South Carolina House Bill 5683

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 26)
Status: Engrossed on May 20 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-18
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 7-19-35 So As To Establish The Election Districts From Which Members Of The U.s. House Of Representatives Are Elected; And By Repealing Section 7-19-45 Relating To Election Districts From Which Members Of The U.s. House Of Representatives Were Formerly Elected.

Redistricting, Congressional Districts

Rep. Luke Rankin [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]
Rep. Lee Gilreath [R]	Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Sarita Edgerton [R]
Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. William Bailey [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]
Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]
Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]
Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]

2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate: To Continue The Bill (Y: 26 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-05-26 - Senate - Senate: Rule 15b (Y: 20 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2026-05-22 - Senate - Senate: Motion To Suspend Rule 15 (Y: 26 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-05-22 - Senate - Senate: Motion To Suspend Rule 15 (Y: 25 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-05-22 - Senate - Senate: To Lay On The Table Amendment Number 19 (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-05-20 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 74 N: 37 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-20 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 74 N: 36 NV: 2 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Adjourn For The Day (Y: 12 N: 93 NV: 7 Abs: 12) [FAIL]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Appeal Ruling Of The Chair (Y: 75 N: 22 NV: 16 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 71 N: 29 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 213 Amendment Number 213 (Y: 77 N: 30 NV: 7 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 74 N: 30 NV: 10 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 271 Amendment Number 271 (Y: 73 N: 25 NV: 16 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 70 N: 28 NV: 16 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 15 Amendment Number 15sub (Y: 73 N: 27 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 72 N: 28 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 613 Amendment Number 613 (Y: 70 N: 33 NV: 11 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 74 N: 29 NV: 11 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 611 Amendment Number 611 (Y: 73 N: 27 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 71 N: 29 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 610 Amendment Number 610 (Y: 72 N: 29 NV: 13 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 72 N: 29 NV: 13 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 609 Amendment Number 609 (Y: 69 N: 27 NV: 18 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 72 N: 29 NV: 13 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 608 Amendment Number 608 (Y: 66 N: 24 NV: 24 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 78 N: 32 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 607 Amendment Number 607 (Y: 78 N: 32 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 79 N: 31 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 606 Amendment Number 606 (Y: 80 N: 30 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 79 N: 29 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 604 Amendment Number 604 (Y: 80 N: 29 NV: 7 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 80 N: 28 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 603 Amendment Number 603 (Y: 30 N: 81 NV: 5 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 76 N: 32 NV: 7 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 602 Amendment Number 602 (Y: 75 N: 35 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 79 N: 29 NV: 7 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 601 Amendment Number 601 (Y: 82 N: 28 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 75 N: 30 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 482 Amendment Number 482 (Y: 76 N: 29 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 79 N: 28 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 435 Amendment Number 435 (Y: 82 N: 27 NV: 6 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 78 N: 29 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 309 Amendment Number 309 (Y: 83 N: 27 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 79 N: 30 NV: 6 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 303 Amendment Number 303 (Y: 79 N: 29 NV: 7 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 75 N: 28 NV: 12 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 144 Amendment Number 144 (Y: 77 N: 28 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 73 N: 27 NV: 15 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 124 Amendment Number 124 (Y: 75 N: 29 NV: 11 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 76 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 65 Amendment Number 65 (Y: 76 N: 28 NV: 11 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 70 N: 32 NV: 13 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 46 Amendment Number 46 (Y: 68 N: 37 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 75 N: 29 NV: 11 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 22 Amendment Number 22 (Y: 74 N: 35 NV: 7 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 77 N: 29 NV: 10 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 75 N: 30 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 605 Amendment Number 605 (Y: 72 N: 38 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 21 Amendment Number 21 (Y: 32 N: 77 NV: 8 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 77 N: 31 NV: 9 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 18 Amendment Number 18 (Y: 78 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Motion To Reconsider (Y: 75 N: 21 NV: 21 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 17 Amendment Number 17sub (Y: 76 N: 33 NV: 8 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 16 Amendment Number 16 (Y: 76 N: 31 NV: 10 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - House - House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7 (Y: 83 N: 20 NV: 10 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2sub (Y: 79 N: 31 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-05-18 - House - House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2sub (Y: 31 N: 77 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-18
2026-05-26	Senate	Continued
2026-05-23	Senate	Read second time
2026-05-22	Senate	Debate interrupted
2026-05-21	Senate	Debate interrupted
2026-05-21	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2026-05-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-20	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-05-20		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-05-20	House	Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-37
2026-05-20	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-05-19	House	Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-36
2026-05-19	House	Read second time
2026-05-18	House	Special order, set for immediate consideration upon adoption of H. 5709
2026-05-18	House	Debate interrupted
2026-05-18	House	Amended
2026-05-15	House	Debate interrupted
2026-05-15	House	Amended
2026-05-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
2026-05-15	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2026-05-13	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2026-05-07	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-05-07	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	19	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	19	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5683&session=126&summary=B
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Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5683_20260520A.htm
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