South Carolina
South Carolina combines a 12 bills policy docket with 5 linked news items; its most common subjects are data-center energy policy, AI governance, and data-center siting, the status distribution is headed by 11 committee and 1 enacted, and matching records show 1 matched data center with 250 MW of reported capacity, 56 matched power plants totaling 26,105 MW, and 3 local policy areas and 7 local actions.
Legislation
- In committeeConcerningH5484
Energy Affordability Act
Energy Affordability Act is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, water infrastructure, and grid capacity, and associated with Jermaine Johnson. The record date is 2026-04-01.
Updated Apr 1, 2026Source - In committeeH5179
School Mapping Data Program
School Mapping Data Program is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under government use of AI and associated with Shannon Erickson and Timothy McGinnis. The record date is 2026-03-04.
Updated Mar 4, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0963
Artificial intelligence, consumer protection
Artificial intelligence, consumer protection is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with Matthew Leber. The record date is 2026-02-26.
Updated Feb 26, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0902
Data Centers
Data Centers is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, grid capacity, and energy rates, and associated with Luke Rankin and Tameika Devine. The record date is 2026-02-10.
Updated Feb 10, 2026Source - EnactedRestrictiveH3431
South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act is tracked in South Carolina at the Enacted stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy, child safety, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Weston Newton and Christopher Wooten. The record date is 2026-02-06.
Updated Feb 6, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0867
Data Center Development
Data Center Development is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center siting, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to environmental review, water consumption, and grid capacity, and associated with Thomas Davis and Joshua Kimbrell. The record date is 2026-01-29.
Updated Jan 29, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningH4583
The South Carolina Data Center Responsibility Act
The South Carolina Data Center Responsibility Act is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, carbon emissions, and environmental review, and associated with April Cromer and Lee Gilreath. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0724
Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report
Commercial Data Center Water Usage Report is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption and water infrastructure, and associated with Allen Blackmon and Ed Sutton. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0784
Energy
Energy is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to water consumption, water infrastructure, and grid capacity, and associated with Shane Massey and George Campsen. The record date is 2026-01-13.
Updated Jan 13, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningS0268
Children and Social Media
Children and Social Media is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to child safety, data privacy, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Sean Bennett and Matthew Leber. The record date is 2025-05-01.
Updated May 1, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningS0447
License plate reader system
License plate reader system is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and data privacy, and associated with Brian Adams. The record date is 2025-03-12.
Updated Mar 12, 2025Source - In committeeH3064
Autopsy photographs
Autopsy photographs is tracked in South Carolina at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance and associated with Todd Rutherford. The record date is 2025-01-14.
Updated Jan 14, 2025Source
Recent news
Mace Calls for SC Data Centers to Bear Energy Infrastructure Costs
FITSNews · Apr 9, 2026
SC H5286 Would Block All Data Center Approvals Until 2028
WIS-TV / Fox Carolina / WRDW · Feb 26, 2026
SC Lawmakers Weigh S867 Amid Ratepayer and Water Concerns
WLTX · Feb 22, 2026
SC S867 Would Create New State Data Center Permitting Office
South Carolina State Legislature / LegiScan · Jan 29, 2026
SC H4583 Would Impose Environmental Rules on Data Centers
South Carolina State Legislature · Jan 13, 2026
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