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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4639: Reproductive Health

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 4639 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reproductive Health. Primary sponsor: Melissa Oremus (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), April Cromer (Republican), Gil Gatch (Republican), Murrell Smith (Republican), Charlie Hartz (Republican), Heather Crawford (Republican), Gary Brewer (Republican), Heath Sessions (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Sessions.

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 ENACTING THE "REPRODUCTIVE EMPOWERMENT AND SUPPORT THROUGH OPTIMAL RESTORATION (RESTORE) ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 141 TO TITLE 44 SO AS TO EXPAND AND PROMOTE RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT ARE LEADING CAUSES OF INFERTILITY, TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONDITIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
April CromerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Gil GatchPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Murrell SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Charlie HartzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Heather CrawfordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Gary BrewerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Heath SessionsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46

“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: Brewer, Sessions
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gatch, G.M.Smith, Hartz, Crawford
  3. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  4. Introduced and read first time
  5. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
  6. Prefiled

Sources

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