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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 5216: Energy

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 5216 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Energy. Primary sponsor: Don Chapman (Republican), Gary Brewer (Republican), Heath Sessions (Republican), Craig Gagnon (Republican), Blake Sanders (Republican), Bill Hager (Republican), David Vaughan (Republican), Randy Ligon (Republican), Mark Smith (Republican), Roger Kirby (Democratic), James Teeple (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2026): Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

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 SECTION 6-10-30, RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE 2009 EDITION OF THE ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE, SO AS TO LIMIT ITS APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCTION FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-10-40, RELATING TO APPEAL BY LOCAL JURISDICTION FOR VARIANCE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES COUNCIL, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT STATEWIDE MODIFICATIONS NOT FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE MAY BE MADE IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER BUILDING CODES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Gary BrewerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
Heath SessionsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Craig GagnonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Blake SandersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Bill HagerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse122
David VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Randy LigonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Roger KirbyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
James TeeplePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse116

“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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Read third time and sent to Senate
  4. Scrivener's error corrected
  5. Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-20
  6. Read second time
  7. Debate adjourned
  8. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Harris, White, Kilmartin, Edgerton, Frank, Gilreath, Morgan, Beach
  9. Amended
  10. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Kirby, Teeple
  11. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
  12. Scrivener's error corrected

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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