South Carolina House Bill 4764

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 53)
Status: Engrossed on April 2 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-07 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Provide Law Enforcement Agencies Operating Correctional Facilities Shall Enter Into Written Agreements Or Memorandums Of Agreement With Federal Immigration Enforcement Agencies To Participate In The Immigration Programs That Authorize Law Enforcement Agencies To Enforce Federal Immigration Laws; And By Amending Section 23-3-80, Relating To The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit, So As To Provide Sled Shall Provide A Training Program For Law Enforcement Agencies That Enforce Federal Immigration Laws.

Immigration

Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]
Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Adam Duncan [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]
Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]	Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]
Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]	Rep. Charles Hartz [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]
Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [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. 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. Carla Schuessler [R]
Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]
Rep. James Teeple [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]	Rep. Paul Wickensimer [R]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Phillip Bowers [R]
Rep. William Bailey [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. John Lastinger [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]
Rep. Daniel Gibson [R]

2026-04-02 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 84 N: 26 NV: 8 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 85 N: 30 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 12 Amendment Number 12 (Y: 84 N: 28 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 11 Amendment Number 11 (Y: 81 N: 30 NV: 8 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9 (Y: 83 N: 29 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 6 Amendment Number 6 (Y: 84 N: 30 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4 (Y: 86 N: 29 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-04-01 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 79 N: 31 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-07	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-04-02	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-26
2026-04-02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-04-01	House	Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-30
2026-04-01	House	Read second time
2026-04-01	House	Amended
2026-04-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
2026-03-31	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2026-03-31	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2026-03-31		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2026-03-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
2026-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
2026-02-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
2026-01-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	1	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4764&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4764_20251217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4764_20260326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4764_20260331.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4764_20260401.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4764%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27153
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27154
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27156
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27157
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27160
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27161
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27162
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27166