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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 19, 2008 | SC | AM 4 to S 398 | Prohibiting Payday Lending Amendment | Bill Tabled - Senate (23 - 18) |
Feb. 24, 2009 | SC | Amdt 5 | Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 60) |
April 27, 2011 | SC | Amendment No. 1 | Distribution Facilities and the Sales Tax | Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 71) |
May 7, 2008 | SC | Amendment No. 8A | Requiring Employers to Verify Immigration the Status of Their Employees | Amendment Adopted - House (80 - 33) |
May 14, 2008 | SC | H 3032 | Immigration Reform | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (20 - 26) |
Feb. 10, 2010 | SC | H 3272 | Property Tax Law Amendments | Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 13) |
Feb. 12, 2009 | SC | H 3301 | Payday Lending Regulations | Motion Agreed - House (93 - 16) |
March 10, 2010 | SC | H 3305 | Requiring Secret Ballot Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 12) |
March 10, 2010 | SC | H 3305 | Requiring Secret Ballot Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 9) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | SC | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
Feb. 22, 2006 | SC | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25) |
March 7, 2007 | SC | H 3505 | Jasper County Port Authority | Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35) |
Feb. 7, 2018 | SC | H 3529 | Prohibits Local Regulations on Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - House (73 - 41) |
May 27, 2008 | SC | H 3567 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 57) |
May 7, 2008 | SC | H 3567 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
May 13, 2010 | SC | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
May 12, 2010 | SC | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 29) |
April 14, 2010 | SC | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |
Feb. 1, 2024 | SC | H 3594 | Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15) |
Feb. 23, 2023 | SC | H 3594 | Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults | Bill Passed - House (87 - 26) |
May 21, 2008 | SC | H 3816 | Bankruptcy Exemptions | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 26) |
March 26, 2019 | SC | H 4243 | Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities | Bill Passed - House (90 - 25) |
May 29, 2008 | SC | H 4400 | Immigration Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 16) |
Jan. 31, 2008 | SC | H 4400 | Immigration Bill | Bill Passed - House (80 - 13) |
May 31, 2006 | SC | H 4449 | Sales and Property Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 11) |
Feb. 2, 2022 | SC | H 4831 | Authorizes Economic Development Study | Bill Passed - House (85 - 21) |
March 28, 2024 | SC | H 5118 | Requires Privatization of the Dominion Energy Company | Bill Passed - House (83 - 21) |
May 21, 2008 | SC | H Amdt 3A | Cigarette Tax Increase for Employee Health Care | Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 51) |
May 21, 2008 | SC | H Amdt 4A | Cigarette Tax for Small Business Employee Health Care | Amendment Tabled - House (60 - 58) |
May 21, 2008 | SC | H Amdt 7A | To Reduce Income Tax | Amendment Tabled - House (68 - 52) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | SC | S 147 | Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 3) |
April 10, 2007 | SC | S 332 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
June 16, 2009 | SC | S 351 | State Ports Authority Amendments | Veto Override Passed - Senate (35 - 9) |
Feb. 18, 2009 | SC | S 351 | State Ports Authority Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14) |
May 6, 2008 | SC | S Amdt P-1 | Cigarette Tax Increase for Medicaid | Amendment Tabled - Senate (31 - 13) |
May 7, 2008 | SC | S Amdt P-4A | Cigarette Tax Rate Adjustment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (18 - 24) |
Jan. 23, 2014 | SC | SB 308 | Authorizes Carrying Concealed Weapons into Businesses that Serve Alcohol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 18) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/19 | AM 4 to S 398 | Prohibiting Payday Lending Amendment | Bill Tabled - Senate (23 - 18) |
2/24 | Amdt 5 | Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period | Amendment Rejected - House (54 - 60) |
4/27 | Amendment No. 1 | Distribution Facilities and the Sales Tax | Amendment Rejected - House (47 - 71) |
5/07 | Amendment No. 8A | Requiring Employers to Verify Immigration the Status of Their Employees | Amendment Adopted - House (80 - 33) |
5/14 | H 3032 | Immigration Reform | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (20 - 26) |
2/10 | H 3272 | Property Tax Law Amendments | Bill Failed - Senate (28 - 13) |
2/12 | H 3301 | Payday Lending Regulations | Motion Agreed - House (93 - 16) |
3/10 | H 3305 | Requiring Secret Ballot Elections | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (106 - 12) |
3/10 | H 3305 | Requiring Secret Ballot Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 9) |
2/22 | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
2/22 | H 3381 | Outdoor Advertising | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 25) |
3/07 | H 3505 | Jasper County Port Authority | Joint Resolution Passed - House (80 - 35) |
2/07 | H 3529 | Prohibits Local Regulations on Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - House (73 - 41) |
5/27 | H 3567 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Failed - House (54 - 57) |
5/07 | H 3567 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 11) |
5/13 | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
5/12 | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (90 - 29) |
4/14 | H 3584 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |
2/01 | H 3594 | Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 15) |
2/23 | H 3594 | Authorizes Permitless Carriage of Firearms by Eligible Adults | Bill Passed - House (87 - 26) |
5/21 | H 3816 | Bankruptcy Exemptions | Veto Override Passed - House (78 - 26) |
3/26 | H 4243 | Authorizes Tax Incentives for Carolina Panthers Training Facilities | Bill Passed - House (90 - 25) |
5/29 | H 4400 | Immigration Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (94 - 16) |
1/31 | H 4400 | Immigration Bill | Bill Passed - House (80 - 13) |
5/31 | H 4449 | Sales and Property Taxes | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 11) |
2/02 | H 4831 | Authorizes Economic Development Study | Bill Passed - House (85 - 21) |
3/28 | H 5118 | Requires Privatization of the Dominion Energy Company | Bill Passed - House (83 - 21) |
5/21 | H Amdt 3A | Cigarette Tax Increase for Employee Health Care | Amendment Tabled - House (67 - 51) |
5/21 | H Amdt 4A | Cigarette Tax for Small Business Employee Health Care | Amendment Tabled - House (60 - 58) |
5/21 | H Amdt 7A | To Reduce Income Tax | Amendment Tabled - House (68 - 52) |
2/25 | S 147 | Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 3) |
4/10 | S 332 | Workers' Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 7) |
6/16 | S 351 | State Ports Authority Amendments | Veto Override Passed - Senate (35 - 9) |
2/18 | S 351 | State Ports Authority Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14) |
5/06 | S Amdt P-1 | Cigarette Tax Increase for Medicaid | Amendment Tabled - Senate (31 - 13) |
5/07 | S Amdt P-4A | Cigarette Tax Rate Adjustment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (18 - 24) |
1/23 | SB 308 | Authorizes Carrying Concealed Weapons into Businesses that Serve Alcohol | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 18) |