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State Senator
Michael Johnson
(R) - South Carolina
South Carolina Senate District 16
In Office - Started: 11/09/2020
contact info
Capitol Office
Gressette Building
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-212-6172
Home Address
1201 Carolina Place
Suite 103
Fort Mill, SC 29708
Suite 103
Fort Mill, SC 29708
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| S0681 | Emily Cummings Cope Retirement | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Emily Cummings Cope Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Commend Her For Her Twenty-six Years Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Happiness And Fulfillment In The Years Ahead. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0685 | National Guard Day in South Carolina | A Senate Resolution To Declare Thursday, May 8, 2025, As "national Guard Day" In South Carolina And To Recognize And Honor The Many Sacrifices And Valuable Contributions The South Carolina National Guard Makes To Protect The Freedom, Democracy, And Security Of Our State And Nation. | In Committee |
| S0684 | Oath of office | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-1910 So As To Establish Budgetary Penalties For Boards And Commissions If Any Of Its Members Fail To Take The Oath Of Office Set Forth In The Constitution Of This State. | In Committee |
| S0127 | Catawba Nation | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-11-10, Relating To Definitions For The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Include The Catawba Nation Within The Definition Of Employer; And By Adding Section 9-11-43 So As To Provide That The Catawba Nation Is Eligible For Admission To The Police Officers Retirement System And To Provide For The Process For Admission. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0126 | Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection and Judicial Personal Privacy Protection | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-2-500, Relating To Definitions In The Law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Revise The Definiton Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-510, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Additional Means For Making Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-515 So As To Provide Active And Former Law Enforcement Officers May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; By Amending Section 30-2-700, Relating To Definitions In The Judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act, So As To Include Additional Information In The Definition Of "personal Contact Information" And To Define "disclosed Records"; By Amending Section 30-2-710, Relating To The Means For Active And Former Judges To Make Their Personal Contact Information Confidential And Not Subject To Public Disclosure, So As To Provide Means To Restrict Such Information In Disclosed Records Restricted From Publicly Available Internet Websites Of State And Local Governments Upon Request And To Make Provisions For Home Addresses Or Tax Map Numbers That Cannot Be Restricted From A Disclosed Record Within An Index Or From Being Displayed On An Image Of An Official Record, To Provide Such Information Must Remain Within The Official Record Held Or Maintained By The State Or Local Government Agency, And To Allow Disclosure To Certain Individuals Or Entities, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 30-2-715 So As To Provide Active And Former Judges May Seek Certain Judicial Relief For Noncompliance And To Prevent Liability From Accruing To State Or Local Government Employees Or Agents For Claims Or Damages That Arise From Personal Contact Information On The Public Record; To Delay The Effective Date Of Act 56 Of 2023, Which Enacted The "law Enforcement Personal Privacy Protection Act" And The "judicial Personal Privacy Protection Act," From July 1, 2025, Until January 1, 2026; And To Direct The Office Of Court Administration And The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Collaborate And Create The Designated Form For Law Enforcement Officers And Judges To Use To Request State And Local Government Agencies Regstrict Public Access To Personal Contact Information In Disclosed Records, To Provide Requirements For The Contents Of The Form, And To Provide State Or Local Government Agencies May Provide Supplmental Forms To Identify Information Needed By State Or Local Government Agencies To Address Requests From Eligible Requesting Parties. - 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 |
| S0656 | Public Utility Property | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-5-70 So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Make Certain Considerations When Evaluating An Application For A Public Utility To Acquire Property Or Assets Used To Provide Water, Sewerage Collection, Or Sewerage Disposal Owned By A County, Municipality, Or Special Purpose District. | In Committee |
| S0633 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Declare November 2025 As "lung Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0583 | Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-19-250, Relating To Continuing Education Hours Required For Licensees Of The Board Of Funeral Examiners, So As To Revise Physical Attendance Requirements For Continiung Education Instruction, And To Define "physical Attendance." | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0581 | David Leo Jenkins | A Senate Resolution To Express Profound Sorrow Upon The Passing Of David Leo Jenkins And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends. | 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 |
| S0105 | Convention of the States | Make Application By The State Of South Carolina Under Article V Of The United States Constitution For A Convention Of The States To Be Called, Restricted To Proposing An Amendment To The United States Constitution To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States House Of Representatives And To Set A Limit On The Number Of Terms That A Person May Be Elected As A Member Of The United States Senate. | In Committee |
| S0288 | Transfer of Development Rights | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-725 So As To Allow For The Transfer Of Development Rights Between Different Landowners, To Provide For Contents Of The Ordinance Necessary To Regulate The Transfer Of Development Rights, And To Allow Two Or More Local Governing Bodies To Join One Another In Setting Up A Transfer Of Rights Program. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S0531 | Healthcare Services | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "patients' Right To Transparency And Timely Access To Healthcare Services Act"; By Adding Section 44-116-10 So As To Define Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 44-116-20 So As To Exclude Certain Healthcare Providers From Preauthorization Requirements Who Meet A Ninety Percent Threshold Of Preauthorization Requests For Medications And Treatments During A Particular Time Period; By Adding Section 44-116-30 So As To Require A Fair And Transparent Prior Authorization Process For Medications And Treatments; By Adding Section 44-116-40 So As To Establish Timelines For Preauthorization Decisions; By Adding Section 44-116-50 So As To Prohibit Ongoing Prior Authorization Requirements For Patients Living With Chronic Conditions After Prior Authorization Has Been Provided Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 44-116-60 So As To Prohibit Insurance Companies From Switching Pharmaceuticals During A Policy Year; By Adding Section 44-116-70 So As To Allow For Step Therapy Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-80 So As To Provide That Once Prior Authorization Is Granted, Health Carriers Must Pay For The Service With Exceptions; By Adding Section 44-116-90 So As To Require Continuity Of Care When A Patient Changes Insurance Policies; By Adding Section 44-116-100 So As To Require Certain Filings For Insurance Companies For Transparency Concerning Approval And Denial Rates; And By Adding Section 44-116-110 So As To Provide For Enforcement Of The Chapter. | In Committee |
| S0530 | Zoning | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-815 So As To Provide That If Certain County Or Municipal Zoning Officials Determine That The Use Of A Property Is Not Permitted Under Applicable Zoning Classifications, Then Any Related Permits Are No Longer Valid And Any Development Or Construction On The Property Must Cease. | In Committee |
| S0392 | Technology First State | Recognize South Carolina As A Technology First State, Committed To The Exploration And Understanding Of Enabling And Assistive Technology Supports That May Allow All South Carolinians With Disabilities Greater Opportunity To Live Independent And Fulfilling Lives. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S0052 | Driving under the influence | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2930, Relating To Operating Motor Vehicles While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Amend The Penalty Provisions To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2933, Relating To Driving With Unlawful Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Permit Sentences Of Both Fines And Incarceration And To Require Convicted Persons To Attend Dui Victim Impact Panels; By Amending Section 56-5-2941, Relating To Ignition Interlock Devices, So As To Delete The Provision That Provides Nothing In The Section Requires Installation Of Ignition Interlock Devices Prior To Contested Case Hearings; By Amending Section 56-5-2945, Relating To The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence, So As To Create The Offense Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Second Degree, Establish Penalties, And Define The Term "moderate Bodily Injury"; By Amending Section 56-5-2947, Relating To Child Endangerment, So As To Include The Offenses Of Reckless Vehicular Homicide And Reckless Driving As Violations Subject To A Charge Of Child Endangerment; By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs, So As To Revise The Circumstances, Procedures To Be Followed, And Test Sites That Can Be Used When Persons Are Subjected To Tests For Alcohol Or Drugs, To Provide That Laboratory Technicians, Phlebotomists, And Emergency Medical Technicians May Obtain Blood Or Urine Samples, To Revise The Period Of Suspensions Of Driving Privileges That Must Be Imposed For Failure If Persons Refuse To Be Tested And If Persons Have Certain Alcohol Concentrations, To Revise The Provision That Establishes Alcohol Concentrations, And To Delete The Provision Relating To Persons Incapable Of Refusing To Consent To Tests; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To Suspension Of Licenses For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Levels Of Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued License Suspensions May Install Ignition Interlock Devices Within Thirty Days And Obtain Temporary Drivers' Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions, And To Provide That Persons Who Refuse To Submit To Chemical Tests Must Have Their Drivers' Licenses Suspended For One Year For A First Offense, And To Provide Increased Suspensions For Subsequent Offenses, Or If Persons Take The Tests And Register Alcohol Concentrations Of Over Fifteen One-hundredth Of One Percent Or More, That Their Licenses Are Suspended For Two Months; By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Sites And Breath Test Sites For Video Recording, So As To Provide That Nothing In This Section May Be Construed To Compel Or Authorize A Dismissal Of A Dui Offense If The Officers Substantially Comply With The Statute And That Motions For Suppression Of Evidence Under The Statute Must Be Made Prior To Jeopardy Attaching; By Amending Section 56-5-2920, Relating To Reckless Driving, So As To Create The Offenses Of Felony Reckless Driving With Great Bodily Injury And Reckless Driving Resulting In Moderate Bodily Injury And To Establish Penalties; By Adding Section 56-5-2960 So As To Provide That Persons Convicted Of Felony Driving Under The Influence Causing The Death Or Disability Of Parents Or Guardians May Be Ordered To Pay Child Support As Restitution For The Duration Of Any Probation Ordered, Perform Community Service, Or Both; By Amending Section 56-1-286, Relating To The Suspension Of Licenses Or Permits Or The Denial Of Issuance Of Licenses Or Permits To Persons Under The Age Of Twenty-one Who Drive Motor Vehicles With Certain Alcohol Concentrations, So As To Provide That Persons Issued Notices Of Suspensions May Obtain Temporary Licenses With Ignition Interlock Restrictions; And By Amending Section 56-1-400, Relating To The Surrender Of Licenses, So As To Remove The Provision That Nothing In This Section Requires Persons Obtain Ignition Interlocks Unless The Offenses Are Alcohol Related. | In Committee |
| S0473 | Forest Creek Mock Trial | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Forest Creek Middle School Mock Trial Team, Coaches, And School Officials For Winning The South Carolina Bar's 2024 State Middle School Mock Trial Championship. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0462 | Sales tax exemption | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt Capital Equipment Purchased By School Districts, Counties, Or Municipalities For Use On Capital Projects. | In Committee |
| S0458 | trespass | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-600, Relating To Notice Of Trespassing, So As To Include Enclosing The Land With A Fence As Notice For A Trespass Violation; And By Amending Section 16-11-620, Relating To Entering Premises After Warning Or Refusing To Leave On Request, So As To Make It A Misdemeanor Offense For A Person To Knowingly Without Authorization, Invitation, Or Legal Cause Enter The Dwelling House, Place Of Business, Or Structure Of Another Person Or Fail To Leave When Requested And To Provide Graduated Penalties For Conviction. | 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 |
| S0192 | DUI Blood Draw & Implied Consent | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-5-2950, Relating To Implied Consent To Testing For Alcohol Or Drugs, Procedures, And Inference Of Dui, So As To Allow For The Law Enforcement Agency To Determine Which Tests Shall Be Administered, Remove The Requirement That A Breath Test Be Administered Before Other Tests, And Provide For The Training Of Personnel To Become Qualified To Obtain Blood Test Samples; By Amending Section 24-13-100, Relating To The Definition Of A "no Parole Offense", So As To Provide That Felony Driving Under The Influence Or Felony Driving With An Unlawful Alcohol Concentration Resulting In Death Is Not A "no Parole Offense"; By Amending Section 56-5-2951, Relating To The Suspension Of A License For Refusal To Submit To Testing Or For Certain Level Of Alcohol Concentration, Temporary Alcohol Licenses, Restricted Driver's Licenses, And Penalties, So As To Remove The Temporary Alcohol License And Provide Suspension Penalties; And By Amending Section 56-5-2953, Relating To Incident Site And Breath Test Site Video Recording, So As To Provide That Law Enforcement Officers Must Make Reasonable Efforts To Ensure Video Recording Of The Stop, Tests, And Arrest Of A Person For A Dui. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0125 | Property tax exemption | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide That The Exemption For Certain Property Of A Nonprofit Housing Corporation Only Applies To The Percentage Of Property That Equals The Corporation's Ownership Interest In The Property, To Provide An Exception, And To Provide Certain Certification And Notice Requirements. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0419 | Fort Mill High School Girls Swimming Team | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Fort Mill High School Girls Swimming Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding Season And To Honor Them For Winning The 5a Division Ii State Championship. | 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 |
| S0368 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-based Opportunity Act" By Adding Article 29 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Prohibit Every Office, Division, Or Other Unit By Any Name Of Every Office Or Department Of This State, And All Of Its Political Subdivisions, Including All Institutions Of Higher Learning And School Districts, From Promoting Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And To Provide Exceptions; To Promote Individual Initiative, Excellence, And Hard Work; And To Specify Applicability. | In Committee |
| S0370 | Williams Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project | A Senate Resolution To Express Support For The Williams Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0067 | Attorney General Retirement | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-8-10(17), Relating To Definitions, So As To Include The Attorney General Of This State In The Definition Of "solicitor" And To Make The Necessary Provisions For The Attorney General To Become A Member Of The System; And By Amending Section 9-8-40(1), Relating To Membership In The System And Cessation Of Membership, So As To Allow The Attorney General Serving On July 1, 2024, To Elect To Become A Member. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0317 | House Boat taxes | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To The General Exemption From Property Taxes, So As To Provide A Property Tax Exemption Of Fifty Percent Of The Fair Market Value Of Watercraft. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0286 | Medical Fee Schedule | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 42-15-90, Relating To Fees Of Attorneys And Physicians And Hospital Charges Approved By The Commission, So As To Allow The Workers' Compensation Commission To Establish Medical Fee Schedules And Related Systems, And Provide That The Workers' Compensation Commission Shall Review The Fee Schedules On An Annual Basis And When Appropriate To Include Factors Such As The Medical Consumer Price Index And The Fee Schedules Of Other States In The Region. | In Committee |
| S0124 | Cast Vote Records | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-13-130, Relating To Managers' Table; Guard Rail; General Arrangement; Preservation Of Right To Vote And Secrecy Of Ballot, So As To Allow For The Release Of Certain Voted Ballots And De-identified Cast Vote Records Pursuant To Court Order, Order Of The Appropriate Board Of Voter Registration And Elections, Or Freedom Of Information Act Request; And By Amending Section 30-4-20, Relating To Freedom Of Information Act Definitions, So As To Include Cast Vote Records In The Definition Of Public Record. | In Committee |
| S0172 | Campus Free Expression Act | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "campus Free Expression Act"; By Adding Article 4 To Title 59, Chapter 101, So As To List And Protect Free Expression Rights; To Identify Publicly Accessible Outdoor Areas Of Public Higher Education Campuses As Public Forums; To Guarantee Existing Expressive Activity Protections; To Permit Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Charge Security Fees For Expressive Activities Based On Neutral Criteria; To Provide For Causes Of Action Following A Violation Of Expressive Rights; And To Define Necessary Terms. | 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 |
| S0174 | Personal Floatation Device | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 50-21-870, Relating To Personal Watercraft And Boating Safety, So As To Require Any Person Under The Age Of Thirteen To Wear A Personal Flotation Device On Any Size Vessel Unless The Person Is In The Cabin Or Below Deck Of The Vessel. | In Committee |
| S0173 | Gross Proceeds of Sales | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-90, Relating To The Gross Proceeds Of Sales, So As To Provide That The Gross Proceeds Of The Sale Of Eyeglasses Is The Total Amount Of The Purchase Less Any Insurance Benefits Paid. | 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 |
| S0130 | Workers' Compensation Commission Hearings | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-1-80, Relating To County Officers Shall Be Furnished Office Space, Furniture And Equipment By County, So As To Furnish Space In A Secure, Existing Facility For The Workers' Compensation Commission To Conduct Hearings Upon Request Of The Chairman Of The Workers' Compensation Commission; And By Amending Section 4-9-55, Relating To Enactment Of General Laws Affecting Counties' Expenditures And Revenue Raising; Conditions; Exceptions, So As To Include The Workers' Compensation Commission In The Exceptions. | In Committee |
| S0128 | Voter Registration | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-5-120, Relating To The Qualifications Voter Registration, So As To Provide That A Person Must Provide Satisfactory Evidence Of Citizenship To Register To Vote And To Provide That A Person Who Does Not Provide Satisfactory Evidence Of Citizenship May Not Register To Vote; By Amending Section 7-5-170, Relating To The Written Application For Registration To Vote, So As To Provide For The Documentation That The County Board Of Voter Registration May Consider As Satisfactory Evidence Of Citizenship; And To Provide That The Attorney General Must Review The Registration Rolls In Effect On The Effective Date Of This Act To Ensure Compliance With This Act. | In Committee |
| S0123 | Entry of Other Candidates for Office | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Provide A Process For Reopening The Time To File For Office In Case Of A Candidate's Death Or Withdrawal. | In Committee |
| S0129 | Firearms Storage Agreements | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-1100 So As To Provide Criminal And Civil Immunity To Federal Firearms Licensees Who Possess Another's Firearms Pursuant To A Valid Firearm Hold Agreement. | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| H3276 | SC Hands-Free Act | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0214 | State Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Absent |
| S0268 | Children and Social Media | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Yea |
| S0583 | Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H3472 | Small Estates | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number Rfh-2 | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| H3563 | County veterans' affairs office | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0221 | South Carolina Kratom Consumer Protection Act | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| H3947 | Continuing education requirements for nonresident real estate brokers and associates | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0357 | Mail Theft | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0416 | School Expulsion | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0507 | IRC conformity | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| S0582 | Ratify Constitutional Amendment | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/24/2025 | Absent |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Section 118 – Statewide Revenue | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: 3rd Reading | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 36 | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 17a | 04/23/2025 | Absent |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Education Committee | 14 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee | 12 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Rules Committee | 11 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | South Carolina Senate District 16 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/09/2020 |