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State Senator
Carlisle Kennedy
(R) - South Carolina
South Carolina Senate District 23
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: 803-212-6116
Home Address
136 Shoal Creek Circle
Lexington, SC 29072
Lexington, SC 29072
| 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 |
| S0682 | Timber | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-3830 So As To Allow An Income Tax Credit For A Timber Casualty Loss In A Federally Declared Disaster Area Resulting From Hurricane Helene; And By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Deductions From Individual Taxable Income, So As To Allow A Deduction For Payments Received From Certain Disaster Relief Agencies Resulting From Hurricane Helene. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0648 | Doolittle Logging 50th Anniversary | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Charles K. Doolittle, Inc. Upon The Occasion Its Fiftieth Anniversary And To Commend The Company For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Newberry Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0646 | Twin City News | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate The Twin-city News Upon The Occasion Of Its One Hundredth Anniversary And To Commend The Twin-city News For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The Batesburg-leesville Community And The People And The State Of South Carolina. | 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 |
| S0660 | American-made dialysate | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-320, Relating To Denial, Revocation, Or Suspension Of Medical Facility License, So As To Make It A Violation To Not Use Dialysate Or Dialysis Products That Have Not Been Made In The United States Of America On A Patient Who Is Under The Age Of Twenty-one Years. | In Committee |
| S0645 | Corey Bedenbaugh Teacher of the Year | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Corey Bedenbaugh For Being Named The 2026 South Carolina Teacher Of The Year. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| S0633 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Declare November 2025 As "lung Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of South Carolina. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S0610 | Gerrita Postlewait Retirement | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate Dr. Gerrita Postlewait 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 |
| S0608 | L.A. Barrier & Son Anniversary | A Senate Resolution To Congratulate L.a. Barrier & Son, Inc. Upon The Occasion Of Its Ninetieth Anniversary And To Commend The Company For Its Many Years Of Dedicated Service To The People And The State Of South Carolina. | 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 |
| S0054 | Medical Informed Consent | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "medical Informed Consent Act"; By Adding Section 16-17-780 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Corporation, Higher Learning Institution, Or The State To Implement A Vaccine Mandate And To Provide Penalties; By Adding Section 41-1-55 So As To Prohibit Employers From Taking Adverse Action Against Individuals Who Decline To Receive A Vaccine And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 40-43-86, Relating To Facility Requirements For Pharmacies And Prescription Drug Orders, So As To Provide Conditions Under Which A Pharmacist May Refuse To Fill A Prescription; By Amending Section 44-1-100, Relating To Assistance From Peace And Health Officers, So As To Remove The Provision That The Public Safety Authority May Request Assistance From The State National Guard In Enforcing Quarantine Measures; By Amending Section 44-4-130, Relating To Public Health Definitions, So As To Provide Definitions Of "gene Therapy" And "vaccine" And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 44-4-510, Relating To Physical Examinations And Isolation Or Quarantine Of Persons Refusing Examination, So As To Provide That The Department May Isolate A Symptomatic Person Or Person Who Has Been Exposed To The Contagious Disease For Which A Public Health Emergency Has Been Declared; By Amending Section 44-4-520, Relating To Vaccinations And Treatment, So As To Provide That The Department Must Monitor The Safety And Efficacy Of Vaccines, Tests, And Treatments; By Amending Section 44-4-530, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Of Individuals Or Groups, As Well As Penalties For Noncompliance, So As To Provide A Time Limit Of Twenty-one Days For A Quarantined Asymptomatic Person; By Amending Section 44-4-540, Relating To Isolation And Quarantine Procedures, So As To Change Procedures; And By Amending Section 44-4-570, Relating To Emergency Powers Regarding Licensing Of Health Personnel, So As To Remove The Requirement That State Health Care Providers Assist In The Performance Of Vaccinations As A Condition Of Licensure. | 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 |
| S0559 | Lexington United Methodist Church, 175th anniversary | A Senate Resolution To Recognize And Congratulate Lexington United Methodist Church On The Occasion Of Its Historic 175th Anniversary And To Commend The Church For Its Many Years Of Service To God And The Community. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0565 | Excused student absences for Veteran's Day activities | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-29-120, Relating To The Authority Of Schools To Excuse Students To Attend Veteran's Day Activities, So As To Require Schools To Excuse Students To Attend Such Activities. | In Committee |
| S0233 | Sexually Violent Predator Act | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-48-30, Relating To Definitions Of Terms Used In The "sexually Violent Predator Act," So As To Redefine "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence." | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| S0540 | Definition of child abuse | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-20, Relating To Definitions, So As To Clarify That Raising A Child Consistent With The Child's Sex Does Not Constitute Child Abuse, Neglect, Or Harm. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0240 | Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Parental Rights To Affirm Biological Sex In Child Welfare And Placement Act"; And By Adding Section 63-7-50 So As To Encourage Children To Identify With Their Biological Sex By Requiring Courts And Agencies To Consider A Child's Biological Sex As A Positive Factor In Child Welfare Proceedings, To Provide That Parents And Legal Guardians Have The Right To Encourage A Child To Align With Their Biological Sex, Including In Making Medical Decisions, And To Offer Protections For Exercising This Right, To Require The Department Of Social Services And Family Court System To Develop Policies And The Department Of Social Services To Submit Annual Reports, And To Define Necessary Terms. | 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 |
| S0322 | Free Speech | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "free To Speak Act"; By Adding Section 59-1-505 So As To Prohibit Public School Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex Without The Written Permission Of A Student's Parent Or Guardian, And To Protect Public School Employees From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each School District To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section; And By Adding Section 59-101-680 So As To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning Employees From Knowingly And Intentionally Addressing An Unemancipated Minor Who Is A Student At The School Where The Employee Is Employed By A Pronoun Or Title That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, And To Protect Employees Of Institutions Of Higher Learning From Adverse Employment Action For Declining To Address A Student Using A Pronoun That Is Inconsistent With The Student's Sex, For Declining To Identify His Pronouns, And For Other Reasons, And To Require The Governing Body Of Each Public Institution Of Higher Learning To Adopt Policies Consistent With This Code Section. | In Committee |
| S0305 | Voter registration, party affiliation | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-5-200 So As To Provide That Only Electors Registered As Affiliated With A Certified Political Party Or As Unaffiliated For A Certain Period Of Time May Participate In A Partisan Primary Or Advisory Referendum Held By That Party, And To Establish Processes By Which Electors Register Or Become Registered As Affiliated With A Political Party, Among Other Things; By Amending Sections 7-5-170 And 7-5-185, Relating To Applications For Voter Registration, So As To Include Information Regarding An Applicant's Political Party Affiliation; By Amending Section 7-11-15, Relating To Qualifications To Run As A Candidate In General Elections, So As To Shorten The Candidate Filing Period; By Amending Section 7-11-210, Relating To Filing Of Party Pledges By Candidates, So As To Change The Date By Which A Party Pledge Must Be Filed; And By Amending Section 7-13-40, Relating To The Certification Of Names By A Political Party To Be Placed On Primary Ballots, So As To Provide That Only Persons Who Have Participated In A Political Party's Recent Statewide Primaries And Are Registered As Affiliated With The Party For A Certain Period Of Time Are Eligible To Appear On The Ballot For That Party's Partisan Primary Unless The Party Has Taken Action To Waive These Requirements. | 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 |
| S0243 | Parental Rights in Education | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59, So As To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights, To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances, To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter, And To Provide Necessary Definitions; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59, As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions." | In Committee |
| S0234 | Income Tax | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, Computation Of Gross Income, And Modifications To Gross Income For State Income Tax Purposes, So As To Exclude Tips From The Computation Of South Carolina Gross, And To Define Tips. | 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 |
| S0241 | Eliminate Marriage Tax Penalty | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "eliminate The Marriage Tax Penalty Act"; And By Adding Section 12-6-525 So As To Allow Married Taxpayers Who File A Joint Federal Return To Calculate Their Amount Of South Carolina Income Tax Owed For The Tax Year As Though Each Taxpayer Filed A Return As A Single Taxpayer If The Taxpayers' Cumulative Tax Owed Would Be Less Than The Amount They Would Owe Had They Filed A Joint Return. | In Committee |
| S0242 | Parental Right to Dictate Health of Minor | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To The Rights Of Minors Sixteen Years Or Older To Consent To Health Services Essential To Their Life Or Health, So As To Provide That Parents Have The Fundamental Right To Direct The Upbringing, Education, And Care Of Their Minor Children, To Provide These Rights Extend To Healthcare Decisions Concerning The Minors And Access To Their Medical Records, And To Provide The State May Not Substantially Burden These Rights Except In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 63-5-350, Relating To Health Services That May Be Rendered To Minors Without Parental Consent, So As To Provide That Healthcare Providers Must Obtain Parental Consent Before Procuring, Providing, Or Rendering Healthcare For A Minor Except In Certain Circumstances, To Prohibit The Encouragement Or Coercion Of Minors To Withhold Information From A Parent About The Health Of The Child, To Provide Parents May Assert Provisions Of This Act As Claims Or Defenses In Certain Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings Subject To A Statute Of Limitations, To Provide Remedies, To Provide The Attorney General May Bring Actions To Enforce Provisions Of This Act, And To Define Necessary Terms; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Consent Not Subject To Disaffirmance. | In Committee |
| S0239 | Request to Remove Unlawful Resident | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That A Property Owner May Request For The Immediate Removal Of A Person Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling And To Provide For A Complaint Form; And By Adding Section 16-11-40 So As To Provide Penalties For A Person Who Unlawfully Detains Or Occupies Residential Property. | In Committee |
| S0151 | Small Business Property Tax Relief | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-37-221 So As To Provide That The First Thirty Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of A Small Business Is Exempt From County, Municipal, School, And Special Assessment Real Estate Property Taxes. | In Committee |
| S0199 | Student Physical Privacy Act | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-23-400 So As To Provide That Every Public School Restroom And Changing Facility That Is Accessible By Multiple Persons Must Be Designatedfor Use Only By Members Of One Sex, To Provide Definitions, And To Provide For A Private Cause Of Action For Those Aggrieved By A Failure To Comply With The Requirements Of This Act. | In Committee |
| S0134 | School Curriculum | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Authorize The State Board Of Education To Develop And Adopt Academic Standards That Incorporate The Bible Into Its Curriculum For World History, The History Of Western Civilization, United States History, South Carolina History, And Literature. | In Committee |
| S0153 | Constitutional amendment | An Amendment To The Constitution Of South Carolina, By Repealing Section 4, Article Xi Relating To The Prohibition On Public Funds Being Used For The Direct Benefit Of A Religious Or Other Private Educational Institution. | 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 | Absent |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report | 05/28/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt Section 1 - Education, Department Of | 04/23/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee | 12 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee | 16 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee | 16 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Rules Committee | 15 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | South Carolina Senate District 23 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 11/11/2024 |