South Carolina House Bill 4622

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 25-2)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "equal Parenting Act"; By Amending Sections 63-3-810, 63-3-820, 63-3-830, 63-3-850, And 63-3-870, All Relating To Guardians Ad Litem Appointed In Private Family Court Actions, So As To Provide Certain Protections Against Guardian Ad Litem Bias Or Other Misconduct, To Clarify That Equal Parenting Time For Both Parents Is Presumed To Be In A Child's Best Interest, And To Address The Apportionment Of Fees And Costs; By Amending Sections 63-15-210, 63-15-220, 63-15-230, And 63-15-240, All Relating To Child Custody Hearings, So As To Provide That Equal Parenting Time Is Presumed To Be In A Child's Best Interest In Child Custody Actions, That Parental Interference With The Parenting Time Of The Other Parent Is Grounds For Modification Of A Child Custody Order; And For Other Purposes.

Equal Parenting Act

Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]	Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]
Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]
Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. James Teeple [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]
Rep. Kathy Landing [R]	Rep. Greg Ford [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]	Rep. Phillip Bowers [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]	Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]
Rep. John Lastinger [R]	Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Terry Alexander [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
2026-03-31	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns
2026-02-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
2026-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
2026-02-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Vaughan
2026-01-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Erickson, Bradley
2026-01-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ford
2026-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2026-01-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

S0901 (Similar To) 2026-02-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	15	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	15	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	15	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	15	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	810	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	820	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	830	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	850	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	3	870	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4622&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4622_20251217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4622_20251217A.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4622%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf