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Legislator > Mike Gambrell
State Senator
Mike Gambrell
(R) - South Carolina
South Carolina Senate District 04
In Office - Started: 05/24/2016
contact info
Capitol Office
Gressette Building
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202
P.O. Box 142
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-212-6032
Home Address Phone
, SC
Phone: 864-369-0613
Phone 2: 864-844-3614
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S0101 | Firefighter registration requirements | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-80-10, Relating To Definitions In The South Carolina Firefighters Employment And Registration Act, So As To Revise The Definition Of "fire Department"; By Amending Section 40-80-40, Relating To Firefighter Registration Requirements, So As To Make A Technical Clarification; And By Amending Section 40-80-50, Relating To Firefighter Registration Information And Documentation Requirements, So As To Delete The Requirement That A Driver's License Required For Documentation Must Be Issued By This State. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0171 | Regrooved and Regroovable Tires | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 75, Title 39 So As To Provide Requirements For Waste Tire Manifests And Related Provisions; By Adding Article 5 To Chapter 75, Title 39 So As To Prohibit The Installation Of Unsafe Used Tires, And Related Provisions; By Amending Section 44-96-170, Relating To Waste Tires, So As To Provide That A County May Charge Up To Four Hundred Dollars As A Tipping Fee; By Amending Section 44-96-170, Relating To Waste Tires, So As To Amend The Collection Of The Fee To Include Used Tires, To Provide For The Application Of The Waste Tire Fee And Related Waste Tire Funds, To Remove The Rebate Provisions, And To Provide For The Development Of A Statewide Market Infrastructure For Tire-derived Products; And To Direct The Code Commissioner To Make Conforming Changes. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0051 | Public Service Authority RFP for V.C. Summer | Encourage Santee Cooper To Issue A Request For Proposal To Solicit Proposals On Utilizing Assets Associated With V.c. Summer Units 2 And 3, And For Considerations Related To A Request For Proposal. - Ratified Title | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | A Joint Resolution So As To Enact The "commission On Fiscal Restraint And Government Efficiency"; To Provide For The Membership Of The Commission; To Provide For The Commission's Duties And Obligations; To Prioritize Spending Cuts And Establish A Date That The Spending Cuts Must Be Reported To The General Assembly And The Governor; To Provide For The Report On The Commission's Other Duties And Obligations; And To Sunset The Commission. | Crossed Over |
| S0342 | Pharmacy services | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define "low-volume Pharmacy"; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Restrict Pharmacy Benefits Managers From Reimbursement Under Certain Conditions; By Amending Section 38-71-2230, Relating To Pharmacy Benefits Manager Prohibitions, So As To Prohibit Additional Actions And To Remove The Prohibition On Claims Reconciliation Activities; By Amending Section 38-71-2260, Relating To Construction And Application, So As To Remove Antisteering Provisions; By Amending Section 38-71-2350, Relating To Application And Exceptions, So As To Remove A Reference To Medicaid; By Adding Section 38-71-2280 So As To Permit The South Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services To Assume Direct Responsibility For All South Carolina Medicaid Pharmacy Services; By Adding Section 38-71-2290 So As To Empower The Attorney General To Bring An Action In The Name Of The State Against Someone Engaging In Unlawful Acts Pursuant To This Act; And By Repealing Section 38-71-2240 Relating To Placement Of Drugs On The Maximum Allowable Cost List. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| S0102 | Operating millage rates | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-1-320, Relating To Millage Rate Increase Limitations, So As To Allow A Municipality Without An Operating Millage On January 1, 2025, Or A Municipality That Incorporates After January 1, 2025, To Impose An Operating Millage And To Impose Limitations. | 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 |
| S0619 | Insurer liquidation | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-27-610, Relating To Priority Of Distribution For Claims, So As To Add Funding Agreements. | In Committee |
| S0567 | James E. Stewart Co-Op Board | Recognize And Honor James E. "jim" Stewart Jr. For His Thirty Years Of Service On The Aiken Electric Cooperative Board Of Trustees. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| S0570 | Medal of Valor - Anderson Co. Sergeants Ruff, McCown, and Earwood | Recognize And Honor Sergeants Hunter Ruff, Daniel Mccown, And Stephen Earwood Of The Anderson County Sheriff's Office And To Congratulate Them On Being Awarded The South Carolina Sheriffs' Association 2024 Medal Of Valor. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0366 | HOA Fees | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-1-60, Relating To The Right Of A Homeowner To Display Certain Flags, So As To Allow For Additional Flags To Be Displayed; By Amending Section 27-30-150, Relating To An Application Of Access To Document Provisions, So As To Require The Disclosure Of Any Monies Paid To An Officer Of Or Contract Entered Into By A Homewoners Association; By Adding Section 27-30-180 So As To Limit A Homeowners Association's Ability To Restrict Speech; By Amending Section 15-41-30, Relating To Property Exempt From Attachment, Levy, And Sale, So As To Prohibit A Homeowners Association From Foreclosing On A Debtor's Primary Residence; And By Amending Section 27-30-130, Relating To The Enforceability Of Governing Documents, So As To Nullify Any Provision In A Homeowners Association Governing Documents Granting The Homeowners Association The Authority To Foreclose On The Property Of A Homeowner. | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S0299 | Law Enforcement | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-17-410, Relating To Emergency Admission To A Public Or Private Hospital, Mental Health Clinic, Or Mental Health Facility Of A Person Likely To Cause Serious Harm To Himself Or Others, So As To Extend The Time The Required Certificate Is Valid If Safe Transport Is Unavailable Due To A Natural Disaster Or Some Other Life-threatening Condition; And By Amending Section 44-17-440, Relating To The Custody And Transport Of A Person Requiring Immediate Care, So As To Extend The Time The Required Certificate Is Valid If Safe Transport Is Unavailable Due To A Natural Disaster Or Some Other Life-threatening Condition, To Provide For The Circumstances Under Which A Friend Or Relative May Transport A Mentally Ill Patient, And To Provide For Civil Immunity Under Certain Circumstances. | 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 |
| 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 |
| S0100 | Pharmacy insurance benefits cost-sharing | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-71-292 And Section 38-71-820 Both So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Insurers; By Adding Section 38-71-2270 So As To Define Terms And Outline The Applicability And Requirements For Cost Sharing For Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And By Amending Section 38-71-2200, Relating To Definitions Concerning Pharmacy Benefits Managers, So As To Make Conforming Changes. | 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 |
| S0104 | Library funding | Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 60-9-15 So As To Provide For The Manner Of Allocating Amounts Appropriated For Aid To County Libraries, And To Provide That In Order To Receive These Funds County Libraries Must Certify To The State Library That They Do Not Offer Any Books Or Materials That Appeal To The Prurient Interests Of Children Under The Age Of Seventeen In Children, Youth, Or Teen Book Sections And Are Only Available With Parental Consent, And To Provide County Libraries Must Recertify Compliance With This Provision Quarterly Before It May Receive A Disbursement Of These Funds. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S0136 | Dismissal of pending gun possession charges | Senate: To Override The Veto | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| H4025 | Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| H3007 | Convention of the States | Senate: Rule 15 Waive 2 Hour Time Limit | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0028 | AI Child Abuse | Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0029 | MPIC | Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0127 | Catawba Nation | Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0121 | Adoption | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0156 | Fentanyl Induced Homicide | Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0156 | Fentanyl Induced Homicide | Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 8 | 05/08/2025 | Nay |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: To Adopt Amendment Number 6 | 05/08/2025 | Nay |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: Cloture Motion | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0318 | Government Efficiency | Senate: Rule 15 | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H4247 | Commodity Code Execution | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/08/2025 | 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| H3127 | Failure to stop a motor vehicle | Senate: 3rd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3058 | Disclosure of Intimate Images | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| S0102 | Operating millage rates | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| S0163 | Cryptocurrency | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3800 | Sales tax exemption | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| S0316 | Civil Litigation Reform | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3910 | Jurisdiction | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3996 | Anesthesiologist Assistants | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3996 | Anesthesiologist Assistants | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 1 | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| S0439 | Manufacturing property tax exemption | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| S0454 | Charter School Accountability | Senate: 2nd Reading | 05/01/2025 | Absent |
| H3276 | SC Hands-Free Act | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Absent |
| S0214 | State Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S0268 | Children and Social Media | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H3333 | Tax Increment Financing | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H3175 | License plates | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H3432 | Grantor Trust Reimbursement | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0146 | Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities | Senate: 3rd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Telecommunication Location Information | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 13 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 12 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 11 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 9 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 8 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0062 | Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment No. 7 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0121 | Adoption | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0196 | Insurance Adjusters | Senate: 2nd Reading | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0164 | State Agency Rule Making | Senate: To Concur | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0156 | Fentanyl Induced Homicide | Senate: To Concur | 04/29/2025 | Nay |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 8 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee | 10 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Family and Veterans' Services Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Finance Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee | 9 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | South Carolina Senate District 04 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 05/24/2016 | |
| SC | District 7 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/05/2006 | 02/18/2024 |