H 3259 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - First responder automobile insurance premiums - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 3259

Session 2025-2026

First responder automobile insurance premiums

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 15, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Dec 5, 2024

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

3259

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Primary

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Primary

Fawn M. Pedalino

Primary

Primary

John R. McCravy, III

Primary

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Primary

M. Brian Lawson

Primary

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Primary

Sylleste H. Davis

Primary

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Primary

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on February 27, 2025

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Yes

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Excused

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Excused

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.

Yes

Excused

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Yes

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Yes

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Yes

Kambrell H. Garvin

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Yes

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Yes

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "RJ" May, III

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Yes

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Excused

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Yes

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Yes

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Excused

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Excused

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Yes

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INSURERS OR AGENTS FROM CONSIDERING THE WORK-RELATED DRIVING RECORD OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER'S PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (5)

12/05/2024

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20241205.htm

02/26/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250226.htm

02/27/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250227.htm

04/16/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250416.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3259.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3259.docx

Actions (22)

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05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 133

05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/15/26

05/15/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 172

04/30/2026

Senate

Read third time and enrolled

04/29/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

04/29/2026

Senate

Read second time

04/16/2025

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance

03/04/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

03/04/2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

02/28/2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

02/27/2025

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

02/27/2025

House

Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0

02/27/2025

House

Read second time

02/27/2025

House

Amended

02/27/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson

02/26/2025

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

02/19/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox, Ligon

01/14/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

01/14/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

12/05/2024

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

12/05/2024

House

Prefiled

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3259&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3259/

Record Created

Dec 7, 2024 12:26:20 AM

Record Updated

May 27, 2026 7:00:38 AM