South Carolina · Current officeholder
Margie Bright Matthews
Democratic South Carolina Senate, District 45
Record last updated:
Sponsored legislation
101 bills in the current data (101 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1217 | Deziree Hodge Birthday | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | August 11, 2026 |
| S 863 | Culinary Arts Management Degree | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 5, 2026 |
| S 853 | Abandoned Buildings Tax Credit | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 5, 2026 |
| S 1190 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 13, 2026 |
| S 1187 | EMS Week in SC | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 13, 2026 |
| S 1133 | Lonnie Hosey Purple Heart Highway | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 7, 2026 |
| S 227 | Local planning | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2026 |
| S 385 | Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2026 |
| S 146 | Senator Roger A. Nutt Act, resident's rights in long-term care | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 23, 2026 |
| S 1135 | Jannie L. Vinson Brabham | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 21, 2026 |
| S 1134 | Mt. Nebo Church | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 21, 2026 |
| S 1129 | Donate Life Month | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2026 |
| S 1055 | Anderson Taylor Road Naming | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 16, 2026 |
| S 1053 | Louise G. Hopkins Road Naming | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 16, 2026 |
| S 1052 | Jasper County Transportation Committee | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| S 1051 | Colleton County Transportation Committee | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| S 1050 | Hampton County Transportation Committee | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2026 |
| S 1121 | Colonel Claude Davis | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 14, 2026 |
| S 98 | County Auditor Qualifications | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| S 97 | County Treasurer Qualifications | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| S 1072 | Jasper County CTC | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 1, 2026 |
| S 1071 | Colleton County CTC | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 1, 2026 |
| S 1070 | Hampton County CTC | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 1, 2026 |
| S 1088 | Pineview 6U rookie ball All-Star champs | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| S 1087 | Multicultural Business Alliance Day in South Carolina | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| S 1086 | Pineview Coach Pitch DYB World Series Championship | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| S 1085 | Columbia Garden Club | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| S 1056 | GWOT | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 26, 2026 |
| S 1057 | Stephen Colbert | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| S 183 | Drug Induced Homicide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| S 1046 | Retirement-Chief Bobby Baker -Taylors Fire Department | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| S 1042 | Bill Reynolds | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2026 |
| S 1033 | Dale J. Moore | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| S 1013 | Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2026 |
| S 964 | Suits and Sneakers Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2026 |
| S 990 | Harry Hopkins Bright | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| S 974 | Lionel Smith, Ltd | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 4, 2026 |
| S 955 | Laura Lorine Patterson Huggins Sympathy | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| S 954 | Sgt. Bruce Cook awarded the French Legion of Honor from WWII | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| S 947 | United States Women�s Hockey Team | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| S 946 | George A. Malone | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| S 944 | Tuskegee Airmen | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| S 938 | Jesse Jackson sympathy | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| S 926 | Disability Advocacy Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| S 908 | Michael �Mike� Carlisle | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2026 |
| S 898 | Bridges Preparatory School Future Business Leaders of America | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| S 897 | Measels Vaccine Required to Attend Public School | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| S 865 | South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 3, 2026 |
| S 846 | James F. Byrnes Softball | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| S 864 | St. James the Greater Catholic Church | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| S 861 | Observance of USPS release of Poet Phillis Wheatley Stamp January 29, 2026 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| S 859 | Affirming Fundamental Constitutional Rights | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| S 847 | Challenger Space Shuttle and Ronald McNair Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| S 844 | Carolina Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2026 |
| S 843 | Pamela J. Broughton, retirement | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2026 |
| S 842 | Thomas Stowe "Tom" Mulkin | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2026 |
| S 825 | Family Protection Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2026 |
| S 817 | Aiken Scholars Academy | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 20, 2026 |
| S 804 | Judge Ittriss Jenkins | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2026 |
| S 755 | Gail Gingrey | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 14, 2026 |
| S 51 | Public Service Authority RFP for V.C. Summer | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 5, 2025 |
| S 393 | Optometrists | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 4, 2025 |
| S 685 | National Guard Day in South Carolina | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 28, 2025 |
| S 681 | Emily Cummings Cope Retirement | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| S 668 | Ports Authority Board | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 8, 2025 |
| S 665 | Trade commissions | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| S 652 | Child Support Arrearages | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| S 616 | Bronco Brostick Road Naming | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 7, 2025 |
| S 614 | Reverend Smalls Road Naming | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 7, 2025 |
| S 633 | Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 1, 2025 |
| S 630 | Marine Corps 250th Anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| S 629 | Placement of Modular Homes | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2025 |
| S 626 | Reverend Kenneth Hodges | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2025 |
| S 611 | Diana Floyd Concurrent | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 30, 2025 |
| S 566 | MMIW Red Dress Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| S 567 | James E. Stewart Co-Op Board | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 23, 2025 |
| S 591 | Mary Elizabeth Mullikin Annual Legislative Softball Game | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 22, 2025 |
| S 569 | Medal of Valor-Hampton County Deputy Kyle Richard Horton | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 22, 2025 |
| S 99 | Enhancement of penalties on assault crimes | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 16, 2025 |
| S 581 | David Leo Jenkins | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| S 568 | Vicki Snelgrove Retirement | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| S 548 | Jeannine Smalls | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| S 546 | Celia S. Price | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 15, 2025 |
| S 544 | Kidney Disease Awareness Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| S 511 | Major James Capers, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| S 503 | Riverbanks Botanical Garden, 30th anniversary | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| S 170 | Surgical Smoke Evacuation System | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| S 457 | Jaime Harrison | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| S 456 | Forestry Commission | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| S 435 | Girl Scouts | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2025 |
| S 404 | Charlie Timmerman Death | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2025 |
| S 394 | Suits and Sneakers Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| S 310 | St. Jude Affilaite Program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2025 |
| S 370 | Williams Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Project | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2025 |
| S 294 | Former Senator Robert Ford | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2025 |
| S 195 | Lafayette bicentennial celebration | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2025 |
| S 96 | Clerk of Court Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 17, 2025 |
| S 95 | Ballot Initiative | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 17, 2025 |
| S 232 | Charles Marshall Death | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 16, 2025 |
| S 200 | Congressman John Spratt | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2025 |
| S 1211 | Debi Price | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2024 |