The bills, resolutions, and official actions shaping South Carolina policy on Israel and Palestine.
This page tracks South Carolina legislation and official actions on Israel and Palestine, with a short federal section for comparison. Every entry is verified against the primary record and links to the official source. Where a measure is still in committee, it is labeled proposed, not passed.
Writes the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism into state law and directs the State to "take into consideration" that definition when reviewing claims of discrimination, including on college campuses. Critics warn the IHRA definition treats some criticism of Israel as antisemitism.
Official textBars state agencies from contracting with companies that boycott a jurisdiction South Carolina trades with. Widely reported as the first anti-BDS law in the country. Worth noting precisely: the statute itself never names Israel or the BDS movement; it is written in terms of boycotts "based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin." Its purpose, as described by its backers, was to counter boycotts of Israel.
Official textResolutions carry no force of law, but they put the body on record, and they show who signed.
Declares South Carolina's "enduring friendship and partnership" with the State of Israel and directs a copy to the Israeli Consulate. Every sitting member of the House, all 123 of them, signed it. The 124th seat was vacant that day.
Official textAdopted after October 7, 2023, it resolves that the House shows its "unwavering support for Israel's defense of its territory and citizens" and condemns the actions taken by Hamas. It carried 135 sponsors.
Official textA concurrent resolution recognizing Israel on its 75th anniversary and commending its relationship with South Carolina and the United States. It carried 46 Senate sponsors.
Official textThe oldest measure on this list, and the most explicit. It declares that "Israel is neither an attacking force nor an occupier of the lands of others," and it grounds Israel's claim to the land in scripture, quoting Leviticus. It carried 41 sponsors.
Official textIntroduced in the current General Assembly but not yet adopted. These are the most actionable: your representative still has a position to take.
A Senate resolution recognizing the "enduring friendship and partnership" between South Carolina and Israel, using the same language as the House's H. 4352. It references, but did not create, the South Carolina-Israel Caucus.
Official textWould have the House recognize "Judea and Samaria as the ancestral heartland of the Jewish people" and reject the term "West Bank" as politicized, on historical, biblical, and legal grounds.
Official textWould create a state grant program for security upgrades at organizations at risk of a religiously motivated crime, including synagogues and churches. Rep. Bernstein presented it as part of the SC-Israel Caucus agenda.
Official textA bipartisan, bicameral caucus of General Assembly members formed to deepen ties with Israel. It was created as a caucus, not by a bill. Its public rollout on April 23, 2025 featured Israel's Consul General to the Southeast and the Lieutenant Governor, and was interrupted by a pro-Palestine protest.
In November 2023, weeks into the war on Gaza, the Treasurer bought $30 million in Israel bonds at a 5.3 percent rate, calling it a reaffirmation of "our state's financial commitment to support them during this war with Hamas." It was part of $155 million the office has put into Israeli bonds since 2011.
Treasurer's announcementCalls for accountability for the killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and the paramedics sent to rescue her, and requires the State Department to report on the attack. Both versions remain in committee with no floor action.
Senate bill House billWould prohibit the federal government from using the term "West Bank," directing it to use "Judea and Samaria" instead. It remains in committee.
Senate billWould require the Department of Education to use the IHRA definition of antisemitism when enforcing federal civil rights law in schools. It cleared the House with bipartisan support and bipartisan opposition, then died in the Senate at the end of the Congress.
House billFor 59 years, no bill or resolution seeking an investigation or any accountability for the 1967 Israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty, which killed 34 American servicemen, has been adopted by Congress or by South Carolina. The contrast with everything above is the point.
Verified against primary sources on June 5, 2026: scstatehouse.gov, congress.gov and the U.S. House Clerk, and the South Carolina Treasurer's office. Spotted an error or a missing measure? Email contact@upstatevoicesforpalestine.com.