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Votes at a glance: key roll calls and committee actions from the Senate floor
Summary
Summary of selected roll‑call and notable voice votes from the April 28 Senate session, including S.631 (2nd reading, 42–2), S.933 (2nd reading, 24–18) and the adoption of floor amendments affecting criminal code and animal protections.
This is a concise roundup of recorded votes, amendment adoptions and committee actions taken on the South Carolina Senate floor on April 28.
- S.631 — Second reading recorded (42 ayes, 2 noes). The clerk reported the roll call tally and the bill received a second reading. (See clerk roll call on second reading.)
- Amendment 2A (animal‑protection enhancements) — Adopted by the Senate following extended floor debate (voice vote followed by the presiding officer’s announcement that the ayes have it). The amendment raises penalties for shooting into vehicles or trailers containing police animals and creates misdemeanor penalties for taunting/teasing as explained on the floor.
- S.933 — Second reading recorded (24 ayes, 18 noes). The clerk reported the roll call tally on second reading of S.933.
- Amendment 6 (attempted‑murder transferred‑intent) — Adopted; amendment clarifies transferred intent applies to attempted murder and creates a sentencing tier for shooting into crowds. The bill received its second reading after the amendment was adopted.
- Committee reports and adoptions: the Transportation and Finance committees presented committee amendments on several bills (including airline property tax fee‑in‑lieu language and a renewable natural‑gas tax credit amendment); S.788 (AI disclosure in mental‑health therapy) had its committee amendment adopted.
Procedural notes: the Senate carried over a large number of bills to later calendar positions and disposed of the uncontested second‑reading calendar; several unanimous‑consent requests were recorded as granted and others were objected to on the floor.
This roundup is a procedural summary and reflects only the votes and outcomes recorded on the floor; it does not attempt to summarize every debate point or amendment detail.
