South Carolina Senate · 2025–2026
S 318: Government Efficiency
Second Reading · May 7, 2025 · Yeas 35, nays 6 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Senate President Tom Alexander voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- S 318
- Motion
- Second Reading
- Date
- May 7, 2025, 20:02
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 35, nays 6; 5 didn't vote (3 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
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
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How each member voted
Yea (35)
- Brian Adams R-44
- Tom Alexander R-1
- Karl Allen D-7
- Sean Bennett R-38
- Allen Blackmon R-27
- Chip Campsen R-43
- Richard Cash R-3
- J.D. Chaplin R-29
- Wes Climer R-15
- Tom Corbin R-5
- Ronnie Cromer R-18
- Jason Elliott R-6
- Billy Garrett R-10
- Stephen Goldfinch R-34
- Jeffrey Graham D-35
- Larry Grooms R-37
- Greg Hembree R-28
- Darrell Jackson D-21
- Michael Johnson R-16
- Carlisle Kennedy R-23
- Josh Kimbrell R-11
- Matt Leber R-41
- Shane Martin R-13
- Shane Massey R-25
- Roger Nutt R-12
- Harvey Peeler R-14
- Luke Rankin R-33
- Mike Reichenbach R-31
- Rex Rice R-2
- Everett Stubbs R-17
- Ross Turner R-8
- Danny Verdin R-9
- Kent Williams D-30
- Tom Young R-24
- Jeff Zell R-36
Nay (6)
- Margie Bright Matthews D-45
- Tameika Isaac Devine D-19
- Ronnie Sabb D-32
- Ed Sutton D-20
- Deon Tedder D-42
- Overture Walker D-22
Excused (3)
- Tom Davis R-46
- Mike Gambrell R-4
- Russell Ott D-26
Not voting (2)
- Tom Fernandez R-39
- Brad Hutto D-40