H 5538 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Guarantee Banking Act - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 5538

Session 2025-2026

Guarantee Banking Act

Became Law

Signed by Governor on Jun 30, 2026

First Action

Apr 15, 2026

Latest Action

Jul 1, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

5538

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

D. Mitchell

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Primary

Fawn M. Pedalino

Primary

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Primary

James M. "Mike" Neese

Primary

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Primary

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Primary

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Primary

Lastinger

Primary

Primary

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Primary

Primary

Primary

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Primary

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Primary

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Primary

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Primary

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Primary

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (2)

Motion Text

Concur in Senate Amendments

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Excused

Excused

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

Excused

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

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. Hewitt, Lee

Yes

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

Excused

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Yes

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Excused

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Excused

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Excused

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Yes

Kambrell H. Garvin

Excused

Excused

Yes

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Excused

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Excused

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Excused

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Excused

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

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

Excused

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

Excused

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Excused

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Excused

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

Excused

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

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 ENACTING THE "GUARANTEE BANKING ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 47 TO TITLE 34 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY IN BANKING. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (9)

04/15/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260415.htm

04/22/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260422.htm

04/23/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260423.htm

04/23/2026-A

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260423a.htm

05/06/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260506.htm

05/13/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260513.htm

05/14/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260514.htm

05/14/2026-A

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5538_20260514a.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5538.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5538.docx

Actions (29)

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07/01/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 257

07/01/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 12/30/26

06/30/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

06/29/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 274

06/25/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0

06/25/2026

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

05/18/2026

House

Debate adjourned

05/15/2026

House

Debate adjourned

05/14/2026

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

05/13/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2

05/13/2026

Senate

Read second time

05/13/2026

Senate

Amended

05/13/2026

Senate

Committee Amendment Adopted

05/12/2026

Senate

Special order, set for May12, 2026

05/06/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance

04/24/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

04/23/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

04/23/2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

04/23/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0

04/23/2026

House

Read second time

04/23/2026

House

Amended

04/23/2026

House

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

04/22/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Morgan, Lastinger, Huff, Burns, Chumley, Kilmartin, Beach, D.Mitchell, McCabe, Pedalino, Vaughan

04/22/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

04/22/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath

04/15/2026

House

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

04/15/2026

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5538&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5538/

Record Created

Apr 16, 2026 7:36:38 AM

Record Updated

Jul 1, 2026 11:36:43 PM