South Carolina Senate · District 16
Michael Johnson
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Michael Johnson'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 Michael Johnson.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michael Johnson.
Bills
The bills Michael Johnson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 23 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 13 of 46 in the Senate (tied with 5 others) · 13 of 34 Republicans (tied with 2 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
27 against the Senate President; 21 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Continue |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| May 26, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Cloture |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (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 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| 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 |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Nay | Nay | Yea (split) |
| May 12, 2026 | S 883: Sine Die 2026 Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 5, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | 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 Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (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 |
| 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 |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 28, 2025 | H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Conference Committee Report |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 1, 2025 | S 454: Charter School Accountability Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 30, 2025 | Nominations: Confirmation of S.C. Dept. of Environmental Services: Myra Reece Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 3, 2025 | S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| 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. 28, 2025 | S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Michael Johnson 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
- michaeljohnson@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 510, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6172
Committees
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Education
- Judiciary
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
- Rules
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