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SC H 3557

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South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING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
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Act No. 137
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-26

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

  6. 2025-03-20

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-03-26

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

  8. 2025-03-26

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

  9. 2025-03-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-03-26

    Read second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-26

    Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18

  12. 2025-03-27

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-03-27

    Scrivener's error corrected

  14. 2025-04-01

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  15. 2025-04-01

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-18

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-31

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2026-03-31

    Read second time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-03-31

    Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1

  20. 2026-04-01

    Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2026-04-01

    Scrivener's error corrected

  22. 2026-04-15

    Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  23. 2026-04-15

    Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-22

  24. 2026-05-14

    Ratified R 178

  25. 2026-05-15

    Signed By Governor

    executive-signature

  26. 2026-05-26

    Effective date See Act for Effective Date

  27. 2026-05-26

    Act No. 137

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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