John Lastinger

Voted to pass H 4767. It would ban noncompete clauses in doctors' employment contracts, treating them as void and against public policy because they get in the way of a patient's choice of doctor. A doctor who leaves a practice could keep treating their existing patients. The South Carolina House passed it 58-53. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

March 26, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass H 4764. It would require every law enforcement agency that runs a jail to sign an agreement with federal immigration authorities. Under it, jail officers would help enforce federal immigration law. An agency that could not get an agreement would have to ask again every year. A local governing body could opt out by formally finding that joining would be unaffordable or would impair the agency's core work. The attorney general would decide whether those findings hold up. The state law enforcement division would have to train agencies doing that work. The South Carolina House passed it 84-26. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

April 2, 2026Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass H 4760. It would make it a felony to give, sell or send a pregnant woman abortion-inducing drugs such as mifepristone or misoprostol. It would also list both drugs as Schedule IV controlled substances, so possessing them without a valid prescription would be a felony. The pregnant woman herself could not be charged for taking or possessing the drugs. Doctors and pharmacists prescribing or filling them for other medical reasons would be exempt. The South Carolina House passed it 76-28. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

February 5, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4756, the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act. Every shared restroom, locker room and shower room at a public school or public college must be set aside for one sex at a time. The act defines sex as the sex seen or medically confirmed at birth. Narrow exceptions cover cleaning an empty room, medical help and emergencies. On an overnight school trip, no student may be made to share sleeping quarters with a student of the other sex. Each school must also offer a single-user restroom or another private option. A district or college that breaks these rules loses a quarter of its state operating money until it complies. A person may sue the school if it let someone use the wrong-sex facility or failed to take reasonable steps, such as clear signage, to prevent it. The South Carolina House voted 77-31 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.

April 15, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass H 4767. It would ban noncompete clauses in doctors' employment contracts, treating them as void and against public policy because they get in the way of a patient's choice of doctor. A doctor who leaves a practice could keep treating their existing patients. The South Carolina House passed it 58-53. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

March 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 3558. House Bill 3558 set the rules for the commissioners South Carolina would send to an Article V convention. That is the process the U.S. Constitution provides for proposing amendments to it. The act defines the terms, and sets who may serve, how they are picked, the oath they take, and what they must do. The House voted 74-27 to override and the Senate followed 20-5, so the act became law as Act 247.

June 25, 2026

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Voted to pass House Bill 5683, which would have redrawn South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts and repealed the map already in state law. State boards and commissions whose members are chosen by congressional district would have kept using the old lines. Because a new map would have arrived late in the election year, the bill would also have reopened candidate filing for June 1 to 5, 2026, and set a special primary for August 18. The South Carolina House passed it 74-37. The Senate voted to continue the bill, so it has not passed and is not law.

May 20, 2026

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Voted to adopt the conference report on Senate Bill 508. Senate Bill 508 widened the set of monuments and memorials that may not be moved or disturbed. Only the General Assembly may act on one, and only by joint resolution, with a few stated exceptions. A heritage or monument-preservation nonprofit that is registered with the state and has a record of that work may go to court to stop an action the law forbids. The South Carolina House adopted the report 79-28, and it became law as Act 224.

May 14, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 933. Senate Bill 933 set what a South Carolina lawmaker is paid. Starting with the 128th General Assembly, a member gets $15,000 in legislative pay plus a $32,500 in-district allowance, or $47,500 together. That combined amount rises with inflation every two years, by no more than five percent. A member gets the raise only after filing a written acceptance with the clerk of their chamber; a member who does not file one keeps the old pay. The South Carolina House passed it 59-48, and it became law as Act 200.

May 13, 2026

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Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4216, a state income tax cut. The act taxes the first $30,000 of taxable income at 1.99 percent. Income above that is taxed at 5.21 percent. The rate drops further on its own in any year when income tax money is expected to grow by at least 5 percent. The act also ends the state standard and itemized deductions. One deduction takes their place, worth $15,000 for a single filer and $30,000 for a married couple filing together, and it shrinks as income rises. The act caps the state earned income tax credit for low-paid workers at $200. That credit had no cap before. The South Carolina House voted 71-49 to accept the Senate's version over these votes, and the act became law.

March 10, 2026

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 287, which sets rules for selling vapes. Only vapes cleared by the federal Food and Drug Administration may be sold in South Carolina. Products still waiting on an application filed on time, or whose FDA denial is on hold by the agency itself or a federal court, may also be sold. The Attorney General must publish a public list of the products that qualify. Once that list is out, and no sooner than February 2027, stores get 60 days to sell off any vape that is missing from it; after that, an unlisted product can be seized and destroyed at the seller's cost. A maker that offers one faces a $1,000 fine for each day it is on sale. The act also bars packaging and ads that borrow candy, dessert, cartoon or school-supply themes. A store must check identification before every sale. The South Carolina House passed it 66-33 over these votes, and the act became law.

January 21, 2026

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