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Senate advances several bills, adopts resolutions and recalls road‑naming measures to calendar
Summary
On the floor of the South Carolina Senate, members advanced multiple bills on third reading, adopted two ceremonial resolutions and used unanimous consent to recall several road‑naming measures to the senate calendar; one measure was carried over for later consideration.
The South Carolina Senate on its floor session advanced a slate of bills, adopted two resolutions recognizing specific observances and used unanimous consent to recall several road‑naming measures onto the senate calendar during routine proceedings at the State House.
The actions were largely uncontested and handled by voice vote or unanimous consent. The reading clerk presented multiple bills for introduction and referral to committee, several bills were given third reading and placed on the calendar, and the body adopted two senate resolutions declaring recognition days.
Bills introduced and referred included a proposal to create the South Carolina Sports Wagering Commission, a measure to limit and regulate automated license plate reader systems, the Electric Rate Stabilization Act to allow utilities annual rate adjustments through the Public Service Commission, and a Department of Motor Vehicles bill to permit an electronic driver’s license option; each was referred to the committee named by the reading clerk.
On third reading the senate approved uncontested measures including S176 (regulating certified public accountants), S337 (setting a daily possession limit of 75 blue catfish in state waterways except Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie and the upper Santee River), S345 (narrowing the baiting prohibition for wild turkeys to allow exemptions for persons 200 yards or more from a baited area managed for bobwhite quail restoration), and H3932 (designating voting precincts in Clarendon County). The chamber also gave third reading to a local uncontested third‑reading bill, H4088; each of those measures was put on the calendar by voice vote with the presiding officer stating “the ayes have it.”
The Senate carried over S170 after a motion to do so; the committee amendment published for S170 included an effective date provision stating the act would take effect on July 1, 2026. The floor sustained a point of order during calendar consideration that briefly interrupted one sequence of business, after which the Senate proceeded to resolutions and other unanimous consent requests.
Senators adopted S324, a resolution encouraging public awareness of meditation, integrative occupational therapy and self‑care and declaring April 15, 2025, as Peace, Harmony and Wellness Day in South Carolina. The chamber also adopted S417, a resolution recognizing March 2025 as Osteopathic Medicine Day and celebrating the 150th anniversary of osteopathic medicine.
Late in the session, by unanimous consent the Senate recalled several road‑naming bills from the transportation committee and placed them on the calendar: H3840 (Charleston County), H3893 (Pickens County), and S400 (Lawrence County). No roll‑call tallies were recorded on the floor for those unanimous‑consent discharges; the presiding officer announced “so ordered” when no senator objected.
No substantive floor debate on the merits of the listed bills was recorded in the transcript; most actions were procedural (introductions, committee referrals, third readings, unanimous‑consent recalls and adoption of resolutions). The Senate adjourned after the final voice votes and unanimous consent items and announced it would meet at 11 a.m. the following day.
Votes at a glance
- H4088 (local third reading): third reading given; outcome recorded as voice vote in favor (“ayes have it”). - S176: third reading given; outcome recorded as voice vote in favor. - S337 (blue catfish possession limit): third reading given; outcome recorded as voice vote in favor. - S345 (wild turkey baiting exemption): third reading given; outcome recorded as voice vote in favor. - H3932 (Clarendon County precincts): third reading given; outcome recorded as voice vote in favor. - S170: motion to carry over approved; bill carried over (committee amendment notes effective date 07/01/2026). - S324 (Peace, Harmony and Wellness Day): resolution adopted by voice vote. - S417 (Osteopathic Medicine Day/March 2025 recognition): resolution adopted by voice vote. - H3840, H3893, S400: recalled from transportation committee and placed on the senate calendar by unanimous consent.
No roll‑call vote tallies or named individual votes were read into the record for the measures listed above; many were acted on by voice vote or unanimous consent as noted in the transcript.
