Home values, gross rent, homeownership, housing cost burdens, and the pressure from prices and incomes.
Median owner-occupied home value$259K2020–2024 · #32 of 50 · highest first
Median gross rent$1.18K2020–2024 · #29 of 50 · highest first
Homeownership rate71.9%2020–2024 · #9 of 50 · highest first
South Carolina over time
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Home-price growth since 2016 South Carolina · source units
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South Carolina · 2025: +105.5% · Rank #13 of 50, highest first · U.S. benchmark: Not available
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South Carolina · state comparison
Home values, rent, and homeownership
Census values are estimates for occupied housing, rather than current listing or sale prices.
South Carolina · 2020–2024$259,000
South Carolina rank#32among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark$332,700Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Median owner-occupied home value
Median reported value of owner-occupied housing.
2024 dollars; a higher value can benefit owners and make buying harder.
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Lower value · $162.6KHigher value · $839.1KStriped: unavailable
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South Carolina · $259,0002020–2024 · Rank #32 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Median owner-occupied home value · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Hawaii
$839,100
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#2
California
$734,700
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#3
Washington
$564,600
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#4
Massachusetts
$562,100
—
#5
Colorado
$539,400
—
#6
Utah
$489,400
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#7
Oregon
$477,600
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#8
New Jersey
$454,400
—
#9
Nevada
$435,400
—
#10
New York
$423,800
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#11
Maryland
$419,900
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#12
Idaho
$418,600
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#13
Rhode Island
$404,200
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#14
New Hampshire
$402,500
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#15
Arizona
$394,500
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#16
Virginia
$383,700
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#17
Montana
$375,800
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#18
Connecticut
$366,900
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#19
Florida
$359,000
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#20
Alaska
$352,900
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#21
Delaware
$352,000
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#22
Minnesota
$329,300
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#23
Vermont
$316,600
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#24
Wyoming
$309,700
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#25
Georgia
$303,300
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#26
Maine
$296,600
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#27
North Carolina
$288,900
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#28
Tennessee
$286,700
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#29
Texas
$283,800
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#30
Wisconsin
$266,500
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#31
Illinois
$263,300
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#32
South Carolina · your comparison
$259,000
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#33
South Dakota
$257,400
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#34
Pennsylvania
$254,500
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#35
North Dakota
$249,900
—
#36
New Mexico
$248,100
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#37
Nebraska
$238,600
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#38
Michigan
$231,600
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#39
Missouri
$230,300
—
#40
Indiana
$218,200
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#41
Kansas
$217,200
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#42
Louisiana
$216,500
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#43
Ohio
$214,800
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#44
Alabama
$209,900
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#45
Iowa
$208,000
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#46
Kentucky
$205,600
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#47
Oklahoma
$199,800
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#48
Arkansas
$188,000
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#49
Mississippi
$169,800
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#50
West Virginia
$162,600
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Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
This source snapshot keeps its own definition and period. A rank shown elsewhere applies only to that comparison’s measure and period.
Method and limitations
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Compare moderate-or-severe and severe housing cost burdens for three distinct housing groups.
South Carolina · 2020–202452.1%
South Carolina rank#10among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark51.1%Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Renters · spending at least 30% of income
Housing costs as a share of household income, excluding households for which a ratio cannot be computed.
Renters and owners have separate denominators. Ratios use the Census computed-income universe.
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Lower value · 38.9%Higher value · 60.1%Striped: unavailable
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South Carolina · 52.1%2020–2024 · Rank #10 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Renters · spending at least 30% of income · 2020–2024 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Florida
60.1%
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#2
Hawaii
56.7%
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#3
Nevada
55.9%
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#4
California
55.3%
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#5
Louisiana
54.8%
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#6
Colorado
52.9%
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#7
Connecticut
52.6%
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#8
Oregon
52.5%
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#9
Georgia
52.4%
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#10
South Carolina · your comparison
52.1%
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#11
New York
52.1%
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#12
Massachusetts
51.8%
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#13
Texas
51.7%
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#14
New Jersey
51.6%
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#15
Maryland
51.5%
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#16
Arizona
51.4%
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#17
Mississippi
51.3%
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#18
Michigan
50.4%
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#19
New Mexico
50.2%
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#20
Washington
49.9%
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#21
Delaware
49.6%
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#22
North Carolina
48.9%
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#23
West Virginia
48.9%
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#24
Tennessee
48.8%
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#25
Alabama
48.8%
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#26
Virginia
48.5%
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#27
Maine
48.4%
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#28
Vermont
48.4%
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#29
New Hampshire
48.2%
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#30
Pennsylvania
48.2%
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#31
Minnesota
48.1%
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#32
Indiana
48.1%
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#33
Rhode Island
48%
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#34
Illinois
47.9%
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#35
Utah
47.2%
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#36
Idaho
46.9%
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#37
Oklahoma
46.3%
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#38
Ohio
45.9%
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#39
Missouri
45.6%
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#40
Kentucky
45.4%
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#41
Nebraska
45.1%
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#42
Arkansas
44.8%
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#43
Montana
44.8%
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#44
Alaska
44.6%
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#45
Iowa
43.9%
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#46
Wisconsin
43.7%
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#47
Kansas
43.5%
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#48
Wyoming
43.1%
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#49
South Dakota
39.8%
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#50
North Dakota
38.9%
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Both series start at 100 in 2016. The gap describes price pressure; it is not a mortgage payment or a price-to-income ratio.
South Carolina · 2025+105.5%
South Carolina rank#13among all 50 states
U.S. benchmarkNot availableSame measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Home-price growth since 2016
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability. Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation. Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
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South Carolina
2025 · South Carolina: +105.5% · Rank #13 of 50, highest first · Selected for state comparisonView history and select a period
South Carolina Home-price growth since 2016 history
Period
South Carolina
Compare
2016
+0%
2017
+4.1%
2018
+9.9%
2019
+15.7%
2020
+21.9%
2021
+38.5%
2022
+66%
2023
+79.3%
2024
+92.5%
2025
+105.5%
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Lower value · +38.2%Higher value · +141.7%Striped: unavailable
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South Carolina · +105.5%2025 · Rank #13 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Home-price growth since 2016 · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Idaho
+141.7%
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#2
Florida
+114.5%
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#3
Maine
+113.7%
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#4
Utah
+113.6%
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#5
Tennessee
+112.4%
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#6
Arizona
+112.3%
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#7
New Hampshire
+110.1%
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#8
Rhode Island
+108%
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#9
Georgia
+107.6%
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#10
North Carolina
+107.1%
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#11
Montana
+106.7%
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#12
Nevada
+106.1%
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#13
South Carolina · your comparison
+105.5%
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#14
Washington
+100.2%
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#15
Indiana
+94.5%
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#16
Wisconsin
+94%
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#17
Michigan
+93.7%
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#18
Ohio
+93.3%
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#19
Vermont
+92.6%
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#20
New Jersey
+88.9%
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#21
Missouri
+86.9%
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#22
New York
+85.9%
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#23
Nebraska
+84.6%
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#24
Massachusetts
+84.3%
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#24
South Dakota
+84.3%
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#26
Texas
+83.3%
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#27
Kentucky
+83.2%
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#28
Colorado
+83.1%
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#29
Kansas
+82.5%
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#30
New Mexico
+82.3%
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#31
Alabama
+81.3%
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#32
Arkansas
+80.8%
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#33
Connecticut
+79.8%
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#34
Pennsylvania
+78.4%
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#35
Virginia
+76.5%
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#36
Delaware
+75.4%
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#37
Oregon
+74.7%
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#38
California
+72.7%
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#39
Oklahoma
+71.9%
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#40
Minnesota
+70%
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#41
Wyoming
+69.3%
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#42
Illinois
+65.3%
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#43
Iowa
+64.2%
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#44
Mississippi
+63.9%
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#45
Hawaii
+63%
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#46
Maryland
+59.4%
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#47
West Virginia
+58.6%
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#48
Alaska
+51.9%
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#49
North Dakota
+45.9%
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#50
Louisiana
+38.2%
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South Carolina · 202545,862
South Carolina rank#7among all 50 states
U.S. benchmark1,431,616Same measure and period when published
#1 is the highest value. Ties share a rank and leave gaps. D.C. and territories are excluded. Rank describes the measured value; it is not an overall score of the state.
Total housing units authorized
New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits; final annual, not seasonally adjusted.
A permit is authorization, not a start or completed home. Absolute counts reflect the size of a state. Units in permit-issuing places; excludes public housing.
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Lower value · 848Higher value · 210,217Striped: unavailable
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South Carolina · 45,8622025 · Rank #7 of 50, highest firstSelected state
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Total housing units authorized · 2025 · highest value ranked #1
Rank
State
Value
Comparison notes
#1
Texas
210,217
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#2
Florida
178,297
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#3
California
103,856
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#4
North Carolina
86,167
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#5
Georgia
61,196
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#6
Arizona
51,532
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#7
South Carolina · your comparison
45,862
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#8
Tennessee
43,374
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#9
New York
38,667
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#10
Washington
34,913
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#11
Colorado
33,754
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#12
Ohio
33,640
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#13
Virginia
33,094
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#14
Indiana
29,076
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#15
New Jersey
27,661
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#16
Utah
26,775
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#17
Pennsylvania
25,709
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#18
Wisconsin
25,569
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#19
Michigan
23,075
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#20
Minnesota
20,947
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#21
Alabama
19,061
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#22
Illinois
18,551
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#23
Nevada
18,540
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#24
Idaho
17,944
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#25
Missouri
17,474
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#26
Oklahoma
15,513
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#27
Arkansas
15,492
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#28
Kentucky
14,940
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#29
Oregon
14,839
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#30
Louisiana
14,203
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#31
Iowa
13,664
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#32
Maryland
13,358
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#33
Massachusetts
12,477
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#34
Nebraska
10,596
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#35
Kansas
10,299
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#36
Mississippi
8,405
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#37
New Mexico
7,747
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#38
Connecticut
7,273
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#39
Maine
6,979
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#40
Delaware
6,468
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#41
South Dakota
5,305
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#42
Montana
5,258
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#43
New Hampshire
5,030
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#44
West Virginia
3,962
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#45
Hawaii
3,708
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#46
North Dakota
2,440
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#47
Vermont
2,294
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#48
Wyoming
2,238
—
#49
Rhode Island
1,738
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#50
Alaska
848
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32 of 32 reviewed South Carolina actions · newest first
Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell K. Jones · Sponsored / Rep. David Vaughan · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Rep. Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Bauer · Sponsored / Rep. Neal A. Collins · Sponsored / Rep. Paul B. Wickensimer · Sponsored / Rep. Gary S. Brewer, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. John Richard C. King · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Jeff Bradley · Sponsored / Rep. T. Case Brittain, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Sponsored / Rep. David Martin · Sponsored / Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon · Sponsored / Rep. Phillip D. Lowe · Sponsored / Rep. Cody T. Mitchell · Sponsored / Rep. Melissa Lackey Oremus · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. Heath Sessions · Sponsored / Rep. Patrick B. Haddon · Sponsored / Rep. Courtney S. Waters · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Keishan M. Scott · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Requires qualifying eviction filings and records to be removed from publicly accessible indexes after seven years without a subsequent filing.
The official record’s latest dated entry is Effective date 01/01/27 (2026-06-05). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. […] SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency.
Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Shannon S. Erickson · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Allows qualifying domestic-violence victims who share a lease with the perpetrator to end future rental obligations without early-termination penalties. It requires documentation and notice, and preserves rent owed through termination and liability for damage.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 184 (2026-06-02). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 27-40-350. (A) If a residential tenant is a protected tenant, then the tenant may: (1) terminate the protected tenant's future obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days of the date of a documented qualifying incident; and (2) not be held liable for penalties or fees that might otherwise be imposed for the termination of the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days of the documented qualifying incident; provided, however, that the protected tenant shall be liable for any damage that the protected tenant caused to the premises prior to the termination and no security deposits will be required to be returned until the end of the lease if such is due to be returned under the terms of the lease. (B) A protected tenant must provide the landlord with written notice of the intent to terminate the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days after a documented qualifying incident. The termination shall be effective on the date stated in the notice as long as it is at least thirty days after the landlord's receipt of the notice, unless the landlord consents in writing to an earlier date. The notice to the landlord must be accompanied by documentation of the qualifying incident such as a restraining order, an order of protection, or evidence of a conviction for domestic violence or abuse. The protected tenant must relinquish all legal rights of possession to the premises, but is still responsible for paying rent and other amounts owed, other than any fees imposed for early termination of the rental agreement. (C) The protected tenant's obligations as a tenant must continue through the effective date of the termination. Any cotenants on the lease with the protected tenant shall remain responsible for the full rent for the balance of the term of the rental agreement. If the perpetrator is the remaining sole tenant obligated on the rental agreement, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement with five days' written notice and collect actual damages for such termination against the perpetrator. […] (E) A landlord may not take any retaliatory action against a protected tenant in response to the early termination of the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement pursuant to this section. […] (20) "qualifying incident" means domestic abuse or violence as defined by Chapter 4, Title 20 or Chapter 25, Title 16 wherein both the victim and the perpetrator are leaseholders on the same property and the domestic abuse or violence is documented by a restraining order or an order of protection or the perpetrator has been convicted of the domestic violence or abuse.
Henry McMaster signed HB 4270. Requires qualifying eviction filings and records to be removed from publicly accessible indexes after seven years without a subsequent filing.
Signed By Governor. This records the historical action; current enforceability and implementation are not inferred.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. […] SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency.
Henry McMaster signed HB 3569. Allows qualifying domestic-violence victims who share a lease with the perpetrator to end future rental obligations without early-termination penalties. It requires documentation and notice, and preserves rent owed through termination and liability for damage.
Signed By Governor. This records the historical action; current enforceability and implementation are not inferred.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 27-40-350. (A) If a residential tenant is a protected tenant, then the tenant may: (1) terminate the protected tenant's future obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days of the date of a documented qualifying incident; and (2) not be held liable for penalties or fees that might otherwise be imposed for the termination of the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days of the documented qualifying incident; provided, however, that the protected tenant shall be liable for any damage that the protected tenant caused to the premises prior to the termination and no security deposits will be required to be returned until the end of the lease if such is due to be returned under the terms of the lease. (B) A protected tenant must provide the landlord with written notice of the intent to terminate the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement within sixty days after a documented qualifying incident. The termination shall be effective on the date stated in the notice as long as it is at least thirty days after the landlord's receipt of the notice, unless the landlord consents in writing to an earlier date. The notice to the landlord must be accompanied by documentation of the qualifying incident such as a restraining order, an order of protection, or evidence of a conviction for domestic violence or abuse. The protected tenant must relinquish all legal rights of possession to the premises, but is still responsible for paying rent and other amounts owed, other than any fees imposed for early termination of the rental agreement. (C) The protected tenant's obligations as a tenant must continue through the effective date of the termination. Any cotenants on the lease with the protected tenant shall remain responsible for the full rent for the balance of the term of the rental agreement. If the perpetrator is the remaining sole tenant obligated on the rental agreement, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement with five days' written notice and collect actual damages for such termination against the perpetrator. […] (E) A landlord may not take any retaliatory action against a protected tenant in response to the early termination of the protected tenant's obligations under a rental agreement pursuant to this section. […] (20) "qualifying incident" means domestic abuse or violence as defined by Chapter 4, Title 20 or Chapter 25, Title 16 wherein both the victim and the perpetrator are leaseholders on the same property and the domestic abuse or violence is documented by a restraining order or an order of protection or the perpetrator has been convicted of the domestic violence or abuse.
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Aug 1, 2025 · S 2651 · ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 · In CongressU.S. Congress · South Carolina delegation · S 2651
ROAD to Housing Act of 2025
Aug 1, 2025 · In Congress
Sen. Tim Scott · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Proposes allowing housing agencies to reuse qualifying recent third-party income verification for housing vouchers when family composition and income have not changed, and clarifies prior-year income calculations. This is a selected rental-assistance provision of the broader housing bill.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(d)Amendments to the Housing Choice Voucher programSection 8(o)(5) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(C)ExceptionsNotwithstanding subparagraph (A)—(i)a public housing agency may accept a third party income calculation and verification of family income for purposes of this subsection if—(I)the calculation and verification was completed for determination of income eligibility for a Federal program or service during the preceding 12-month period; and(II)there has been no change in income or family composition since the calculation and verification under clause (i); and(ii)when using prior year income under section 3(a)(7)(B), a public housing agency shall use the income of the family as determined by the agency or owner for the prior calendar year or another 12-month period ending during the preceding 12 months, taking into consideration any redetermination of income between the start of such prior calendar year or other 12-month period and the date of the annual review.;
Inspect this action on the timeline ↑Jun 12, 2025 · HR 3987 · No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act · In CongressU.S. Congress · South Carolina delegation · HR 3987
No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
Jun 12, 2025 · In Congress
Rep. Ralph Norman · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Proposes barring defined sanctuary jurisdictions from Community Development Block Grants, with an exception for policies protecting information about crime victims or witnesses.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Why this record is included
Foreign-born residents include naturalized citizens and lawfully and unlawfully present noncitizens. A provision about a particular immigration status concerns only a subset of that population; it does not change a person’s birthplace. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Residents who are foreign-born. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
2.Ineligibility of sanctuary jurisdictions for community development block grantsTitle I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— (1)in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)), by adding at the end the following: (25) (A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term sanctuary jurisdiction means any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or official from— (i)sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or (ii)complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual. (B)A State or political subdivision of a State shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on its having a policy whereby its officials will not share information regarding, or comply with a request made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226, 1357) to comply with a detainer regarding, an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness to a criminal offense.; and (2)in section 104(b) (42 U.S.C. 5304(b))— (A)in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; (B)by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (C)by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6)the grantee is not a sanctuary jurisdiction and will not become a sanctuary jurisdiction during the period for which the grantee receives a grant under this title; and.
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What candidates are saying
Explore statements about housing, rent, homeownership and borrowing costs from FactVote’s South Carolina candidate profiles. Compare candidates within each recorded race, with each person’s matching statements kept together. These are candidate and campaign statements, not verified outcomes.
30 statements from 9 candidates
2026 South Carolina Governor — General Election
2 candidates with matching statements · 5 statements
It’s time to welcome South Carolinians into quality homes that are reasonably priced. To compete with private equity firms that are buying up houses and reselling them at exorbitant prices, Jermaine will fund a grant program that allows municipalities to convert existing structures into affordable h…
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Source topic or question: Housing affordability
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It’s time to welcome South Carolinians into quality homes that are reasonably priced. To compete with private equity firms that are buying up houses and reselling them at exorbitant prices, Jermaine will fund a grant program that allows municipalities to convert existing structures into affordable housing units.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Hakim believes that a strong state begins with strong education. Instead of cutting funding, South Carolina must invest deeply in its schools and students. He proposes the creation of “South Carolina College Investment Grants” for students pursuing critical careers; such as nursing, medicine, engine…
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Source topic or question: Education, child care, and workforce training
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Hakim believes that a strong state begins with strong education. Instead of cutting funding, South Carolina must invest deeply in its schools and students. He proposes the creation of “South Carolina College Investment Grants” for students pursuing critical careers; such as nursing, medicine, engineering, education, social work, and therapy. Rather than burdening graduates with debilitating student loans, this plan allows them to repay the state through service. Every graduate who accepts a grant would commit to living and working in South Carolina for 10–20 years; as taxpayers, homeowners, consumers, and parents. Their contributions to the state’s economy and communities would serve as repayment for their education. This initiative would ensure that the most educated and capable workforce in the world lives right here in South Carolina, making its citizens highly sought after in every field imaginable.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
To keep housing affordable and communities strong, Hakim would limit property ownership to twelve residential properties per corporation or individual, excluding apartment complexes.This policy ensures that homes remain in the hands of residents, not investors, preventing mass buyouts that drive up …
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Source topic or question: Housing affordability
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To keep housing affordable and communities strong, Hakim would limit property ownership to twelve residential properties per corporation or individual, excluding apartment complexes.This policy ensures that homes remain in the hands of residents, not investors, preventing mass buyouts that drive up housing costs and displace families. By curbing speculative ownership, South Carolina can stabilize neighborhoods, lower rents, and make homeownership attainable again for working people across the state.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Jenny knows families are struggling with skyrocketing costs – from groceries to housing to healthcare. She will champion policies to lower costs and advocate for responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, so families can plan, save, and thrive. You work hard for your money; your government should …
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Jenny knows families are struggling with skyrocketing costs – from groceries to housing to healthcare. She will champion policies to lower costs and advocate for responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, so families can plan, save, and thrive. You work hard for your money; your government should work just as hard to protect it.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Support the HELPER Act to eliminate the upfront home purchase costs and the monthly mortgage insurance premium for those who serve and support our communities, like first responders and teachers.
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Source topic or question: Housing affordability
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Support the HELPER Act to eliminate the upfront home purchase costs and the monthly mortgage insurance premium for those who serve and support our communities, like first responders and teachers.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Those who serve our nation and our communities deserve the freedom to live in dignity. Service members, veterans, and those who keep our communities running (such as first responders and teachers) deserve competitive pay so they can afford homes in the communities they serve. Hospitality workers who…
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Source topic or question: National security, foreign policy, and veterans
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Those who serve our nation and our communities deserve the freedom to live in dignity. Service members, veterans, and those who keep our communities running (such as first responders and teachers) deserve competitive pay so they can afford homes in the communities they serve. Hospitality workers who support our $30BN tourism industry should also have access to affordable housing.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
Increase multifamily housing needed for our local workforce by tying federal money for infrastructure / transportation / federal housing in the district.
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Source topic or question: Transportation and infrastructure
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Increase multifamily housing needed for our local workforce by tying federal money for infrastructure / transportation / federal housing in the district.
Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026
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South Carolina incumbents
What incumbents are proposing
Explore reviewed bills sponsored by current South Carolina legislators and South Carolina’s congressional delegation, plus retained proposals from South Carolina’s governor and agencies. Each record keeps its latest recorded status and official evidence.
126 matching sponsorships or proposals · 84 South Carolina incumbents. These filters apply only to this section.
Rep. Annie E. McDaniel
South Carolina House of Representatives · District 41 · D–SC
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Annie E. McDanielSouth Carolina Legislature · HB 3998
Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act
May 19, 2020 · Enacted
Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
South Carolina House of Representatives · District 78 · D–SC
2 proposalsView proposals from Rep. Beth E. BernsteinSouth Carolina Legislature · HB 4270
Evictions
Jun 5, 2026 · Enacted
Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell K. Jones · Sponsored / Rep. David Vaughan · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Rep. Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Bauer · Sponsored / Rep. Neal A. Collins · Sponsored / Rep. Paul B. Wickensimer · Sponsored / Rep. Gary S. Brewer, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. John Richard C. King · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Jeff Bradley · Sponsored / Rep. T. Case Brittain, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Sponsored / Rep. David Martin · Sponsored / Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon · Sponsored / Rep. Phillip D. Lowe · Sponsored / Rep. Cody T. Mitchell · Sponsored / Rep. Melissa Lackey Oremus · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. Heath Sessions · Sponsored / Rep. Patrick B. Haddon · Sponsored / Rep. Courtney S. Waters · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Keishan M. Scott · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Requires qualifying eviction filings and records to be removed from publicly accessible indexes after seven years without a subsequent filing.
The official record’s latest dated entry is Effective date 01/01/27 (2026-06-05). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. […] SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency.
Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
South Carolina House of Representatives · District 86 · R–SC
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Bill TaylorSouth Carolina Legislature · HB 3309
Electrical Utilities
May 19, 2025 · Enacted
Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Gil Gatch · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Sponsored / Rep. Brandon Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Chris Wooten · Sponsored / Rep. Robby Robbins · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. Wm. Weston J. Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Bill Taylor · Sponsored / Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Lee Hewitt · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Steven Wayne Long · Sponsored / Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Kevin Hardee · Sponsored / Rep. W. Scott Montgomery IV · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Sponsored / Rep. Carl L. Anderson · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Authorizes Santee Cooper to jointly own, finance, construct, operate, and maintain natural-gas generation facilities with Dominion Energy near the former Canadys station in Colleton County. This concerns a potential nonnuclear component of in-state generation; authorization does not establish an operating plant or measured output.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 41 (2025-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Nuclear share is the portion of South Carolina in-state electricity generation supplied by nuclear power in the Office of Regulatory Staff assessment. Nuclear plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Nuclear share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
SECTION 7. Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 58-31-205. (A) The Public Service Authority shall have the power to jointly own, as tenants-in-common or through a limited liability company, with Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., one or more natural gas-fired generation facilities, and related transmission facilities, to be constructed on a site at or near Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s former Canadys coal-fired generation station in Colleton County, the power to plan, finance, acquire, own, operate, and maintain an interest in such plants and facilities necessary or incidental to the generation and transmission of electric power and the power to make plans and enter into such contracts as are necessary or convenient for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such plants and facilities. However, the Public Service Authority shall own a percentage of such plants and facilities equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by the Public Service Authority for the acquisition and construction of the plants and facilities. The Public Service Authority shall also own and control a like percentage of the electrical output thereof. (B) The Public Service Authority shall be severally liable in proportion to its ownership share of such plants and facilities acquired pursuant to this section for the acts, omissions, or obligations performed, omitted, or incurred by the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities while acting as the designated agent of the Public Service Authority for the purposes of constructing, operating, or maintaining the plants and facilities, or any of them. However, the Public Service Authority shall not be otherwise liable, jointly or severally, for the acts, omissions, or obligations of other owners of the plants and facilities, nor shall any money or property of the Public Service Authority be credited or otherwise applied to the account of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities, or be charged with any debt, lien, or mortgage as a result of any debt or obligation of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities.
Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Gil Gatch · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Sponsored / Rep. Brandon Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Chris Wooten · Sponsored / Rep. Robby Robbins · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. Wm. Weston J. Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Bill Taylor · Sponsored / Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Lee Hewitt · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Steven Wayne Long · Sponsored / Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Kevin Hardee · Sponsored / Rep. W. Scott Montgomery IV · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Sponsored / Rep. Carl L. Anderson · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Authorizes Santee Cooper to jointly own, finance, construct, operate, and maintain natural-gas generation facilities with Dominion Energy near the former Canadys station in Colleton County. This concerns a potential nonnuclear component of in-state generation; authorization does not establish an operating plant or measured output.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 41 (2025-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Nuclear share is the portion of South Carolina in-state electricity generation supplied by nuclear power in the Office of Regulatory Staff assessment. Nuclear plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Nuclear share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
SECTION 7. Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 58-31-205. (A) The Public Service Authority shall have the power to jointly own, as tenants-in-common or through a limited liability company, with Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., one or more natural gas-fired generation facilities, and related transmission facilities, to be constructed on a site at or near Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s former Canadys coal-fired generation station in Colleton County, the power to plan, finance, acquire, own, operate, and maintain an interest in such plants and facilities necessary or incidental to the generation and transmission of electric power and the power to make plans and enter into such contracts as are necessary or convenient for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such plants and facilities. However, the Public Service Authority shall own a percentage of such plants and facilities equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by the Public Service Authority for the acquisition and construction of the plants and facilities. The Public Service Authority shall also own and control a like percentage of the electrical output thereof. (B) The Public Service Authority shall be severally liable in proportion to its ownership share of such plants and facilities acquired pursuant to this section for the acts, omissions, or obligations performed, omitted, or incurred by the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities while acting as the designated agent of the Public Service Authority for the purposes of constructing, operating, or maintaining the plants and facilities, or any of them. However, the Public Service Authority shall not be otherwise liable, jointly or severally, for the acts, omissions, or obligations of other owners of the plants and facilities, nor shall any money or property of the Public Service Authority be credited or otherwise applied to the account of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities, or be charged with any debt, lien, or mortgage as a result of any debt or obligation of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities.
South Carolina House of Representatives · District 24 · R–SC
2 proposalsView proposals from Rep. Bruce W. BannisterSouth Carolina Legislature · HB 4270
Evictions
Jun 5, 2026 · Enacted
Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell K. Jones · Sponsored / Rep. David Vaughan · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Rep. Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Bauer · Sponsored / Rep. Neal A. Collins · Sponsored / Rep. Paul B. Wickensimer · Sponsored / Rep. Gary S. Brewer, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. John Richard C. King · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Jeff Bradley · Sponsored / Rep. T. Case Brittain, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Sponsored / Rep. David Martin · Sponsored / Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon · Sponsored / Rep. Phillip D. Lowe · Sponsored / Rep. Cody T. Mitchell · Sponsored / Rep. Melissa Lackey Oremus · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. Heath Sessions · Sponsored / Rep. Patrick B. Haddon · Sponsored / Rep. Courtney S. Waters · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Keishan M. Scott · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Requires qualifying eviction filings and records to be removed from publicly accessible indexes after seven years without a subsequent filing.
The official record’s latest dated entry is Effective date 01/01/27 (2026-06-05). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
Section 30-2-60. Eviction filings and records made pursuant to Section 27-40-10 or 27-37-10, including those concluded by Orders of Eviction or Writ of Ejectment, cases resolved by settlement, or resolved by subsequent payment for the judgment that satisfied any debt that includes personal information of a defendant, must be removed from the public index and any publicly accessible files available for public record seven years after the final disposition or filing if no additional filing is recorded. […] SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act, eviction filings and records that are at least seven years old and have no subsequent filings and comply with SECTION 1 are to be removed from the public index by the responsible agency.
Rep. Bruce W. Bannister · Sponsored / Rep. Beth E. Bernstein · Sponsored / Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford · Sponsored / Rep. Kambrell H. Garvin · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Lonnie Hosey · Sponsored / Rep. Terry Alexander · Sponsored / Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Sponsored / Rep. William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Sponsored / Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Sponsored / Rep. Chandra E. Dillard · Sponsored / Sen. Jason Elliott · Sponsored / Rep. JA Moore · Sponsored / Rep. J. Todd Rutherford · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Sponsored / Rep. Annie E. McDaniel · Sponsored / Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Sylleste H. Davis · Sponsored / Rep. Michael F. Rivers, Sr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored / Rep. Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. · Sponsored / Rep. Wendell G. Gilliard · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Creates a state housing tax credit tied to the federal low-income housing credit for qualifying restricted-rent projects. Applicants must explain tenant benefits or why the credit is needed for the project.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 137 (2020-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Gross rent includes contract rent and tenant-paid utilities. Rental protections, assistance, and housing supply concern components of rental-market conditions; they do not set South Carolina’s median rent. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Median gross rent. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
(4) 'Project' means a housing project that has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons or families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income. (5) 'Qualified project' means a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is located in South Carolina and receives approval for tax credits from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority provided pursuant to this section. […] (B)(1) A state tax credit pursuant to this section may be claimed against income taxes imposed by Section 12-6-510 or 12-6-530, bank taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 12, corporate license fees imposed pursuant to Chapter 20, Title 12, and insurance premium and retaliatory taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 7, Title 38, to be termed the South Carolina housing tax credit, and is allowed with respect to each qualified project placed in service after January 1, 2020, and before December 31, 2030, in an amount equal to the federal housing tax credit allowed with respect to such qualified project. In computing a tax payable by a taxpayer pursuant to Section 38-7-90, the credit allowed pursuant to this section must be treated as a premium tax paid pursuant to Section 38-7-20. […] (2) The authority may not issue an eligibility statement until the taxpayer provides a report to the authority detailing how the state credit authorized by this section will benefit the tenants of the project, once placed in service including, but not limited to, reduced rent, or why the state credit authorized by this section is necessary to undertake the project.
South Carolina House of Representatives · District 39 · R–SC
1 proposalView proposals from Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr.South Carolina Legislature · HB 3309
Electrical Utilities
May 19, 2025 · Enacted
Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Gil Gatch · Sponsored / Rep. William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Sponsored / Rep. Brandon Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Chris Wooten · Sponsored / Rep. Robby Robbins · Sponsored / Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Sponsored / Rep. Wm. Weston J. Newton · Sponsored / Rep. Bill Taylor · Sponsored / Rep. Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Lee Hewitt · Sponsored / Rep. Roger K. Kirby · Sponsored / Rep. Carla M. Schuessler · Sponsored / Rep. Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Sponsored / Rep. Steven Wayne Long · Sponsored / Rep. Marvin "Mark" Smith · Sponsored / Rep. Kevin Hardee · Sponsored / Rep. W. Scott Montgomery IV · Sponsored / Rep. Lucas Atkinson · Sponsored / Rep. William M. "Bill" Hixon · Sponsored / Rep. Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Sponsored / Rep. Carl L. Anderson · Sponsored / Rep. J. David Weeks · Sponsored / Rep. Mark N. Willis · Sponsored / Rep. Jerry N. Govan, Jr. · Sponsored / Rep. Robert Q. Williams · Sponsored
FactVote reviewed summary
Authorizes Santee Cooper to jointly own, finance, construct, operate, and maintain natural-gas generation facilities with Dominion Energy near the former Canadys station in Colleton County. This concerns a potential nonnuclear component of in-state generation; authorization does not establish an operating plant or measured output.
The official record’s latest entry is Act No. 41 (2025-05-19). This records enactment, not present enforceability.
Why this record is included
Nuclear share is the portion of South Carolina in-state electricity generation supplied by nuclear power in the Office of Regulatory Staff assessment. Nuclear plants and alternative generating resources concern this mix; in-state generation differs from electricity consumed in the state. Procurement targets and authorizations are distinct from operating plants or measured output. This connection does not establish causation. An action after the measurement period cannot explain an earlier observed value.
Retained South Carolina evidence context: Nuclear share of in-state electricity generation. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.
SECTION 7. Article 1, Chapter 31, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 58-31-205. (A) The Public Service Authority shall have the power to jointly own, as tenants-in-common or through a limited liability company, with Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., one or more natural gas-fired generation facilities, and related transmission facilities, to be constructed on a site at or near Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s former Canadys coal-fired generation station in Colleton County, the power to plan, finance, acquire, own, operate, and maintain an interest in such plants and facilities necessary or incidental to the generation and transmission of electric power and the power to make plans and enter into such contracts as are necessary or convenient for the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, and maintenance of such plants and facilities. However, the Public Service Authority shall own a percentage of such plants and facilities equal to the percentage of the money furnished or the value of property supplied by the Public Service Authority for the acquisition and construction of the plants and facilities. The Public Service Authority shall also own and control a like percentage of the electrical output thereof. (B) The Public Service Authority shall be severally liable in proportion to its ownership share of such plants and facilities acquired pursuant to this section for the acts, omissions, or obligations performed, omitted, or incurred by the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities while acting as the designated agent of the Public Service Authority for the purposes of constructing, operating, or maintaining the plants and facilities, or any of them. However, the Public Service Authority shall not be otherwise liable, jointly or severally, for the acts, omissions, or obligations of other owners of the plants and facilities, nor shall any money or property of the Public Service Authority be credited or otherwise applied to the account of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities, or be charged with any debt, lien, or mortgage as a result of any debt or obligation of the operator or other owners of the plants and facilities.
Only current South Carolina officeholders retained in the reviewed collection qualify. Bills require a recorded primary sponsorship; cosponsors and signing officials are excluded from sponsorship counts. An official introducer recorded as acting by request is labeled “Introduced by request”; that procedural role does not establish personal policy endorsement. Governor and agency records qualify when recorded as proposed. A separately verified governor transmittal can also establish an original proposal whose latest status reflects its later outcome. Signing an enacted law alone does not establish a proposal. A record appearing under several facts is counted once per officeholder. A bill with multiple primary sponsors appears under each recorded sponsor.
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