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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4611: Parental Leave

Passed one chamber 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 4611 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Parental Leave. Primary sponsor: Travis Moore (Republican), Neal Collins (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Brandon Newton (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), Bill Clyburn (Democratic), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic), David Martin (Republican), James Teeple (Republican), Carla Schuessler (Republican), Lee Hewitt (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican), Mark Smith (Republican), Shannon Erickson (Republican), David Weeks (Democratic), Tom Hartnett (Republican), Phillip Bowers (Republican), Robert Reese (Democratic), John Lastinger (Republican), Jerry Govan (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2026): Referred to Committee on Finance.

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 8-11-151, BOTH RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE APPLIES TO STILLBIRTHS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Travis MoorePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Neal CollinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Brandon NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Bill ClyburnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
David MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse26
James TeeplePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Lee HewittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Shannon EricksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse124
David WeeksPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse51
Tom HartnettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Phillip BowersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Robert ReesePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
John LastingerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Jerry GovanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93

“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. Referred to Committee on Finance
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Read third time and sent to Senate
  4. Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
  5. Read second time
  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
  7. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Bowers, Reese, Lastinger
  8. Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
  9. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
  10. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Erickson
  11. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
  12. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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