State Legislature Bills

The bill increases penalties for violence, property damage, and credible threats targeting public officials, election workers, or public-gathering participants while protecting lawful protest and speech. It also requires incident reporting, election-official notification, and anonymized annual summaries.

The bill accelerates repairs and modernization for South Carolina roads, bridges, ports, drainage, and hurricane defenses while prioritizing safety and economic need. It limits funding to authorized sources and requires competitive contracts, public timelines, quarterly reports, and independent audits.

This bill would require South Carolina law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities when unlawfully present individuals are charged with or convicted of crimes, and it would expand mandatory E-Verify use for many employers. It also adds tougher consequences for employer noncompliance and allows immigration status-related aggravating sentencing in some cases while preserving emergency services, K-12 access, due process, and victim/witness cooperation.