Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives adopted a package of largely uncontested third‑reading bills and advanced several contested measures during the April 23, 2025, floor session in Columbia.

Key outcomes

- Multiple statewide uncontested bills passed on third reading. The clerk called a sequence of uncontested measures that drew brief committee explanations and voice votes; the chamber recorded adoption for the bills called on the floor. Those measures were presented as routine, noncontroversial updates or technical fixes by committee sponsors.

- House action on other measures. The chamber also debated and took procedural votes on contested items later in the day (see separate coverage for Senate Bill 74). Representative Travis Moore’s social‑worker compact bill (House Bill 3752) drew floor discussion and a failed motion to recommit to committee; the measure ultimately received a reported second reading (88‑18 recorded for second reading) and will return for further action.

Selected bills recorded as adopted on third reading (as read on the floor)

- H3058 — Judiciary committee report; third‑reading adoption recorded (adopted on voice vote).
- H3258 — Education/Public Works, adopted as amended.
- H3778 (listed in the clerk’s reading as 37‑78) — Education, adopted as amended.
- H3250 and H3251 — Education items; favorable reports and adoption on third reading.
- H3996 — Previously on the calendar; recorded passage with roll‑call (recorded later on the calendar as 104‑0 in that sequence).*

*Notes: The clerk read many bills in succession; where the transcript lists the bill number but provides only the routine floor disposition, this roundup notes adoption and committee sponsors while leaving bill‑level detail “not specified” when the transcript provided no substantive floor debate or explanatory text.

Why it matters

Uncontested, procedural adoptions are common in legislative calendars; they keep routine statute housekeeping, local precinct adjustments, and technical corrections moving without extended floor debate. The measures passed on voice votes included a mix of local precinct updates and technical statutory cleanup. When bills attracting little or no debate are bundled and adopted, it frees floor time for contested bills that require prolonged discussion and recorded roll calls.

What to watch next

- House Bill 3752 (social‑worker licensure compact) remains contested after floor remarks and a motion to recommit. Its sponsors say it will help mobility for licensed social workers and address workforce needs; opponents pressed for guardrails about board authority and rulemaking. The bill received a second reading tally and is expected back for additional consideration.

- Several other measures were placed on the contested calendar or held for later votes; the clerk and sponsors indicated some items may return with technical amendments on third reading.

Ending: The House recessed the calendar after these adoptions and redirected its attention to contested items and committee business; detailed coverage of the longer floor debates (including Senate Bill 74) appears separately.