South Carolina Senate · District 44
Brian Adams
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Brian Adams's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Adams.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Brian Adams.
Bills
The bills Brian Adams sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 22 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 46 in the Senate (tied with 8 others) · 19 of 34 Republicans (tied with 5 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S 1043 Civil Air Patrol Leave Act |
Became law | July 1, 2026 |
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
25 against the Senate President; 23 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | S 52: Driving under the influence Motion to Grant Free Conference Powers |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Continue |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| May 21, 2026 | Schedule: to meet in session at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 22 Motion to Set the Time of the Next Session |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 14, 2026 | H 3021: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | H 5538: Guarantee Banking Act Motion to Table |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Concurrence in House Amendments |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 29, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 28, 2026 | S 933: Legislative compensation Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 22, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 22, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 21, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 16, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| March 31, 2026 | H 3368: Income tax on overtime pay Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 18, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| March 12, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| March 11, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | S 26: Watercraft Liability Insurance Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | S 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE) Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 23, 2025 | H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 3, 2025 | S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| April 2, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 6, 2025 | S 244: Tort Reform Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Brian Adams voted on each of the 910 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.scstatehouse.gov
- brianadams@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 606, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6024
Committees
- Corrections and Penology
- Family and Veterans' Services
- Fish, Game and Forestry
- Judiciary
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the South Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the South Carolina General Assembly's roll-call records, Dec. 3, 2024 to Aug. 25, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections