Listed below are the Acts from the 2000 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.

Act No. 217 (R213, S118) -- Word format

-- Ferrets, notice may attack unprovoked required; Animals. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 218 (R214, S126) -- Word format

-- Sex crimes, offenses; courts may allow testing of offender for certain communicable diseases; Medical, Solicitors. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 219 (R215, S181) -- Word format

-- Kinship Foster Care Program established within Social Services Department, Minors, Foster care parents, fingerprinting. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 220 (R216, S199) -- Word format

-- Day care centers, group homes, registration and license requirements, Advertisements; Minors, Social Services. Effective August 25, 2000

Act No. 221 (R217, S372) -- Word format

-- Day care center employment, DUI offender eligible to work; Minors, Transportation Department, Traffic violations. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 222 (R218, S493) -- Word format

-- Cosmetology, nail technicians and skin care specialists; regulation and licensure of, educational requirements. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 223 (R219, S709) -- Word format

-- Gasoline, unlawful to dispense without payment, motor vehicle drivers license suspension; Fuel, Businesses. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 224 (R223, S1121) -- Word format

-- Prisoner of War Commission, number of meetings required yearly; Veterans' and Military Affairs. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 225 (R224, H3335) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicle drivers license application; medical condition, organ and tissue donor status to be disclosed on. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 226 (R225, H3379) -- Word format

-- Magistrates Courts Reform Act of 2000, Police Officers' Retirement System, Courts, Magistrates, Acts By Popular Name. See Act for effective dates.

Act No. 227 (R226, H3455) -- Word format

-- Identification cards, special; age of person who may apply for revised; Minors, Motor Vehicles, Public Safety. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 228 (R227, H3705) -- Word format

-- County Veterans' Affairs Officer, appointment and requirements, term of office, education requirements. Effective March 1, 2000

Act No. 229 (R228, H3994) -- Word format

-- Horry County, voting precincts, Elections. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 230 (R229, H4128) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Hampton County. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 231 (R232, H4478) -- Word format

-- Union County, voting precincts; Elections. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 232 (R234, H4523) -- Word format

-- Trailers, semitrailers; trucks, Motor Vehicles; temporary license plates and registration cards to manufacturers of. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 233 (R236, S418) -- Word format

-- CMRS Emergency Telephone Advisory Committee revised, termination date; 911 service charges; Telephones, Public safety. Effective March 7, 2000

Act No. 234 (R239, S1020) -- Word format

-- Business development corporation member, short-term loans, mortgages; Banks, Financial institutions, Corporations. Effective March 7, 2000

Act No. 235 (R240, S1026) -- Word format

-- Insurance, commercial policies, contracts, certificates; Property; requirements and provisions for. Effective March 7, 2000

Act No. 236 (R241, H3786) -- Word format

-- Elections, Candidates; statement of intention of candidacy, certification and qualifications; Ballot standards, style. Effective March 7, 2000

Act No. 237 (R242, H3804) -- Word format

-- Bombs, explosives, weapons of mass destruction; offense of possession of; Weapons, Crimes, State House, Buildings. Effective March 7, 2000

Act No. 238 (R243, H4442) -- Word format

-- Protected Cell Insurance Company Act, companies, assets and liabilities from. Effective August 1, 2000

Act No. 239 (R245, S494) -- Word format

-- Medical equipment, medication for diabetes; Health insurance coverage revised; Pharmacies and Pharmacists. Governor signed March 29, 2000; effective 90 days after Governor approval.

Act No. 240 (R246, S565) -- Word format

-- Mechanic's liens, contractor's bonds, construction services; right to sue on payment bond; Construction, Property. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 241 (R248, S936) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Beaufort County. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 242 (R252, H3430) -- Word format

-- Purple Heart recipients, disabled; Veterans' and Military Affairs, Handicapped parking, Motor Vehicles, License plates. Effective March 24, 2000

Act No. 243 (R259, H4723) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Aiken County. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 244 (R260, S1055) -- Word format

-- Bass, fishing for in Slade's Lake In Edgefield County, Fish and Game. Effective March 31, 2000

Act No. 245 (R253, H3617) -- Word format

-- Marine Resources Act of 2000, Fish and Game, Watercraft, Natural Resources Department, Acts by Popular Name. Effective July 1, 2000; see Act for explanation.

Act No. 246 (R261, S60) -- Word format

-- State Holidays, Confederate Memorial Day and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day declared as, schedule revised, Confederacy. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 247 (R262, S85) -- Word format

-- Execution, witnesses at; prisoner may substitute persons to view; Prisons, Crimes and Offenses, Corrections Department. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 248 (R263, S95) -- Word format

-- Hospice facility, regulation by Health and Environmental Control Department; Medical, Patients, Hospitals. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 249 (R264, S139) -- Word format

-- Body piercing, Health and Environmental Control Department to establish requirements for; Medical. Effective October 1, 2000

Act No. 250 (R265, S226) -- Word format

-- Political Subdivisions, Municipal Corporations, Annexation, corporate certificate, change of corporate limits of. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 251 (R266, S702) -- Word format

-- Black bears, unlawful to feed or entice with food, penalties; Fish and Game. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 252 (R267, S704) -- Word format

-- Public Safety Department, special constable commission for former law enforcement officers; Tort liability insurance. Effective April 26, 2000

Act No. 253 (R268, S755) -- Word format

-- Mental Health, mentally ill patients; juveniles out of treatment, Hall Psychiatric Institute, involuntary treatment of. Governor signed May 1, 2000; effective 90 days after approval by the Governor.

Act No. 254 (R272, S1234) -- Word format

-- Coastal Carolina University designated as state university; Colleges and Universities. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 255 (R273, S1249) -- Word format

-- Greenville, Spartanburg County; Pelham-Batesville Fire District Control Board, additional powers provided; Fire. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 256 (R274, S1250) -- Word format

-- Artisans Center located in Walterboro, designated official folk art and crafts center; Colleton County, State Symbols. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 257 (R278, H3056) -- Word format

-- Courts, magistrate; circuit jury or juror list on computer tape of driver's license or I.D. card holders, Public Safety. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 258 (R279, H3266) -- Word format

-- Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Act, Program; Hazardous Waste, Health and Environmental Control Department. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 259 (R280, H3295) -- Word format

-- Fraternal benefit societies, insurance provisions governing; Charitable Organizations. Effective July 1, 2000

Act No. 260 (R281, H3419) -- Word format

-- Shooting Range Act of 2000, Weapons, Fish and Game, Natural Resources, Property, Political Subdivisions. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 261 (R282, H3555) -- Word format

-- Minors, child abused, neglected; inflicting great bodily injury upon a violent crime; abuse resulting in death. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 262 (R283, H3889) -- Word format

-- Timeshare Lien Foreclosure Act, Vacation time sharing plans; Property. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 263 (R284, H3914) -- Word format

-- Insurance premium service companies, pro-rata computation of unearned premium due under insurance contract. Effective January 1, 2001

Act No. 264 (R285, H4017) -- Word format

-- Medical University of South Carolina Trustees Board, hospitals and clinics; Colleges, Medical University Hospital Authority. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 265 (R286, H4139) -- Word format

-- Commercial drivers licenses, S endorsement, School district buses; Motor Vehicle operation, Military personnel, Veterans. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 266 (R287, H4266) -- Word format

-- Berkeley County, no wake zone established at Pimlico Boat Landing, Watercraft, Natural Resources Department. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 267 (R288, H4383) -- Word format

-- Dental treatments, persons not licensed as dentists may not perform certain acts; Patient records, Dentistry. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 268 (R289, H4416) -- Word format

-- Optional Retirement Program for Teachers and School Administrators, Retirement Systems and Pensions, Districts. Effective July 1, 2000

Act No. 269 (R291, H4543) -- Word format

-- County, municipal taxpayer or financial information; confidentiality requirements; Taxation, Political Subdivisions. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 270 (R292, H4618) -- Word format

-- Environmental audit privilege, voluntary disclosure; information privileged, exception; Courts, Conservation, DHEC. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 271 (R297, H4839) -- Word format

-- Voting precincts, Greenville County; Polling places established by Voter Registration Board and Election Commission. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 272 (R298, H4860) -- Word format

-- Register of Deeds, Oconee County added to list as having; county council to appoint; Property. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 273 (R300, S437) -- Word format

-- Reinsurance Facility, Insurance, Motor vehicle; Joint Underwriting; advisory boards repealed, agents, education. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 274 (R301, S571) -- Word format

-- Accountants, public certified; agents practicing before IRS to use title "EA", requirements for licensure. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 275 (R302, S703) -- Word format

-- Natural Resources Department enforcement officers, official summons for offenses, Fish and Game, Law Enforcement. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 276 (R303, S1054) -- Word format

-- Berkeley County, no wake zone established on certain portion of Lake Moultrie; Watercraft, Natural Resources. Effective May 23, 2000

Act No. 277 (R305, S1210) -- Word format

-- Job tax credit, corporate income tax credit; moratorium when new jobs created in certain counties; Businesses, Taxation. Effective May 19, 2000; see Act for exceptions.

Act No. 278 (R306, S1212) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicle manufacturer, issuance of license plate for vehicle used in employee benefit program, Registration. Effective January 1, 2001

Act No. 279 (R307, S1263) -- Word format

-- County property taxes, fee in lieu of; industrial development, pharmaceutical company projects; Businesses, Taxation. Effective May 19, 2000, and applies to fee payments due after June 30, 2000.

Act No. 280 (R308, S1331) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Anderson County. Effective May 23, 2000

Act No. 281 (R309, S1332) -- Word format

-- Public government employees, colleges, tuition waived for child of when disabled or killed in duty; Retirement Systems. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 282 (R311, H3741) -- Word format

-- Environmental Emergency Fund Act, Health and Environmental Control; Water and Sewer, Conservation. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 283 (R312, H3782) -- Word format

-- Conservation Incentives Act, Property taxes, fee in lieu of; Research technology development, Businesses, Audiovisuals. Effective May 19, 2000; see Act for exceptions.

Act No. 284 (R313, H4271) -- Word format

-- Rental car companies, additional fees and charges by; Motor Vehicles, Businesses and Corporations. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 285 (R314, H4304) -- Word format

-- Real estate brokers-in-charge, managers-in-charge; establishment of trust account; Property. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 286 (R315, H4340) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicle license plate, charitable or nonprofit organization; recreation or social club; Law Enforcement, permanent. Section I takes effect May 19, 2000; Section II takes effect January 1, 2001.

Act No. 287 (R316, H4450) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicle dealerships, manufacturer not to own or operate; Lemon law, title to reflect; electronic sale of vehicles. Effective May 17, 2000

Act No. 288 (R317, H4558) -- Word format

-- National Guard, notary, legal assistance, authority of members; Attorneys, Veterans' Trust Fund Board, Military Affairs. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 289 (R318, H4650) -- Word format

-- LIFE Scholarships, STAR Diploma Program repealed; Colleges, Tuition, School District, Grants, Palmetto Fellows, Academic. Effective July 1, 2000; see Act for exceptions.

Act No. 290 (R320, H4730) -- Word format

-- Animals, livestock, horse, cattle, poultry; Agriculture; testing for brucellosis, infectious anemia, coggins test. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 291 (R323, H4966) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Anderson County. Effective May 23, 2000

Act No. 292 (R331, S1266) -- Word format

-- Confederate Battle, State and U.S. Flags, placement of; Buildings, State House; Confederacy, Property, General Assembly. Effective July 1, 2000

Act No. 293 (R304, S1130) -- Word format

--Cats, dogs, Animals, Domestic pets; regulation of by counties, Euthanasia, Veterinary Medicine, Natural Resources. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 294 (R325, S21) -- Word format

-- Animals, ill-treatment of; penalties increased, Crimes and Offenses. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 295 (R326, S767) -- Word format

-- Subcontractors' and Suppliers' Payment Protection Act, Construction, Contractors, Property, Liens. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 296 (R327, S952) -- Word format

-- Architect license renewal, continuing education requirements; Architects and Architecture. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 297 (R329, S985) -- Word format

-- Pharmacy technician, volunteer service at free medical clinic; may register without fee if supervised by pharmacists. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 298 (R333, S1297) -- Word format

-- Dental procedures, definitions and practice of, detailed provisions; Dentists and Dentistry. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 299 (R334, S1329) -- Word format

-- Youth Hunting Days, Natural Resources Department to establish; Fish and Game, Minors. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 300 (R337, H3029) -- Word format

-- Tires, regrooved and regroovable; regulation and sale of; Businesses and Corporations, Motor Vehicles. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 301 (R338, H3300) -- Word format

-- School, activity bus; public or private; federal safety standard for transporting students; School District, Jacob's Law. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 302 (R339, H3831) -- Word format

-- Outdoor advertising signs, political subdivisions zoning plans, Relocation of when highway project; Advertisements. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 303 (R340, H4378) -- Word format

-- Buildings, public; construction of for access by persons with disabilities, handicapped; Barrier Free Design, Codes. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 304 (R350, H3086) -- Word format

-- Alcoholic liquor license, beer and wine permits; newspaper notice, posting requirements; Retail establishments, Alcohol. Effective May 30, 2000, and applies with respect to license application filed on and after that date.

Act No. 305 (R351, H3509) -- Word format

-- Personal Financial Security Act, Banks, Consumer Affairs, Crimes and Offenses, Fraud, Freedom of Information. Effective May 30, 2000, and applies to all offenses committed on or after that date.

Act No. 306 (R352, H3870) -- Word format

-- Notoriety for Profit Act, Crimes and Offenses, Victims and witnesses, Courts, Judgments, Foreign; Torts. Effective May 26, 2000. See Act for exceptions.

Act No. 307 (R354, H4752) -- Word format

-- Nursing, retired nurses; volunteer license created for when donating services to charitable organizations. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 308 (R355, H4767) -- Word format

-- Building codes, inspection report by jail or prisons division, Corrections; Landscape irrigation system, Water and Sewer. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 309 (R359, H5047) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Greenwood County. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 310 (R360, H5058) -- Word format

-- Annexation of portion of Charleston County to Dorchester County by altering of lines; Political Subdivisions, Zoning. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 311 (R328, S962) -- Word format

-- Engineers and land surveyors, licensing and regulation of; Engineering, cross-border; Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 312 (R330, S1262) -- Word format

-- Insurance; domestic, foreign, fire insurer; broker, agent, Medical and health, Life, Property, Loss Mitigation Program. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 313 (R332, S1282) -- Word format

-- Medical Malpractice Liability Joint Underwriting Association, Patient's Compensation Fund; Insurance claims. Governor signed May 26, 2000; Effective 180 days after signature of Governor

Act No. 314 (R344, S80) -- Word format

-- Community Economic Development Act, corporations and financial institutions; Political Subdivisions, Commerce Department. Effective May 30, 2000, except that Section 2 applies to tax years beginning after 2000.

Act No. 315 (R345, S265) -- Word format

-- Archeology and Anthropology, Institute of; Archeologist and underwater archeologist to be appointed; University of S.C. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 316 (R346, S691) -- Word format

-- Forest Management Protection Act, Forestry, Acts Cited By popular Name, Natural Resources Department. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 317 (R348, S1279) -- Word format

-- Drycleaning facilities, regulation of; Restoration Trust Fund, Laundry, DHEC, Businesses and Corporations. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 318 (R353, H4392) -- Word format

-- Auctioneers, licensure and regulation of; established under Labor, Licensing and Regulation Department; Auctions. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 319 (R382, H3186) -- Word format

-- Medical Examiners Board, reciprocal certification of physicians licensed by Medical Council of Canada allowed. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 320 (R383, H3475) -- Word format

-- Dolphin game fish, limits on taking; Sargassum grass, harvest of prohibited; Fish and Game, Natural Resources Department. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 321 (R384, H3553) -- Word format

-- Juvenile Parole Board, juvenile committed for violent crimes, annual review conducted; Minors, Crimes and Offenses. Effective June 6, 2000, and applies to juveniles adjudicated for the commission of a violent offense on or after that date.

Act No. 322 (R385, H3925) -- Word format

-- Safe drinking water, Environmental systems, public water treatment facility operators; Water and Sewer, Certification. Effective June 6, 2000. See Act for exceptions.

Act No. 323 (R386, H4205) -- Word format

-- Deans' Committee on Medical Education renamed, membership and functions; Colleges and Universities. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 324 (R387, H4349) -- Word format

-- Construction, Contractors, Residential home builder, inspection, speciality contracting; certificate for firm; Buildings. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 325 (R389, H4685) -- Word format

-- Environmental systems, public water treatment, distribution system facility operators; Water and Sewer, Certification. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 326 (R390, H4743) -- Word format

-- Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, Minors, Medical, Hospitals, Social Services Department. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 327 (R391, H4881) -- Word format

-- Shrimp trawls having total foot rope length greater than two hundred twenty feet unlawful, Fish and Game. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 328 (R392, H4939) -- Word format

-- Prepaid legal insurance services contracts, registration with Consumer Affairs; Consumer rights of handicapped persons. Effective July 1, 2000

Act No. 329 (R394, H5024) -- Word format

-- Elections, Voting precincts, Charleston County. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 330 (R347, S1039) -- Word format

-- Service Contracts Model Act, Insurance, Businesses and Corporations, Commerce, Property, Consumer Affairs. Effective October 1, 2000

Act No. 331 (R388, H4467) -- Word format

-- Captive insurance companies, regulation and operation of; Insurance, Businesses and Corporations. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 332 (R362, S44) -- Word format

-- State Law Enforcement Division, fee for criminal record search for charitable organizations; Courts, Crimes and Offenses. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 333 (R363, S389) -- Word format

-- Court ordered levies or execution of judgments, disability benefits of debtor not applicable to exemption, Torts. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 334 (R364, S518) -- Word format

-- Property taxes, delinquent; interest payment percentage rates, redemption period; Taxation. Effective June 6, 2000, and applies to redemption of property sold for delinquent taxes at sales held on or after that date.

Act No. 335 (R365, S560) -- Word format

-- Real estate appraisers, licensure, regulation and certification of; Property, Labor, Licensing and Regulation Department. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 336 (R366, S732) -- Word format

-- Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, Organizations, disclosure requirements, Secretary of State. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 337 (R367, S771) -- Word format

-- Poll managers, assistant; person sixteen or older who qualifies and is trained may be appointed as; Elections. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 338 (R369, S935) -- Word format

-- Fire departments, registration and payment fee by local body; Charitable Organizations, Secretary of State. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 339 (R370, S951) -- Word format

-- Commercial Code, purchase money security interest, grace period for filing; Consumer Affairs. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 340 (R371, S958) -- Word format

-- Pharmacy Board, permit issuance by; Pharmacists, licensure, examination requirements; prescription drugs. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 341 (R373, S1041) -- Word format

-- State health medical insurance plan; coverage for mental health condition, alcohol or drug abuse; Narcotics and Drugs. Effective June 6, 2000, except that Section 1 takes effect January 1, 2002. This act is repealed January 1, 2005.

Act No. 342 (R374, S1048) -- Word format

-- Purple Heart Day, third Saturday in February; Veterans' and Military Affairs, honor recipients of; Holidays. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 343 (R375, S1062) -- Word format

-- Disabilities and Special Needs, regional centers operated by; closings to be approved by General Assembly; Mental Health. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 344 (R416, H3403) -- Word format

-- Judgments and monetary decrees, legal interest rate; Courts, Banks; Insurance, Motor vehicle, personal injury protection. Effective January 1, 2001, and applies with respect to interest calculated pursuant to causes of action arising or accruing on or after that date.

Act No. 345 (R417, H3420) -- Word format

-- Firearm or ammunition manufacturer, etc.; products liability action for design defect; Torts, Courts, Weapons, Consumer. Effective June 14, 2000, and applies prospectively to all actions which arise or accrue on or after that date.

Act No. 346 (R420, H3750) -- Word format

-- Property tax assessments, multiple lot discount revised; Revenue Department to amend Index of Taxpaying Ability 2000. Effective June 14, 2000, for property tax years beginning after 1999.

Act No. 347 (R422, H4404) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicle license plates, special for Normandy Invasion survivors; Veterans' and Military Affairs. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 348 (R423, H4441) -- Word format

-- Insurance, Medical; health maintenance organizations; diabetes mellitus, coverage provisions; Pharmacies. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 349 (R424, H4521) -- Word format

-- Unemployed defined to eliminate reduction in unemployment benefits when receiving social security; Employment Security. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 350 (R425, H4571) -- Word format

-- Nongame fishing devices, portion of Congaree River in which may use revised; Fish and Game, Richland County. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 351 (R426, H4616) -- Word format

-- Education Board, hearings connected with teacher certificates; School Districts; Archives and History Commission. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 352 (R428, H4691) -- Word format

-- Probation agents, to enforce criminal laws; Courts, Probation, Parole, and Pardon, Prisons, Corrections Department. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 353 (R429, H4703) -- Word format

-- Deer, unlawful to build enclosure which prevents hunting of; Predatory animals, trapping of; Fish and Game. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 354 (R432, H4911) -- Word format

-- From the Mountains to the Sea, designated Official State Tapestry; State Symbols and Emblems. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 355 (R368, S916) -- Word format

-- Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid, Methadone, Butorphanol included as controlled substances, Crimes, Narcotics and Drugs. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 356 (R372, S975) -- Word format

-- Winthrop University, Citadel, Athletic Facilities Bonds provided for; Colleges and Universities, Bonds or Notes. Effective June 1, 2000

Act No. 357 (R376, S1129) -- Word format

-- Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Implementation Act, Hazardous and Nuclear Waste. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 358 (R377, S1166) -- Word format

-- Courts, Bail; Professional or surety bondsman or runner; continuing education requirements, certain exemptions. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 359 (R378, S1169) -- Word format

-- Physician Assistants Practice Act, Medical, Physicians and surgeons; Advisory Committee created. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 360 (R400, S109) -- Word format

-- Judicial process server may serve summons, documents on Sundays except when person attending church; Courts. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 361 (R401, S283) -- Word format

-- Disaster relief services, Red Cross volunteer who is public state employee may use paid annual leave; Civil Defense. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 362 (R402, S300) -- Word format

-- Constables, special state appointed; Torts committed by; Law Enforcement, liability exception; Secretary of State. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 363 (R403, S470) -- Word format

-- Eavesdropping, Peeping Tom; video or audio equipment use; Crimes, Sex Offenses; Aggravated Voyeurism. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 364 (R404, S721) -- Word format

-- Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund, manner of funding through equitable assessments revised; disabled employee. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 365 (R405, S746) -- Word format

-- Polling places, multiple; county elections commission may establish; Elections, Voting precincts. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 366 (R418, H3434) -- Word format

-- Groundwater Use and Reporting, Surface Water Withdrawal and Reporting, Drought Response Acts; Water and Sewer. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 367 (R419, H3735) -- Word format

-- Alarm System Business Act, Businesses and Corporations, Labor, Licensing and Regulation Department. Effective January 1, 2001

Act No. 368 (R421, H3993) -- Word format

-- Regional, local transportation authorities, application approval by Board, expansion of area; Sales tax imposition. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 369 (R427, H4651) -- Word format

-- Fair Practices of Farm, Construction, etc. Equipment Manufacturers, etc., Act; Agriculture, Businesses, Consumer Affairs. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 370 (R430, H4748) -- Word format

-- Wildlife Endowment Fund, Hunting, fishing licenses; Fish and Game, Migratory Waterfowl, Natural Resources, Marine. Effective July 2, 2000

Act No. 371 (R431, H4875) -- Word format

-- Businesses and Corporations, electronic transmission defined for Corporate Code purposes, proxy; Computers, Internet. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 372 (R379, S1322) -- Word format

-- Private security and investigation agencies, licensing and registration of; State Law Enforcement Division, Businesses. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 373 (R380, S1340) -- Word format

-- Shrimp baiting license, issuance of; Cast net requirements when taking shrimp over bait; Fish and Game. Effective June 6, 2000; see Act for exceptions

Act No. 374 (R381, S1359) -- Word format

-- Migratory waterfowl, hunting on portions of Lake Marion within certain distance of dwelling or marina; Fish and Game. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 375 (R406, S986) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicles, motorcycle three-wheel vehicle defined; examinations, licensing and registration of; terms redefined. Effective July 1, 2000; see Act for exceptions

Act No. 376 (R407, S1008) -- Word format

-- Motor vehicles, drivers licenses, suspension, DUS, DUI; Courts, magistrates, general sessions; Contraband, Prisoners. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 377 (R408, S1042) -- Word format

-- State health medical, dental insurance plan; retiree, employee of varied districts, etc. eligible; Budget and Control. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 378 (R409, S1078) -- Word format

-- Nursery and nursery dealer registration provided for; gardening, trees, plants; Forestry, Agriculture. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 379 (R410, S1145) -- Word format

-- Public Safety Department, Class 1 law enforcement officer, domestic violence training; Assistance Program by SLED. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 380 (R411, S1163) -- Word format

-- Insurance; public adjusters, licensing of; Medical, Health Carrier External Review Act, contracts to provide subrogation. Governor signed June 14, 2000; effective 90 days after Governor approval

Act No. 381 (R412, S1242) -- Word format

-- Grain Dealers Guaranty Fund established with State Treasury, Treasurers; Agriculture, Producers, Southern Soya. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 382 (R413, S1321) -- Word format

-- Law Enforcement Assistance and Support Act, SLED, Officers, Public Safety Department, Civil Defense, Governor. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 383 (R414, S1350) -- Word format

-- School districts, high school diplomas issued to certain veterans when enlisted between 1941-46; Education. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 384 (R444, S705) -- Word format

-- Municipal improvement district, Political Subdivisions, Municipal Corporation; property tax assessments; Hazardous Waste. Effective July 16, 2000

Act No. 385 (R460, H4295) -- Word format

-- Charleston, Colleton County; No wake zone established in each, penalties; Natural Resources Department, Watercraft. Effective July 16, 2000

Act No. 386 (R468, H4849) -- Word format

-- Firefighter Mobilization Act of 2000, Fire Academy Committee; Motor vehicle carriers, registration fees, Public Safety. Effective July 7, 2000

Act No. 387 (R466, H4775)

-- Appropriations Bill, 2000-2001; Acts Cited By Popular Name. *Text printed in italic boldface mark sections vetoed by the Governor June 30, 2000. Unless otherwise stated, provisions not vetoed by the Governor became effective June 30, 2000.

Act No. 388 (R458, H4003) -- Word format

-- Juvenile criminal records; Courts, Crimes, Juvenile Justice, Minors, Law Enforcement; Prisons, Jail Information System. Effective July 21, 2000

Act No. 389 (R459, H4277) -- Word format

-- Richardson Waltz, Official Waltz of State; Carolina Wolf Spider, Official Spider of State; State Symbols and Emblems. Effective July 21, 2000

Act No. 390 (R442, S544) -- Word format

-- DUI Per Se, driving with unlawful alcohol concentration; Transportation Department, Traffic, Motor Vehicles, Breath test. See Act for effective dates. Governor signed July 20, 2000.

Act No. 391 (R445, S1012) -- Word format

-- Alcoholic liquors, temporary permits; referendum provisions for issuance of; Elections, Alcoholic beverages, Taxation. Effective July 20, 2000

Act No. 392 (R465, H4751) -- Word format

-- Elections, local commissions; campaign participation, Ethics; Voting machines, Poll managers, Voter, Ballots, Candidates. Effective August 1, 2000.

Act No. 393 (R446, S1111) -- Word format

-- School districts; Teachers, Certification, Students, Middle grades, Reading, Attendance, Term of, Education, Loans. Effective August 1, 2000, See Act for Exceptions.

Act No. 394 (R464, H4684) -- Word format

-- Extradition procedures, arrest warrants; Courts, Magistrates, Municipal, Judges, Juries and Jurors, Crimes and Offenses. Effective August 4, 2000.

Act No. 395 (R456, H3808) -- Word format

-- Deed recording fee, exemption if transfer realty from agent to principal; Property, Limited liability company, Business. Effective July 20, 2000, See Act for Exceptions.

Act No. 396 (R449, H3120) -- Word format

-- DNA Database, Criminal record repository, Law Enforcement, Courts, Probation counselor, agent; Juveniles, Minors, Crimes. Effective date for Sections 3, 4 and 5 is July 1, 2000; Effective date for Sections 1, 2, 6 and 7 is August 18, 2000.

Act No. 397 (R452, H3465) -- Word format

-- Marriage, minimum age for male and female is sixteen, license; Domestic Relations, Minors, Courts, Juvenile Justice. Effective August 17, 2000.

Act No. 398 (R448, S1291) -- Word format

-- Minors, incapacitated persons, claims of; Courts, Trusts and Estates, Decedents, Probate Code, Deeds, Wills, Property. Effective August 17, 2000.

Act No. 399 (R443, S575) -- Word format

-- Taxation, sales and use, property, income tax, job development credit; Enterprise zone, Economic; Electronic Commerce. Effective August 17, 2000.

Act No. 400 (R471, H4934) -- Word format

-- Continuing Care Retirement Community Act, contracts; Residential Care Facilities, Aging, Prescription drugs, Pharmacies. Effective September 12, 2000.

Act No. 401 (R470, H4864) -- Word format

-- Shad, taking of, limit; Fish and Game, Bass, striped and black; creel and size limit on certain lakes; Natural Resources. Effective July 2, 2000.

Act No. 402 (R447, S1164) -- Word format

-- Parental Involvement in their Children's Education Act, School Districts, Domestic Relations, Employer tax credits. Effective September 28, 2000.

Act No. 403 (R451, H3393) -- Word format

-- Watercraft, outboard motor, boats; certificate of title may not be transferred if property taxes owed; Natural Resources. Effective October 3, 2000.

Act No. 404 (R450, H3358) -- Word format

-- Nonprofit corporation financed by federal, state loans; Businesses, Charitable funds, Municipal water systems, Political. Effective October 3, 2000.

Act No. 405 (R457, H3927) -- Word format

-- Solid Waste Management Reduction and Recycling Programs, Water and Sewer, Conservation, DHEC, Fuel, Hazardous Waste. Effective October 3, 2000.

Act No. 406 (R310, H3699) -- Word format

-- Supplemental Appropriations, Acts Cited By Popular Name, Surplus Revenue Funds, general, 1998-99. *Text printed in italic, boldface mark sections vetoed by the Governor May 19, 2000. Provisions not vetoed by the Governor took effect pursuant to Section 2-7-10 of the 1976 Code of Laws.

Act No. 407 (R461, H4426) -- Word format

-- Libraries, public; schools, colleges; computers used by students which can access internet; Torts, screening software. Effective July 1, 2000.

Act No. 408 (R454, H3693) -- Word format

-- Telephone calls, unsolicited consumer; definitions, information by solicitor of call, Consumer Affairs, Crimes. Effective October 18, 2000.

Act No. 409 (R462, H4460) -- Word format

-- Property, rental; ejectment of tenants, landlords, service of rule; distress proceedings; Courts, Magistrates, Larceny. Effective October 18, 2000, See Act for Exceptions.

Act No. 410 (R463, H4555) -- Word format

-- First Steps to School Readiness Board, additional member; Technical, Education; Colleges, Tuition Prepayment Program. Effective October 18, 2000, See Act for Exceptions.

Act No. 411 (R469, H4856) -- Word format

-- Personal property tax exemption, sales tax imposition by county council, referendum; Elections, Political Subdivisions. Effective June 22, 2000

Act No. 412 (R349, S1361) -- Word format

-- Legislative Council, Code of Laws, Revised Code Volume 5, Adoption of. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 413 (R258, H4660) -- Word format

-- Surplus fund revenues, certain appropriations for school district health insurance; Comptroller General, accounting. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 414 (R398, H5101) -- Word format

-- Employment Security Commission, Appropriation funds, use to design unemployment tax accounting system. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 415 (R399, H5102) -- Word format

-- Employment Security Commission, Appropriation funds, use of to erect building in Horry County. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 416 (R341, H4512) -- Word format

-- Clemson University, plant improvement bonds; limitation provisions, Colleges, Bonds or Notes. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 417 (R247, S924) -- Word format

-- School districts, attendance; absences due to weather, trustees may excuse up to three days for 1999-2000 year. Effective March 23, 2000

Act No. 418 (R220, S764) -- Word format

-- Civil Cases in Circuit and Magistrates Courts Study Task Force established. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 419 (R269, S1053) -- Word format

-- Local Government Funding System Steering Committee, reports by; Political Subdivisions, Budget and Control Board. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 420 (R319, H4710) -- Word format

-- Local Jail Task Force created, Prisons and Prisoners, Corrections Department, Commissions, Political Subdivisions. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 421 (R434, H4960) -- Word format

-- Mass Transportation System Study Committee, recommendations and findings of; General Assembly, Department. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 422 (R222, S862) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2425, Education Board, Textbook adoption regulation. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 423 (R249, S1108) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2470, Workers' Compensation Commission, Settlement by agreement, reporting attorneys' fees. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 424 (R255, H4483) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2427, Education Board, Principal Induction Program. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 425 (R256, H4487) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2464, Elevator and Amusement Ride Safety Office, Facilities, chair lifts; Fairs, Labor. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 426 (R257, H4614) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2489, Funeral Service Board, Embalmers, fees, code of ethics, Cemeteries. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 427 (R270, S1220) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2452, Education Department, Graduation requirements. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 428 (R321, H4946) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2483, Education Department, ADEPT program. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 429 (R342, H5026) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2501, Insurance Department, Hurricane deductible. Effective May 26, 2000

Act No. 430 (R358, H4927) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2480, Health and Environmental Control Department, X-rays (Title B). Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 431 (R435, H5097) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2515, Long Term Health Care Administrators Board, Community residential care facilities, licensing. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 432 (R473, H5096) -- Word format

-- Regulation No. 2512, Social Services Department, Fair hearings. Effective August 1, 2000

Act No. 433 (R436, H5110) -- Word format

-- Beaufort County Elections and Registration Board, county legislative delegation to designate chairman and vice-chairman. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 434 (R437, H5112) -- Word format

-- Beaufort County Transportation Committee, term limits, administrative expenses, and replacement provisions. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 435 (R238, S943) -- Word format

-- Berkeley County Goose Creek Park and Playground Commission, membership; Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Effective March 8, 2000

Act No. 436 (R250, S1137) -- Word format

-- Macedonia Middle School, "Foxes" to be official mascot of; Berkeley County, School Districts. Effective March 30, 2000

Act No. 437 (R276, S1310) -- Word format

-- Berkeley County School District School Bond-Property Tax Relief Act, Bonds or Notes, Taxation, Sales and use. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 438 (R336, S1371) -- Word format

-- Charleston County School Districts, student participation in interscholastic soccer, organized soccer outside school. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 439 (R293, H4644) -- Word format

-- Chesterfield County Education Advisory Councils, local councils provided, election, membership, School Districts. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 440 (R295, H4783) -- Word format

-- Chesterfield County School Districts, school bus transportation, pilot program allowing individuals to ride when space. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 441 (R299, H4869) -- Word format

-- Chesterfield County School District School Bond-Property Tax Relief Act, Taxation, Bonds or Notes. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 442 (R395, H5063) -- Word format

-- Dillon County school districts, tax levy increase provided for fiscal year 2000-2001 for school purposes. Effective June 7, 2000

Act No. 443 (R254, H4462) -- Word format

-- Dorchester County school districts, three days missed due to Hurricane Floyd or snow during 1999-2000 excused. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 444 (R361, H5078) -- Word format

-- Dorchester County school districts, student participation in interscholastic soccer and organized soccer allowed. Effective June 1, 2000

Act No. 445 (R415, S1402) -- Word format

-- Dorchester County School Districts No. 2 and 4; Trustee Board, date to file nominating petition for candidacy, tax value. Effective June 15, 2000

Act No. 446 (R237, S848) -- Word format

-- Florence County Transportation Committee, payment for attendance of meetings provided. Effective March 8, 2000

Act No. 447 (R235, H4524) -- Word format

-- School districts, interscholastic soccer, student may participate on team outside of school in Greenville County. Effective March 9, 2000

Act No. 448 (R433, H4937) -- Word format

-- Greenville Memorial Auditorium District renamed Greenville Arena District, Greenville County, Commissions. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 449 (R294, H4665) -- Word format

-- Greenwood County School Districts, interscholastic soccer; student participation in organized soccer allowed. Effective May 3, 2000

Act No. 450 (R438, H5135) -- Word format

-- Greenwood Metropolitan District Commission, membership increased; election and appointment provisions; Greenwood County. Effective June 14, 2000

Act No. 451 (R324, H4974) -- Word format

-- Murrell's Inlet-Garden City Fire District, Georgetown, Horry County; may provide emergency Medical services, when. Effective May 23, 2000

Act No. 452 (R221, S840) -- Word format

-- Horry County Transportation Committee, payment for attendance of meetings provided. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 453 (R397, H5080) -- Word format

-- Camden Historical Commission to deed properties to Historic Camden Foundation, Kershaw County, Property. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 454 (R396, H5070) -- Word format

-- Lancaster County, Register of Deeds; duties of transferred to Records Management Director; Property, Deeds. Effective June 6, 2000

Act No. 455 (R343, H5027) -- Word format

-- Lexington County, Pine Ridge Drive, Fish Hatchery Road; truck traffic prohibited; Transportation Department, Highways. Effective May 24, 2000

Act No. 456 (R393, H4970) -- Word format

-- Marion County Education Board, school districts, buildings relating to district operations; lease purchase agreements. Effective June 7, 2000

Act No. 457 (R277, S1323) -- Word format

-- Newberry County, surplus National Guard Armory in Whitmire; Budget and Control Board to transfer to; Adjutant General. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 458 (R335, S1369) -- Word format

-- Oconee County School Districts, J.N. Kellett Elementary School, day missed due to boiler exempt from make-up. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 459 (R251, S1186) -- Word format

-- Orangeburg County Transportation Committee, payment for attendance of meeting; Transportation Department. Effective March 29, 2000

Act No. 460 (R244, H4635) -- Word format

-- Pickens County School Districts, students participating in interscholastic soccer may also play organized soccer. Effective March 21, 2000

Act No. 461 (R290, H4520) -- Word format

-- Pickens County School District, Gettys Middle School, day missed due to broken water main not to be made up. Effective May 3, 2000

Act No. 462 (R271, S1226) -- Word format

-- Richland County School District No. 01, A.C. Flora High School, day missed exempt from make-up requirement. Effective May 3, 2000

Act No. 463 (R230, H4422) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County Converse Area Fire District Control Board, membership increased. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 464 (R231, H4472) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County Boiling Springs Fire District, borrowing authority increased. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 465 (R233, H4496) -- Word format

-- Spartanburg County Drayton Fire District Control Board, borrowing amount increased. Effective February 25, 2000

Act No. 466 (R357, H4922) -- Word format

-- School Districts, Soccer, Absences excused; Aiken, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield, Darlington, Horry, Spartanburg. Effective May 30, 2000

Act No. 467 (R322, H4962) -- Word format

-- Union County School Districts, day missed by Jonesville Elementary School in 1999 exempt from make-up requirement. Effective May 19, 2000

Act No. 468 (R275, S1290) -- Word format

-- York County, surplus National Guard Armory located in; Budget and Control Board to transfer ownership; Adjutant General. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 469 (R296, H4817) -- Word format

-- York County School District No. 01, Rock Hill Trustees; single member election districts established; procedures. Effective May 1, 2000

Act No. 470 (R356, H4816) -- Word format

-- York County School District No. 03, Rock Hill Trustees; election districts and procedures. Effective May 30, 2000