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State Senator
Russell Ott
(D) - South Carolina
South Carolina Senate District 26
In Office - Started: 11/11/2024
contact info
Capitol Office
Gressette Building
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6140
Home Mailing Address
P.O. Box 11616
Columbia, SC 29211
Columbia, SC 29211
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0074 | Electronic Records | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 17-13-142 So As To Authorize A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To Issue Orders And Warrants For Certain Electronic Communications, And To Authorize The Attorney General To Issue A Subpoena For The Production Of Certain Stored Subscriber Or Customer Information Relevant And Material To An Ongoing Investigation By The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0028 | AI Child Abuse | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Create The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Define Terms, And Establish Penalties; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0029 | MPIC | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To The Definitions Pertaining To The Dissemination Of Harmful Material To Minors, So As To Define "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To The Definition Of First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To The Definition Of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To The Definition Of Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of Minors, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Adding Section 16-15-412 So As To Provide Procedures For Arrest Warrants When The Offense Includes Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To Sex Offender Registry, So As To Include Those Guilty Of Criminal Sexual Exploitation Of Minors In The First, Second, Or Third Degree On The Appropriate Tiers Of The Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0221 | South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act" By Adding Article 20 To Chapter 53, Title 44 So As To Provide For The Regulation Of The Sale Of Kratom Products By Retailers And Processors And To Create Penalties For Violation Of The Provisions Of The Article. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0425 | School meals for students in poverty | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-63-795 So As To Provide Each Public School District Annually Shall Identify The Number Of Its Students Who Live In Poverty And Increase Access To Free School Breakfasts And Lunches For These Students, To Provide Criteria For Determining Eligibility, To Provide Related Requirements Of School Districts, Schools, And School Boards, And To Provide The Requirements Of This Act Shall Be Suspended If Certain Federal Funding Is Suspended Or Discontinued. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0477 | Pharmacy access | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-43-210, Relating To The Definition Of A "self-administered Hormonal Contraceptive" In The Pharmacy Practice Act, So As To Revise The Definition; By Amending Section 40-43-230, Relating To Pharmacists Permitted To Dispense Self-administered Hormonal Contraceptives In Certain Circumstances, So As To Provide Such Dispensations May Be Made Pursuant To Certain Written Joint Protocols; And By Amending Section 40-43-240, Relating To Written Joint Protocols By The Board Of Medical Examiners And The Board Of Pharmacy To Authorize Pharmacists To Dispense Self-administered Hormonal Contraceptives Without Patient-specific Written Orders, So As To Instead Provide The Dispensations May Be Made Under Standing Orders Or Without Standing Orders When Dispensed Or Administered Pursuant To Certain Written Joint Protocols. | Crossed Over |
| S0287 | Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-95-65 So As To Provide Regulations For The Sale Of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Section; And To Provide A Timeline For The Required Dealer Certification, Directory Publication, And Effective Date Of Certain Provisions. | Crossed Over |
| S0665 | Trade commissions | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 Entitled "south Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission" So As To Establish The South Carolina-bahamas Trade Commission And Provide For Its Membership And Purpose. | In Committee |
| S0633 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Declare November 2025 As "lung Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0415 | Kin-Specific Licensing Standards | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Children's Code Definitions, So As To Add The Term "licensed"; By Amending Section 63-9-1110, Relating To Adoption By A Stepparent Or Relative, So As To Apply To Children Placed With Relatives Or Fictive Kin For The Purpose Of Adoption; By Amending Section 63-7-2320, Relating To The Kinship Foster Care Program, So As To Lower The Minimum Age Of A Kinship Foster Parent From Twenty-one To Eighteen And To Allow The Department To Use Different Standards When Licensing Relatives And Fictive Kin; By Amending Section 63-7-2350, Relating To Restrictions On Foster Care, Adoption, Or Legal Guardian Placements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-7-2400, Relating To The Number Of Foster Children Who May Be Placed In A Foster Home, So As To Remove Therapeutic Foster Care Placement Limitations From Kinship Foster Care Placements. | Crossed Over |
| S0615 | Community HealthWorker Awareness | A Senate Resolution To Recognize August 25-29, 2025, As South Carolina Community Health Worker Awareness Week In South Carolina In Acknowledgement Of The Vital Contributions Community Health Workers Make To Public Health. | In Committee |
| S0629 | Placement of Modular Homes | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-43-85, Relating To Standards For Placement Of Modular Homes, So As To Delete Certain Requirements For The Sale Of Display Models. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0578 | Dr. Louis C. Williams | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reverend Dr. Louis C. Williams Sr. Upon The Occasion Of His Fifth Anniversary As Pastor Of Antioch Baptist Church And To Commend Him For His Many Years Of Service To His Congregation And The Saint Matthews Community. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0422 | State Board of Pyrotechnic Safety | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-56-90 So As To Provide Remedies For Violations Of Provisions Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics; By Amending Section 40-56-1, Relating To Policies And Purposes Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics, So As To Restate Public Safety Goals Of Policies For The Manufacture, Storage, Purchase, Supply, And Sale Of Pyrotechnics; By Amending Section 40-56-10, Relating To The State Board Of Pyrotechnic Safety, So As To Revise Board Composition And Meeting Requirements; By Amending Section 40-56-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Pyrotechnics And Fireworks, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 40-56-35, Relating To Licenses Required For The Manufacture, Sale, Or Storage Of Fireworks, So As To Revise The Requirements To Include Licenses And Permits Required For The Manufacturing, Selling, Dealing, Distributing, Or Storage Of Pyrotechnics And Fireworks, And To Revise Related Licensing And Permitting Requirements; By Amending Section 40-56-70, Relating To Duties Of The Board, So As To Revise The Duties To Include Certain Disciplinary Authority, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-80, Relating To Investigations Of Complaints Of Violations By The Board, So As To Provide Requirements For The Presentation Of Investigation Results And Subsequent Hearings, To Provide Certain Related Powers Necessary For The Interest Of Public Safety; By Amending Section 40-56-115, Relating To Jurisdiction Of The Board, So As To Provide The Board Has Jurisdiction Over Actions Of Entities Or Individuals, In Addition To Licensees And Former Licensees, Found To Violate The Provisions Of Chapter 56, Title 40; By Amending Section 40-56-120, Relating To Disciplinary Grounds And Procedures Concerning The Board, So As To Expand The Grounds For Discipline, To Provide For The Availability Of Private Reprimands, And To Provide Certain Final Orders With Findings Of Violations Are Subject To Public Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act; By Amending Section 40-56-130, Relating To License Denial By The Board Based On The Actions That Constitute Grounds For Discipline, So As To Provide The Board May Refuse To Issue Licenses Or Permits In Such Situations; By Amending Section 40-56-140, Relating To License Denial By The Board Based On Findings Of A Prior Criminal Record, So As To Include The Denials Of Permits Upon Such A Finding; By Amending Section 40-56-150, Relating To Voluntary Surrender Of Licenses Issued By The Board, So As To Include The Voluntary Surrender Of Permits Issued By The Board; By Amending Section 40-56-200, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Provisions Regulating Pyrotechnics By Licensees Of The Board, So As To Include Holders Of Permits Issued By The Board; By Amending Section 40-56-220, Relating To Facilities That Must Comply With Certain Regulations Of The Board, So As To Provide The Provisions Do Not Waive Certain Other Requirements, To Include Fireworks Distribution Facilities, And To Provide Authorized Agents Of The Board May Conduct Inspections Of These Facilities, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-230, Relating To Insurance Required For Retail Fireworks Sales Licenses, So As To Revise Requirements For Such Insurance Coverage; By Amending Section 40-56-240, Relating To Requirements Of Having A Wholesale License Issued By The Board To Store Display Fireworks, So As To Add Permitting Requirements For Storing Articles Of Pyrotechnics, To Provide Holders Of Pyrotechnic Operator Licenses Issued By The State Fire Marshal May Obtain A Display Magazine Permit From The Board For The Storage Of Display Fireworks At A Location Other Than The Display Site Without Obtaining A Wholesale License From The Board, To Provide Only Licensed Wholesalers May Distribute Fireworks For Displays, And To Revise Storage Requirements For Display Fireworks, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-56-250, Relating To Orders Of The Board To Remove Or Correct Hazardous Conditions, So As To Impose A Thirty-day Limit For Compliance, To Add Certain Penalties, And To Remove Remaining Penalties And Processes For Violations To Conform To The Addition Of Other Penalties And Processes; And By Amending Section 40-56-260, Relating To Reports Of Fires Or Explosions To The Board By Regulated Parties, So As To Remove Existing Provisions And Instead Provide That Licensees And Permittees Must Report In Writing Any Unauthorized Incident Of Explosion Or Fire Involving Fireworks To The Board Within Twenty-four Hours Of The Occurrence. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0222 | Utility terrain vehicle | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-2-140 So As To Define The Term "utility Terrain Vehicle" And Provide For The Registration And Operation Of Them On The Highways And Streets Of The State; By Amending Section 56-1-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "off-road Use Only"; And By Amending Section 38-77-30, Relating To Definitions, So As To Revise The Definition Of The Term "individual Private Passenger Automobile" To Include Certain Utility Terrain Vehicles. | In Committee |
| S0533 | Subpoena Powers | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 2-15-130 So As To Grant Subpoena Powers To The Legislative Audit Council; To Amend Section 2-15-40, Relating To The Qualifications For The Director Of The Legislative Audit Council, So As To Expand The Prerequisites For Holding The Position Of Director, Among Other Changes; To Amend Section 2-15-61, Relating To Access To Agency Records, So As To Expand The Legislative Audit Council's Access To Records And Facilities Upon Request And To Provide Penalties For Failing To Comply; And To Amend Section 2-15-120, Relating To The Confidentiality Of Records, So As To Further Define What Is Considered Confidential And To Revise The Definition Of "records." | In Committee |
| S0538 | Agricultural Property | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To General Exemption From Taxes, So As To Define Farm Building And Structures Qualifying For The Exemption To Be Buildings And Structures Located On Property That Receives The Agricultrual Assessment Ratio; And By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Tax Classifications So As To Allow For A Taxpayer To Apply For A Refund Of Property Taxes Overpaid Because The Property Was Eligible For The Agricultural Assessment Ratio. | 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 |
| S0504 | Distribution of controlled substance within proximity | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-445, Relating To The Distribution Of Controlled Substances Within Proximity Of Schools, So As To Include Child Care Facilities And Day Programs And Provide Related Definitions. | 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 |
| S0465 | SC Society of Association Executives Day | A Senate Resolution To Recognize The Value And Services Provided To Our State By The Members Of The South Carolina Society Of Association Executives And Its Leaders And To Declare Wednesday, April 9, 2025, As "south Carolina Society Of Association Executives Day" In South Carolina. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0464 | SC Professional Land Surveyors Day | A Senate Resolution To Proclaim Wednesday, March 26, 2025, As "south Carolina Professional Land Surveyors Day" Throughout The State And To Recognize The Importance Of The Services Provided By This Group Of Professionals To The Palmetto State. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S0340 | Unlawful to somke in a car with a minor in the vehicle | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 56-5-3910 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Smoke A Tobacco Product In A Motor Vehicle In Which There Is A Twelve-year-old Or Younger Passenger And To Provide For A Penalty. | In Committee |
| S0423 | Statewide assessments | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-18-130 So As To Provide Students Found To Be English Language Learners Are Entitled To Take Certain Assessments In Their Native Language And May Not Be Required To Take English/language Arts Assessments Otherwise Required Under The Education Accountability Act; And By Amending Section 1-1-698, Relating To Exceptions To The Prohibition Against Use Of Languages Other Than English, So As To Make A Conforming Change. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0184 | Dram Shop | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-3-710 So As To Provide The Basis For Liability For A Person Or Establishment Who Unlawfully Furnishes Alcohol To An Individual Who Injures A Third Party Based Upon What The Furnisher Knew Or Should Have Known Under The Circumstances; To Specify When The Right Of Action Is Not Available, And To Provide The Evidentiary Standard For Visible Intoxication. | 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 |
| S0393 | Optometrists | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-37-35 So As To Provide The State Board Of Examiners In Optometry May Issue Restricted Volunteer Member Licenses To Optometrists From Other States Who Meet Certain Criteria, And To Provide Requirements For The Supervision, Duration, And Regulation Of Such Licenses, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-10, Relating To Membership Requirements For The South Carolina Board Of Examiners In Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Membership Requirements; By Amending Section 40-37-20, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Optometrists, So As To Revise The Definitions; By Amending Section 40-37-30, Relating To Licensing Requirements For The Practice Of Optometry, So As To Provide Additional Activities That Constitute The Practice Of Optometry; By Amending Section 40-37-40, Relating To Powers And Duties Of The Board, So As To Provide The Board Shall Require Licensed Optometrists To Meet Educational And Competence Requirements Established By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-245, Relating To Examination Requirements For Licensure By Endorsement, So As To Allow Examination Equivalents As Determined By The Board; By Amending Section 40-37-290, Relating To The Purchasing, Prescribing, And Administering Pharmaceutical Agents By Optometrists, So As To Revise The Requirements And Limit The Permissible Use Of Such Medications, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 40-37-310, Relating To Referrals For Treatment Of Eye Diseases, So As To Remove Provisions Concerning The Treatment Of Glaucoma And Provision Of Surgery; By Amending Section 40-37-330, Relating To Use Of Optometrists' Services Authorized For Agency And School-required Examinations, So As To Provide Optometrists May Provide Vision Or Eye Care Services At A School If Approved By The Administration Of The Individual School; By Amending Section 40-37-420, Relating To Practice Requirements Concerning Certain Licensees, So As To Delete The Existing Provisions, To Provide Persons Licensed As Ophthalmologists In This State May Continue Practicing Under Certain Requirements Except That Such Persons Licensed Before January 1, 2013, Must Fulfill Credentialing Requirements To Perform Certain Treatments; By Amending Section 38-79-30, Relating To Provisions Limiting Liability For Volunteer Healthcare Providers Under Medical Malpractice Insurance Laws, So As To Remove A Provision Concerning Notice Requirements To Patients, And To Include Optometrists Among The Volunteers Included In These Provisions; By Amending Section 44-30-310, Relating To Immunity From Liability For Free Healthcare Services, So As To Include Volunteer Optometrists; And By Repealing Section 40-37-300 Relating To Establishing Pharmacies Or Selling Pharmaceutical Agents, And Dispensing Contact Lenses. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0360 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-33-20, Relating To Definitions In The Nurse Practice Act, So As To Remove Definitions Concerning Approved Written Guidelines For Practice By Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; By Amending Section 40-33-34, Relating To Practice Requirements For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, So As To Revise Provisions Concerning Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists By Removing Supervised Practice Requirements And Provide Prescriptive Practice Authority, Among Other Things; And By Repealing Section 40-47-197 Relating To Supervision Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists By Physicians And Dentists. | In Committee |
| S0344 | SC Equine Advancement Act | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Equine Advancement Act"; By Adding Chapter 61 To Title 11 So As To Establish The South Carolina Equine Commission As A Grant Program That Assists The Growth And Development Of The Equine Industry In South Carolina, To Provide Application Guidelines For Pari-mutuel Wagering, To Establsih The Powers Of The South Carolina Equine Commission, To Provide For The Equine Industry Development Fund, And To Provide Definitions Related To Horse Racing. | In Committee |
| S0330 | Cost sharing | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-295 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing; And By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And To Include References To The Federal Internal Revenue Code For Purposes Of Cost Sharing. | In Committee |
| S0328 | Long-Term Care Facilities | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-81-40, Relating To Rights Of Residents Of Long-term Care Facilities, So As To Require At Least Ninety Days Written Notice To Residents If A Facility Plans To Permanently Close. | In Committee |
| S0302 | Rusty Charpia | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Reed "rusty" Charpia Ii, To Commend Him For His Many Seasons Of Dedicated Service To The Brookland-cayce Athletic Community, And To Wish Him Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0294 | Former Senator Robert Ford | A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Commend Former Senator Robert Ford For Decades Of Service To The Citizens Of Charleston County And The State Of South Carolina. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0230 | Deaconess Louise Seawright Myers, sympathy | A Senate Resolution To Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina Senate Upon The Passing Of Deaconess Louise Seawright Myers, To Celebrate Her Life, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S0229 | Margaret Ellis Larrymore Death | A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of Margaret Mildred Ellis-larrymore And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To Her Family And Many Friends. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0223 | Homestead Exemption | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption. | In Committee |
| S0042 | Insurance coverage for lactation services and doula services | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-285 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 38-71-286 So As To Provide Health Insurance Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Certified Lactation Consulting By Certified Lactation Consultants, And To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-6-230 So As To Provide Medicaid Health Plans Must Provide Coverage For Doula Services By Certified Doulas, And To Define Necessary Terms; And To Specify That The Provisions Of This Act Apply To Every Medicaid Health Plan, Every Individual Or Group Health Insurance Contract, And Every Individual Or Group Hospital Or Medical Expense Insurance Policy, Plan, Or Group Policy Delivered, Issued For Delivery, Or Renewed In This State On Or After January 1, 2026. | 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 |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 8 | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 6 | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: Rule 15 | 05/08/2025 | Nay |
| H4247 | Commodity Code Execution | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H3292 | Golf carts | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H3222 | Litter control officers | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H3008 | Convention of the States | Senate: To Adopt The Resolution | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Nay |
| H3430 | Tort Reform and Liquor Liability | Senate: To Concur | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H3309 | Electrical Utilities | Senate: To Concur | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H4247 | Commodity Code Execution | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H4267 | Mayflower Compact Day | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| H4296 | Military Code | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/07/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 11 | 04/29/2025 | Nay |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 9 | 04/29/2025 | Nay |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 8 | 04/29/2025 | Nay |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 7 | 04/29/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 Lay On The Table Amendment Number 17a | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Section 1 - Education, Department Of | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Section 5 - Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Section 13 - Citadel, The | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Family and Veterans' Services Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee | 19 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Rules Committee | 16 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | South Carolina Senate District 26 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 11/11/2024 | |
| SC | South Carolina House District 093 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 10/29/2013 | 11/11/2024 |