SC H 3645

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Paid family leave

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 3645 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3645 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-30): Referred to Committee on Finance

What is SC H 3645 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-11-150 AND 8-11-155, BOTH RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE IN THE EVENT OF THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A CHILD FOR ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEES.

Who sponsors SC H 3645?

Bernstein, Herbkersman, Pope and 24 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3645.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-14
Latest action: 2025-04-30 — Referred to Committee on Finance
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-04-30
Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee
2025-04-30
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-30
Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-18
2025-04-30
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2025-04-29
Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-31
2025-04-29
Read second time
reading-2
2025-04-29
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-29
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Gilliard, Rivers, Anderson, Garvin, King, McDaniel
2025-04-23
Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-29-25
2025-04-22
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
2025-04-14
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-10
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters, B.Newton
2025-04-09
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-03
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2025-04-01
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard, Kirby
2025-03-05
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2024-12-12
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
referral-committee
2024-12-12
Prefiled
filing

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Passage of Bill
2025-04-29 · pass · 80-31
Member-level votes (122)
- 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
- 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
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hart, Christopher R.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Howard, Leon: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- King, John Richard C.: 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
- McDaniel, Annie E.: 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
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Rose, Seth: yes
- Rutherford, J. Todd: 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
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Beach, Thomas: no
- Bowers, Phillip: no
- Bradley, Jeff: no
- Chumley, William M.: no
- Cox, Bobby J.: no
- Cromer, April: no
- Duncan, Adam L.: no
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: no
- Frank, Stephen D.: no
- Gibson, Daniel: no
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
- Hager, William: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Hartz, Charles V.: no
- Huff, William C.: no
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
- Magnuson, Josiah: no
- May, Robert J., III: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- McCravy, John R., III: no
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: no
- Mitchell, Cody T.: no
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
- Pace, Jordan S.: no
- Rankin, Luke S.: no
- Terribile, Jackie R.: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Whitmire, William R.: no
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: no
- Yow, Richard L.: no
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Burns, James Mikell: excused
- Gilliam, Leon D.: excused
- Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Hiott, David R.: excused
- Hixon, William M.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
- Vaughan, David: excused
Passage of Bill
2025-04-30 · pass · 86-18
Member-level votes (122)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- 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
- Brittain, T. Case, Jr.: 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
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: 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. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Howard, Leon: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- King, John Richard C.: 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
- McDaniel, Annie E.: 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
- 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
- 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
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Beach, Thomas: no
- Bowers, Phillip: no
- Chumley, William M.: no
- Cromer, April: no
- Duncan, Adam L.: no
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: no
- Frank, Stephen D.: no
- Gilliam, Leon D.: no
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Huff, William C.: no
- Magnuson, Josiah: no
- May, Robert J., III: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- Pace, Jordan S.: no
- Terribile, Jackie R.: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Whitmire, William R.: no
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Bradley, Jeff: excused
- Burns, James Mikell: excused
- Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
- Haddon, Patrick B.: excused
- Hiott, David R.: excused
- Hixon, William M.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: excused
- McCravy, John R., III: excused
- Mitchell, Cody T.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: excused
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: excused
- Yow, Richard L.: excused

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