South Carolina Senate Bill 694

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-23 - Act No. 113
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 7-7-40, Relating To Designation Of Voting Precincts In Aiken County, So As To Provide That If The Board Of Voter Registration And Elections Determines That A Precinct Contains No Suitable Location For A Polling Place, The Board, Upon Approval Of A Majority Of The County Legislative Delegation, May Locate The Polling Place Inside The County And Within Five Miles Of The Precinct's Boundaries; And By Amending Section 5-15-60, Relating To Municipalities Adopting Methods Of Nominating Candidates For And Determining Results Of Nonpartisan Elections, So As To Provide That Any Municipality Which Elects To Hold Partisan Municipal Elections Must Pay All Costs And Expenses Associated With The Conduct Of A Municipal Primary Election. - Ratified Title

Polling Places in Aiken County

Sen. Thomas Young [R]

2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate: To Concur (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 1 NV: 12 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 43 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-23		Act No. 113
2026-04-23		Effective date 04/06/26
2026-04-06		Signed By Governor
2026-04-01		Ratified R 121
2026-04-01	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2026-04-01	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
2026-03-27	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2026-03-26	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2026-03-26	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1
2026-03-26	House	Read second time
2026-03-26	House	Amended
2026-03-26		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-25	House	Delegation report: Favorable Aiken Delegation
2026-03-05	House	Referred to Aiken Delegation
2026-03-05	House	Introduced and read first time
2026-03-04	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2026-03-03	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
2026-03-03	Senate	Read second time
2026-03-03	Senate	Amended
2026-02-18	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2026-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-10	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	15	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
7	7	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0694&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20251210.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20260218.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20260303.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20260325.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20260326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/694_20260326A.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0694%202025-12-10%20prefiled.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26597
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27079
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27159