2021-2022 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3105: SC Religious Freedom Act
Legislative Summary
Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Chapter 33 To Title 1 So As To Provide For The Protection Of The Exercise Of Religion During A State Of Emergency, To Define Necessary Terms, To Provide That Religious Services Are Deemed An Essential Service During A State Of Emergency That Must Be Allowed To Continue Operating, To Allow A Religious Organization To Assert A Violation Of These Provisions As A Claim Or Defense, And To Provide That This Chapter Applies To All State And Local Laws And Ordinances Regardless Of When Adopted Or Implemented. - Ratified Title
Bill History
12/9/2020
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/9/2020
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/12/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/13/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Nutt, Trantham, Oremus, McGarry
House of Representatives
1/14/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett
House of Representatives
1/26/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jones
House of Representatives
2/2/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
House of Representatives
2/4/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott, Willis
House of Representatives
2/9/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
House of Representatives
2/10/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
House of Representatives
2/16/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCabe, Dabney
House of Representatives
2/17/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
House of Representatives
2/18/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bryant, Elliott
House of Representatives
2/23/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope, D.C.Moss, Ballentine
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/25/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lucas, Crawford, Erickson, Bradley
House of Representatives
2/25/2021
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
3/2/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler, Herbkersman, W.Newton
House of Representatives
3/4/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
House of Representatives
3/9/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
House of Representatives
3/11/2021
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
House of Representatives
3/11/2021
Amended
House of Representatives
3/11/2021
Read second time
House of Representatives
3/11/2021
Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-39
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-22
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
Introduced and read first time
Senate
3/17/2021
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
2/10/2022
Referred to Subcommittee: Garrett (ch), Kimpson, Loftis, Gustafson, Stephens
Senate
3/30/2022
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
3/31/2022
Scrivener's error corrected
4/6/2022
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
4/6/2022
Read second time
Senate
4/6/2022
Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-2
Senate
4/7/2022
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
4/20/2022
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
House of Representatives
4/20/2022
Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-9
House of Representatives
4/21/2022
Ratified R 155
4/25/2022
Signed By Governor
5/2/2022
Effective date 04/25/22
5/2/2022
Act No. 141
Roll Call Votes
House: Concur In Senate Amendments
4/20/2022
102
Yea
9
Nay
2
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
4/6/2022
39
Yea
2
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
3/17/2021
83
Yea
22
Nay
5
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1
3/11/2021
88
Yea
22
Nay
6
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2
3/11/2021
73
Yea
39
Nay
7
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
3/11/2021
86
Yea
29
Nay
6
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/2/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 43
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Richard Yow
Republican
Co-Sponsors (43)
James Burns
Republican
William Chumley
Republican
Josiah Magnuson
Republican
John Mccravy
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
Russell Fry
Republican
Bobby Cox
Republican
Robert May
Republican
Patrick Haddon
Republican
Steven Long
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Roger Nutt
Republican
Ashley Trantham
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Sandy McGarry
Republican
Linda Bennett
Republican
Stewart Jones
Republican
Anne Thayer
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Mark Willis
Republican
Chip Huggins
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Donald McCabe
Republican
Victor Dabney
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Bruce Bryant
Republican
Jason Elliott
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Dennis Moss
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
James Lucas
Republican
Heather Crawford
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Travis Moore
Republican
William Wheeler
Democrat
William Herbkersman
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Richard Martin
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican