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SC H 3558

enacted

Commissioners 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

  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. 2025-01-15

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt

  6. 2025-01-16

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton

  7. 2025-02-06

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell

  8. 2025-02-06

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-02-11

    Scrivener's error corrected

  10. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow

  11. 2025-02-12

    Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25

  12. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus

  13. 2025-02-13

    Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-18-25

  14. 2025-02-18

    Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-19-25

  15. 2025-02-18

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis

  16. 2025-02-19

    Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-20-25

  17. 2025-02-19

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon

  18. 2025-02-19

    Scrivener's error corrected

  19. 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

  20. 2025-02-25

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey

  21. 2025-02-25

    Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-26-25

  22. 2025-02-26

    Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-4--25

  23. 2025-02-27

    Reconsidered

  24. 2025-02-27

    Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-5-25

  25. 2025-03-05

    Read second time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-03-05

    Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-29

  27. 2025-03-06

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2025-03-11

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-03-11

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-04-29

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  32. 2026-05-12

    Read second time

    reading-2

  33. 2026-05-13

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2026-05-13

    Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    passage,reading-3

  35. 2026-05-13

    Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2

  36. 2026-05-13

    Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  37. 2026-05-13

    Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-21

  38. 2026-05-14

    Ratified R 179

  39. 2026-05-20

    Vetoed by Governor

    executive-veto

  40. 2026-06-25

    Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-74 Nays-27

    veto-override-passage

  41. 2026-06-25

    Veto overridden Ayes-20 Nays-5

    veto-override-passage

  42. 2026-06-25

    Roll call Ayes-20 Nays-5

  43. 2026-07-01

    Effective date 06/25/26

  44. 2026-07-01

    Act No. 247

Versions

Documents

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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