South Carolina House Bill 3927

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 77)
Status: Engrossed on April 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-04-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-based Opportunity Act" By Adding Article 29 To Title 1, Chapter 1 So As To Prohibit Every Office, Division, Or Other Unit By Any Name Of Every Office Or Department Of This State, And All Of Its Political Subdivisions, Including All Institutions Of Higher Learning And School Districts, From Promoting Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion, And To Provide Exceptions; And To Promote Individual Initiative, Excellence, And Hard Work; And To Specify Applicability.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. William Bailey [R]
Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Phillip Bowers [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]
Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]	Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]
Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Brandon Cox [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]
Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Daniel Gibson [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]
Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Bill Hager [R]	Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]	Rep. Tom Hartnett [R]
Rep. Charles Hartz [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]
Rep. Harriet Holman [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]	Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. Kathy Landing [R]
Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Scott Montgomery [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Dennis Moss [R]	Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]
Rep. Mike Neese [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]
Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Luke Rankin [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]
Rep. Blake Sanders [R]	Rep. Carla Schuessler [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. James Teeple [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]
Rep. Paul Wickensimer [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]
Rep. Jackie Terribile [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Thomas Beach [R]
Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. Chris Huff [R]
Rep. Lee Gilreath [R]

2025-04-02 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 82 N: 32 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Motion To Recommit Bill (Y: 77 N: 31 NV: 11 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 24 Amendment Number 24 (Y: 82 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 24 Amendment Number 24 (Y: 35 N: 81 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 27 Amendment Number 27 (Y: 81 N: 33 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 26 Amendment Number 26 (Y: 74 N: 39 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 25 Amendment Number 25 (Y: 78 N: 35 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 16 Amendment Number 16 (Y: 71 N: 35 NV: 13 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 15 Amendment Number 15 (Y: 79 N: 35 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9 (Y: 80 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 8 Amendment Number 8 (Y: 73 N: 36 NV: 10 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7sub (Y: 82 N: 33 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 23 Amendment Number 23sub (Y: 81 N: 35 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 22 Amendment Number 22 (Y: 74 N: 39 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 21 Amendment Number 21 (Y: 81 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 20 Amendment Number 20 (Y: 79 N: 28 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 17 Amendment Number 17 (Y: 81 N: 33 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 14 Amendment Number 14sub (Y: 76 N: 34 NV: 10 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 13 Amendment Number 13 (Y: 77 N: 35 NV: 8 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 12 Amendment Number 12 (Y: 85 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 11 Amendment Number 11 (Y: 81 N: 34 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 10 Amendment Number 10 (Y: 84 N: 34 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 6 Amendment Number 6 (Y: 82 N: 32 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 5 Amendment Number 5 (Y: 82 N: 33 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4 (Y: 84 N: 32 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - House - House: Invoke The Previous Question (cloture) (Y: 82 N: 32 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - House - House: Motion To Recede (Y: 71 N: 33 NV: 13 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - House - House: Motion To Recede (Y: 32 N: 76 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-03-26 - House - House: Adjourn For The Day (Y: 35 N: 76 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-03-26 - House - House: Table Motion To Recommit (Y: 76 N: 33 NV: 8 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - House - House: Motion To Continue (Y: 34 N: 77 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-03-25 - House - House: Waive Rule 5.15 Printing (Y: 80 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-04-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-04-03	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-04-02	House	Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-32
2025-04-02	House	Read second time
2025-04-02	House	Amended
2025-04-01	House	Debate interrupted
2025-04-01	House	Reconsidered
2025-04-01	House	Debate adjourned
2025-03-26	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-1-25
2025-03-26	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Calhoon
2025-03-25		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-25	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2025-03-20	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2025-03-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath
2025-02-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Pace, Kilmartin, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Cromer, Huff
2025-02-06	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-02-06	House	Introduced and read first time

S0368 (Similar To) 2025-02-20 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3927&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3927_20250206.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3927_20250320.htm
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Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3927_20250402.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3927_20250402A.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3927%202025-02-06%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3927%202025-03-20%20amended.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3927%202025-03-27%20updated.pdf
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