Vernon Stephens
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2023-2024 Regular Session
South Carolina: Senate
Score: 11
2024-25 State Budget
Serves as the $14.5 billion General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2024-25.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$6,788.00
Defeating James Smith for Circuit Court Judge
Prevented former State Rep. and Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Smith from being elected to the position of Circuit Court Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
U.S. Citizenship Requirement to Vote
Proposes to amend the state's constitution to provide that only a citizen of the United States and South Carolina who is at least 18 years of age and properly registered is entitled to vote.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
South Carolina "Health Czar" Bill
Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a "cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan."
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
"Gun-Free Zones"
Mandates stiffer criminal penalties for persons who carry handguns into various locations specified by law, regardless of whether they have a concealed weapons permit.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Statewide Education and Workforce Development Act
Establishes the Office of Statewide Workforce Development Coordination (SWDC) within the Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW).
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$4.00
Housing Tax Credit
Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$15.00
Alien Ownership of Property
Prohibits corporations controlled by foreign adversaries, as defined in the bill, from acquiring any real property within the state.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Genetic Counselors
Establishes the South Carolina Board of Genetic Counselors within the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (LLR).
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Infrastructure
Allocates funds received by South Carolina from the ARPA bill to a corporate welfare project, specifically earmarking $1.2 billion for the construction of a site in Columbia to benefit Volkswagen.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$606.00
Educational Scholarship Trust Fund
Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: No
Annual cost per household: -$45.00
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