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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4927: Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry

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 4927 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry. Primary sponsor: Melissa Oremus (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican), April Cromer (Republican), Lee Gilreath (Republican), Sylleste Davis (Republican), Dianne Mitchell (Republican), Carla Schuessler (Republican), Hamilton Grant (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant.

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 18 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 23 SO AS TO DIRECT THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER THE "PERSISTENT CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER REGISTRY."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
April CromerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lee GilreathPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Sylleste DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Dianne MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Carla SchuesslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Hamilton GrantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“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: Grant
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath, Davis, D.Mitchell, Schuessler
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton
  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  5. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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