H. 4984 – Would enact the “South Carolina Dual Enrollment Opportunity Act” to provide a statewide policy for dual enrollment of students in public high schools and public colleges and universities.
H. 4985 – Would enact the “Proxy Advisor Transparency Act” requiring proxy advisors to make specific disclosures when making certain financial recommendations.
H. 5002 – Would require the certification of community health workers and establish certification requirements and authorized services.
H. 5003 – Would allow a municipality to use up to 50% of a local option tourism tax as a credit against property tax liability.
H. 5004 – Would define false advertising in the advertising of the practice of law. Any action defined as false advertising would be considered an unfair trade practice.
H. 5005 – Would define threatening, intimidating, harassing, stalking, or otherwise injuring a federal, state, local law enforcement or corrections officer, healthcare professional, emergency response employee, or educational professional during or because of that individual’s official duties as assault and battery of a high-and-aggravated nature.
H. 5006 – Would enact the “State of South Carolina Small Business Tax Cut of 2026;” exempting the first $10,000 of business personal property tax for small businesses in South Carolina. In this bill, "small business" is defined as a commercial retail service, industry entity, or nonprofit corporation, including affiliates, that meet the following requirements:
- The business is owned by taxpayers who pay income taxes in South Carolina;
- The business is independently owned and operated;
- The business employs fewer than 100 full-time employees or has gross annual sales of less than $10 million dollars.
The bill also would exempt a portion of the corporate license fee for small businesses.
H. 5007 – Would ensure certain manufacturers’ warranties on a residential property’s heating, cooling, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems automatically transfer to the new owner in the event of a sale.
H. 5009 – Would require family courts to consider the appropriateness of no-contact and supervised-contact orders when terminating parental rights or finalizing adoptions.
H. 5011 – Would enact the “Tenant Protection Act of 2026” to provide a property tax exemption when a parcel of real property and any improvements thereon undergo an assessable transfer of interest (ATI) after 2025. The exemption would be in an amount sufficient so that the exemption value does not exceed 110% of the property tax value. The bill also would allow a taxpayer to claim this exemption instead of the ATI fair market value exemption. The owner of the property or their agent would be required to notify the county assessor before Jan. 31 to elect this new exemption.
S. 829 – Would give alternative methods for appointing, structuring, voting, and serving as a commissioner for a Joint Authority Water and Sewer System or “joint system.”
S. 830 – Would allow insurers to limit the issuance of auto insurance to an individual based on their membership in a nonprofit organization.
S. 831 – Known as the “SCDOT Modernization” bill, Section 9 of S. 831 would establish a program for the voluntary transfer of certain nonessential state roads from SCDOT to local governments and provide incentives for counties that accept these roads, including the elimination of the requirement that 25% of C-funds be spent on state roads, the allowance of a second transportation penny, and an exception to the millage cap for road maintenance.
S. 832 – Would prevent a county or municipality from prohibiting, restricting, conditioning, delaying, or requiring land use approval for events held on a state-supported institution of higher learning’s campus based on zoning ordinances or land use classifications. This would not limit the authority to enforce generally applicable building, fire, life safety, health, and traffic laws and regulations.
S. 840 – Would enact the “Parental Rights Act.”
S. 841 – Would require the governor to make Election Commission appointments based on the Senate’s advice and consent. If a vacancy occurs between legislative sessions, the governor may make an interim appointment only during that same interim period. If the Senate later rejects the appointment, the office becomes immediately vacant and may not be filled again on an interim basis.