South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 121)
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0240
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Parental Rights To Affirm Biological Sex In Child Welfare And Placement Act"; And By Adding Section 63-7-50 So As To Encourage Children To Identify With Their Biological Sex By Requiring Courts And Agencies To Consider A Child's Biological Sex As A Positive Factor In Child Welfare Proceedings, To Provide That Parents And Legal Guardians Have The Right To Encourage A Child To Align With Their Biological Sex, Including In Making Medical Decisions, And To Offer Protections For Exercising This Right, To Require The Department Of Social Services And Family Court System To Develop Policies And The Department Of Social Services To Submit Annual Reports, And To Define Necessary Terms.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0241
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "eliminate The Marriage Tax Penalty Act"; And By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who 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.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0242
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To The Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health, So As To Provide That Parents Have The Fundamental Right To Direct The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Minor Children, To Provide These Rights Extend To Healthcare Decisions Concerning The Minors And Access To Their Medical Records, And To Provide The State May Not Substantially Burden These Rights Except In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-5-350, Relating To Health Services That May Be Rendered To Minors Without Parental Consent, So As To Provide That Healthcare Providers Must Obtain Parental Consent Before Procuring, Providing, Or Rendering Healthcare For A Minor Except In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit The Encouragement Or Coercion Of Minors To Withhold Information From A Parent About The Health Of The Child, To Provide Parents May Assert Provisions Of This Act As Claims Or Defenses In Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings Subject To A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide Remedies, To Provide The Attorney General May Bring Actions To Enforce Provisions Of This Act, And To Define Necessary Terms; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Consent Not Subject To Disaffirmance.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0243
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59, So As To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights, To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances, To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter, And To Provide Necessary Definitions; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59, As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions."
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0244
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/24/25
Engrossed
3/27/25
Refer
4/3/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To The Apportionment Of Percentages Of Fault And Alcoholic Beverage Or Drug Exceptions, So As To Provide That A Jury Or The Court Shall Determine The Percentage Of Fault Of The Claimant, The Defendant, And Of Any Nonparty Whose Act Or Omission Was A Proximate Cause Of The Claimant's Alleged Damages; By Repealing Section 15-38-20 Relating To Right Of Contribution; By Repealing Section 15-38-30 Relating To Factors Determining Pro Rata Liability Of Tortfeasors; By Repealing Section 15-38-40 Relating To Actions For Contribution; By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 15-3-720 So As To Provide That An Individual Is Prohibited From Recovering Damages If The Individual Knowingly Rides As A Passenger In A Vehicle Operated By A Driver Who Is Visibly Intoxicated Or Whom The Individual Knew Or Should Have Known Would Become Intoxicated; By Adding Section 15-3-730 So As To Provide That The Clerk Of Court Shall Forward A Copy Of The Complaint And Judgement To The Department Of Revenue Upon Entering Judgment Against A Licensee; By Amending Section 61-4-580, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Provide For Civil Liability; By Amending Section 61-4-590, Relating To Revocation Or Suspension Of Permits And Department Investigation And Determination, So As To Provide That The Department May Revoke Or Suspend A Permit On Its Own Initiative Upon Receipt Of A Complaint And Judgment; By Adding Section 61-3-100 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 61-3-110 So As To Provide Requirements For Training Server And Manager Training; By Adding Section 61-3-120 So As To Provide For The Creation Of And Approval Of Training Programs; By Adding Section 61-3-130 So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Alcohol Server Certificates; By Adding Section 61-3-140 So As To Provide For The Renewal Of A Permit Or License; By Adding Section 61-3-150 So As To Provide For The Enforcement Of Relevant Provisions; By Adding Section 61-3-160 So As To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 61-2-60, Relating To The Promulgation Of Regulations So As To Provide For The Development, Implementation, Education, And Enforcement Of Responsible Alcohol Server Training Provisions; By Amending Section 61-6-2220, Relating To Sales To Intoxicated Persons, So As To Provide That A Person Or Establishment Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Liquors Or Liquor By The Drink Pursuant To This Article May Not Knowingly Provide These Beverages To An Intoxicated Person; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Licensing, Required Information And Documentation, Fees, And Renewal, So As To Include Liquor Liability Insurance; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide Limits; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide That An Insurer Shall Notify The Department If A Person Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Beverages For On-premises Consumption Exceeds Its Aggregate Limit Prior To The Expiration Of The Policy; By Amending Section 15-3-670, Relating To Circumstances In Which Limitations Provided By Sections 15-3-640 Through 15-3-660 Are Not Available As Defense, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Considered Material Only If It Exists Within A Completed Building, Structure, Or Facility Which Has Resulted In Physical Harm To A Person Or Significant Damage To The Performance Of A Building Or Its Systems; By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To Penalties, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Admissible As Evidence Of Comparative Negligence; By Adding Section 15-7-65 So As To Provide That A Civil Action Tried Against An Unknown Defendant Must Be Tried In The County Where The Cause Of Action Arose; By Amending Section 38-77-150, Relating To Uninsured Motorist Provisions, So As To Provide That The Uninsured Motorist Provision Is Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages; By Amending Section 38-77-160, Relating To Additional Uninsured Motorist Coverage, So As To Provide That Automobile Insurance Carriers Are Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages In The Mandatory Offer Of Underinsured Motorists Coverage; By Amending Section 15-78-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Occurrence; By Amending Section 15-32-220, Relating To Noneconomic Damages Limit And Exceptions, So As To Provide Guidelines For Intent To Harm, Felony Convictions, And Influence Of Alcohol And Other Drugs; And By Adding Section 38-59-23 So As To Provide For Actions For Bad Faith Involving A Liability.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0245
Introduced
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Refer
1/16/25
Make Application By The State Of South Carolina Under Article V Of The United States Constitution For A Convention Of The States To Be Called, Restricted To Proposing An Amendment To The United States Constitution To Impose Fiscal Restraints On The Federal Government Through A Balanced Budget Amendment.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0246
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 46-9-110, Relating To Local Ordinances, So As To Provide That A Unit Of Local Government May Adopt An Ordinance Restricting The Use Of Certain Pesticide Products.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0247
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act" By Adding Article 22 To Chapter 3, Title 16 So As To Entitle The Article "penalty Enhancements For Certain Crimes," To Provide Additional Penalties For Persons Who Commit Certain Delineated Crimes When The Victim Was Intentionally Selected Based On Certain Factors.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0248
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
An Amendment To Section 7, Article Vi Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To The Constitutional Officers Of This State, So As To Delete The Commissioner Of Agriculture From The List Of State Officers Which The Constitution Requires To Be Elected And Provide That The Commissioner Of Agriculture Must Be Appointed By The Governor, Upon The Advice And Consent Of The Senate, For A Term Coterminous With The Governor Upon The Expiration Of The Term Of The Commissioner Of Agriculture Serving In Office On The Date Of The Ratification Of This Provision.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0249
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-20-30, Relating To Public Hearing Of Nonjudicial Candidates, So As To Eliminate The Requirement That Hearings Be Conducted No Later Than Two Weeks Prior To The Date Set For The Election, To Provide That Candidates May Not Obtain Pledges Or Commitments Until The Twelfth Day After The Names Of The Nominees Have Been Released, And To Require That A Period Of Twenty-two Days Elapse Between The Date That The Report Of Nominations Is Released And The Time Set For The Election.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0250
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "long-term Care Tax Credit Act" By Adding Section 12-6-3395 So As To Allow A State Individual Income Tax Credit Of Fifteen Percent Of The Total Amount Of Premiums Paid By A Taxpayer Pursuant To A Long-term Care Insurance Contract, Not To Exceed Two Thousand Dollars In A Taxable Year For Each Individual, And To Prohibit A Double Benefit.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0251
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 22-3-10, Relating To Civil Jurisdiction Of Magistrates Court, So As To Increase The Civil Jurisdiction From Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars To Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0252
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3515, Relating To The State Income Tax Credit For Conservation Or A Qualified Conservation Contribution Of Real Property, So As To Provide That The Credit Equals Twenty-five Percent Of The Total Value Of The Gift Rather Than Twenty-five Percent Of The Charitable Deduction For The Gift Allowed On The Taxpayer's Federal Income Tax Return, To Increase The Maximum Annual Credit Allowed A Taxpayer From Fifty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars To One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars, To Adjust The Maximum Annual Credit For Increases In The Consumer Price Index, And To Delete Obsolete Provisions.
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0253
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Enrolled
2/13/25
Passed
3/7/25
Chaptered
6/5/25
Provide Authorization For The Department Of Administration To Expend Certain Funds To Engage An Independent Compliance Consultant For Review Of Compliance Of The Alixpartners Forensic Accounting Report, To Require The Office Of The State Treasurer, The Office Of The Comptroller General, And The Office Of The State Auditor To Implement The Recommendations From The Accounting Report, To Provide A Detailed Timeline Of Such, And To Issue A Report On The Status Thereof, And To Require The Compliance Consultant To Issue A Report On The Status Of Such Implementation. - Ratified Title
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South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina Senate Bill S0254
Introduced
1/21/25
Refer
1/21/25
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "small Business Regulatory Freedom Act" By Adding Section 1-23-285 So As To Provide The Small Business Regulatory Review Committee Shall Conduct An Initial Review Of Regulations Pending Reauthorization And Make Recommendations To The General Assembly For Retaining Or Removing Regulations, To Provide It Is The Duty Of The Committee When Reviewing Regulations To Reduce The Overall Regulatory Burden On Businesses By Reducing The Number Of Regulatory Requirements By Twenty-five Percent, And To Provide The Committee May Request Any Necessary Information From State Agencies And To Require The Compliance Of Agencies With These Requests, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-110, Relating To The Process For Promulgating Regulations Under The Administrative Procedures Act So As To Provide Agencies May Not Promulgate Regulations Absent Express Statutory Authority And Citation To The Specific Statutory Authority, To Provide For Every Regulation An Agency Proposes, It Must Identify And Propose Two Of Its Regulations To Remove, To Provide Persons Aggrieved By A Regulation May Challenge The Validity Of The Regulation In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, And To Provide Courts May Declare Regulations Invalid Upon Finding An Absence Of Express Statutory Authority To Promulgate; By Amending Section 1-23-115, Relating To Assessment Reports For Regulations Submitted For Promulgation, So As To Provide All Regulations Submitted For Promulgation Must Include Assessment Reports, To Allow Longer Review Periods In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Discount Rates Must Be Justified If Applied In An Analysis Report, To Provide Promulgating Agencies Must Conduct Retrospective Assessment Reports In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Assessment Contents Must Be Made Publicly Available In A Certain Manner, To Provide Certain Standardized Analytic Methods And Metrics Must Be Applied To All Regulations, To Require Retrospective Assessment Reports Be Conducted When Regulations Are Reviewed For Renewal, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-120, Relating To Documents Required To Be Filed To Initiate The Review Process For A Regulation, So As To Require The Documents Include An Automatic Expiration Date, And To Provide For The Automatic Expiration And Periodic Review Of Regulations; And By Amending Section 1-23-380, Relating To Judicial Review Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies, So As To Provide Requirements For Judicial Review Of Agency Interpretations Of Regulations.