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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4519: Application for admission or employment

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 4519 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on May 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Application for admission or employment. Primary sponsor: Harriet Holman (Republican), Gary Brewer (Republican), Mike Neese (Republican), Richie Yow (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Bill Herbkersman (Republican), Val Guest (Republican), Mark Smith (Republican), Brandon Cox (Republican), Bruce Bannister (Republican), Heather Crawford (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), Paul Wickensimer (Republican), Bill Hixon (Republican), Cal Forrest (Republican), Adam Duncan (Republican), Blake Sanders (Republican), Don Chapman (Republican), Chris Wooten (Republican), Kathy Landing (Republican), Jeff Bradley (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Bill Hager (Republican), Heath Sessions (Republican), Gil Gatch (Republican), Jeff Johnson (Republican), Jermaine Johnson (Democratic), Luke Rankin (Republican), Doug Gilliam (Republican), James Teeple (Republican), Tom Hartnett (Republican), Robby Robbins (Republican), Carl Anderson (Democratic), Travis Moore (Republican), J.A. Moore (Democratic), Sylleste Davis (Republican), Tim McGinnis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, Wickensimer, Hixon, Forrest, Duncan, Sanders, Chapman, Wooten, Landing, Bradley, Pedalino, Hager, Sessions, Gatch, J.E.Johnson, J.L.Johnson, Rankin, Gilliam, Teeple, Hartnett, Robbins, Anderson, T.Moore, J.Moore, Davis, McGinnis.

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 ARTICLE 29 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC ENTITY FROM REQUIRING A PERSON TO DISCLOSE THEIR RACE ON AN APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OR EMPLOYMENT.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 35

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Harriet HolmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse102
Gary BrewerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Mike NeesePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Richie YowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Bill HerbkersmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Val GuestPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Brandon CoxPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Bruce BannisterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Heather CrawfordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Paul WickensimerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Bill HixonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Cal ForrestPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Adam DuncanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Blake SandersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Don ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Chris WootenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Kathy LandingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Jeff BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Bill HagerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse122
Heath SessionsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Gil GatchPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Jeff JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Jermaine JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Doug GilliamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse42
James TeeplePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Tom HartnettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Robby RobbinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Carl AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Travis MoorePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
J.A. MoorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Sylleste DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Tim McGinnisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56

“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: Pope, Wickensimer, Hixon, Forrest, Duncan, Sanders, Chapman, Wooten, Landing, Bradley, Pedalino, Hager, Sessions, Gatch, J.E.Johnson, J.L.Johnson, Rankin, Gilliam, Teeple, Hartnett, Robbins, Anderson, T.Moore, J.Moore, Davis, McGinnis
  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  3. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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