South Carolina Senate · District 2
Rex Rice
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Rex Rice'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 Rex Rice.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Rex Rice.
Bills
The bills Rex Rice sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 20 |
| 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 Rex Rice sponsored passed both chambers.
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
29 against the Senate President; 23 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts Motion to Suspend the Rules |
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 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) |
| May 5, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| 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 Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2026 | H 5126: Budget Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| 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 |
| April 16, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | H 4902: Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness Override of Veto |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 1, 2026 | S 866: Municipal Tax Relief Act 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) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | S 853: Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2026 | S 853: Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit Motion to Table / Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | S 26: Watercraft Liability Insurance Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | S 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE) Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 7, 2025 | H 3309: Electrical Utilities Concurrence in House Amendments |
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 23, 2025 | H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 23, 2025 | H 4025: Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 Budget Section |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (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 Rex Rice 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
- rexrice@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 601, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6116
Committees
- Corrections and Penology
- Education
- Finance
- Labor, Commerce and Industry
- 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