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IntroducedDec 05, 2024
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Passed HouseMar 27, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 01, 2026
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Became LawMay 15, 2026
South Carolina House Bill
AN ACT TO 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 SHORTEN THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY OR CONVENTION, TO ALLOW POLITICAL PARTIES TO CHARGE CANDIDATES A CERTIFICATION FEE, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR A STATE OR COUNTY COMMITTEE TO ALLOW ENTRY OF OTHER CANDIDATES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS DIED OR WITHDRAWN; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-11-210, RELATING TO THE FILING OF PARTY PLEDGES BY CANDIDATES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF PARTY PRIMARIES, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND USE OF CANDIDATE FILING FEES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 7-13-190, RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN OFFICE, SO AS TO AMEND THE APPLICABLE DATES FOR CANDIDATE FILING AND THE CONDUCT OF SPECIAL PRIMARIES, SPECIAL RUNOFF PRIMARIES, AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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legislature • May 26, 2026: Act No. 137
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- Guestprimary
- Crawfordprimary
- Schuesslerprimary
- Hixonprimary
Votes
YES: 87
- Alexander, Terry
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bauer, Heather
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Bradley, Jeff
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Bobby J.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Luck, Jason S.
- Martin, David
- McCravy, John R., III
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- Moore, JA
- Moore, Travis A.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Neese, Mike M.
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Sanders, Richard Blake
- Schuessler, Carla
- Sessions, Heath
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Vaughan, David
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 18
- Beach, Thomas
- Burns, James Mikell
- Chumley, William M.
- Cromer, April
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Huff, William C.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Magnuson, Josiah
- May, Robert J., III
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
NOT VOTING: 12
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Gatch, Gil
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- King, John Richard C.
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- Rutherford, J. Todd
YES: 40
- Adams, Brian
- Alexander, Thomas C.
- Allen, Karl B.
- Bennett, Sean M.
- Blackmon, Allen
- Campsen, George E., III
- Cash, Richard J.
- Chaplin, JD
- Corbin, Thomas D.
- Cromer, Ronnie W.
- Davis, Tom
- Devine, Tameika Isaac
- Elliott, Jason
- Garrett, Billy
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.
- Graham, Jeffrey R.
- Grooms, Lawrence K.
- Hutto, Brad
- Jackson, Darrell
- Johnson, Michael
- Kennedy, Carlisle
- Kimbrell, Josh
- Matthew W. "Matt" Leber
- Martin, Shane R.
- Massey, A. Shane
- Matthews, Margie Bright
- Ott, Russell L.
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.
- Rankin, Luke A.
- Reichenbach, Mike
- Rice, Rex F.
- Sabb, Ronnie A.
- Sutton, Ed
- Deon T. Tedder
- Turner, Ross
- Verdin, Daniel B., III
- Walker, Overture
- Williams, Kent M.
- Young, Tom, Jr.
- Zell, Jeff
NO: 1
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 85
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bauer, Heather
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Bradley, Jeff
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Luck, Jason S.
- Martin, David
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- Moore, JA
- Moore, Travis A.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Schuessler, Carla
- Scott, Keishan M.
- Sessions, Heath
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Waters, Courtney S.
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 22
- Beach, Thomas
- Burns, James Mikell
- Chumley, William M.
- Cromer, April
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Huff, William C.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Magnuson, Josiah
- McCravy, John R., III
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Mitchell, Dianne
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
- Willis, Mark N.
NOT VOTING: 12
Actions
- May 26, 2026 | legislature
- Effective date 05/15/26
- Act No. 137
- May 15, 2026 | legislature
- Signed By Governor
- May 14, 2026 | legislature
- Ratified R 178
- Apr 15, 2026 | House
- Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-22
- Apr 01, 2026 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Read third time and returned to House with amendments
- Mar 31, 2026 | Senate
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Hixon
- Requests for debate-Rep(s). Magnuson, Beach, Pace, Frank, White, Cromer, Gilreath, Ligon, Terribile, B Newton, Jordan, Guest
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-18
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Crawford
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 05, 2024 | House
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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- House Amendment number 1 (03/25/2025)HTML
- House Amendment number 2 (Table Amendment 2 Passed, 03/26/2025)HTML
- Senate Judiciary Committee Amendment (03/03/2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment number 2 (03/03/2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment number 3 (03/03/2026)HTML
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