The proposed bill, S. 95, aims to establish a structured process for enacting and repealing laws in South Carolina through initiative petitions and referendums. It seeks to amend the Constitution of South Carolina by adding Section 1B to Article III, which sets forth the requirements for initiating a petition, including a minimum of twelve percent of the total votes for Governor in the last election and a twelve-month collection period. The bill also requires initiatives to specify the necessary revenue and prohibits certain topics, such as creating courts or altering judicial qualifications, from being addressed through these petitions. Additionally, initiatives must be filed with each branch of the General Assembly, which can adopt, amend, or reject them by majority vote.

Moreover, the bill proposes to add Section 4 to Article XVI, allowing the public to propose constitutional amendments through a similar initiative process, requiring at least fifteen percent of the votes for Governor for signature collection. It mandates that initiatives outline funding sources and tasks the General Assembly with creating laws to facilitate this process. The bill limits the number of initiatives to five per election and ensures that any initiative approved by voters is certified unless stated otherwise. If the General Assembly does not act on an initiative within four months, it will automatically be placed on the ballot for voter consideration in the next general election.