BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Palmetto Plain//Law calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Palmetto Plain: SC and federal laws taking effect X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York X-WR-CALDESC:Start dates for the South Carolina and federal laws and rules explained on palmettoplain.com. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:P1D X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1D BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h4248-imported-shrimp-disclaimers-2026-10-28@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:Starts: Imported shrimp signs (H.4248\, Act 254) DESCRIPTION:Imported shrimp signs (H.4248\, Act 254): what SC restaurants m ust post starting Oct. 28\nTakes effect.\nStarting October 28\, 2026\, Sou th Carolina restaurants and other food service establishments that serve s hrimp imported into the United States must post a disclaimer on their menu \, if they have one\, and on a sign at their main entrance.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4248-imported-s hrimp-disclaimers/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4248-imported-shrimp-disclaime rs/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-ssa-cardiovascular-disability-listings-update-2026-10-30@palmet toplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 SUMMARY:Starts: Social Security updates how it evaluates heart and blood ve ssel conditions for... DESCRIPTION:Social Security updates how it evaluates heart and blood vessel conditions for disability benefits\nEffective.\nSocial Security's "Listin g of Impairments" describes medical conditions severe enough that an adult who meets the criteria is presumed disabled. This final rule revises the heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) listings for adults and children\, the first full revision since 2006.\nExplainer and official source: https ://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-ssa-cardiovascular-disability-list ings-update/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-ssa-cardiovascular-disabil ity-listings-update/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-2027-marketplace-open-enrollment-south-carolina-2026-11-01@palm ettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:Starts: 2027 health insurance open enrollment in SC DESCRIPTION:2027 health insurance open enrollment in SC: Nov. 1 to Jan. 15\ , the Dec. 15 deadline for Jan. 1 coverage\, and SC's approved 2027 rate i ncreases\nOpen enrollment starts (enroll by Dec. 15 for Jan. 1 coverage\; ends Jan. 15\, 2027).\nOpen enrollment for 2027 HealthCare.gov plans\, whi ch South Carolina uses\, runs November 1\, 2026 to January 15\, 2027. Enro ll or change plans by December 15 for coverage that starts January 1. Sign up December 16 to January 15 and coverage starts February 1.\nExplainer a nd official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-2027-mark etplace-open-enrollment-south-carolina/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-2027-marketplace-open-enro llment-south-carolina/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-cdc-ebola-drc-travel-attestation-order-international-flights-20 26-11-03@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:Starts: CDC order requires every passenger to sign a form saying th ey have not been in... DESCRIPTION:Flying home from abroad after Nov. 3? CDC order requires every passenger to sign a form saying they have not been in Congo (DRC) in the p ast 21 days\nApplies to flights departing at or after 11:59 p.m. EST (thro ugh Dec. 18\, 2026).\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order\, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 27\, 2026\, i n response to the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).\nExplainer and official so urce: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-cdc-ebola-drc-travel-at testation-order-international-flights/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-cdc-ebola-drc-travel-attes tation-order-international-flights/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-nov-3-2026-local-sales-tax-referendums-2026-11-03@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261104 SUMMARY:Starts: Local 1% sales tax questions on the Nov. 3\, 2026 ballot DESCRIPTION:Local 1% sales tax questions on the Nov. 3\, 2026 ballot: Green ville County\, four Greenville County cities and five Oconee County cities and towns\nVoters decide local sales tax questions (any approved tax star ts May 1\, 2027).\nGreenville County voters will see two questions on Nove mber 3\, 2026: a one-percent sales and use tax for up to eight years or un til $1.1 billion is collected\, whichever comes first\, for roads ($990 mi llion)\, mass transit ($33 million) and greenbelts ($77 million)\; and up to $150 million in general obligation bonds to be repaid from that tax.\nE xplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-nov- 3-2026-local-sales-tax-referendums/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-nov-3-2026-local-sales-tax-refe rendums/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-epa-partial-repeal-power-plant-carbon-standards-2026-11-16@palm ettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261117 SUMMARY:Starts: EPA repeals most of the 2024 power plant carbon standards a nd proposes... DESCRIPTION:EPA repeals most of the 2024 power plant carbon standards and p roposes repealing the rest\nEffective.\nThe EPA has repealed most of its 2 024 "Carbon Pollution Standards" for fossil fuel-fired power plants. The r ule takes effect November 16\, 2026.\nExplainer and official source: https ://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-epa-partial-repeal-power-plant-car bon-standards/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-epa-partial-repeal-power-p lant-carbon-standards/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-s222-utv-street-legal-2026-11-18@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119 SUMMARY:Starts: Street-legal UTVs (S.222\, Act 164) DESCRIPTION:Street-legal UTVs (S.222\, Act 164): what SC requires to drive a side-by-side on public roads starting Nov. 18\nUTV road-use rules take e ffect (golf cart changes took effect May 18\, 2026).\nStarting November 18 \, 2026\, a utility terrain vehicle (UTV\, or side-by-side) that meets the law's definition may be driven on some South Carolina public roads if it is titled\, registered for road use\, insured and displays a rear license plate.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainer s/sc-s222-utv-street-legal/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-s222-utv-street-legal/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-fcc-robocall-robotext-opt-out-rule-changes-2026-11-25@palmettop lain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261126 SUMMARY:Starts: Robocall and robotext opt-outs DESCRIPTION:Robocall and robotext opt-outs: the FCC lets callers limit a "s top" to one type of message and pick the opt-out method you must use\nTake s effect.\nThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) changed its rules o n how you stop robocalls and robotexts you once agreed to get. The rule wa s published in the Federal Register on Oct. 26\, 2026\, and takes effect N ov. 25\, 2026.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/e xplainers/federal-fcc-robocall-robotext-opt-out-rule-changes/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-fcc-robocall-robotext-opt- out-rule-changes/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-nhtsa-safe-iii-fuel-economy-standards-2026-11-30@palmettoplain. com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261201 SUMMARY:Starts: New federal fuel economy (CAFE) standards lower required mp g for 2022-2031... DESCRIPTION:New federal fuel economy (CAFE) standards lower required mpg fo r 2022-2031 vehicles\; NHTSA estimates $1\,289 less per new car\nEffective .\nNHTSA's final rule resets Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standar ds for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2026 and 2027-2031. The rule takes effect November 30\, 2026.\nExplainer and official source: http s://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-nhtsa-safe-iii-fuel-economy-stand ards/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-nhtsa-safe-iii-fuel-econom y-standards/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-transparency-in-coverage-price-tool-by-phone-2026-12-07@palmett oplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261208 SUMMARY:Starts: Health plan price transparency DESCRIPTION:Health plan price transparency: insurers must give cost estimat es by phone\, and published price files change format\nEffective.\nUnder f ederal "Transparency in Coverage" rules\, most private health plans must g ive members cost-sharing estimates for covered services and publish their negotiated prices in machine-readable files.\nExplainer and official sourc e: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-transparency-in-coverage-p rice-tool-by-phone/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-transparency-in-coverage-p rice-tool-by-phone/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-fda-salt-substitutes-standardized-foods-2026-12-14@palmettoplai n.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261215 SUMMARY:Starts: FDA lets makers of cheese\, canned vegetables\, ketchup and other "standardized"... DESCRIPTION:FDA lets makers of cheese\, canned vegetables\, ketchup and oth er "standardized" foods use salt substitutes\nEffective.\nSome foods have federal "standards of identity" (recipes set in regulation) that list salt as an ingredient but don't allow salt substitutes. This FDA final rule ch anges 80 of those standards to permit "safe and suitable" salt substitutes .\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/fed eral-fda-salt-substitutes-standardized-foods/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-fda-salt-substitutes-stand ardized-foods/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h5538-guarantee-banking-act-257-2026-12-30@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261230 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261231 SUMMARY:Starts: Guarantee Banking Act (H.5538\, Act 257) DESCRIPTION:Guarantee Banking Act (H.5538\, Act 257): new rules for the big gest banks and payment companies when they close or refuse South Carolina accounts\, starting Dec. 30\nTakes effect.\nStarting December 30\, 2026\, the Guarantee Banking Act (Act No. 257\, H.5538) bars the largest banks an d payment companies from refusing\, ending or restricting South Carolina c ustomers’ accounts\, payments or credit based on protected religious exe rcise\, protected speech or association\, or factors that are not quantita tive\, impartial and risk-based.\nExplainer and official source: https://p almettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h5538-guarantee-banking-act-257/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h5538-guarantee-banking-act-257 / TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-ssa-2027-cola-social-security-ssi-increase-2026-12-31@palmettop lain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 SUMMARY:Starts: Social Security and SSI go up 3.6% for 2027 DESCRIPTION:Social Security and SSI go up 3.6% for 2027: new payment amount s\, earnings limits and the taxable wage cap\nHigher SSI payments start (S ocial Security with January 2027 payments).\nSocial Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments will rise 3.6% for 2027\, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced in a notice filed Oct. 23\, 2026. The increase follows a federal inflation index (CPI-W).\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-ssa-2027 -cola-social-security-ssi-increase/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-ssa-2027-cola-social-secur ity-ssi-increase/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h4679-drone-rules-act-150-2027-01-01@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Starts: Drone rules (H.4679\, Act 150) DESCRIPTION:Drone rules (H.4679\, Act 150): new SC limits near prisons\, ja ils and military bases\, and penalties for unregistered drones\, starting Jan. 1\, 2027\nTakes effect.\nStarting January 1\, 2027\, a new state law\ , the Drone Regulation and Public Safety Act (Act No. 150\, H.4679)\, sets South Carolina rules for flying drones.\nExplainer and official source: h ttps://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4679-drone-rules-act-150/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4679-drone-rules-act-150/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h4270-eviction-records-seven-years-2027-01-01@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Starts: Eviction records (H.4270\, Act 214) DESCRIPTION:Eviction records (H.4270\, Act 214): SC to remove old eviction filings from public view after seven years\nTakes effect.\nStarting Januar y 1\, 2027\, South Carolina eviction filings and records must be removed f rom the public index and any publicly accessible files seven years after t he final disposition or filing\, if no additional filing is recorded.\nExp lainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4270- eviction-records-seven-years/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4270-eviction-records-seven-ye ars/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h4591-addictive-social-media-kids-act-237-2027-01-01@palmettoplain.c om DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Starts: Kids and social media (H.4591\, Act 237) DESCRIPTION:Kids and social media (H.4591\, Act 237): what the biggest plat forms must do for South Carolina users under 16 starting Jan. 1\, 2027\nTa kes effect.\nStarting January 1\, 2027\, the largest social media platform s (those with at least $1 billion a year in worldwide advertising revenue) must estimate the age of South Carolina users once they spend 25 hours on the platform\, and treat them as children (under 16) unless the platform is confident they are older.\nExplainer and official source: https://palme ttoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4591-addictive-social-media-kids-act-237/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4591-addictive-social-media-ki ds-act-237/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h4813-magistrate-court-fees-act-155-2027-01-01@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270102 SUMMARY:Starts: Magistrate court fees (H.4813\, Act 155) DESCRIPTION:Magistrate court fees (H.4813\, Act 155): higher civil filing\, eviction and service fees in SC magistrates courts starting Jan. 1\, 2027 \nTakes effect.\nStarting January 1\, 2027\, several fees and costs collec ted in South Carolina magistrates courts go up under Act No. 155 (H.4813). \nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h 4813-magistrate-court-fees-act-155/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h4813-magistrate-court-fees-act -155/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:sc-h5217-deer-tags-act-207-2027-01-02@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270103 SUMMARY:Starts: Deer tags (H.5217\, Act 207) DESCRIPTION:Deer tags (H.5217\, Act 207): one of SC residents’ three free buck tags becomes an antler-restricted tag starting Jan. 2\, 2027\nTakes effect.\nStarting January 2\, 2027\, Act No. 207 (H.5217) changes the free base set of deer tags a South Carolina resident gets with a hunting licen se and big game permit.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettopl ain.com/explainers/sc-h5217-deer-tags-act-207/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/sc-h5217-deer-tags-act-207/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-airline-delay-cause-reporting-rule-2027-02-01@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270202 SUMMARY:Starts: New federal rule changes how airlines report the cause of d elays and... DESCRIPTION:New federal rule changes how airlines report the cause of delay s and cancellations\nEffective (applies to flights on or after Jan. 1\, 20 27).\nA U.S. Department of Transportation final rule (Sept. 3\, 2026) chan ges how airlines report why flights are delayed or cancelled\, as required by Section 511(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-airline-dela y-cause-reporting-rule/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-airline-delay-cause-report ing-rule/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:federal-hr2481-romance-scam-prevention-act-2027-10-20@palmettoplain.com DTSTAMP:20261028T013848Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20271020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20271021 SUMMARY:Starts: Romance Scam Prevention Act (H.R. 2481\, Public Law 119-129 ) DESCRIPTION:Romance Scam Prevention Act (H.R. 2481\, Public Law 119-129): d ating apps must warn you when a banned scam account messaged you\, startin g Oct. 2027\nTakes effect.\nA new federal law\, the Romance Scam Preventio n Act\, requires online dating sites and apps to send a "fraud ban notific ation" to any member who received a message from an account the service ba nned for suspected fraud.\nExplainer and official source: https://palmetto plain.com/explainers/federal-hr2481-romance-scam-prevention-act/ URL:https://palmettoplain.com/explainers/federal-hr2481-romance-scam-preven tion-act/ TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR