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State Senator
Sean Bennett
(R) - South Carolina
South Carolina Senate District 38
In Office - Started: 11/12/2012

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Gressette Building
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6410

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122 President Circle
Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: 843-821-3352
Phone 2: 843-821-3009

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S0156 Fentanyl Induced Homicide Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-80 So As To Create The Offense Of Fentanyl-induced Homicide, To Provide A Penalty For Violations, To Prohibit An Affirmative Defense, And To Provide Circumstances Under Which Persons Shall Not Be Prosecuted Under This Section; And By Amending Section 16-1-10, Relating To A List Of Exceptions For Felonies And Misdemeanors, So As To Add Fentanyl-induced Homicide. - Ratified Title Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0051 Public Service Authority RFP for V.C. Summer Encourage Santee Cooper To Issue A Request For Proposal To Solicit Proposals On Utilizing Assets Associated With V.c. Summer Units 2 And 3, And For Considerations Related To A Request For Proposal. - Ratified Title Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0318 Government Efficiency A Joint Resolution So As To Enact The "commission On Fiscal Restraint And Government Efficiency"; To Provide For The Membership Of The Commission; To Provide For The Commission's Duties And Obligations; To Prioritize Spending Cuts And Establish A Date That The Spending Cuts Must Be Reported To The General Assembly And The Governor; To Provide For The Report On The Commission's Other Duties And Obligations; And To Sunset The Commission. Crossed Over
S0668 Ports Authority Board Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 54-3-10, Relating To The State Ports Authority's Board Membership, So As To Provide That At Least One Of The Members Must Be A Resident Of Berkeley, Charleston, Or Dorchester County. In Committee
S0291 Continuing Resolution Provide For The Continuing Authority To Pay The Expenses Of State Government If The 2025-2026 Fiscal Year Begins Without A General Appropriations Act For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Having Been Enacted, And To Provide Exceptions. - Ratified Title Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0439 Manufacturing property tax exemption Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Increase The Maximum Reimbursement Amount For The Exemption On Certain Manufacturing Property. Crossed Over
S0633 Lung Cancer Awareness Month Declare November 2025 As "lung Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0632 Ethics - Local Government Lobbying Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-17-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Amend The Definitions Of "lobbying," "lobbyist," "public Body," "public Employee," And "public Official," And To Add The Definitions Of "covered Local Governing Body Actions" And "local Governing Body"; By Amending Section 2-17-15, Relating To Persons Prohibited From Serving As Lobbyists, So As To Include Members Of Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-20, Relating To Registration Of Lobbyists, So As To Include Covered Local Governing Body Actions And To Require The State Ethics Commission To Publish An Online List Of Registered Lobbyists; By Amending Section 2-17-25, Relating To Registration Of Lobbyists' Principals, So As To Include Covered Local Governing Body Actions And To Require The State Ethics Commission To Publish An Online List Of Registered Lobbyists' Principals; By Amending Section 2-17-30, Relating To Reporting Of Lobbyists' Activities, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-35, Relating To Lobbyists' Principals' Reporting Of Lobbying Expenditures, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-40, Relating To State Agency Or Department Reporting Of Lobbying Activities, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-45, Relating To Reports Required Of Certain Entities, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-80, Relating To Prohibited Acts For Lobbyists, Public Officials, And Employees, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-90, Relating To Acts Prohibited Of Lobbyists' Principals, Public Officials, And Employees And Disclosure Requirements, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-100, Relating To Public Officials And Employees Speaking Engagements, So As To Include The Chairmen Of Local Governing Bodies; By Amending Section 2-17-110, Relating To Additional Acts Prohibited Of Lobbyists And Lobbyists' Principals, Public Officials, And Public Employees, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies; And By Amending Section 2-17-130, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Provisions Of This Chapter, So As To Include Local Governing Bodies. In Committee
S0268 Children and Social Media Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 So As To Provide That A Covered Online Service Shall Take Care In The Use Of A Minor's Personal Data And In The Design And Implementation Of The Service To Prevent Harm To Minors, To Provide That The Online Service Must Provide Minors With Easily Accessible Tools To Limit Time Spent On The Service And Protect Personal Data, To Provide Limits On How Much Of A Minor's Data The Service May Collect And Restrict The Use Of Such Data, To Provide That Online Services Must Offer Parents Tools To Help Them Protect Minors Using The Service And To Enable Them To Report Harms To Minors On Online Services, To Provide That Online Services Must Issue A Public Report On The Service's Practices Pertaining To Minors, And To Define Necessary Terms. Crossed Over
S0630 Marine Corps 250th Anniversary A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The United States Marine Corps Upon The Occasion Of Its Two Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The United States Marine Corps For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The State Of South Carolina And The United States Of America. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0611 Diana Floyd Concurrent Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Diana Matthews Floyd, To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends, And To Commend The Establishment Of The Diana M. Floyd Scholarship Fund. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0059 Increased Penalties for Driving Without a License Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-1-440, Relating To Penalties For Driving Without A License, So As To Increase The Penalties For Driving Without A License And Make Conforming Changes. In Committee
S0567 James E. Stewart Co-Op Board Recognize And Honor James E. "jim" Stewart Jr. For His Thirty Years Of Service On The Aiken Electric Cooperative Board Of Trustees. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0591 Mary Elizabeth Mullikin Annual Legislative Softball Game A Senate Resolution To Respectfully Request That The Bluecross Blueshield Of South Carolina Annual Legislative Softball Game Be Named The "bluecross Blueshield Of South Carolina Mary Elizabeth Mullikin Annual Legislative Softball Game" As A Lasting Tribute To Mary Elizabeth Mullikin's Legacy Of Service, Friendship, And Joy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0568 Vicki Snelgrove Retirement A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Honorable Vicki Johnson Snelgrove Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Many Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0537 School District Grading Policies Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Prohibit School Districts From Requiring Teachers To Assign A Minimum Grade Or Score That Exceeds The Student's Actual Performance. In Committee
S0544 Kidney Disease Awareness Day A Senate Resolution To Encourage Each Individual In South Carolina To Become Better Informed About And Aware Of Kidney Disease And Apol1-mediated Kidney Disease, To Encourage People From Or With Ancestry From Western And Central Africa To Consider Genetic Testing For Apol1 Gene Mutations, And To Declare Tuesday, April 29, 2025, As "apol1-mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day" In The State Of South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0244 Tort Reform Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-38-15, Relating To The Apportionment Of Percentages Of Fault And Alcoholic Beverage Or Drug Exceptions, So As To Provide That A Jury Or The Court Shall Determine The Percentage Of Fault Of The Claimant, The Defendant, And Of Any Nonparty Whose Act Or Omission Was A Proximate Cause Of The Claimant's Alleged Damages; By Repealing Section 15-38-20 Relating To Right Of Contribution; By Repealing Section 15-38-30 Relating To Factors Determining Pro Rata Liability Of Tortfeasors; By Repealing Section 15-38-40 Relating To Actions For Contribution; By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 15-3-720 So As To Provide That An Individual Is Prohibited From Recovering Damages If The Individual Knowingly Rides As A Passenger In A Vehicle Operated By A Driver Who Is Visibly Intoxicated Or Whom The Individual Knew Or Should Have Known Would Become Intoxicated; By Adding Section 15-3-730 So As To Provide That The Clerk Of Court Shall Forward A Copy Of The Complaint And Judgement To The Department Of Revenue Upon Entering Judgment Against A Licensee; By Amending Section 61-4-580, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Provide For Civil Liability; By Amending Section 61-4-590, Relating To Revocation Or Suspension Of Permits And Department Investigation And Determination, So As To Provide That The Department May Revoke Or Suspend A Permit On Its Own Initiative Upon Receipt Of A Complaint And Judgment; By Adding Section 61-3-100 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 61-3-110 So As To Provide Requirements For Training Server And Manager Training; By Adding Section 61-3-120 So As To Provide For The Creation Of And Approval Of Training Programs; By Adding Section 61-3-130 So As To Provide For The Issuance Of Alcohol Server Certificates; By Adding Section 61-3-140 So As To Provide For The Renewal Of A Permit Or License; By Adding Section 61-3-150 So As To Provide For The Enforcement Of Relevant Provisions; By Adding Section 61-3-160 So As To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 61-2-60, Relating To The Promulgation Of Regulations So As To Provide For The Development, Implementation, Education, And Enforcement Of Responsible Alcohol Server Training Provisions; By Amending Section 61-6-2220, Relating To Sales To Intoxicated Persons, So As To Provide That A Person Or Establishment Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Liquors Or Liquor By The Drink Pursuant To This Article May Not Knowingly Provide These Beverages To An Intoxicated Person; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Licensing, Required Information And Documentation, Fees, And Renewal, So As To Include Liquor Liability Insurance; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide Limits; By Amending Section 61-2-145, Relating To The Requirement Of Liability Insurance Coverage, So As To Provide That An Insurer Shall Notify The Department If A Person Licensed To Sell Alcoholic Beverages For On-premises Consumption Exceeds Its Aggregate Limit Prior To The Expiration Of The Policy; By Amending Section 15-3-670, Relating To Circumstances In Which Limitations Provided By Sections 15-3-640 Through 15-3-660 Are Not Available As Defense, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Considered Material Only If It Exists Within A Completed Building, Structure, Or Facility Which Has Resulted In Physical Harm To A Person Or Significant Damage To The Performance Of A Building Or Its Systems; By Amending Section 56-5-6540, Relating To Penalties, So As To Provide That A Violation Is Admissible As Evidence Of Comparative Negligence; By Adding Section 15-7-65 So As To Provide That A Civil Action Tried Against An Unknown Defendant Must Be Tried In The County Where The Cause Of Action Arose; By Amending Section 38-77-150, Relating To Uninsured Motorist Provisions, So As To Provide That The Uninsured Motorist Provision Is Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages; By Amending Section 38-77-160, Relating To Additional Uninsured Motorist Coverage, So As To Provide That Automobile Insurance Carriers Are Not Required To Include Coverage For Punitive Or Exemplary Damages In The Mandatory Offer Of Underinsured Motorists Coverage; By Amending Section 15-78-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define Occurrence; By Amending Section 15-32-220, Relating To Noneconomic Damages Limit And Exceptions, So As To Provide Guidelines For Intent To Harm, Felony Convictions, And Influence Of Alcohol And Other Drugs; And By Adding Section 38-59-23 So As To Provide For Actions For Bad Faith Involving A Liability. Crossed Over
S0508 Monument and Memorial Protection Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 10-1-165, Relating To The Protection Of Certain Monuments And Memorials, So As To Expand The Type Of Monuments Or Memorials That May Not Be Relocated, Removed, Or Disturbed, To Withhold Disbursements From The Local Government Fund For Any County Or Municipality That Violates This Section, To Provide For The Care And Preservation Of Monuments And Memorials By Certain People Or Organizations, To Provide Standing To Certain People Or Organizations To Bring A Civil Action In Response To A Violation Of This Section Or To Prevent Such Violation, And To Provide For Limitations On The Transfer Of Real Property Underneath A Monument Or Memorial Or The Transfer Of Real Property Necessary To Maintain, Access, Or View A Monument Or Memorial. In Committee
S0511 Major James Capers, Jr. A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Major James Capers Jr., A Native Of Bishopville, For His Extraordinary Heroism And Lifetime Of Service To The United States Marine Corps And To Respectfully Urge The President Of The United States To Award Major Capers The Medal Of Honor For His Actions In Vietnam. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0503 Riverbanks Botanical Garden, 30th anniversary A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor The Riverbanks Botanical Garden On The Occasion Of Its Thirtieth Anniversary And To Commend Its Outstanding Contributions To Conservation, Education, And Community Engagement In South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0060 Local entity secured deposits Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-5-15, Relating To Securing Deposits Of Funds By Local Entities, So As To Include Provisions Concerning Credit Unions And The National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. In Committee
S0456 Forestry Commission A Senate Resolution To Recognize The South Carolina Forestry Commission For The Crucial Role They Play In Preventing Wildfires, Safeguarding Communities, Protecting Wildlife Habitats, And Maintaining Healthy Forest Ecosystems Across The State, And To Applaud Their Response To The Carolina Forest Wildfires, Which Ultimately Prevented Damage To Citizens, Homes, Businesses, And Critical Infrastructure In Horry County. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0264 Property tax exemptions Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-160 So As To Provide That Certain Property May Not Be Annexed By A Municipality Without Express Written Agreement Of The Owner. Crossed Over
S0404 Charlie Timmerman Death A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Dr. Charlie W. Timmerman Sr. And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0426 Circuit Public Defenders Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-3-510, Relating To The Circuit Public Defender Selection Panel, So As To Provide That The Governor Shall Appoint Circuit Public Defenders With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate. In Committee
S0394 Suits and Sneakers Day A Senate Resolution To Honor Cancer Patients, Survivors, And Their Families, To Remember Those Who Have Been Lost To Cancer, And To Recognize February 26, 2025 As "suits And Sneakers Day" In South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0310 St. Jude Affilaite Program A Senate Resolution To Encourage St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Members Of The South Carolina Childhood Cancer Task Force, The Medical Schools Of The State, And Other Appropriate Stakeholders To Undertake Efforts To Establish And Operate A St. Jude Affiliate Program In The State Of South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0370 Williams Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project A Senate Resolution To Express Support For The Williams Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0355 Micro-distillery tastings Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 61-6-1140, Relating To Tastings And Retail Sales On Licensed Premises, So As To Modify The Time During Which Tastings And Retail Sales Can Occur; And By Amending Section 61-6-1150, Relating To Tastings And Retail Sales, So As To Modify The Amount Of Liquor That Can Be Sold To A Consumer During One Business Day. In Committee
S0301 Chuck Bryant A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Honor Charles Lee "chuck" Bryant Of Dorchester County For His Dedicated Service To His Community And To The State Of South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0254 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "small Business Regulatory Freedom Act" By Adding Section 1-23-285 So As To Provide The Small Business Regulatory Review Committee Shall Conduct An Initial Review Of Regulations Pending Reauthorization And Make Recommendations To The General Assembly For Retaining Or Removing Regulations, To Provide It Is The Duty Of The Committee When Reviewing Regulations To Reduce The Overall Regulatory Burden On Businesses By Reducing The Number Of Regulatory Requirements By Twenty-five Percent, And To Provide The Committee May Request Any Necessary Information From State Agencies And To Require The Compliance Of Agencies With These Requests, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-110, Relating To The Process For Promulgating Regulations Under The Administrative Procedures Act So As To Provide Agencies May Not Promulgate Regulations Absent Express Statutory Authority And Citation To The Specific Statutory Authority, To Provide For Every Regulation An Agency Proposes, It Must Identify And Propose Two Of Its Regulations To Remove, To Provide Persons Aggrieved By A Regulation May Challenge The Validity Of The Regulation In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, And To Provide Courts May Declare Regulations Invalid Upon Finding An Absence Of Express Statutory Authority To Promulgate; By Amending Section 1-23-115, Relating To Assessment Reports For Regulations Submitted For Promulgation, So As To Provide All Regulations Submitted For Promulgation Must Include Assessment Reports, To Allow Longer Review Periods In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Discount Rates Must Be Justified If Applied In An Analysis Report, To Provide Promulgating Agencies Must Conduct Retrospective Assessment Reports In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Assessment Contents Must Be Made Publicly Available In A Certain Manner, To Provide Certain Standardized Analytic Methods And Metrics Must Be Applied To All Regulations, To Require Retrospective Assessment Reports Be Conducted When Regulations Are Reviewed For Renewal, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-120, Relating To Documents Required To Be Filed To Initiate The Review Process For A Regulation, So As To Require The Documents Include An Automatic Expiration Date, And To Provide For The Automatic Expiration And Periodic Review Of Regulations; And By Amending Section 1-23-380, Relating To Judicial Review Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies, So As To Provide Requirements For Judicial Review Of Agency Interpretations Of Regulations. In Committee
S0232 Charles Marshall Death A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Charles "marshall" Cain And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0061 Taxation on boats Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 1 Of Chapter 23, Title 50, Relating To The Titling Of Watercraft And Outboard Motors, So As To Delete The Requirement That Outboard Motors Be Titled; By Amending Section 50-23-345, Relating To A Temporary Certificate Of Number, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 50-23-375, Relating To A Validation Decal, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-3210, Relating To Tax Notices For Boats And Boat Motors, So As To Make A Conforming Change; And By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 23, Title 50 So As To Provide For The Registration Of Watercraft And Outboard Motors. In Committee
S0090 South Carolina Hands-free Act Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Hands-free And Distracted Driving Act"; By Amending Section 56-5-3890, Relating To The Unlawful Use Of A Wireless Telecommunications Device While Operating A Motor Vehicle, So As To Revise The Circumstances Under Which It Is Unlawful To Use A Wireless Telecommunications Device, To Create The Offense Of Distracted Driving And Provide Penalties, And To Make Technical Revisions; And By Amending Section 56-1-720, Relating To Points That May Be Assessed Against A Person's Driving Record For Motor Vehicle Driving Violations, So As To Provide That A Second Or Subsequent Offense Of Distracted Driving Is A Two-point Violation, To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Shall Notify Motorists Of The Hands-free Requirements At Certain Points Along The State's Interstate Highways, And To Define Necessary Terms. In Committee
S0200 Congressman John Spratt A Senate Resolution To Remember And Celebrate The Life Of United States Congressman John Mckee Spratt Jr. Of York County And To Honor His Remarkable Commitment To The Citizens Of South Carolina. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
S0069 Lodging Accommodations Ejectment Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Purposes And Rules Of Construction For The Residential Landlord And Tenant Act, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Authorize An Innkeeper To Request Assistance From Law Enforcement To Eject A Person And To Provide That A Person Ejected From A Campground Has Ten Days To Make A Claim For Property Left At The Time Of Ejectment; By Adding Section 27-37-200 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request From The Sheriff Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Pursuant To This Section Provided Certain Conditions Are Met; By Adding Section 16-11-785 So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Or Trespasses Upon A Residential Dwelling And Who Intentionally Damages The Dwelling Causing More Than One Thousand Dollars In Damage Is Guilty Of A Felony; By Adding Section 16-11-790 So As To Provide That A Person Who Lists Or Advertises Residential Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Seller Has No Legal Authority Or Rents Knowing The Person Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Is Guilty Of A Felony; And By Adding Section 16-11-795 So As To Provide That A Person Who Knowingly Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed, Or Other Instrument Is Guilty Of A Misdemeanor. In Committee
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
S0136 Dismissal of pending gun possession charges Senate: To Override The Veto 05/28/2025 Yea
H4025 Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report 05/28/2025 Yea
H3007 Convention of the States Senate: Rule 15 Waive 2 Hour Time Limit 05/08/2025 Yea
S0028 AI Child Abuse Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report 05/08/2025 Yea
S0029 MPIC Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report 05/08/2025 Yea
S0127 Catawba Nation Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report 05/08/2025 Yea
S0121 Adoption Senate: 3rd Reading 05/08/2025 Yea
S0156 Fentanyl Induced Homicide Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report 05/08/2025 Yea
S0156 Fentanyl Induced Homicide Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers 05/08/2025 Yea
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: 3rd Reading 05/08/2025 Yea
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 8 05/08/2025 Nay
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 6 05/08/2025 Nay
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: Cloture Motion 05/08/2025 Yea
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: Rule 15 05/08/2025 Yea
H4247 Commodity Code Execution Senate: 3rd Reading 05/08/2025 Abstain
H3292 Golf carts Senate: 3rd Reading 05/07/2025 Yea
H3222 Litter control officers Senate: 3rd Reading 05/07/2025 Yea
H3008 Convention of the States Senate: To Adopt The Resolution 05/07/2025 Yea
H3008 Convention of the States Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 1 05/07/2025 Yea
H3008 Convention of the States Senate: To Take Up The Order Of The Day 05/07/2025 Yea
H3430 Tort Reform and Liquor Liability Senate: To Concur 05/07/2025 Yea
H3309 Electrical Utilities Senate: To Concur 05/07/2025 Yea
S0318 Government Efficiency Senate: 2nd Reading 05/07/2025 Yea
H4247 Commodity Code Execution Senate: 2nd Reading 05/07/2025 Abstain
H4267 Mayflower Compact Day Senate: 2nd Reading 05/07/2025 Yea
H4296 Military Code Senate: 3rd Reading 05/07/2025 Yea
H3431 South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act Senate: 3rd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3222 Litter control officers Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3309 Electrical Utilities Senate: Rule 32a Waive Printing 05/06/2025 Yea
S0074 Electronic Records Senate: To Adopt Amendment 05/06/2025 Yea
S0089 Military Affairs Advisory Council Senate: To Concur 05/06/2025 Yea
S0101 Firefighter registration requirements Senate: To Concur 05/06/2025 Yea
S0028 AI Child Abuse Senate: To Adopt Amendment 05/06/2025 Yea
S0029 MPIC Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number Rfh-1 05/06/2025 Yea
S0136 Dismissal of pending gun possession charges Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number Rfh-1 05/06/2025 Yea
H3632 STEM scholarship stipends Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3563 County veterans' affairs office Senate: 3rd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3571 Underground Facility Damage Prevention Senate: 3rd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0171 Regrooved and Regroovable Tires Senate: To Concur 05/06/2025 Yea
H3752 Social Work Interstate Compact Act Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3813 Bear hunting Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report 05/06/2025 Yea
H3813 Bear hunting Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers 05/06/2025 Yea
S0369 Commodity Code Execution Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H4067 Hospital Emergency Departments Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0383 Official state migratory bird Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0399 Public Transit Trespass Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H4160 Judicial seats, circuit court Senate: 3rd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0449 Collaborative Practice Agreements Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0477 Pharmacy access Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H4261 Blood Cancer Awareness Month Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0526 Appeals of Agency Determinations Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H4307 Lancaster County voting precincts Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
S0585 Motor Vehicle Registration Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H4402 PSC Elections Senate: 2nd Reading 05/06/2025 Yea
H3431 South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3127 Failure to stop a motor vehicle Senate: 3rd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3058 Disclosure of Intimate Images Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
S0102 Operating millage rates Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
S0163 Cryptocurrency Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3800 Sales tax exemption Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
S0316 Civil Litigation Reform Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3910 Jurisdiction Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3996 Anesthesiologist Assistants Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3996 Anesthesiologist Assistants Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 1 05/01/2025 Yea
S0439 Manufacturing property tax exemption Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
S0454 Charter School Accountability Senate: 2nd Reading 05/01/2025 Yea
H3276 SC Hands-Free Act Senate: 2nd Reading 04/30/2025 Absent
S0214 State Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement Senate: 2nd Reading 04/30/2025 Yea
S0268 Children and Social Media Senate: 2nd Reading 04/30/2025 Yea
H3333 Tax Increment Financing Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
H3175 License plates Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
H3432 Grantor Trust Reimbursement Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
S0146 Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Senate: 3rd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
S0114 Telecommunication Location Information Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 13 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 12 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 11 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 9 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 8 04/29/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 7 04/29/2025 Yea
S0121 Adoption Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
S0196 Insurance Adjusters Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
S0164 State Agency Rule Making Senate: To Concur 04/29/2025 Yea
S0156 Fentanyl Induced Homicide Senate: To Concur 04/29/2025 Nay
H3862 Charter school enrollment preferences Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
H3862 Charter school enrollment preferences Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 1 04/29/2025 Nay
S0583 Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements Senate: 2nd Reading 04/29/2025 Yea
H3472 Small Estates Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0062 Education Scholarship Trust Fund Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-2 04/24/2025 Yea
H3563 County veterans' affairs office Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0221 South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
H3947 Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0357 Mail Theft Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0416 School Expulsion Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0507 IRC conformity Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
S0582 Ratify Constitutional Amendment Senate: 2nd Reading 04/24/2025 Yea
H4025 Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Senate: To Adopt Section 118 – Statewide Revenue 04/23/2025 Yea
H4025 Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Senate: 3rd Reading 04/23/2025 Yea
H4025 Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 36 04/23/2025 Nay
H4025 Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 17a 04/23/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee 6
Detail South Carolina Senate Corrections and Penology Committee 11
Detail South Carolina Senate Ethics Committee Chair 1
Detail South Carolina Senate Finance Committee 11
Detail South Carolina Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 5
Detail South Carolina Senate Transportation Committee 6
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
SC District 38 Senate Republican In Office 11/12/2012