Listed below are the Acts from the 2022 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 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. 144 (R158, H3524) Word format

-- Private, for-profit pipeline companies. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 150 (R165, S108) Word format

-- Election Laws. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 202 (R228, H5075) Word format

-- Housing tax credit. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 210 (R238, S628) Word format

-- Pharmacy Access Act. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 211 (R239, S1011) Word format

-- SC Parkinson's Disease Research Collection Act. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 216 (R244, S1237) Word format

-- USC 2022 Women's Basketball National Champions Special License Plates. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 217 (R245, H3037) Word format

-- Vehicle registration, private passenger-carrying vehicle. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 218 (R246, H3050) Word format

-- Law enforcement officers, certification. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 226 (R257, S1024) Word format

-- Horry County Voting Precincts; House Reapportionment. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 228 (R259, S1087) Word format

-- Comprehensive tax cut act of 2022. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 237 (R255, S901) Word format

-- Taxation; income, max tax on boats, job development credits. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 238 (R265, H3346) Word format

-- General Reserve Fund and Capital Reserve Fund. See Act for Effective Date

Act No. 240 (R261, S1106) Word format

-- Reserve funds. 

Act No. 242 (R230, H5151) Word format

-- Capital Reserve Fund. See Act for Effective Date

Effective January 1, 2024

Act No. 188 (R206, H3795) Word format

-- Sign Language Interpreters Act. Effective January 1, 2024

Effective July 1, 2023

Act No. 177 (R181, S969) Word format

-- Board of Education. Effective July 1, 2023

Effective May 16, 2023

Act No. 200 (R226, H5000) Word format

-- Original birth certificates. Effective May 16, 2023

Effective May 13, 2023

Act No. 151 (R169, S227) Word format

-- Massage Therapy Practice Act. Effective May 13, 2023

Effective October 1, 2022

Act No. 149 (R164, S11) Word format

-- Family leave. Effective October 1, 2022

Effective July 15, 2022

Act No. 171 (R172, S613) Word format

-- Medical assistants. Effective July 15, 2022

Act No. 175 (R176, S888) Word format

-- Contractors. Effective July 15, 2022

Act No. 198 (R224, H4986) Word format

-- Trap placement. Effective July 15, 2022

Effective July 5, 2022

Act No. 264 (R272, S1299) Word format

-- Union County School District Reapportionment. Effective July 5, 2022

Effective July 1, 2022

Act No. 147 (R161, H4177) Word format

-- Waterfowl Advisory Committee. Effective July 1, 2022

Act No. 157 (R200, H3325) Word format

-- Death certificates. Effective July 1, 2022

Act No. 204 (R234, H3144) Word format

-- SC Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship (SC WINS). Effective July 1, 2022

Act No. 239 (R271, H5150) Word format

-- Appropriations. Effective July 1, 2022

Effective June 22, 2022

Act No. 213 (R241, S1031) Word format

-- Register of deeds. Effective June 22, 2022

Act No. 236 (R252, S233) Word format

-- Property tax; local government service fees. Effective June 22, 2022

Act No. 253 (R262, S1235) Word format

-- Local Government - Colleton County School District. Effective June 22, 2022

Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 223 (R251, S202) Word format

-- Inspector General, definitions. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 224 (R253, S243) Word format

-- Confidential or unfounded child abuse and neglect reports. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 225 (R256, S968) Word format

-- Veteran Service Organization Burial Honor Guard Support Fund, established. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 227 (R258, S1077) Word format

-- Authorize issuance of bonds for purposes of offsetting and reducing prudently incurred costs. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 229 (R260, S1090) Word format

-- Unemployment benefits. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 230 (R263, H3055) Word format

-- DNR; update enforcement officer authority, uniforms, and other areas to fall under DNR. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 231 (R264, H3056) Word format

-- Hunting and fishing. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 232 (R266, H3696) Word format

-- Number of judges in certain circuits increased. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 233 (R267, H3729) Word format

-- Parking on private property with permission. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 234 (R268, H4775) Word format

-- Electronics recycling. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 235 (R269, H4776) Word format

-- Medical Ethics and Diversity Act. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 245 (R270, H4831) Word format

-- Economic development study, conducted by Commerce Dept. Effective June 17, 2022

Act No. 246 (R254, S560) Word format

-- Heirs Property Study Committee. Effective June 17, 2022

Effective June 12, 2022

Act No. 155 (R188, S1179) Word format

-- Telehealth. Effective June 12, 2022

Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 206 (R197, H3166) Word format

-- Rena Grant Sickle Cell Disease Voluntary Patient Registry Act. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 207 (R235, S236) Word format

-- Pooling precincts. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 208 (R236, S506) Word format

-- Home-based food products. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 209 (R237, S533) Word format

-- Subminimum wages prohibited. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 212 (R240, S1025) Word format

-- Birth certificate, certified copy. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 214 (R242, S1045) Word format

-- Motor vehicle carriers. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 215 (R243, S1092) Word format

-- Law enforcement training. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 219 (R247, H3291) Word format

-- Trespassing. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 220 (R248, H4062) Word format

-- Expert witnesses and consultants. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 221 (R249, H4075) Word format

-- SLED, conformity for registration requirements. Effective May 23, 2022

Act No. 222 (R250, H5182) Word format

-- Opioid Recovery Act. Effective May 23, 2022

Effective May 18, 2022

Act No. 205 (R178, S934) Word format

-- South Carolina Building Codes Council. Effective May 18, 2022

Act No. 251 (R177, S910) Word format

-- Berkeley County School Board. Effective May 18, 2022

Act No. 256 (R233, H5339) Word format

-- Florence County School District 1 and Florence School District 4. Effective May 18, 2022

Act No. 262 (R231, H5288) Word format

-- Sumter County School District. Effective May 18, 2022

Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 166 (R166, S152) Word format

-- County Green Space Sales Tax Act. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 167 (R167, S158) Word format

-- Real estate brokers and insurance producers, continuing education requirement exemptions. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 168 (R168, S222) Word format

-- Kinship foster care program. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 169 (R170, S449) Word format

-- Aiken County Commission for Technical Education. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 170 (R171, S460) Word format

-- State Fire Marshal. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 172 (R173, S635) Word format

-- SC Research Authority Board. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 173 (R174, S637) Word format

-- SC Dodd-Frank Conformity. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 174 (R175, S812) Word format

-- Accountants. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 176 (R179, S946) Word format

-- Unencumbered time for teachers. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 178 (R182, S980) Word format

-- Finfish. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 179 (R183, S1059) Word format

-- Medication provision in certain facilities. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 180 (R185, S1103) Word format

-- Child identification kits. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 181 (R186, S1117) Word format

-- SC Grain Producers Guaranty Fund. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 182 (R196, H3006) Word format

-- School lunch, debt. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 183 (R199, H3271) Word format

-- Name change, petitions. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 184 (R201, H3340) Word format

-- License tax credits allowed for contributions to qualifying infrastructure and development projects. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 185 (R202, H3591) Word format

-- Educator preparation. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 186 (R204, H3606) Word format

-- Exempt certain improvements made to residential property from permit requirements and other provisions. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 187 (R205, H3775) Word format

-- Insurance. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 189 (R209, H3948) Word format

-- Local Sales & Use Tax. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 190 (R211, H4161) Word format

-- Gaming machines and tables, prohited. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 191 (R212, H4220) Word format

-- Life Insurance. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 192 (R216, H4600) Word format

-- Electro-convulsive therapy, third-party consent. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 193 (R218, H4608) Word format

-- Save Women's Sports Act. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 194 (R219, H4766) Word format

-- Coordinating Council for Workforce Development. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 195 (R220, H4832) Word format

-- Insurance. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 196 (R222, H4889) Word format

-- Alarm System. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 197 (R223, H4983) Word format

-- Continuing care retirement communities. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 199 (R225, H4999) Word format

-- Hazardous waste cleanup. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 201 (R227, H5057) Word format

-- IRS Code. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 203 (R229, H5144) Word format

-- Property tax exemptions, rural telephone cooperatives. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 265 (R192, S1270) Word format

-- School District 2 in York County. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 267 (R195, S1314) Word format

-- Department of Motor Vehicles - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5105. Effective May 16, 2022

Act No. 268 (R232, H5338) Word format

-- Secretary of State - JR to Approve Regulation Document No. 5104. Effective May 16, 2022

Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 152 (R180, S953) Word format

-- Elections. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 153 (R184, S1060) Word format

-- Elections. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 154 (R187, S1178) Word format

-- Self-service storage. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 156 (R198, H3247) Word format

-- Workforce Enhancement and Military Recognition Act. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 158 (R203, H3599) Word format

-- Occupational Licensure Reform Act. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 159 (R207, H3833) Word format

-- Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT). Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 160 (R208, H3840) Word format

-- ASLP Interstate Compact Act. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 161 (R210, H4048) Word format

-- Duty to defend and indemnify. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 162 (R214, H4519) Word format

-- Barbers. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 163 (R215, H4597) Word format

-- Anatomical gifts, nondiscrimination in access. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 164 (R217, H4601) Word format

-- Local Government. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 165 (R221, H4837) Word format

-- Optometry mobile units. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 244 (R213, H4408) Word format

-- American Rescue Plan authorizations. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 247 (R190, S1263) Word format

-- Abbeville County School District - Reapportionment. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 252 (R193, S1271) Word format

-- Cherokee County School District Reapportionment. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 255 (R194, S1292) Word format

-- Fairfield County School District. Effective May 13, 2022

Act No. 259 (R191, S1264) Word format

-- Hampton County School District - Reapportionment. Effective May 13, 2022

Effective May 11, 2022

Act No. 148 (R162, H4319) Word format

-- DMV-Real ID compliant driver's license. Effective May 11, 2022

Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 138 (R150, S203) Word format

-- School district trustees, removal and vacancy filling. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 139 (R151, S1010) Word format

-- Water Supply. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 140 (R153, S1204) Word format

-- Elections - Oconee County Voting Precincts. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 141 (R155, H3105) Word format

-- SC Religious Freedom Act. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 142 (R156, H3126) Word format

-- Vaccine mandates. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 143 (R157, H3509) Word format

-- Child protection and permanency. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 145 (R159, H3773) Word format

-- Fitness to stand trial. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 146 (R160, H3859) Word format

-- Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 257 (R163, H5159) Word format

-- Greenville County School District. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 261 (R154, S1220) Word format

-- Local Government - Pickens County School District. Effective April 25, 2022

Act No. 266 (R152, S1132) Word format

-- Department of Health and Environmental Control - JR to Approve Document No. 5103. Effective April 25, 2022

Effective April 13, 2022

Act No. 241 (R141, H3205) Word format

-- Convention of the states. Effective April 13, 2022

Act No. 249 (R148, H5098) Word format

-- Local Government - Bamberg County School District. Effective April 13, 2022

Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 131 (R140, S1167) Word format

-- Elections - Cherokee County. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 132 (R142, H3730) Word format

-- Train signals. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 133 (R143, H3889) Word format

-- Airboat Ducks. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 134 (R144, H4618) Word format

-- Vehicle types subject to stopping at railroad crossings. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 135 (R145, H4904) Word format

-- Animal Management. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 136 (R146, H4906) Word format

-- Wildlife Disease Control. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 137 (R147, H4907) Word format

-- Fishing. Effective April 11, 2022

Act No. 250 (R139, S1157) Word format

-- Local Government - Barnwell County School District. Effective April 11, 2022

Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 126 (R133, S947) Word format

-- Driver training schools. Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 127 (R134, S973) Word format

-- Code Volume 21 Adoption. Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 128 (R136, H3821) Word format

-- SC Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 129 (R137, H4269) Word format

-- Elections - Union County Voting Precincts. Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 130 (R138, H4944) Word format

-- Coastal Carolina University. Effective April 4, 2022

Act No. 248 (R135, H3679) Word format

-- Authorize to transfer the Vietnam War Memorial, Eternal Flame, and US Flag Installations to the Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park. Effective April 4, 2022

Effective March 30, 2022

Act No. 254 (R128, S912) Word format

-- Local Government - Dorchester School District 4. Effective March 30, 2022

Act No. 258 (R127, S862) Word format

-- Hampton County School District. Effective March 30, 2022

Effective March 14, 2022

Act No. 121 (R125, S430) Word format

-- Commission for the Blind. Effective March 14, 2022

Act No. 122 (R126, S508) Word format

-- Do not resuscitate orders. Effective March 14, 2022

Act No. 123 (R129, H3211) Word format

-- Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children. Effective March 14, 2022

Act No. 124 (R130, H3308) Word format

-- Watercraft. Effective March 14, 2022

Act No. 125 (R131, H4495) Word format

-- Lancaster County Voting Precincts. Effective March 14, 2022

Effective February 15, 2022

Act No. 120 (R124, H4576) Word format

-- Historically Black Colleges and Universities Day. Effective February 15, 2022

Effective February 9, 2022

Act No. 260 (R122, S948) Word format

-- Marion County Board of Education. Effective February 9, 2022

Act No. 263 (R120, S836) Word format

-- Local Government - Memorial Day. Effective February 9, 2022

Effective February 1, 2022

Act No. 243 (R123, H4815) Word format

-- Transfer of funds to Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund. Effective February 1, 2022

Effective January 27, 2022

Act No. 119 (R119, S525) Word format

-- Solid Waste Policy and Management Act. Effective January 27, 2022

Effective January 26, 2022

Act No. 118 (R121, S865) Word format

-- Elections - REAPPORTIONMENT: Adopting 2020 Census and Establishing New Senate and House Districts. Effective January 26, 2022