H. 4924 – Would create the General Assembly Member Salary Commission to report to leadership a recommended salary range for members of the General Assembly.
H. 4925 – Would extend the sales tax exemption related to certain datacenter equipment purchases to a person who bears a relationship to the taxpayer including the parent company or other company under the umbrella.
H. 4926 – Would allow a municipality, by ordinance, to exempt business personal property from ad valorem taxation for not more than five years.
H. 4929 – Would require owners of freshwater locations where swimming is allowed to post a notice to raise awareness of the amoeba naegleria floweri— often called the "brain-eating amoeba"—and how to minimize the risk of infection.
H. 4930 – Would require that members of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission be appointed by the governor.
H. 4965 – Would revise the qualifications for probate judges in counties with populations of more than 50,000 who, at the time of election, are at least 25 years old and are a licensed attorney in good standing. If not a licensed attorney, the probate judge must hire a staff attorney within a reasonable time of their election. These provisions do not apply to a probate judge currently serving in office.
H. 4966 – Would create a study committee to study the cost and feasibility of installing, fencing, netting, or other barriers on highway bridges to deter people from climbing.
H. 4967 – Would require state and local detention and correctional facilities to provide welfare notices to family members of inmates upon request.
H. 4968 – Would prohibit a bank or financial institution from charging fees in excess of $1.75 for each automated teller machine (ATM) transaction.
H. 4969 – Would increase the campaign contribution limits from $1,000 to $2,000 in the case of a single candidate running for office other than statewide office.
H. 4970 – Would provide a tenant who is convicted of a crime unrelated to the possession, sale, or use of illicit substances or firearms must be given three months to relocate after the conviction. If the tenant is unable to relocate within three months, the landlord must store the personal property for 30 days.
H. 4971 – Would require SCDOT to transfer ownership of all roads that are 0.5 miles or shorter to the county in which it is located by Dec. 31, 2028. These roads must be maintained by the county, meet the state highway maintenance standards, and remain in a state of good repair. SCDOT must determine, in consultation with the receiving counties, the best manner to implement these provisions, and must transfer sufficient funds to any county that receives additional roads to maintain. The bill also would remove the requirement that 25% of C-Funds be spent on state roads.
H. 4973 – Would prohibit certain critical infrastructure contracts with certain foreign-owned companies.
H. 4974 – Would prohibit certain companies owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party from owning, leasing, possessing, or exercising any control over any land or real estate located within 25 miles of a state or federal military base or installation for the purpose of installing or erecting certain towers.
S. 766 – Would waive the fees charged for copies of birth certificates and issuing special identification cards for homeless people and children who have aged out of the foster care system.
S. 770 – Would establish employment requirements for individuals applying for federally funded childcare assistance benefits available to families with low incomes to help cover the costs of childcare.
S. 771 – Would add a qualified retirement plan for an officer of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the definition of “retirement income.”
S. 775 – Would expand the definition of conduct considered unlawful for taunting, tormenting, injuring, or killing police dogs or horses and increase the associated penalties, including a requirement for restitution.
S. 777 – Would make candy, energy drinks, soft drinks and sweetened beverages ineligible for purchase using SNAP benefits at SNAP-authorized retailers.
S. 778 – Would prohibit state and local funds for family planning from being appropriated to a licensed abortion clinic and affiliated physicians and medical practices.
S. 782 – Would allow the South Carolina secretary of state to use any reliable and verifiable information based on the latest official United States Census to determine whether a proposed municipality has the required population density for incorporation.
S. 783 – Would enact the “South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act.”
S. 784 – Would, among other energy-related things, require an electric service provider to require rates, charges, minimum billing requirements, and longer terms of contract, designed to ensure all costs associated with serving or preparing to serve commercial data centers are recovered from the data centers after May 15, 2025. This bill would also end certain sales tax exemptions available to data centers on May 30, 2025.
S. 806 – Would limit the weight of farm trucks permitted to travel on non-interstate highways to a maximum of 90,000 pounds.
S. 808 – Would classify the harassment or threat of a worker restoring critical services (electric and gas, water and sewer, road and highway repair, telephone or cell, satellite or internet, or other services necessary for home and commercial properties) as a misdemeanor and tampering with an electric utility system or assault or endangerment of a worker restoring critical services as a felony.
S. 810 - Would limit the weight of farm trucks permitted to travel on non-interstate highways to a maximum of 90,000 pounds with a 10% enforcement tolerance.
S. 813 – Would require the occupation and employer to be included in campaign expenditure reports under certain circumstances.
S. 815 – Would amend the S.C. Constitution to allow the General Assembly to determine by law the classifications and assessment ratios of real and personal property relating to ad valorem taxation. The proposals of the General Assembly would then be submitted to the people in a referendum at the next general election.
S. 820 – Would require health insurance policies to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examination coverage without cost-sharing requirements.
S. 822 – Would create the felony of deed theft and make it illegal for a person to alter, forge or counterfeit any real estate instruments; possess or use a real estate instrument knowing it to have been altered, forged or counterfeited; or use a false or fictitious name or address, make a materially false statement, fail to disclose a security interest or conceal any other material fact in the filing of a real estate instrument.
S. 825 – Would enact the “Family Protection Act.”