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Introduced H 4980 to expand Medicaid to adults 65 or younger earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. It went to the Ways and Means Committee.

January 31, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced H 5476, the Medicaid Expansion Act. It made adults under 65 earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for Medicaid. It went to the Ways and Means Committee.

May 12, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 287, which limits vape sales to products cleared by the federal Food and Drug Administration. The South Carolina House passed it 66-33, and the act became law.

January 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for S 259, the South Carolina Resilience Revolving Fund Act. It set up a fund for low-interest loans to buy out flooded homes and restore floodplains. The House advanced it 65-35.

September 22, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced H 4990, the Paid Family Leave Insurance Act, to set up family leave benefits through insurance policies. It went to the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.

January 31, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced H 3469, the South Carolina Paid Sick Leave Act, to let workers earn and use paid sick leave. It went to the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee.

January 12, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass H 3045, a bill to create the crime of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse. The South Carolina House passed it 76-20. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

April 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced H 4067 to let people who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned recover money for their losses. It went to the Judiciary Committee.

March 1, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Voted for S 284, a bill on building workforce housing. The House passed it 80-29.

May 10, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced H 4980 to expand Medicaid to adults 65 or younger earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level. It went to the Ways and Means Committee.

January 31, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced H 5476, the Medicaid Expansion Act. It made adults under 65 earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for Medicaid. It went to the Ways and Means Committee.

May 12, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Was the lead sponsor of H 3257. It required the State Board of Education to update health education standards on mental, emotional, and social health. It became law as Act 170 of 2020.

September 23, 2020Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced H 3868 to require federal background checks before any sale or transfer of a gun in South Carolina, including at gun shows. It went to the Judiciary Committee.

January 30, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted against the final version of H 3594, the Constitutional Carry bill. The House adopted the conference report 86-33.

March 5, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted against H 3096, the South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2021. The House passed it 69-47.

April 7, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted against H 3094, the Open Carry with Training Act. The House passed it 73-26.

March 18, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Introduced H 3248, a bill requiring court clerks to report case outcomes to the State Law Enforcement Division within ten days, to support gun-transfer background checks. It stayed in the House Judiciary Committee.

January 8, 2019Supports Gun Control

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Voted against S 474, the fetal heartbeat abortion bill. The House passed it 82-32.

May 17, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against H 3774, a bill to ban abortion with exceptions. The House passed it 83-31.

February 15, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against H 5399, a bill to prohibit abortion. The House passed it 67-35.

August 31, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against S 1, the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat Protection From Abortion Act. The House passed it 79-35. Voted the same way on April 24, 2019.

February 17, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Introduced H 4878 to create an independent citizens commission to draw election district maps for the General Assembly. It went to the Judiciary Committee.

January 27, 2022Supports Election Integrity

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Voted for H 3014, the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act. The House passed it 84-31.

March 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Traveled to Buffalo, New York, after a racist mass shooting there. He called on Governor Henry McMaster to hold a special session to pass South Carolina's hate crimes bill.

May 25, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against H 4608, the Save Women's Sports Act. The House passed it 82-28.

April 5, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced H 4284, the CAREN Act. It let a person sue someone who used a 911 call on purpose to harm them. It went to the Judiciary Committee.

April 28, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for H 3620, a bill to add tougher penalties for hate crimes. The House passed it 79-29.

April 7, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for H 3197, the Student Loan Bill of Rights. The House passed it 66-45.

February 19, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against passing House Bill 5683, a bill to redraw South Carolina's seven U.S. House districts. 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

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to pass Senate Bill 933, which set legislator pay at $15,000 plus a $32,500 in-district allowance. The South Carolina House passed it 59-48, and it became law as Act 200.

May 13, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against S 508. It widened the monuments that may not be moved and withheld state money from local governments that move them. The House advanced it 74-28.

May 7, 2026

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Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4756, the Student Physical Privacy Act, separating school restrooms and locker rooms by birth sex. The South Carolina House voted 77-31 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.

April 15, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Offered an amendment to H 4764 to let jail-running agencies choose whether to sign federal immigration enforcement agreements, instead of requiring it. The House tabled it 83-29. He then voted against the bill, which the House advanced 85-30.

April 1, 2026

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Voted against H 4767, a bill to ban noncompete clauses in doctors' contracts. The House advanced it 65-50.

March 25, 2026

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Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 4216, an income tax cut: 1.99 percent on the first $30,000, 5.21 percent above. The South Carolina House voted 71-49 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.

March 10, 2026

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Voted against H 4762. It let schools set volunteer chaplain policies and allowed the Ten Commandments to be shown in classrooms. The House advanced it 84-31.

February 25, 2026

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Voted against H 4755. It gave the Governor control of staffing and appointments for the panel that screens judges, and barred sitting legislators from it. The House advanced it 86-25.

February 11, 2026

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Voted against H 4760, a bill to make giving a pregnant woman abortion-inducing drugs a felony. 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, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for the final 2025-2026 state budget, H 4025. The House adopted the conference report 88-25.

May 28, 2025

Source: scstatehouse.gov

Voted against passing Senate Bill 214, which rewrote the Commission for Minority Affairs as the Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement. The South Carolina House passed it 76-31, and the act became law.

May 7, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against agreeing to the Senate's changes to House Bill 3276, the Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act, which bars drivers from holding a phone. The South Carolina House voted 77-37 to accept the Senate's version, and the act became law.

May 7, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against H 3927, the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Act, a bill to bar diversity offices in government and schools. The South Carolina House passed it 82-32. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

April 2, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against S 62, an Education Scholarship Trust Fund bill. The House passed it 80-32. Voted the same way on March 21, 2024.

February 27, 2025

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Received the endorsement of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's political action committee for the 2024 general election.

September 27, 2024

Source: charlestonchamber.org

Voted against S 39, the Educational Scholarship Trust Fund bill. The House passed it 74-36.

April 27, 2023

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Voted against H 3728, the Transparency and Integrity in Education Act. The House passed it 83-34.

February 8, 2023

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Voted against S 935, which created Education Scholarship Accounts. The House passed it 66-38.

May 10, 2022

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Voted against H 5183, the South Carolina Transparency and Integrity in Education Act. The House passed it 73-40.

April 21, 2022

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Voted against S 865, which used the 2020 Census to set new state Senate and House districts. The House passed it 68-36.

January 13, 2022

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Voted against H 3126, which barred the state and local governments from taking federal money to enforce federal mask or vaccine mandates the bill called unlawful. The House passed it 60-25.

December 10, 2021

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Introduced H 4405, the Jamal Sutherland Justice Act. It required a mental health evaluation before a bond hearing for a person arrested from a mental health facility. It went to the Judiciary Committee.

May 13, 2021

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Voted against S 200, which made electrocution the required execution method when lethal injection is not available. The House passed it 65-43.

May 6, 2021

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Voted against H 3105, the South Carolina Religious Freedom Act. The House passed it 86-29.

March 11, 2021

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Voted against H 3444, which rebuilt the State Election Commission and changed its members, powers, and duties. The House advanced it 84-36.

March 10, 2021

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Voted for H 3225, the South Carolina Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act. The House passed it 64-46.

March 9, 2021

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Voted against H 4243, which gave a professional sports team a job tax credit and barred county and city license taxes on the team. The House advanced it 90-25.

March 26, 2019

Source: scstatehouse.gov