/2024). Prevented former State Rep. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith from being elected to the position of Circuit Court Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.

S1126 U.S. Citizenship Requirement to Vote (passed 40 to 3 on 4/3/2024). Proposes to amend the state's constitution to provide that only a citizen of the United States and South Carolina who is at least 18 years of age and properly registered is entitled to vote.

H5164 Expanding Government-Run Education (passed 69 to 27 on 3/21/2024). Would increase the amounts of annual refundable tax credits allocated to the Education Scholarship Trust Fund and expand eligibility to all private and homeschool students.

H3676 Article V Convention: Balanced Budget Amendment (passed 68 to 30 on 2/29/2024). Would apply to Congress for a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution "limited" to proposing a balanced budget amendment.

S915 South Carolina "Health Czar" Bill (passed 44 to 1 on 2/21/2024). Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a “cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan.”

SA13-H3594 "Gun-Free Zones" (passed 22 to 20 on 1/30/2024). Mandates stiffer criminal penalties for persons who carry handguns into various locations specified by law, regardless of whether they have a concealed weapons permit.

H726 Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act (Passed 41 to 2 on 5/10/2023). Establishes the Office of Statewide Workforce Development Coordination (SWDC) within the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).

H3824 Alternative Fuel Tax Credit (Passed 92 to 16 on 5/10/2023). Amends the alternative fuel property income tax credit.

SJR739 Housing Tax Credit (Passed 84 to 26 on 5/10/2023). Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.

SJR739 Housing Tax Credit (Passed 43 to 0 on 5/3/2023). Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.

S39 Educational Scholarship Trust Fund (Passed 74 to 36 on 4/27/2023). Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.

S576 Alien Ownership of Property (Passed 31 to 5 on 3/23/2023). Prohibits corporations controlled by foreign adversaries, as defined in the bill, from acquiring any real property within the state.

S241 Genetic Counselors (Passed 39 to 6 on 3/22/2023). Establishes the South Carolina Board of Genetic Counselors within the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (LLR).

H3604 Infrastructure (Passed 100 to 12 on 3/15/2023). Allocates funds received by South Carolina from the ARPA bill to a corporate welfare project, specifically earmarking $1.2 billion for the construction of a site in Columbia to benefit Volkswagen.

H3604 Infrastructure (Passed 36 to 4 on 3/14/2023). Allocates funds received by South Carolina from the ARPA bill to a corporate welfare project, specifically earmarking $1.2 billion for the construction of a site in Columbia to benefit Volkswagen.

H3014 Hate Crimes (Passed 84 to 31 on 3/8/2023). Provides for an enhanced penalty for certain violent crimes committed against a victim who was intentionally targeted due to the offender’s belief or perceptions about the victim.

H3594 Constitutional Carry (Passed 87 to 26 on 2/23/2023). Enacts the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023.

S39 Educational Scholarship Trust Fund (Passed 28 to 15 on 1/31/2023). Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.

H5399 Abortion Ban (Rejected 47 to 55). Prohibits abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

H3205 Con Con (Passed 27 to 13 on 3/9/2022). Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.