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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3095: Birth Certificates

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3095 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Birth Certificates. Primary sponsor: Steven Long (Republican), Don Chapman (Republican), John McCravy (Republican), Bill Chumley (Republican), Thomas Beach (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican), Jay Kilmartin (Republican), Joe White (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, White.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 44-63-20, 44-63-100, 44-63-150, AND 63-3-530, ALL RELATING IN PART TO CHANGES TO CERTIFICATES OF BIRTH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, CORRECTION, OR OTHER CHANGE TO THE GENDER OF AN INDIVIDUAL AS IT APPEARS ON THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steven LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Don ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
John McCravyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Bill ChumleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Thomas BeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Jay KilmartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Joe WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, White
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  5. Introduced and read first time
  6. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  7. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source