Acts
2013 Session
Listed in Order by Effective Date

Listed below are the Acts from the 2013 Legislative Session. Following each Act Number are the Ratification Number (preceded by an R), the Bill Number (preceded by an H for House or an S for Senate), a brief description and the date the Act became effective. An Act will not be added to this page until it has been assigned an Act Number. The full text of an Act is included in the linked page. There is also a list of new laws listed in order by Act Number.

Acts With Multiple Effective Dates
(These acts have multiple effective dates or other special circumstances. They are not listed below by effective date.)
Act No. 11 (R16, S213) Word format
-- Raffles. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 18 (R26, H3620) Word format
-- Captive insurance company. See Act for Effective Date
Act No. 24 (R35, H3624) Word format
-- PEBA. See Act for Effective Date

Effective August 1, 2013
Act No. 22 (R33, H3560) Word format
-- Handguns. Effective August 1, 2013

Effective May 3, 2013
Act No. 20 (R30, S295) Word format
-- Special purpose district. Effective May 3, 2013
Act No. 21 (R31, H3011) Word format
-- Purple Heart Day. Effective May 3, 2013
Act No. 23 (R34, H3568) Word format
-- Altering, tampering with, or bypassing electric, gas, or water meters. Effective May 3, 2013
Act No. 25 (R36, H3973) Word format
-- Golden September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Effective May 3, 2013

Effective April 23, 2013
Act Nol 12 (R18, S374) Word format
-- Cherokee County Register of Deeds. Effective April 23, 2013
Act Nol 13 (R19, S578) Word format
-- Boeing Incentive Bill. Effective April 23, 2013
Act No. 14 (R20, H3047) Word format
-- Fishing. Effective April 23, 2013
Act No. 15 (R21, H3248) Word format
-- Financial transaction card crime. Effective April 23, 2013
Act No. 16 (R23, H3571) Word format
-- Fishing hooks. Effective April 23, 2013
Act No. 17 (R24, H3579) Word format
-- Nongame fish in gill nets. Effective April 23, 2013
Act No. 19 (R27, H3621) Word format
--Insurers. Effective April 23, 2013

Effective April 12, 2013
Act No. 9 (R13, S230) Word format
-- Clarendon County Board of Elections and Voter Registration. Effective April 12, 2013

Effective April 9, 2013
Act No. 10 (R14, S261) Word format
-- Internal Revenue Code. Effective April 9, 2013

Effective March 22, 2013
Act No. 5 (R7, S3) Word format
-- Bingo, raffles, and other special events. Effective March 22, 2013
Act No. 6 (R8, S304) Word format
-- Freshwater fishing. Effective March 22, 2013
Act No. 7 (R9, S305) Word format
-- Geographic boundaries of the state’s bodies of water. Effective March 22, 2013
Act No. 8 (R11, S352) Word format
-- McCormick County Voting Precincts. Effective March 22, 2013

Effective March 4, 2013
Act No. 4 (R4, 244) Word format
-- Belle W. Baruch Foundation. Effective March 4, 2013

Effective March 1, 2013
Act No. 2 (R2, S91) Word format
-- Deer baiting. Effective March 1, 2013
Act No. 3 (R3, S165) Word format
-- Hunting alligators. Effective March 1, 2013

Effective January 23, 2013
Act No. 1 (R1, S156) Word format
-- Hunley Commission. Effective January 23, 2013