South Carolina State Scorecard

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.