SC H 3558
enactedCommissioners to Article V Convention
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 23 OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1, RELATING TO CALLS OR APPLICATIONS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDING CONVENTIONS MADE TO CONGRESS, SO AS TO RETITLE THE ARTICLE, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS, APPOINTMENT, OATH, AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE STATE AT AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-07-01 — Act No. 247
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Taylorprimary
- Popeprimary
- Hewittprimary
- B. Newtonprimary
- C. Mitchellprimary
- Yowprimary
- Oremusprimary
- Willisprimary
- Ligonprimary
- Guffeyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-12-05
Prefiled
filing
2024-12-05
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-01-15
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
2025-01-16
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
2025-02-06
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell
2025-02-06
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-11
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-02-12
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
2025-02-12
Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
2025-02-12
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
2025-02-13
Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-18-25
2025-02-18
Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-19-25
2025-02-18
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
2025-02-19
Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-25
2025-02-19
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
2025-02-19
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-02-20
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Taylor, Pope, Long, Martin, Ligon, White, Magnuson, Hixon, Hartz, Oremus, Harris, Cromer, BL Cox, Kirby, Bamberg, Hewitt, Govan, Williams, Hosey, Hart
2025-02-25
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
2025-02-25
Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-26-25
2025-02-26
Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-4--25
2025-02-27
Reconsidered
2025-02-27
Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-5-25
2025-03-05
Read second time
reading-2
2025-03-05
Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-29
2025-03-06
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2025-03-11
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-11
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-04-29
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-05-12
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-13
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-05-13
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-13
Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2
2026-05-13
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2026-05-13
Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-21
2026-05-14
Ratified R 179
2026-05-20
Vetoed by Governor
executive-veto
2026-06-25
Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-74 Nays-27
veto-override-passage
2026-06-25
Veto overridden Ayes-20 Nays-5
veto-override-passage
2026-06-25
Roll call Ayes-20 Nays-5
2026-07-01
Effective date 06/25/26
2026-07-01
Act No. 247
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Votes
Passage of Bill
2025-03-05 · pass · 76-29
Member-level votes (121)
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Bobby J.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: 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
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: 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
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Murphy, Chris: 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
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Taylor, Bill: 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
- Bamberg, Justin T.: no
- Bauer, Heather: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: no
- Clyburn, William: no
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
- Dillard, Chandra E.: no
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
- Gatch, Gil: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hosey, Lonnie: no
- Howard, Leon: no
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: no
- Jones, Wendell K.: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- Kirby, Roger K.: no
- Long, Steven Wayne: no
- Luck, Jason: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- McDaniel, Annie E.: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
- Weeks, J. David: no
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
- Williams, Robert Q.: no
- Anderson, Carl L.: excused
- Ballentine, Nathan: excused
- Chumley, William M.: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bailey, William H.: excused
- Beach, Thomas: excused
- Bowers, Phillip: excused
- Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: excused
- Frank, Stephen D.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Pace, Jordan S.: excused
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
3rd Reading
2026-05-13 · pass · 38-2
Member-level votes (42)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Johnson, Michael: 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
- 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
- Bright, Lee: no
- Fernandez, Tom: no
- Jackson, Darrell: excused
- Kennedy, Carlisle: excused
Concur in Senate Amendments
2026-05-13 · pass · 86-21
Member-level votes (123)
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: 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
- Alexander, Terry: no
- Anderson, Carl L.: no
- Bauer, Heather: no
- Dillard, Chandra E.: no
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Jones, Wendell K.: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- Kirby, Roger K.: no
- McDaniel, Annie E.: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
- Rose, Seth: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Scott, Keishan M.: no
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
- Weeks, J. David: excused
- Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
- Frank, Stephen D.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Herbkersman, William G.: excused
- Hosey, Lonnie: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Smith, Marvin: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Waters, Courtney S.: excused
- Williams, Robert Q.: excused
Override Veto by the Governor
2026-06-25 · pass · 74-27
Member-level votes (124)
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen D.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: 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
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: no
- Bauer, Heather: no
- Clyburn, William: no
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
- Dillard, Chandra E.: no
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Hart, Christopher R.: no
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: no
- Hosey, Lonnie: no
- Howard, Leon: no
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- Kirby, Roger K.: no
- Luck, Jason: no
- Magnuson, Josiah: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Scott, Keishan M.: no
- Waters, Courtney S.: no
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Williams, Robert Q.: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
- Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: excused
- Hager, William: excused
- Jones, Wendell K.: excused
- Moore, Travis A.: excused
- Pope, Thomas E.: excused
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Sessions, Heath: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: excused
- Vaughan, David: excused
- Willis, Mark N.: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
- Burns, James Mikell: excused
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: excused
- Chumley, William M.: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
- Mitchell, Dianne: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
to override the veto
2026-06-25 · pass · 20-5
Member-level votes (34)
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Bright, Lee: no
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: no
- Hutto, Brad: no
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: no
- Sutton, Ed: no
- Adams, Brian: excused
- Davis, Tom: excused
- Garrett, Billy: excused
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: excused
- Kimbrell, Josh: excused
- Leber, Matthew W.: excused
- Martin, Shane R.: excused
- Rankin, Luke A.: excused
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: excused
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