H 3798 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Military chaplains - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 3798

Session 2025-2026

Military chaplains

Active

Passed Senate on Feb 19, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Jan 28, 2025

Latest Action

Mar 3, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

3798

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Primary

Cody T. Mitchell

Primary

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Primary

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Primary

Primary

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Primary

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Primary

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Primary

M. Brian Lawson

Primary

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Primary

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Primary

Robert Q. Williams

Primary

Shannon S. Erickson

Primary

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Primary

Travis A. Moore

Primary

Wendell G. Gilliard

Primary

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Primary

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (1)

Motion Text

Concur in Senate Amendments

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.

Excused

Yes

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

Excused

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

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Excused

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Excused

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

Mitchell, Dianne

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Excused

Nathan Ballentine

Excused

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Excused

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Yes

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Scott, Keishan M.

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

Excused

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Excused

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Yes

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 25-1-180 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR MILITARY CHAPLAINS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MILITARY CHAPLAINS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REFUSE TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

Text (5)

01/28/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20250128.htm

02/12/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20250212.htm

02/11/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20260211.htm

02/18/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3798_20260218.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3798.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3798.docx

Actions (19)

Show Only Major Actions

03/03/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0

03/03/2026

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

02/19/2026

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

02/18/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-13

02/18/2026

Senate

Read second time

02/18/2026

Senate

Amended

02/18/2026

Senate

Committee Amendment Adopted

02/11/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services

02/19/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

02/19/2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

02/19/2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

02/18/2025

House

Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0

02/18/2025

House

Read second time

02/18/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart, Williams, Rivers, Gilliard

02/13/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks

02/12/2025

House

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

02/04/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley

01/28/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

01/28/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3798&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3798/

Record Created

Jan 28, 2025 10:34:19 PM

Record Updated

Mar 3, 2026 10:43:04 PM