Graduation requirements [SB-405]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend Article 1, Chapter 29, Title 59 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Subjects Of Instruction, By Adding Section 59-29-17, To Require Each High School To Offer A One-half Credit Course Of Study In Personal Finance As An Elective Or Mathematics Credit Beginning With The 2021-2022 School Year.
SB-405: Graduation requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Dwight Loftis
Introduced And Read First Time on 01/12/2021
SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act [SB-1]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Fetal Heartbeat And Protection From Abortion Act" By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 41, Title 44 So As To Require Testing For A Detectable Fetal Heartbeat Before An Abortion Is Performed On A Pregnant Woman, To Prohibit The Performance Of An Abortion If A Fetal Heartbeat Is Detected, To Provide Medical Emergency And Other Exceptions, To Require Certain Documentation And Recordkeeping By Physicians Performing Abortions, To Require Physicians To Notify Law Enforcement After
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SB-1: SC Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dwight Loftis
Act No. 1 on 02/18/2021
Constitutional amendment, Judicial Department [SJR-374]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Amend Section 3, Article V Of The Constitution Of This State, Relating To The Election Of Members Of The Supreme Court, Section 8, Article V, Relating To The Election Of Judges Of The Court Of Appeals, Section 13, Article V, Relating To Judicial Circuits And Circuit Court Judges, Section 18, Article V, Relating To Vacancies In These Judicial Offices, And Section 27, Article V, Relating To The Judicial Merit Selection Commission, To Provide That Supreme Court Justices, Judges Of The Court Of Appeals, And Circuit Court Judges Shall Be Appointed By
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SJR-374: Constitutional amendment, Judicial Department
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Talley
Introduced And Read First Time on 01/12/2021
Administrative Law Court, hearings and proceedings [SB-404]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend Section 1-23-600 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Hearings And Proceedings In Front Of The Administrative Law Court, To Provide That Agency Interpretations Of Relevant Statutes And Regulations Are Not Entitled To Deference From The Presiding Administrative Law Judge, To Provide That Review Of Those Interpretations Shall Be De Novo, And To Provide That Any Doubt Shall Be Exercised In Favor Of The Individual Rather Than The Agency.
SB-404: Administrative Law Court, hearings and proceedings
Sponsored by: Sen. Greg Hembree
Read Second Time on 03/30/2021
Executions [SB-200]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend Section 24-3-530, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Death By Electrocution Or Lethal Injection, So As To Provide That A Person Sentenced To Death Shall Suffer The Penalty By Electrocution Or By Firing Squad Or Lethal Injection, If Lethal Injection Is Available At The Time Of Election, To Provide That An Election Expires And Must Be Renewed In Writing If The Convicted Person Receives A Stay Of Execution Or The Execution Date Has Passed, To Provide That A Penalty Must Be Administered By Electrocution For A Person Who Waives His
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SB-200: Executions
Sponsored by: Sen. Katrina Shealy
Act No. 43 on 06/01/2021
SC Constitutional Carry Act of 2021 [SB-155]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Enact The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2021"; To Amend Section 10-11-320(b) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging A Firearm On The Capitol Grounds, To Provide That A Person May Possess A Firearm Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 16-23-20 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, To Provide That It Is Legal To Carry A Handgun In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; To Amend Section 16-23-50(a)(2) Of The 1976 Code, Relating
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SB-155: SC Constitutional Carry Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Katrina Shealy
Introduced And Read First Time on 01/12/2021
Convention of the States [SJR-133]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Make Application To The Congress Of The United States To Call A Convention For Proposing Amendments Pursuant To Article V Of The United States Constitution Limited To Proposing Amendments That Impose Fiscal Restraints On The Federal Government, Limit The Power And Jurisdiction Of The Federal Government, And Limit The Terms Of Office For Its Officials And For Members Of Congress; To Provide Certain Reservations, Understandings, And Declarations Limiting The Application; And To Provide Certain Selection Criteria For Delegates To A Convention Of The
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SJR-133: Convention of the States
Sponsored by: Sen. Katrina Shealy
Roll Call Ayes-24 Nays-14 on 06/15/2022
Airlines, crediting property tax [SB-360]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Funding ]
Amend Section 12-37-2460, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Crediting Property Taxes On Airlines, So As To Credit The Proceeds Of Taxes To The State Aviation Fund; And To Amend Section 55-5-280, Relating To The State Aviation Fund, So As To Phase-in The Crediting Of The Proceeds.
SB-360: Airlines, crediting property tax
Sponsored by: Sen. Rex Rice
Introduced And Read First Time on 01/12/2021
Provide requirements for an applicant seeking to organize a bank [SB-467]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 34-1-150 So As To Provide Requirements For An Applicant Seeking Permission To Organize A Bank; By Adding Section 34-1-160 So As To Provide Conditions That Must Be Met In Order To Authorize The Organization Of A Proposed Bank; By Adding Section 34-1-170 So As To Provide For The Requirements Of The Articles Of Incorporation Of A Proposed Bank; By Adding Section 34-1-180 So As To Provide The Requirements For The Board Of Financial Institutions To Approve A Charter For A Proposed Bank;
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SB-467: Provide requirements for an applicant seeking to organize a bank
Sponsored by: Sen. Sean Bennett
Act No. 30 on 05/13/2021
State Election Commission [SB-129]
[Elections ]
Amend Chapter 3, Title 7 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To The State Election Commission, To Devolve The Duties Of The State Election Commission And Its Executive Director Upon The Secretary Of State, And To Make Conforming Changes.
SB-129: State Election Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Talley
Introduced And Read First Time on 01/12/2021