H 4476 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - SC-Bahamas Trade Commission - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 4476

Session 2025-2026

SC-Bahamas Trade Commission

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 19, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

May 1, 2025

Latest Action

Jun 5, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

4476

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

J. Todd Rutherford

Primary

Primary

Justin T. Bamberg

Primary

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Primary

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (1)

Motion Text

Concur in Senate Amendments

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Excused

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Excused

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.

Excused

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

Excused

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Excused

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Excused

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Excused

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Excused

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Excused

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Excused

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Excused

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

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

Mitchell, Dianne

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. "Rob" Harris

No

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

Yes

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

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Excused

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Excused

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Yes

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED "SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (6)

05/01/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20250501.htm

04/22/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260422.htm

04/23/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260423.htm

05/05/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260505.htm

05/12/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4476_20260512.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4476.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4476.docx

Actions (22)

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06/05/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/19/26

06/03/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 236

05/19/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

05/15/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 249

05/14/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1

05/14/2026

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

05/13/2026

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

05/12/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-3

05/12/2026

Senate

Read second time

05/12/2026

Senate

Amended

05/05/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

04/28/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

04/28/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time

04/24/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

04/23/2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

04/23/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-21

04/23/2026

House

Read second time

04/23/2026

House

Amended

04/23/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers

04/22/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

05/01/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

05/01/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4476&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H4476/

Record Created

May 2, 2025 3:12:02 AM

Record Updated

Jun 12, 2026 2:56:48 AM