Senator Katrina Shealy Receives the 2015 Elected Women of Excellence Award FRIDAY, September 18, 2026 ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) is proud to announce South Carolina State Senator Katrina Shealy (R - Lexington)…
Senator Katrina Shealy Receives the 2015 Elected Women of Excellence Award
Katrina Shealy Announces Plans to Run for Re-Election
Katrina Shealy Announces Plans to Run for Re-Election Only Female Member of State Senate to Seek Second Term MONDAY, September 14, 2026 COLUMBIA, SC — State Senator Katrina Shealy (R - Lexington), the only female member of the…
Senator Katrina Shealy to Pre-File Bill to Abolish State’s Department of Social Services
Senator Katrina Shealy to Pre-File Bill to Abolish State’s Department of Social Services Shealy’s bill will replace DSS with a new Department of Family Protective Services MONDAY, December 1, 2025 COLUMBIA, SC - After more than a year…
Child Custody Preference
S 0905 General Bill, By Shealy and Turner A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-15-30 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF A CHILD’S PREFERENCE IN A CUSTODY ORDER, TO PROVIDE THAT IN DETERMINING THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD, THE…
Children and Seniors Identity Protection
S 0148 General Bill, By Shealy, Bryant, Gregory and Alexander A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 20, TITLE 37 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CONSUMER IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION, BY ADDING SECTION 37-20-161, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD A…
Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption
S 0571 General Bill, By Shealy A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO A TAX EXEMPTION FOR A DISABLED VETERAN, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX EXEMPTION IS ALLOWED TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF THE PERSON…
Elimination of State Income Tax
S 0901 General Bill, By Shealy, Grooms, Bryant, Davis, Turner & Bright A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-517 SO AS TO REPLACE THE INCOME TAX IMPOSED ON THE TAXABLE INCOME…
Expedited Relative Placements of Children
S 0371 General Bill, By Shealy, Bright, Turner, L. Martin, Peeler, Bennett, Fair, Hembree & Cromer A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXPEDITED RELATIVE PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN AT THE PROBABLE CAUSE…
Flying Flag at Half-Staff for Fallen Military
S*0237 (Rat #0037, Act #0027 of 2013) General Bill, By Shealy, Setzler, Courson, Turner, Cromer, Massey, Young, Alexander & McElveen AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10-1-161, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FLYING OF FLAGS ATOP THE…
Increased Penalties for Criminal Domestic Violence
S 0904 General Bill, By Shealy and Massey A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-25-20 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO INCREASE THE PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT TO NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR FOR A FIRST…