South Carolina lawmakers propose thousands of bills during each two-year session of the General Assembly.

Here are some of bills still in the Legislature that could have a direct effect on your life:

Less time to complain: Property owners would have eight years, not the current 13, to sue over a construction defect. (House Bill 4459 Status: Just introduced)

Shut up and drive: People with learner’s permit cannot use a cellular phone while driving. (H4412. Status: Just introduced)

Eavesdropping tickets: Cities and counties could use cameras to catch people who run traffic lights. (Status: Just introduced )

More privacy: People seeking a job do not have to reveal their Social Security numbers in an initial job application. (H4433. Status: Just introduced)

No tuition for deliquents: Students convicted of an alcohol- or drug-related crime would not be allowed to receive tuition money from the S.C. Education Lottery. (S 782. Status: Just introduced)

Stop, thief: The “Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act” would, among other things, create a database of S.C. residents who have been victims of identity theft and block bad information in a credit report. (S 222. Status: Passed Senate, in House.)

More toilets: Newly built state buildings must have twice as many toilets for women as for men. (H 3014. Status: Still in House committee.)

Can you smoke what you can’t see? Stores selling tobacco would hve to keep products hidden from customers. (H 3103. Status: Still in House committee.)

No covered straws: Straws in restaurants must be wrapped. (H3563. Status: Voted down in the House.)

How much is that doggy in the window? Every item for sale in a retail store must have a clearly marked price. (H 4398. Status: Still in House Committee.)

Lots of gas, little beer: Gas stations could not sell more than six single beers or one container of beers to a single customer. (H 3760. Status: In House committee.)

Cheaper food: Phase out the state’s 5 percent sales tax on food. (Neither House nor Senate bills have moved out of committees.)

Computer recycling: Charge a $5 recycling fee for computer monitors. (S 148. Status: Still in Senate committee.)

Your credit does not count: Forbid insurance companies from using credit reports as a factor in setting rates. (S 49. Status: In Senate committee.)

Auto repairs: Car repair shops must provide a written estimate before it starts work, and it cannot later raise the price. (H 3135. Status: In House committee.)

See your file: Workers have a right to see their personnel file kept by their employer. (H 3005. Status: In House committee.)

Cheap glasses: Add reading glasses to the list of items available tax-free during the annual sales-tax holiday. (H 3598. Status: Awaiting final Senate vote.)

Surprising expensive hotel phone calls: Hotels must clearly post prices for phone, fax and Internet use by guests. (S152. Status: Passed Senate, now in House committee)

See the teacher: Workers could take up to 12 hours unpaid leave a year to attend school conferences or other activities. (H3097. Status: In House committee.)

Showing the flag: Homeowners can display an American flag on their property regardless of neighborhood association rules. (This has been a problem in Florida.) (H3564. Status: Passed House, now in Senate.)