H. 5522 – Would enact the “Homeowner Contract Transparency and Fair Dispute Resolution Act” requiring sellers in residential real estate transactions to provide certain advance disclosure of home purchase documents to buyers before closing, including dispute resolution provisions and legal waivers, to provide remedies for noncompliance, and to impose an affirmative duty on attorneys who conduct closings.
H. 5523 – Would allow any organized fire department to conduct inspections of mobile food units and would require the state fire marshal to develop a certificate to demonstrate compliance with inspections.
H. 5524 – Would prohibit registered sex offenders from entering, remaining in, or loitering on the grounds of county, municipal, or special purpose district parks without being given express permission by the parks’ governing authorities. Penalties include fines from $100 to $500 or imprisonment for at least 30 days.
H. 5525 – Would enact the “South Carolina Electric Cooperative Consumer Protection and Wholesale Market Access Act.”
H. 5526 – Would prohibit South Carolina governmental entities, counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions from accepting or taking any action on permits or applications for data centers until the General Assembly establishes a comprehensive oversight and approval process for new data centers. The joint resolution also would define “data centers” as a facility, campus of facilities, or array of interconnected facilities in South Carolina used by an entity or other business enterprise to operate, manage, or maintain a computer, group of computers, or other organized assembly of hardware and software for the primary purpose of storing, retrieving, or transmitting data and that has peak demand of five megawatts or greater.
H. 5535 – Would require multi-family dwellings permitted to be built after July 1, 2026, to install fire sprinkler systems. The state fire marshal will enforce regulations to specify the appropriate type of fire sprinkler system for installation.
H. 5538 – Would enact the “Guarantee Banking Act” to give fairness and transparency in banking.
H. 5545 – Would prohibit state agencies and local governments from purchasing, leasing, licensing, or acquiring election systems, related equipment, or services from companies owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.
S. 1109 – Would decrease the maximum filing fee from $20,000 to $2,500 that may be charged by the State Election Commission to each candidate certified by a political party for conducting a presidential preference primary.
S. 1118 – Would create the “South Carolina Headquarters Relocation and Growth Fund” to provide grants to qualifying businesses that establish or expand certain headquarters in the state.
S. 1119 – Would allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue blackout special license plates.
S. 1122 – Would specify qualifying requirements for certain rehabilitation expenses under the “South Carolina Textiles Communities Revitalization Act.” This requirement includes any contiguous parcel included within the textile mill site. The textile mill and buildings on the site must be either renovated or demolished if both the textile mill and the contiguous parcel are owned by the same taxpayer or affiliated taxpayers.
S. 1123 – Would make it unlawful for any condemnor to knowingly make false, fraudulent, or deceptive statements during condemnation and would require certain notices before initiating an appraisal. Finally, the bill would require anyone who intends to file an application with an agency for an energy infrastructure project permit that may result in the use of eminent domain to provide written notice via certified mail to any property owner whose property may be acquired.
S. 1128 – Would prohibit registered sex offenders from entering, remaining in, or loitering on the grounds of county, municipal, or special purpose district parks without being given express permission by the parks’ governing authorities. Penalties include fines of $100 to $500 or imprisonment for at least 30 days.