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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3490: Paid family leave

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 3490 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Paid family leave. Primary sponsor: Beth Bernstein (Democratic), Leon Stavrinakis (Democratic), Tommy Pope (Republican), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic), Carla Schuessler (Republican), Courtney Waters (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters.

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 8-11-150 AND 8-11-155, BOTH RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE IN THE EVENT OF THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A CHILD FOR ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Beth BernsteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Leon StavrinakisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Courtney WatersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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: Waters
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  4. Introduced and read first time
  5. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  6. Prefiled

Sources

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