South Carolina Votes

Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina's delegates to a potential Article V convention.

Expands the number of counties allowed to impose a local sales tax for school construction and other education-related capital improvements.

Creates a 15-member South Carolina-Bahamas Trade Commission to promote ties between South Carolina and the Bahamas.

Allows certain municipalities to ask voters to approve a local sales tax of up to one percent.

Would allow adults aged 18 and older to purchase ivermectin intended for human use from a pharmacy without a prescription.

Requires public schools and colleges to designate multi-person restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters for use only by members of one sex.

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.

Extends the Angel Investor Tax Credit Act through 2035.

Allows electric battery-powered motor vehicles to exceed normal weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds.

Bans government gun-owner registries and blocks credit-card companies from using merchant codes to track firearm or ammunition purchases.

Bans state and local institutions from promoting DEI programs, requires compliance certification, and allows enforcement by the attorney general.

Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina's delegates to a potential Article V convention, including eligibility, oversight, and compensation.

Bans a health care professional from engaging in the provision or performance of "gender transition procedures" to a person under 18 years of age.

Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a "cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amends the alternative fuel property income tax credit.

Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.

Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.

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.

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.

Enacts the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023.

Prohibits abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Ensures fairness in women's sports in the state and requires the designation of separate sex-specific sports teams to maintain fairness in athletic opportunities for women.

Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds that have been disbursed to the state in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

Disburses funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to assist eligible households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.