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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4476: SC-Bahamas Trade Commission

Enacted 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 4476 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on May 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: SC-Bahamas Trade Commission. Primary sponsor: Todd Rutherford (Democratic), Justin Bamberg (Democratic), J.A. Moore (Democratic), Bill Herbkersman (Republican), Michael Rivers (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/19/26.

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.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED "SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd RutherfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Justin BambergPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
J.A. MoorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Bill HerbkersmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Michael RiversPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse121

“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. Effective date 05/19/26
  2. Act No. 236
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 249
  5. Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  7. Read third time and returned to House with amendments
  8. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-3
  9. Read second time
  10. Amended
  11. Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  12. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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