All Bills - South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3271
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-101-440 So As To Provide 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; To Provide A Student Who Is Eligible For A State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance Under This Act Also Must Meet Other Qualifications Of The State-sponsored Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance To Receive The Scholarship Or Tuition Assistance; To Provide Student Information Obtained In The Implementation Of This Act Must Be Confidential; And To Require The Commission On Higher Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Effectuate The Provisions Of This Act.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3272
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ban The Box Act" By Adding Section 41-1-23 So As To Provide That No Job Application May Include Questions Related To Criminal Convictions Unless The Conviction Directly Relates To The Employment Or Licensure Sought, To Provide A Related Policy Statement, And To Provide Necessary Definitions, Exclusions, And Related Requirements.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3273
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-1-140 So As To Provide That Any Covenant Not To Compete That A Nonprofit Corporation With An Annual Gross Revenue Exceeding One Billion Dollars Has With Current And Former Employees Is Null, Void, And Unenforceable, And To Provide That No Such Covenant May Be Entered Into With Future Employees.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3274
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-150-65 So As To Provide The Lottery Commission Lawfully May Own, Market, And Regulate Certain Cash Deposit-activated Games Of Skill Machines That Skilled Players May Play To Earn Prizes; To Provide The Commission Shall Maintain Ownership And Control Of These Games Of Skill Machines; And To Provide Persons Eighteen Years Of Age Or Older Lawfully May Play These Machines And Establishments Approved By The Commission Lawfully May Possess The Machines.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3275
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-5-20, Relating To The Authority Of The Supreme Court To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Concerning The Practice Of Law And The Establishment Of The South Carolina Bar, So As To Provide That The Supreme Court May Promulgate Rules And Regulations Defining And Regulating The Practice Of Law Subject To Statutory Law And Determining The Qualifications And Requirements For Admission To The Practice Of Law And The Licensure Of Attorneys In This State, To Provide That Any Provision Of Law Or Rule That Requires An Attorney To Be A Member Of The South Carolina Bar Is Superseded And Of No Force And Effect, And To Delete Inconsistent Provisions Related To The Bar; And By Amending Section 40-5-310, Relating To Practicing Law Or Soliciting The Legal Cause Of Another Without Being Enrolled As A Member Of The South Carolina Bar, So As To Provide That No Person May Practice Law Unless He Is Licensed By The Supreme Court, And To Delete The Requirement That A Person Be A Member Of The South Carolina Bar.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3276
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Engrossed
4/10/25
Refer
4/15/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Electronic Communication Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Provide The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Mobile Electronic Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3277
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-3-557 So As To Provide The Circumstances In Which Sex Offenders May Have Contact Or Custody With Their Or Any Other Minor Children, To Provide Offenders Must Report The Names And Addresses Of Their Minor Children To The Court, And To Provide The Solicitor Must Provide Nonoffending Parents Information About Safeguarding Minors From Offending Parents.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3278
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-13-40, Relating To The Computation Of Time Served By Prisoners, So As To Delete The Provision That Allows Prisoners To Use Time Spent Under Monitored House Arrest Against Their Sentence When Computing Time Served By Prisoners.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3279
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 23 To Title 47 So As To Create The "south Carolina Equine Promotion Act," To Define Necessary Terms, To Establish The Equine Promotion Board, To Provide For The Composition Of The Board And The Terms Of The Board Members, To Impose An Assessment On All Commercial Feed And Custom Blends Labeled For Equine Use, To Provide How The Funds May Be Used To Promote The Equine Industry In South Carolina, And To Require An Annual Audit Of The Equine Promotion Fund.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3280
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 24-21-950, Relating To Guidelines For Determining Eligibility For Pardon So As To Make Grammatical And Technical Changes, And To Delete The Provision That Requires Inmates Be Considered For Pardons Before Parole Eligibility Dates Under Certain Circumstances.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3281
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 18 To Chapter 3, Title 23 So As To Create The "fallen First Responder Survivor Advocate" Position Within The State Law Enforcement Division And To Provide Its Duties And Responsibilities.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3282
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-1-410, Relating To Appointment Of The Secretary Of Transportation, So As To Provide Effective January 15, 2028, The Lieutenant Governor Shall Serve As Secretary Of Transportation, To Provide In Selecting A Candidate For Lieutenant Governor, A Candidate For Governor Shall Examine Whether The Person Possesses Certain Qualifications, And To Delete The Provision Relating To The Secretary Of Transportation's Compensation.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3283
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property And Concealed Weapons, So As To Delete The Restrictions Placed On Holders Of Concealed Weapon Permits On Carrying Firearms On Postsecondary School Properties, And To Make Technical Changes; And By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns And Exceptions, So As To Delete The Restriction Placed On The Carrying Of Weapons Into College Athletic Events.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3284
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-1538, Relating To Emergency Scene Management And Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "emergency Services Personnel" To Include Tow Truck Operators.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina House Bill H3285
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Engrossed
4/9/25
Refer
4/9/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-23-57 So As To Provide Law Enforcement Officers Are Required To Complete Continuing Law Enforcement Education Credits In Autism Spectrum Disorder; And By Amending Section 44-61-80, Relating To Emergency Medical Technician Certification, So As To Provide The Emergency Medical Technician Training Program Must Include Courses In Autism Spectrum Disorder.