South Carolina House · 2025–2026
H 5709: Special Order, H. 5683
Adoption · May 18, 2026 · Yeas 73, nays 33 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker Murrell Smith voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- H 5709
- Motion
- Adoption
- Date
- May 18, 2026, 20:33
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 73, nays 33; 18 didn't vote (9 excused, 0 abstained)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: the roll call on scstatehouse.gov ↗
The bill on scstatehouse.gov ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (73)
- William Bailey R-104
- Bruce Bannister R-24
- Thomas Beach R-10
- Phillip Bowers R-3
- Jeff Bradley R-123
- Mike Burns R-17
- Joe Bustos R-112
- Paula Calhoon R-87
- Micah Caskey R-89
- Don Chapman R-8
- Bill Chumley R-35
- Neal Collins R-5
- Heather Crawford R-68
- April Cromer R-6
- Adam Duncan R-2
- Sarita Edgerton R-34
- Shannon Erickson R-124
- Greg Ford R-98
- Cal Forrest R-39
- Craig Gagnon R-11
- Gil Gatch R-94
- Daniel Gibson R-12
- Doug Gilliam R-42
- Val Guest R-106
- Patrick Haddon R-19
- Bill Hager R-122
- Kevin Hardee R-105
- Rob Harris R-36
- Charlie Hartz R-81
- Bill Herbkersman R-118
- Lee Hewitt R-108
- Davey Hiott R-4
- Bill Hixon R-83
- Harriet Holman R-102
- Chris Huff R-28
- Jay Jordan R-63
- Jay Kilmartin R-85
- Kathy Landing R-80
- John Lastinger R-88
- Brian Lawson R-30
- Randy Ligon R-43
- Steven Long R-37
- Phillip Lowe R-60
- Josiah Magnuson R-38
- David Martin R-26
- John McCravy R-13
- Tim McGinnis R-56
- Cody Mitchell R-65
- Dianne Mitchell R-21
- Travis Moore R-33
- Alan Morgan R-18
- Dennis Moss R-29
- Mike Neese R-44
- Brandon Newton R-45
- Weston Newton R-120
- Melissa Oremus R-84
- Jordan Pace R-117
- Fawn Pedalino R-64
- Tommy Pope R-47
- Luke Rankin R-14
- Robby Robbins R-97
- Blake Sanders R-9
- Carla Schuessler R-61
- Murrell Smith R-67
- James Teeple R-116
- Jackie Terribile R-66
- David Vaughan R-27
- Joe White R-40
- Bill Whitmire R-1
- Paul Wickensimer R-22
- Mark Willis R-16
- Chris Wooten R-69
- Richie Yow R-53
Nay (33)
- Carl Anderson D-103
- Justin Bamberg D-90
- Heather Bauer D-75
- Beth Bernstein D-78
- Bill Clyburn D-82
- Gilda Cobb-Hunter D-95
- Chandra Dillard D-23
- Kambrell Garvin D-77
- Wendell Gilliard D-111
- Jerry Govan D-93
- Hamilton Grant D-79
- Chris Hart D-73
- Tom Hartnett R-110
- Jackie Hayes D-55
- Rosalyn Henderson-Myers D-31
- Lonnie Hosey D-91
- Jermaine Johnson D-52
- Wendell Jones D-25
- John King D-49
- Roger Kirby D-101
- Jason Luck D-54
- Annie McDaniel D-41
- J.A. Moore D-15
- Robert Reese D-70
- Michael Rivers D-121
- Seth Rose D-72
- Todd Rutherford D-74
- Keishan Scott D-50
- Tiffany Spann-Wilder D-109
- Leon Stavrinakis D-119
- Courtney Waters D-113
- Spencer Wetmore D-115
- Robert Williams D-62
Excused (9)
- Gary Brewer R-114
- Case Brittain R-107
- Brandon Cox R-92
- Lee Gilreath R-7
- Brandon Guffey R-48
- Jeff Johnson R-58
- Heath Sessions R-46
- Bill Taylor R-86
- David Weeks D-51
Not voting (9)
- Terry Alexander D-59
- Lucas Atkinson R-57
- Nathan Ballentine R-71
- Sylleste Davis R-100
- Stephen Frank R-20
- Leon Howard D-76
- Ryan McCabe R-96
- Scott Montgomery R-32
- Mark Smith R-99