Updated 4/13/26
H. 3524 Department of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, and Statistical Analysis
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-1410, Relating To The Department Of Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, And Statistical Analysis, So As To Delete A Provision Exempting Certain Crime Victim Service Providers From Basic Certification Requirements; And By Amending Section 16-3-1420, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Article On Crime Victim Services Training, Provider Certification, And Statistical Analysis, So As To Revise The Definition Of "victim Service Provider" To Exclude Mental Health Clinicians Licensed In This State.
Status: Engrossed on April 2, 2025 - 50% progression, passed in the House
Action: 2025-04-10 - Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
H. 3011 Parental Rights in Education Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights And To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances and other requirements.
Status: Introduced on January 14, 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
H. 3638 Parental rights
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health; and other requirements.
Status: Introduced on January 14, 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
Pending: House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
H. 3431 South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 So As To Provide That A Covered Online Service Shall Exercise Reasonable Care In The Use Of Minors' Personal Data, To Provide For Certain Requirements For Covered Online Services, To Restrict The Amount Of Personal Data Of A Minor That May Be Collected, To Provide For Parental Controls, To Provide For An Annual Report, And To Provide For Enforcement. - Ratified Title
Status: Passed on February 6, 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-06 - Act No. 96
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
H.3631 Student ID cards
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-1-375, Relating To Student Identification Cards And Contact Information For The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, So As To Include Private Schools And Schools Serving Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade, and other requirements.
Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-09 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
9 sponsors
H. 3263 South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act" By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 23, Title 59 So As To Provide Various Measures To Promote And Ensure Privacy Among Sexes Using Certain Restrooms And Changing Facilities In Public Schools And Public Institutions Of Higher Learning, And To Provide Penalties For Noncompliance, Among Other Things.
Status: Introduced on January 14, 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
https://legiscan.com/SC/bill/H3263/2025
22 sponsors
H.3974 Private Providers
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 10, Title 59 So As To Authorize Evaluators To Evaluate Public School Students For Health, Behavioral Health, Or Therapeutic Needs, To Authorize Private Providers To Provide Related Services At Schools During The School Day, To Specify These Evaluations And Services Only May Occur Upon Request Of The Parent Or Guardian Of The Student, To Provide School Districts May Not Prohibit Such Evaluations Or Services In Schools During The School Day, To Provide The State Department Of Education Shall Adopt A Related Model Policy, To Provide Requirements For The Model Policy, To Provide School Districts Shall Adopt Related Policies, And To Define Necessary Terms.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on May 7 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-01 - Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0, Passed in the Senate
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
S.0377 Telemedicine and Telehealth
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-42-40 So As To Enable Certain Healthcare Providers To Provide Healthcare Services Using Telehealth To Clients In This State, To Provide Registration Requirements For Such Providers, To Provide A Necessary Definition, And To Provide Related Duties On Licensing Boards; And By Amending Section 40-47-37, Relating To Enabling Certain Physicians To Provide Healthcare Services Using Telehealth To Clients In This State, To Provide Registration Requirements For Such Physicians, To Provide Necessary Definitions, And To Provide Related Duties Of The State Board Of Medical Examiners.
Status: Introduced on February 25, 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
https://legiscan.com/SC/bill/S0377/2025
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