AI laws in South Carolina

AI Laws USA tracks 22 entries for South Carolina: 6 statewide and 16 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.

14In effect
3Enacted, not yet in effect
5Proposed
0No longer in effect
0Blocked in court

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Statewide

Statewide AI rules and bills in South Carolina
Rule	Status	Takes or took effect
SC H 3431 Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (2026)	In effect	March 1, 2026
SC AI CSAM / Deepfake Laws	In effect	May 27, 2025
South Carolina State Agencies' Artificial Intelligence (AI)	In effect	June 19, 2024
South Carolina 40-57-820 (realtors accountable for AI-assisted work)	In effect	May 21, 2024
SC H 4591 Stop HARM from Addictive Social Media Act (2026)	Enacted, not yet in effect	January 1, 2027
Large Load Tariff Docket Opened via Duke Energy Progress/Car	Proposed	Not yet set

Counties and cities

County and city AI rules and bills in South Carolina
Rule	Where	Status	Takes or took effect
Spartanburg County SC 1-year data center moratorium (2026)	Spartanburg County	In effect	September 21, 2026
Laurens County SC one-year data center moratorium (2026)	Laurens County	In effect	September 14, 2026
Orangeburg County SC one-year data center moratorium (2026)	Orangeburg County	In effect	September 8, 2026
Anderson County SC six-month data center moratorium (2026)	Anderson County	In effect	August 18, 2026
York School District SC AI Responsible Use policy (2026)	York County	In effect	August 11, 2026
Greenwood County SC one-year data center moratorium, Ord. 2026-25 (enacted July 21, 2026)	Greenwood County	In effect	July 21, 2026
Newberry County SC 12-month data center moratorium (confirmed July 15, 2026)	Newberry County	In effect	July 15, 2026
One-year moratorium on new data center applications	Spartanburg County	In effect	June 22, 2026
Chester County SC data center pause (2026)	Chester County	In effect	June 15, 2026
Ordinance imposing a moratorium on land use and development	Colleton County	In effect	Not yet set
Kershaw County SC one-year data center moratorium (2026)	Kershaw County	Enacted, not yet in effect	Not yet set
Fairfield County SC 12-month data center moratorium (Ord. 856)	Fairfield County	Enacted, not yet in effect	Not yet set
Jasper County SC data center moratorium and pending ordinance doctrine (2026)	Jasper County	Proposed	Not yet set
Oconee County SC Protection from Mass Surveillance ordinance (pending)	Oconee County	Proposed	Not yet set
Mount Pleasant SC proposed 120-day data center moratorium	Mount Pleasant	Proposed	Not yet set
Colleton County SC ACE Basin data center exclusion area (settlement)	Colleton County	Proposed	Not yet set

City pages

Charleston · Columbia · Greenville · Mount Pleasant

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