South Carolina House Bill 4818

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "protecting South Carolina Citizens From The Risks Of Solar Storms And Electromagnetic Pulse Act" By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide For Definitions Of "critical Infrastructure" And "electromagnetic Pulse", And To Require The Sc Emergency Management Division To Provide Detailed Plans In Its Emergency Preparedness Plan To Harden Critical Infrastructure Against Electromagnetic Pulses And Plan For Alternative Energy Sources, And To Provide For Grants; And To Establish That The General Assembly Shall Make Certain Appropriations.

Electromagnetic Pulse Protection

Rep. Kathy Landing [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4818&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4818_20251217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4818_20251218.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4818_20251218A.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4818%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf