Legislative record
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-11-150 AND 8-11-155, BOTH RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE" AND TO INCREASE CERTAIN PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Roll-call record
How representatives voted
270 yea·0 nay·37 other
- Michael RiversYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Ed SuttonYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Ronnie SabbYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Chip CampsenYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Richard CashYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Carlisle KennedyYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom DavisYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Kent WilliamsYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- J.D. ChaplinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Larry GroomsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Shane MasseyYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Stephen GoldfinchYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Jeffrey GrahamYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Tom AlexanderYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom YoungYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ross TurnerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Josh KimbrellYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Sean BennettYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Jason ElliottYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Luke RankinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ronnie CromerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Rex RiceYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom FernandezYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Billy GarrettYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom CorbinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Darrell JacksonYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Overture WalkerYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Russell OttYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Karl AllenYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Shane MartinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Margie Bright MatthewsYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Tameika Isaac DevineYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Brad HuttoYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Allen BlackmonYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Mike ReichenbachYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Everett StubbsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Wes ClimerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Brian AdamsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Michael JohnsonYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Danny VerdinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Deon TedderYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Matt LeberYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Jeff ZellYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Harvey PeelerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Roger NuttYea
State Senator · SC
- Richard CashYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Darrell JacksonYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Larry GroomsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Carlisle KennedyYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Deon TedderYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Jeff ZellYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ronnie CromerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Danny VerdinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom CorbinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ed SuttonYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Shane MasseyYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Karl AllenYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Mike ReichenbachYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Everett StubbsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Randy LigonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Charlie HartzYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Steven LongYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Kevin HardeeYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lee GilreathYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Micah CaskeyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Cody MitchellYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Harriet HolmanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Nathan BallentineYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- James TeepleYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Don ChapmanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill ChumleyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Mark WillisYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Hamilton GrantYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Gil GatchYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Justin BambergYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Chris HartYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Paula CalhoonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Annie McDanielYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Paul WickensimerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jordan PaceYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill ClyburnYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Heather BauerYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Terry AlexanderYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Chris HuffYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Chris WootenYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Spencer WetmoreYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Robby RobbinsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brian LawsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Gilda Cobb-HunterYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Brandon GuffeyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jackie HayesYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Sarita EdgertonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lonnie HoseyYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Tommy PopeYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Val GuestYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Greg HembreeYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Kent WilliamsYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Overture WalkerYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Chip CampsenYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Mike GambrellYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Brian AdamsYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Greg HembreeYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Michael JohnsonYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Matt LeberYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Wes ClimerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Russell OttYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Allen BlackmonYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tameika Isaac DevineYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Margie Bright MatthewsYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Rex RiceYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom AlexanderYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- J.D. ChaplinYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Tom YoungYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Jeffrey GrahamYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Jason ElliottYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Harvey PeelerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ross TurnerYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Josh KimbrellYea
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Ronnie SabbYea
State Senator · Democratic · SC
- Gary BrewerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Nathan BallentineYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- David MartinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Josiah MagnusonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill WhitmireYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Dennis MossYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Todd RutherfordYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Val GuestYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Sylleste DavisYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Carl AndersonYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Spencer WetmoreYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Hamilton GrantYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Jay JordanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Shannon EricksonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jeff BradleyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Gilda Cobb-HunterYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Mark SmithYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brian LawsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Phillip BowersYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Mike BurnsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brandon NewtonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Gil GatchYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Don ChapmanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Thomas BeachYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jay KilmartinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Weston NewtonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Roger KirbyYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- April CromerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Chris WootenYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Chandra DillardYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Chris HartYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Robert ReeseYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Jeff JohnsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Harriet HolmanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jackie HayesYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Tim McGinnisYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Sarita EdgertonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Daniel GibsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Robert WilliamsYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Craig GagnonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill TaylorYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Charlie HartzYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- John KingYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Joe WhiteYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jackie TerribileYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Heather BauerYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Murrell SmithYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Paula CalhoonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Randy LigonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Cal ForrestYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jerry GovanYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- James TeepleYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jason LuckYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Fawn PedalinoYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill HixonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Patrick HaddonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Chris HuffYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- David WeeksYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- J.A. MooreYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Justin BambergYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Scott MontgomeryYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Neal CollinsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Heather CrawfordYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brandon CoxYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brandon GuffeyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bruce BannisterYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Adam DuncanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Richie YowYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Leon HowardYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Kambrell GarvinYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Robby RobbinsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Cody MitchellYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Ryan McCabeYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Paul WickensimerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- William BaileyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Steven LongYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill ClyburnYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Tom HartnettYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Phillip LoweYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lonnie HoseyYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Kevin HardeeYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- John McCravyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lucas AtkinsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Melissa OremusYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lee HewittYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill ChumleyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Wendell GilliardYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Jordan PaceYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Davey HiottYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Kathy LandingYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Luke RankinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Heather CrawfordYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Scott MontgomeryYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Murrell SmithYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Mark SmithYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Shannon EricksonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Davey HiottYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Sylleste DavisYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Robert ReeseYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Craig GagnonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brandon CoxYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- J.A. MooreYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Jeff BradleyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jason LuckYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Luke RankinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- April CromerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Travis MooreYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lucas AtkinsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Fawn PedalinoYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill TaylorYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Dennis MossYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Doug GilliamYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jerry GovanYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Leon StavrinakisYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Bill WhitmireYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Neal CollinsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Thomas BeachYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Phillip BowersYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Josiah MagnusonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill HixonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Mike BurnsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Kathy LandingYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Chandra DillardYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- William BaileyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jeff JohnsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Joe WhiteYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Roger KirbyYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Tim McGinnisYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Heath SessionsYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Adam DuncanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- John KingYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Joe BustosYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- John McCravyYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jay JordanYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Patrick HaddonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Brandon NewtonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- David MartinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Daniel GibsonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Melissa OremusYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Carl AndersonYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Weston NewtonYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lee HewittYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Ryan McCabeYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Robert WilliamsYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Cal ForrestYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jackie TerribileYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jay KilmartinYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Wendell GilliardYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Kambrell GarvinYea
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Bill HagerYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bruce BannisterYea
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Luke RankinABSENT
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Michael RiversABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Billy GarrettABSENT
State Senator · Republican · SC
- David VaughanABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Stephen GoldfinchABSENT
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Annie McDanielABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Rob HarrisABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Rob HarrisABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Seth RoseABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Phillip LoweABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Shane MartinABSENT
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Heath SessionsABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Tommy PopeABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Seth RoseABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Wendell JonesABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Todd RutherfordABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Mark WillisABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Micah CaskeyABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Lee GilreathABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Tom DavisABSENT
State Senator · Republican · SC
- Doug GilliamABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Travis MooreABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Leon HowardABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Beth BernsteinABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Jermaine JohnsonABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Wendell JonesABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Joe BustosABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Richie YowABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Bill HagerABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- David VaughanABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Terry AlexanderABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Tom HartnettABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Beth BernsteinABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Leon StavrinakisABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- David WeeksABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
- Gary BrewerABSENT
State Representative · Republican · SC
- Jermaine JohnsonABSENT
State Representative · Democratic · SC
Docket history
Action history
- 7/1/2026Act No. 249
- 7/1/2026Effective date 10/01/26
- 6/30/2026Signed By Governor
- 6/29/2026Ratified R 266
- 6/25/2026Ordered enrolled for ratification
- 6/25/2026Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- 6/25/2026Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- 6/25/2026Conference report received and adopted
- 5/14/2026Conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Matthews
- 5/14/2026House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Ballentine, Collins, Cobb-Hunter