John R King

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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Was the lead sponsor of the Rena Grant Sickle Cell Disease Voluntary Patient Registry Act (H. 3166), which requires the state health department to keep a registry patients can join; the governor signed it on May 23, 2022 (Act No. 206).

May 23, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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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 the lead sponsor of H. 3325, which ended an exemption that let doctors who certify fewer than 12 deaths a year skip electronic death certificate filing; the governor signed it on May 13, 2022 (Act No. 157).

May 13, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Was the lead sponsor of H. 4687, which required death certificates to be filed electronically with the state vital records office; the governor signed it on June 7, 2012 (Act No. 199).

June 7, 2012Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted yes on House passage of the 2024-25 state budget (H. 5100); it passed 104-15.

March 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted yes to override the governor's veto of the 2017 roads law (H. 3516), which phased in a 12-cent gas tax increase for road repair; the override passed 95-18.

May 10, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Was the lead sponsor of H. 3019, a bill requiring agencies to destroy arrest records of people arrested by mistaken identity; as passed, it also covered dismissed charges for some minor offenses. It passed the House 103-0 but stalled in the Senate. An earlier version (H. 3066) passed the House 96-5 in 2020.

March 8, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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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 the lead sponsor of H. 3319, a bill requiring schools to give students on free or reduced-price meals the same meal as other students, even if they owe meal debt; it passed the House 113-0 but stalled in the Senate.

April 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted no on House passage of H. 3594, the constitutional carry bill letting adults carry handguns without a permit; it passed 87-26.

February 23, 2023Supports Gun Control

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Voted no on agreeing to the Senate's changes to the Open Carry with Training Act (H. 3094), which let permit holders carry handguns openly; the House agreed 83-34.

May 12, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted no on S. 474, the fetal heartbeat bill banning most abortions after about six weeks; it passed the House 82-32.

May 17, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on S. 1, the fetal heartbeat law banning most abortions once a heartbeat can be detected; it passed the House 74-39.

February 18, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on H. 3020, the 2019 fetal heartbeat bill banning most abortions once a heartbeat can be detected; it passed the House 64-22.

April 25, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on H. 4624, a bill banning gender transition procedures for people under 18; it passed the House 82-23.

January 17, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes on H. 3014, the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act, which added penalties for crimes motivated by bias; it passed the House 84-31.

March 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Voted no on agreeing to the Senate's changes to the Save Women's Sports Act (H. 4608), which ties school sports teams to the sex on a student's birth certificate; the House agreed 70-33.

May 10, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted yes to override the governor's veto of the 2017 roads law (H. 3516), which phased in a 12-cent gas tax increase for road repair; the override passed 95-18.

May 10, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted against overriding 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 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

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Was the lead sponsor of H. 3949, which made the song "While I Breathe, I Hope" the official state choral anthem; the governor signed it on May 15, 2026 (Act No. 144).

May 15, 2026

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Voted against 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 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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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Voted against 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, 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 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

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2025

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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

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Was the lead sponsor of H. 3888, a measure creating a study committee on the mental health of South Carolinians; it passed the House 72-41 but stalled in the Senate.

March 2, 2022

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Endorsed U.S. Sen. Cory Booker for president, telling the Associated Press on March 22, 2019, that he backed Booker for his record fighting corruption as Newark mayor.

March 22, 2019

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Voted no on H. 3759, a broad K-12 education overhaul bill (Career Opportunity and Access for All Act); it passed the House 113-4.

March 6, 2019

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Voted yes on S. 897, the law that permanently removed the Confederate battle flag from the State House grounds; it passed the House 94-20.

July 9, 2015

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Voted no on H. 3101, a bill declaring federal health insurance laws null and void in South Carolina; it passed the House 65-39.

May 1, 2013

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Voted no on House approval of the final version of S. 20, the 2011 immigration enforcement law; it passed 69-43.

June 21, 2011

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Voted no on the final version of H. 3003, the 2011 voter ID law; the House adopted it 71-36.

April 26, 2011

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Voted no on House passage of the 2011-12 state budget (H. 3700); it passed 77-42.

March 15, 2011

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