Bruce Bannister

Voted against H 3064 on March 8, 2018. It lets pharmacists prescribe birth control pills and patches without a doctor's order; it passed 50-47.

March 8, 2018Opposes 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 to pass Senate Bill 171, which makes it illegal to put an unsafe used tire on a car or light truck. The South Carolina House passed it 79-23, and the act became law.

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Was lead sponsor of H 3538, signed on June 7, 2013, which extended the ban on selling tobacco products to minors to alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes.

June 7, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H 4767, a bill to ban noncompete clauses in doctors' employment contracts. 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 3645, a bill to increase paid parental leave for state employees. The South Carolina House passed it 80-31. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

April 29, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Was lead sponsor of H 3576, signed on April 21, 2016. It treats coaches with written agreements at nonprofit youth sports groups as independent contractors, not employees.

April 21, 2016Opposes Labor Rights

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Voted for H 4561 on April 9, 2024. It lets candidates and officials use campaign money for child or family dependent care in some cases; it passed 53-45.

April 9, 2024Opposes Anti-Corruption

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Voted to pass H 4764, a bill to require every jail-running agency to sign a federal immigration enforcement agreement. 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 for the final state budget (H 5126) on August 11, 2026. The House adopted it 100-17.

August 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the Education Scholarship Trust Fund bill (S 62) on May 1, 2025. It gives state money to families for private school costs; the House approved it 73-32.

May 1, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Was lead sponsor of H 3604, signed on March 20, 2023. It set aside state money for infrastructure tied to economic development projects.

March 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted to agree 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was lead sponsor of H 4705, signed on May 18, 2018, which made religious counselors mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect.

May 18, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Was lead sponsor of H 3667, signed on June 18, 2012. It made certain sexual acts by someone over 14 with a child under 16 criminal sexual conduct in the third degree.

June 18, 2012Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for the Transparency and Integrity in Education Act (H 5183) on April 21, 2022. It bars certain concepts from public school lessons and teacher training; it passed 73-40.

April 21, 2022Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was lead sponsor of H 3668, signed on April 12, 2011, which repealed automatic driver's license suspension for drug convictions.

April 12, 2011Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Was lead sponsor of the Workforce and Senior Affordable Housing Act (H 3998), signed on May 14, 2020. It created a state tax credit for projects that qualify for the federal low-income housing tax credit.

May 14, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass H 3645, a bill to increase paid parental leave for state employees. The South Carolina House passed it 80-31. As of September 2026 the Senate had not voted on it, so it has not become law.

April 29, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Was lead sponsor of the Children's Advocacy Medical Response System Act (H 4347), signed on April 7, 2014. It created a statewide program coordinating medical care for abused children.

April 7, 2014Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for the House-passed version of H 5399, the South Carolina Human Life Protection Act banning abortions, on August 30, 2022. It passed 67-38.

August 30, 2022Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against H 3064 on March 8, 2018. It lets pharmacists prescribe birth control pills and patches without a doctor's order; it passed 50-47.

March 8, 2018Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Was the lead sponsor of H 4216, signed on March 30, 2026. It moved South Carolina to a flat 3.99% income tax and replaced federal deductions with a state deduction.

March 30, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to agree 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, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to agree 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, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against H 3031 on March 6, 2019. It moved the voter registration deadline from 30 days to 20 days before an election; it failed 40-55.

March 6, 2019Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted to pass H 4767, a bill to ban noncompete clauses in doctors' employment contracts. 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 for the Student Loan Bill of Rights Act (H 3197) on February 19, 2020. It puts student loan servicers under state regulation; it passed 66-45.

February 19, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against the Electric Consumer Bill of Rights Act (H 4421) on April 10, 2018. It limits the fixed monthly charges utilities can bill homes; it passed 61-44.

April 10, 2018Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Was lead sponsor of H 3604, signed on March 20, 2023. It set aside state money for infrastructure tied to economic development projects.

March 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted to override the Governor's veto of House Bill 3558, which set the rules for South Carolina's commissioners to an Article V constitutional convention. 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, 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

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Voted to adopt the conference report on Senate Bill 508, which widened which monuments and memorials may not be moved without the General Assembly's approval. The South Carolina House adopted the report 79-28, and it became law as Act 224.

May 14, 2026

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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

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Voted for H 4755 on February 11, 2026. It moved control of the judicial screening commission's staff and appointments toward the governor and barred sitting legislators from serving on it; it passed 86-25.

February 11, 2026

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Voted to pass 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

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Was lead sponsor of H 5235, signed on May 20, 2024, which updated state rules for insurers that cover Medicaid patients to match a 2022 federal law.

May 20, 2024

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Voted for H 4231 on February 14, 2024. It allows Sunday liquor sales at micro-distilleries and lets local governments allow more Sunday sales; it passed 68-44.

February 14, 2024

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Was lead sponsor of H 4889, signed on May 16, 2022. It bars fining alarm companies for false alarms they did not cause.

May 16, 2022

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Was lead sponsor of H 4161, signed on May 16, 2022. It exempted gaming machines and tables made for use in other states from South Carolina's gambling-device ban.

May 16, 2022

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Voted for S 133 on May 11, 2022. It asked Congress to call a convention to propose amendments limiting federal power, spending and terms of office; it passed 67-41.

May 11, 2022

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Voted for H 3930 on April 5, 2017. It changed when people may lawfully carry handguns and barred carrying into some private places without permission; it passed 64-46.

April 5, 2017

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Was lead sponsor of H 3952, signed on June 3, 2016. It allows emergency mental health admission of people who may become gravely disabled without immediate hospital care.

June 3, 2016

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Was lead sponsor of H 4699, signed on June 18, 2012, which raised the number of at-large circuit court judges from 13 to 19.

June 18, 2012

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Was lead sponsor of H 3452, signed on May 6, 2009, which first allowed micro-distilleries in South Carolina and set rules and license fees for them.

May 6, 2009

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