2025-2026 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H4129: Gambling, exceptions
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-19-5 So As To Provide That A Person Who Pays A Fee To Play A Game In Which Skill Predominates Over Chance And Receives A Prize Proportionate To How Skillfully He Played Is Not Gambling.
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Bill History
3/5/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bamberg
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-9
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
5/8/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
5/8/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
Roll Call Votes
House: Passage Of Bill
5/7/2025
99
Yea
9
Nay
12
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Gary Brewer
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Brandon Guffey
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Tom Hartnett
Republican
James Teeple
Republican
Brandon Cox
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Leonidas Stavrinakis
Democrat
Fawn Pedalino
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
Jackie Hayes
Democrat
Val Guest
Republican
Jason Luck
Democrat
Frank Atkinson
Democrat
Justin Bamberg
Democrat
Robby Robbins
Republican