The House Judiciary Committee voted 13-0 (1 absent) on Oct. 12, 2025, to give a due pass as amended to Senate Bill 2224, advancing the measure to the full House. The committee adopted a package of subcommittee amendments and technical edits before the vote.

The subcommittee that prepared the final draft met twice and recommended version 01007, which incorporated Representative Koppelman’s amendment (01003), Representative Christensen’s amendment (1004) and an amendment from Senator Murdaugh (01001). Representative McLeod, reporting the subcommittee’s work, said the final package “does include Representative Christensen’s amendment” and noted several specific edits, including adding language to include executive hearings and changing the appeal route from an administrative procedure to district court.

The amended bill adds a single word—"paper"—on page 4, line 23, expands coverage to explicitly include executive hearings on page 4, lines 8–9, and revises subsection 3 to remove the administrative-procedure route in favor of district court review. The package also adds a 30-day window to appeal to district court and cites the code section 28-32-49 as the statutory reference for that appeal timeframe.

Committee action proceeded in two recorded steps. Representative McLeod moved to adopt the amendments (motion to amend); Representative Schneider seconded. The committee took a roll call and the motion to amend passed 13-0 with one member absent. Later, Representative Wolff moved that the committee give the bill a due pass as amended; Representative Schneider seconded. The roll call on the due-pass motion returned 13 votes in favor and the motion carried. Representative Cloud was asked to carry the bill to the next stage.

Committee chairmanship and attendance were noted at the start of the hearing. The committee had brought Legislative Council staff (Liz) into the room during the report for statutory clarification. No substantive committee debate opposing the amendments was recorded in the transcript; the meeting minutes record that the subcommittee had voted unanimously (3-0) to accept the recommended version before the full committee vote.

The committee did not take up any additional bills at this meeting; after the vote the chair adjourned the session.