South Carolina Upper April 23, 2026

to adopt section 43 - FORESTRY COMMISSION

40 yes 1 no 5 present

pass

The South Carolina Upper voted 40 to 1 on April 23, 2026. 98% of members voting cast a yes vote. The bill's recorded status after this vote is "Ratified R 276".

The bill

H 5126: Budget

How each member voted

Voted yes 40

Allen Blackmon R-SC
Billy Garrett R-SC
Brian Adams R-SC
Carlisle Kennedy R-SC
Danny Verdin R-SC
Darrell Jackson D-SC
Deon Tedder D-SC
Greg Hembree R-SC
Harvey Peeler R-SC
J.D. Chaplin R-SC
Jason Elliott R-SC
Jeff Zell R-SC
Jeffrey Graham D-SC
Josh Kimbrell R-SC
Karl Allen D-SC
Kent Williams D-SC
Luke Rankin R-SC
Margie Bright Matthews D-SC
Matt Leber R-SC
Michael Johnson R-SC
Mike Gambrell R-SC
Mike Reichenbach R-SC
Overture Walker D-SC
Rex Rice R-SC
Richard Cash R-SC
Ronnie Cromer R-SC
Ronnie Sabb D-SC
Ross Turner R-SC
Russell Ott D-SC
Sean Bennett R-SC
Shane Martin R-SC
Shane Massey R-SC
Stephen Goldfinch R-SC
Tameika Isaac Devine D-SC
Thomas Alexander R-SC
Tom Corbin R-SC
Tom Davis R-SC
Tom Fernandez R-SC
Tom Young R-SC
Wes Climer R-SC

Voted present 5

Brad Hutto D-SC
Chip Campsen R-SC
Ed Sutton D-SC
Everett Stubbs R-SC
Larry Grooms R-SC

Official source

Official roll call record

Last updated August 15, 2026.