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SC H 3557

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South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 3557 pass?

Yes. SC H 3557 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Act No. 137

What is SC H 3557 about?

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OR CONVENTION, TO ALLOW POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE CANDIDATES A CERTIFICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO AMEND THE APPLICABLE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL PRIMARIES, SPECIAL RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Who sponsors SC H 3557?

B. Newton, Pedalino, Taylor and 4 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3557.

Description

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-15, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS TO RUN AS A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OR CONVENTION, TO ALLOW POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE CANDIDATES A CERTIFICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO AMEND THE APPLICABLE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL PRIMARIES, SPECIAL RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Act No. 137
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • B. Newtonprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Guestprimary
  • Crawfordprimary
  • Schuesslerprimary
  • Hixonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-26

    Act No. 137

  2. 2026-05-26

    Effective date See Act for Effective Date

  3. 2026-05-15

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-05-14

    Ratified R 178

  5. 2026-04-15

    Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-22

  6. 2026-04-15

    Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  7. 2026-04-01

    Scrivener's error corrected

  8. 2026-04-01

    Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-31

    Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1

  10. 2026-03-31

    Read second time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-31

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-02-18

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-01

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-03-27

    Scrivener's error corrected

  16. 2025-03-27

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2025-03-26

    Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18

  18. 2025-03-26

    Read second time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-03-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-03-26

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest

  21. 2025-03-26

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon

  22. 2025-03-20

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-02-26

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford

  24. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  27. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2025-03-26 · pass · 87-18

    Member-level votes (121)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., 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, Bobby J.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Howard, Leon: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: 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
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: 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
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Willis, Mark N.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Duncan, Adam L.: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Whitmire, William R.: no
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Harris, Robert J.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: excused
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: excused
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Jones, Wendell K.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
  • Table Amendment 2

    2025-03-26 · pass · 82-23

    Member-level votes (121)
    • Alexander, Terry: yes
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: 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, Bobby J.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, JA: 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
    • Reese, Robert T.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: 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
    • 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
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Duncan, Adam L.: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Hosey, Lonnie: no
    • Howard, Leon: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • May, Robert J., III: no
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: no
    • Willis, Mark N.: no
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Harris, Robert J.: excused
    • Hiott, David R.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: excused
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Herbkersman, William G.: excused
    • Hewitt, Lee: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • Jones, Wendell K.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: excused
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
    • Yow, Richard L.: excused
  • 2nd Reading

    2026-03-31 · pass · 40-1

    Member-level votes (44)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: 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
    • 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
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: 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
    • Bright, Lee: no
    • Climer, Wes: excused
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
    • Hembree, Greg: excused
  • Concur in Senate Amendments

    2026-04-15 · pass · 85-22

    Member-level votes (124)
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: 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
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Hart, Christopher R.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: yes
    • Herbkersman, William G.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Howard, Leon: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: 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
    • Martin, David: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, JA: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: 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
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Robbins, Robby: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
    • Schuessler, Carla: yes
    • Scott, Keishan M.: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: no
    • Burns, James Mikell: no
    • Chumley, William M.: no
    • Cromer, April: no
    • Duncan, Adam L.: no
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
    • Frank, Stephen D.: no
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
    • Huff, William C.: no
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
    • Lastinger, John T., Jr.: no
    • Long, Steven Wayne: no
    • Magnuson, Josiah: no
    • McCravy, John R., III: no
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: no
    • Mitchell, Dianne: no
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
    • Pace, Jordan S.: no
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: no
    • White, Joseph S.: no
    • Whitmire, William R.: no
    • Willis, Mark N.: no
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
    • Ford, Greg: excused
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
    • Vaughan, David: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: excused
    • Gatch, Gil: excused
    • Harris, Robert J.: excused
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
    • King, John Richard C.: excused
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: excused
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
    • Neese, Mike M.: excused
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: excused
    • Wooten, Chris: excused

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