South Carolina Senate · District 29
J.D. Chaplin
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
J.D. Chaplin'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 J.D. Chaplin.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is J.D. Chaplin.
Bills
The bills J.D. Chaplin sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 6 |
| Passed both chambers | 0 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 32 of 46 in the Senate (tied with 14 others) · 25 of 34 Republicans (tied with 9 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
None of the bills J.D. Chaplin sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
30 against the Senate President; 26 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | H 4763: Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act Motion to Grant Free Conference Powers |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 25, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Conference Committee Report |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 14, 2026 | S 832: University Campus Events Zoning Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 14, 2026 | H 3021: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Concurrence in House Amendments |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| 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 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 12, 2026 | S 883: Sine Die 2026 Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 7, 2026 | H 4163: South Carolina High School Athletic Association Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 1001: Retail Alcoholic Beverage Caterer License Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (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 Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| 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 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 24, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Motion to Consider an Amendment on Third Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| March 19, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 17, 2026 | S 808: Interference with workers providing critical services Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| March 12, 2026 | H 3924: Hemp-derived ingestible Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | S 52: Driving under the influence Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | S 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE) Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 1, 2025 | H 3996: Anesthesiologist Assistants Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 29, 2025 | H 3862: Charter school enrollment preferences Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| 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 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 1, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Motion to Table / Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How J.D. Chaplin 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
- jdchaplin@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 512, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6148
Committees
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- 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