Bill Commons

SC H 3276

enacted

SC Hands-Free Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did SC H 3276 pass?

Yes. SC H 3276 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Act No. 40

What is SC H 3276 about?

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE," TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY NOT BE USED WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FINES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CITIZENS ARRESTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT SIGNS ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE ONLY WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD; AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH CERTAIN OFFICIALS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS STOPPED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT. - RATIFIED TITLE

Who sponsors SC H 3276?

Pope, Robbins, Chapman and 16 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3276.

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HANDS-FREE AND DISTRACTED DRIVING ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-3890, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF WIRELESS ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE OPERATING MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE," TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY NOT BE USED WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING AND PROVIDE PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF FINES IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH THIS SECTION MAY BE ENFORCED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE SHARING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS RELATED TO CITIZENS ARRESTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 56-1-720, RELATING TO POINTS THAT MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST A PERSON'S DRIVING RECORD FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF DISTRACTED DRIVING IS A TWO-POINT VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL ERECT SIGNS ADVISING MOTORISTS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE ONLY WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD; AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL FILE A REPORT WITH CERTAIN OFFICIALS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS STOPPED PURSUANT TO THIS ACT. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Act No. 40
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Popeprimary
  • Robbinsprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • W. Newtonprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Forrestprimary
  • McGinnisprimary
  • Calhoonprimary
  • Bernsteinprimary
  • Wootenprimary
  • Hartprimary
  • Ericksonprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Ligonprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Schuesslerprimary
  • Hixonprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Hartnettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-19

    Act No. 40

  2. 2025-05-19

    Effective date 09/01/25

  3. 2025-05-12

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-05-08

    Ratified R 59

  5. 2025-05-07

    Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-37

  6. 2025-05-07

    Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  7. 2025-05-06

    Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25

  8. 2025-05-01

    Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-04-30

    Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0

  10. 2025-04-30

    Read second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-04-30

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  12. 2025-04-30

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-04-29

    Special order, set for April 29, 2025

  14. 2025-04-16

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-15

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-15

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  17. 2025-04-10

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-04-09

    Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-25

  19. 2025-04-09

    Read second time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-09

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-04-09

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett

  22. 2025-04-09

    Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers

  23. 2025-04-03

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith

  24. 2025-04-01

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon

  25. 2025-03-27

    Debate adjourned

  26. 2025-03-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-03-27

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Long, Gibson, Frank, Edgerton, Magnuson, Kilmartin, White, Terribile, Chumley, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff, Williams, McDaniel, Grant, Garvin, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Rose, Kirby, Hosey, Taylor

  28. 2025-03-27

    Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Henderson-Myers

  29. 2025-03-27

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Anderson, Rivers, Schuessler

  30. 2025-03-26

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

  31. 2025-03-26

    Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-27-25

  32. 2025-03-25

    Scrivener's error corrected

  33. 2025-03-25

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Henderson-Myers, Erickson, Bradley

  34. 2025-03-20

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-02-18

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten

  36. 2025-02-13

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein

  37. 2025-02-11

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon

  38. 2025-01-29

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis

  39. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  41. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  42. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adopt Amendment 1

    2025-03-27 · pass · 70-29

    Member-level votes (121)
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen D.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • May, Robert J., III: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: no
    • Bradley, Jeff: no
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: no
    • Clyburn, William: no
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: no
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: no
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Guffey, Brandon: no
    • Hartz, Charles V.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hixon, William M.: no
    • Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Jones, Wendell K.: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Kirby, Roger K.: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: no
    • Moore, JA: no
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
    • Pope, Thomas E.: no
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
    • Taylor, Bill: no
    • Weeks, J. David: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Collins, Neal A.: excused
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Harris, Robert J.: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: excused
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Reese, Robert T.: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Atkinson, Lucas: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Bowers, Phillip: excused
    • Burns, James Mikell: excused
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: excused
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: excused
  • Table Motion to Adjourn Debate

    2025-03-27 · pass · 53-39

    Member-level votes (121)
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: no
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: no
    • Duncan, Adam L.: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
    • Gibson, Daniel: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Jones, Wendell K.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Luck, Jason: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • Moore, Travis A.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Rankin, Luke S.: no
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
    • Rose, Seth: no
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • Weeks, J. David: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Collins, Neal A.: excused
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Harris, Robert J.: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: excused
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Reese, Robert T.: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Atkinson, Lucas: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Bowers, Phillip: excused
    • Burns, James Mikell: excused
    • Clyburn, William: excused
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
    • Guffey, Brandon: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Sessions, Heath: excused
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: excused
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: excused
    • Yow, Richard L.: excused
  • Table Amendment 7

    2025-04-09 · fail · 18-82

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Alexander, Terry: no
    • Anderson, Carl L.: no
    • Bailey, William H.: no
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: no
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: no
    • Bauer, Heather: no
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: no
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: no
    • Clyburn, William: no
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
    • Cox, Bobby J.: no
    • Cox, Brandon L.: no
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: no
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: no
    • Duncan, Adam L.: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: no
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
    • Gibson, Daniel: no
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: no
    • Guffey, Brandon: no
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: no
    • Hardee, Kevin: no
    • Harris, Robert J.: no
    • Hart, Christopher R.: no
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: no
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: no
    • Hewitt, Lee: no
    • Holman, Harriet A.: no
    • Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: no
    • Jones, Wendell K.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Kirby, Roger K.: no
    • Lawson, M. Brian: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: no
    • Luck, Jason: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: no
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Moss, Dennis C.: no
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: no
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: no
    • Rankin, Luke S.: no
    • Reese, Robert T.: no
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
    • Robbins, Robby: no
    • Rose, Seth: no
    • Smith, Marvin: no
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
    • Teeple, James E.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • Waters, Courtney S.: no
    • Weeks, J. David: no
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Whitmire, William R.: no
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Willis, Mark N.: no
    • Yow, Richard L.: no
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Hixon, William M.: excused
    • Moore, Travis A.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Schuessler, Carla: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Atkinson, Lucas: excused
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: excused
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
    • Chumley, William M.: excused
    • Cromer, April: excused
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: excused
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
    • Landing, Kathy: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Neese, Mike M.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Sessions, Heath: excused
    • Vaughan, David: excused
    • Wooten, Chris: excused
  • Passage of Bill

    2025-04-09 · pass · 85-25

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Bowers, Phillip: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Gibson, Daniel: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Guffey, Brandon: no
    • Harris, Robert J.: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Moss, Dennis C.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Hixon, William M.: excused
    • Moore, Travis A.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Schuessler, Carla: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Bobby J.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Sessions, Heath: excused
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Howard, Leon: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
  • 2nd Reading

    2025-04-30 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (43)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Hutto, Brad: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: excused
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
    • Ott, Russell L.: excused
  • Concur in Senate Amendments

    2025-05-07 · pass · 77-37

    Member-level votes (122)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Neese, Mike M.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Bowers, Phillip: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: no
    • Guffey, Brandon: no
    • Harris, Robert J.: no
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • King, John Richard C.: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Luck, Jason: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: no
    • Moore, JA: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Reese, Robert T.: no
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: no
    • Sessions, Heath: no
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • Waters, Courtney S.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Williams, Robert Q.: no
    • Yow, Richard L.: no
    • Ballentine, Nathan: excused
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Hewitt, Lee: excused
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: excused
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:06.227230Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=SC&identifier=H 3276. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.