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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3948: Personal Needs Allowance

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 3948 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Personal Needs Allowance. Primary sponsor: Mark Smith (Republican), Don Chapman (Republican), Craig Gagnon (Republican), Jason Luck (Democratic), David Weeks (Democratic), Terry Alexander (Democratic), Heather Bauer (Democratic), Beth Bernstein (Democratic), David Vaughan (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Jerry Govan (Democratic), Paul Wickensimer (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor.

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 ADDING SECTION 44-7-95 SO AS TO INCREASE THE PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Don ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Craig GagnonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Jason LuckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
David WeeksPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse51
Terry AlexanderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Heather BauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Beth BernsteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
David VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Jerry GovanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Paul WickensimerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86

“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: Taylor
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Wickensimer
  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Pedalino
  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Luck, Weeks, Alexander, Bauer, Bernstein
  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman, Gagnon
  7. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  8. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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