Blake Sanders

Voted to pass Senate Bill 171, a law about waste tires and unsafe used tires. The act makes it illegal to put an unsafe used tire on a car or light truck in South Carolina. A tire counts as unsafe if the tread is worn to two thirty-seconds of an inch or less. It is also unsafe if cords show through damage, if it was repaired the wrong way, or if its federal number has worn off. Anyone hauling 15 or more waste tires must record where the tires came from and where they went. That record goes to the state, and the truck must show a decal. The act charges the $2 tire fee on used tires as well as new ones. A county may charge up to $400 a ton to take tires that came from another state. The South Carolina House passed it 79-23, and the act became law.

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass H 3645. It would increase the number of weeks of paid parental leave that eligible state employees get when a child is born or adopted. 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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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 agree to the Senate's changes to House Bill 3276, the South Carolina Hands-Free and Distracted Driving Act. The act bars a driver from holding a phone or other mobile device. It also bars texting and watching video at the wheel. Hands-free calls, maps that need no typing, and drivers who are parked are not covered. A first ticket costs $100. A later one costs $200 and puts two points on the driving record. An officer may not search the phone or the car just for this. 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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Voted to pass H 3045. It would create the crime of obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse, set penalties for it, and add it to the state's sex offender registry. 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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Voted to pass H 3645. It would increase the number of weeks of paid parental leave that eligible state employees get when a child is born or adopted. 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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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 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, and the act became law.

March 10, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted to pass H 3927, the Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity Act. It would bar state agencies, local governments, public colleges and school districts from keeping diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. They also could not require DEI statements or training, or give preference on DEI grounds. It would also repeal the law that makes each state agency keep an affirmative action plan. The bill defines DEI as programs that amount to illegal discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color or national origin. Anything federal law requires would stay. 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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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 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 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, 2026

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