South Carolina House Bill 3477

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 43-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 19 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-02-24 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-35-50, Relating To The Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefits Allowed In A Benefit Year, So As To Base The Duration Of Unemployment Benefits Allowed On Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Unemployment Rates, To Provide Requirements For Calculating The Rates, And To Provide The Department Of Employment And Workforce Shall Promulgate Certain Related Regulations; And By Amending Section 41-35-120, Relating To Disqualification For Benefits.

Maximum potential employment benefits

Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Mike Neese [R]
Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Phillip Bowers [R]	Rep. Dennis Moss [R]	Rep. Charles Hartz [R]
Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Luke Rankin [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]	Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]
Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. Blake Sanders [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]
Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]
Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]
Rep. Harriet Holman [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Gil Gatch [R]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]
Rep. Paul Wickensimer [R]	Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]

2026-02-19 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 107 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2026-02-24	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-02-19	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
2026-02-19	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-02-18	House	Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
2026-02-18	House	Read second time
2026-02-18	House	Amended
2026-02-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
2026-02-11	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2026-02-10	House	Debate adjourned
2026-02-04	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 2-10-26
2026-02-03	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
2026-02-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Moss, Hartz, Lawson, Rankin, Guest, Brittain, Lowe, Sanders, M.M.Smith, T.Moore, Ballentine, Martin, Ligon, Oremus, Pedalino, Calhoon, Davis, Taylor, Holman, Erickson, Brewer, Gatch, Yow, Haddon, Hixon, Hiott, Wickensimer, Jordan, Hardee
2026-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2026-01-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions, Neese
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	35	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3477&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3477_20241205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3477_20260203.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3477_20260218.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3477%202024-12-11%20prefiled.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26485
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26513