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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4671: Protection of Rights granted by the U.S. and S.C. Constitutions

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 4671 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Protection of Rights granted by the U.S. and S.C. Constitutions. Primary sponsor: Sarita Edgerton (Republican), Josiah Magnuson (Republican), Jackie Terribile (Republican), Jay Kilmartin (Republican), Joe White (Republican), Thomas Beach (Republican), John McCravy (Republican), Stephen Frank (Republican), Steven Long (Republican), April Cromer (Republican), Lee Gilreath (Republican), Melissa Oremus (Republican), Jordan Pace (Republican), Dianne Mitchell (Republican), John Lastinger (Republican), Adam Duncan (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis.

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 PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Josiah MagnusonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jackie TerribilePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Jay KilmartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Joe WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Thomas BeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
John McCravyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Stephen FrankPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Steven LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
April CromerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lee GilreathPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jordan PacePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Dianne MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
John LastingerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Adam DuncanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“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: Willis
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy, Frank, Long, Cromer, Gilreath, Oremus, Pace, D.Mitchell, Lastinger
  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, White, Beach
  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile
  6. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  7. Introduced and read first time
  8. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  9. Prefiled

Sources

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