Votes at a glance: key roll calls and adopted resolutions from the Senate floor
April 24, 2025 | 2025 Legislative Meetings, South Carolina
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The South Carolina Senate recorded several formal outcomes during the floor session, including final passage or adoption of bills and resolutions, and a notable roll-call on a second-reading bill. Below are the confirmed outcomes as recorded on the floor.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
H 3196 — Educator Assistance Act: The bill received third reading and the ayes prevailed on final passage on the floor (voice vote recorded as "The ayes have it"). The measure would make professional teaching certificates permanent unless revoked or suspended and remove renewal requirements for professional certificates issued by the State Board of Education.
H 3947 — Continuing education/physical attendance exemptions: Second reading recorded by roll call; the transcript records the Senate giving H 3947 a second reading by a roll-call vote of 38–0.
Senate Resolution recognizing Charles B. Jackson Sr. and Brooklyn Banquet and Conference Center: The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution honoring Pastor Charles B. Jackson Sr. and the Brooklyn Banquet and Conference Center on the organization’s twentieth anniversary (resolution was read and "unanimously adopted").
H 43 71 — Concurrent resolution (See the Able Day): By unanimous consent the Senate discharged the resolution from the education committee, took immediate consideration and adopted the concurrent resolution declaring May 1, 2025, as See the Able Day to raise awareness of higher-education opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
S 566 — Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress Day: The Senate adopted S 566, declaring May 5, 2025, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress Day in South Carolina (voice vote recorded as "The ayes have it").
Selected concurrent resolutions naming roads and bridges (adopted):
- S 561 — Requesting DOT name portion of River Road in Florence County Billy Eady Road (adopted).
- H 4158 — Requesting DOT name portion of Old Devil Road in Aiken County the Dr. Charlie Timmerman Memorial Road (adopted).
- S 523 — Requesting DOT name an interchange in Horry County for Commissioner Tony K. Cox (adopted).
- H 3938 — Requesting DOT name portion of South Charleston Road in Darlington County the Dr. Melvin Leroy Howard Memorial Highway (adopted).
- H 3002 — Requesting DOT name portion of Govan Road in Bamberg County the William H. Nimmons Sr. Road (adopted).
Other procedural outcomes: multiple bills and regulations were carried over to later calendars by unanimous consent or committee motion; several regulatory approvals were held on the calendar until May 8 to permit review by senators.
What this means: Several education- and licensing-related bills advanced on the calendar and at least one major education-funding package (S146) remained under active floor consideration with amendments. The roll-call ballots and unanimous adoptions recorded on the floor become part of the official Senate journal and bill histories; measures carried over will return to the calendar for further votes and potential final action.
For reporters: the Senate transcript records roll-call tallies for H 3947 (38–0) and a tabling roll call on a major amendment to S146 (21–10) in addition to the voice and unanimous-consent outcomes listed above. The session also included ceremonial recognitions and numerous bill introductions and referrals.
Votes and outcomes (selected):
H 3196 — Educator Assistance Act: The bill received third reading and the ayes prevailed on final passage on the floor (voice vote recorded as "The ayes have it"). The measure would make professional teaching certificates permanent unless revoked or suspended and remove renewal requirements for professional certificates issued by the State Board of Education.
H 3947 — Continuing education/physical attendance exemptions: Second reading recorded by roll call; the transcript records the Senate giving H 3947 a second reading by a roll-call vote of 38–0.
Senate Resolution recognizing Charles B. Jackson Sr. and Brooklyn Banquet and Conference Center: The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution honoring Pastor Charles B. Jackson Sr. and the Brooklyn Banquet and Conference Center on the organization’s twentieth anniversary (resolution was read and "unanimously adopted").
H 43 71 — Concurrent resolution (See the Able Day): By unanimous consent the Senate discharged the resolution from the education committee, took immediate consideration and adopted the concurrent resolution declaring May 1, 2025, as See the Able Day to raise awareness of higher-education opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
S 566 — Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress Day: The Senate adopted S 566, declaring May 5, 2025, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Red Dress Day in South Carolina (voice vote recorded as "The ayes have it").
Selected concurrent resolutions naming roads and bridges (adopted):
- S 561 — Requesting DOT name portion of River Road in Florence County Billy Eady Road (adopted).
- H 4158 — Requesting DOT name portion of Old Devil Road in Aiken County the Dr. Charlie Timmerman Memorial Road (adopted).
- S 523 — Requesting DOT name an interchange in Horry County for Commissioner Tony K. Cox (adopted).
- H 3938 — Requesting DOT name portion of South Charleston Road in Darlington County the Dr. Melvin Leroy Howard Memorial Highway (adopted).
- H 3002 — Requesting DOT name portion of Govan Road in Bamberg County the William H. Nimmons Sr. Road (adopted).
Other procedural outcomes: multiple bills and regulations were carried over to later calendars by unanimous consent or committee motion; several regulatory approvals were held on the calendar until May 8 to permit review by senators.
What this means: Several education- and licensing-related bills advanced on the calendar and at least one major education-funding package (S146) remained under active floor consideration with amendments. The roll-call ballots and unanimous adoptions recorded on the floor become part of the official Senate journal and bill histories; measures carried over will return to the calendar for further votes and potential final action.
For reporters: the Senate transcript records roll-call tallies for H 3947 (38–0) and a tabling roll call on a major amendment to S146 (21–10) in addition to the voice and unanimous-consent outcomes listed above. The session also included ceremonial recognitions and numerous bill introductions and referrals.
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