Below are the bills that the SCRLA Government Affairs team will be tracking at the Statehouse for the 126th legislative session. This is a working list and will be updated as additional bills that pertain to our industry are introduced.

Insurance, Liability, Tort Reform:

• S. 133: Tort Reform
• H. 3266: To prevent an insurer from denying a claim arising from a leak under certain circumstances
• H. 3487: South Carolina Department of Insurance governance
• H. 3497: Liquor Liability Insurance Coverage
• H. 3534: Contribution Among Tortfeasors
• S. 212: Insurance Policy Renewal
• S. 244: Tort Reform
• H. 3849: Tort Reform
• S. 397: Liquor Liability Insurance
• H. 4087: Liquor Liability
• H. 4142: Tort Claims Act, Limited Increased

Alcohol:

• S. 22: ABV limits of certain wines
• H. 3450: Alcohol sales during states of emergency
• H. 3451: Alcohol purchase age
• H. 3452: Liquor sales on certain days
• S. 184: Dramshop
• S. 52: Driving under the influence
• H. 3810: Sunday Sales
• H. 3857: Alcohol Delivery & Curbside Pickup
• H. 3497: Liquor Liability Insurance Coverage/Alcohol Server Training/Liquor Liability Mitigation Program
• H. 4000: Alcohol Licensing
• H. 4001: Sunday Sales
• H. 4005: Driving under the influence
• H. 4047: Alcohol Sales at Golf Courses

Workforce:

• H. 3021: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act
• H. 3193: Criminal Background Records Check Ban Act
• H. 3197: Workforce readiness
• H. 3211: Occupational and Professional Licensing
• H. 3218: E-Verify Documentation
• H. 3479: Sills-Based Hiring Act
• S. 131: Job Creation and Competitiveness Act
• H. 3737: South Carolina Affordable Housing Tax-Exempt REIT Act
• H. 3738: South Carolina Housing Development Revenue Enhancement Act
• H. 3309: South Carolina Energy Security Act
  

Tax:

• S. 47: Childcare Tax Credit
• S. 151: Small Business Property Tax Relief
• H. 3298: Overtime income tax exemption
• H. 3371: Admissions Tax Exemptions
• H. 3379: Nonprofit sales tax exemptions
• H. 3435: No Taxes on Tips
• H. 3466: Income Tax Credit - South Carolina Community Jobs Act
• H. 3493: Small business tax credit for certain employee hirings
• H. 3513: Hospitality Tax Payments
• H. 3358: Property Tax Exemption
• H. 3477: Indexing Unemployment Benefits
• H. 3498: Income Tax Brackets
• H. 3733: Elimination of Individual Income Tax
• H. 3779: No Taxes on Tips
• S. 234: No Taxes on Tips
• S. 260: Excess Insurance Premium Tax Credit
• H. 3793: Overtime Income Tax Exemption
• S. 274: UI Weekly Benefit Amount
• H. 3876: Accommodations Tax Collection and Remittance
• H. 3911: Capital Use Sales Tax for Workforce Housing Projects
  
• H. 4089: Boosting Opportunities for Small Startups Act
• H. 4216: Income Tax Reform
• H. 4245: Workforce Advancement and Taxpayer Reinvestment Act

Minimum Wage:

• H. 3226: Statewide Minimum Wage Increase 
• H. 3735: Wage Boards
• H. 3809: Minimum Wage

Antidiscrimination and Hate Crimes:

• H. 3039: Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act
• H. 3160: Uniform Antidiscrimination Act
• H. 3224: Criminal convictions on employment applications
• H. 3272: Ban the Box Act
• H. 3775: Ban the Box Act
• S. 99: Enhancement of penalties on assault crimes
• S. 247: Senator Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act

• H. 3861: Short-Term Rental Preemption
• H. 3876: Accommodations Tax Collection and Remittance
• S. 442: Short-Term Rentals

Other:

• H. 3129: Personal Delivery Devices
• H. 3179: Unfair Trade Practices
• H. 3182: State Constitutional Amendment - citizens have the inalienable right to grow, raise, harvest, produce, and consume food of their own choosing.
• H. 3198: Food Labeling
• H. 3213: Residential architectural review enforcement suspension
• H. 3215: Local government permit application reviews
• H. 3255: Coastal Structural Stability Study Committee
• H. 3268: Special Purpose Districts (Home Rule)
• H. 3301: Cash Payments
  
• H. 3353: State Constitutional Amendment - legalizing sports betting
• H. 3356: State Constitutional Amendment - restricting the sale of certain products and substances deemed by the General Assembly as hazardous, perilous, or unsafe to persons under age 21
• H. 3407: Food and Beverage Labeling
• H. 3543: Public restroom usage at places of business
• H. 3601: Sale and distribution of hemp derived canabis 
• H. 3625: Interactive Sports Wagering
• S. 54: Medical Informed Consent
• H. 3746: Food Labeling
• H. 3747: Certified SC Grown: modRNA
• S. 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE)
• S. 254: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act
• S. 103: Labeling of Synthetic Food Product
• H. 3812: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE)
• S. 275: EV Charging Stations
• H. 3924: Hemp-derived Ingestibles
• H. 3925: Hemp-derived Ingestibles
• H. 3971: Cash Payments
• H. 4004: Hemp-derived Beverages
• H. 4176: Gaming Commission
• S. 444: Interactive Sports Wagering
• S. 458: Trespassing
• S. 556: Renewable Natural Gas
  

To see the list of bills that the SCRLA Government Affairs team was tracking during the 125th legislative session and their outcomes, please click here.