Robert Q. Williams
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Complete Vote History
"Free" School Meals House
S425 "Free" School Meals (Passed 94 to 15 on 4/30/2025). Forces South Carolina school districts to track student poverty, expand taxpayer-funded school meals, assist with applications, ban “lunch shaming,” and consider joining the federal Community Eligibility Provision.
S425 "Free" School Meals (Passed 94 to 15 on 4/30/2025). Forces South Carolina school districts to track student poverty, expand taxpayer-funded school meals, assist with applications, ban “lunch shaming,” and consider joining the federal Community Eligibility Provision.
Corporate Welfare House
H4134 Corporate Welfare (Passed 90 to 19 on 4/22/2025). Extends the Angel Investor Tax Credit Act through 2035.
H3944 Weight-limit Exceptions for EVs (Passed 87 to 23 on 4/22/2025). Allows electric battery-powered motor vehicles to exceed normal weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds.
H3930 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act (Passed 85 to 10 on 4/9/2025). Bans government gun-owner registries and blocks credit-card companies from using merchant codes to track firearm or ammunition purchases.
DEI Ban House
H3927 DEI Ban (Passed 82 to 32 on 4/2/2025). Bans state and local institutions from promoting DEI programs, requires compliance certification, and allows enforcement by the attorney general.
Con-Con Rules House
H3558 Con-Con Rules (Passed 76 to 29 on 3/5/2025). Sets deceptive rules for selecting and overseeing South Carolina’s delegates to a potential Article V convention, including eligibility, oversight, and compensation.
H4624 Ban on Sex Mutilation of Children (passed 67 to 26 on 5/9/2024). Bans a health care professional from engaging in the provision or performance of “gender transition procedures” to a person under 18 years of age.
S915 South Carolina "Health Czar" Bill (passed 98 to 15 on 5/8/2024). Would create the office of the Secretary of Public Health and Policy to develop a “cohesive, coordinated, and comprehensive State Health Services Plan.”
Motion to Table: HA29A-H5100 Prohibiting Non-Citizen Voter Registration (passed 98 to 14 on 5/8/2024). Struck down an amendment to the FY 2024-25 General Appropriations Act that would have prohibited state agencies from distributing voter registration forms to non-citizens.
Motion to Table: HA29A-H5100 Prohibiting Non-Citizen Voter Registration (passed 98 to 14 on 5/8/2024). Struck down an amendment to the FY 2024-25 General Appropriations Act that would have prohibited state agencies from distributing voter registration forms to non-citizens.
J35 Defeating James Smith for Circuit Court Judge (passed 70 to 36 on 4/17/2024). 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.
H5164 Expanding Government-Run Education (passed 69 to 27 on 3/21/2024). Would increase the amounts of annual refundable tax credits allocated to the Education Scholarship Trust Fund and expand eligibility to all private and homeschool students.
H3676 Article V Convention: Balanced Budget Amendment (passed 68 to 30 on 2/29/2024). Would apply to Congress for a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution "limited" to proposing a balanced budget amendment.
H3824 Alternative Fuel Tax Credit (Passed 92 to 16 on 5/10/2023). Amends the alternative fuel property income tax credit.
Housing Tax Credit House
SJR739 Housing Tax Credit (Passed 84 to 26 on 5/10/2023). Grants a one-time approval for South Carolina Housing Tax Credits, not to exceed $29,806,029.
S39 Educational Scholarship Trust Fund (Passed 74 to 36 on 4/27/2023). Establishes an educational scholarship initiative aimed at offering financial assistance to eligible elementary and secondary students to cover approved educational costs.
Infrastructure House
H3604 Infrastructure (Passed 100 to 12 on 3/15/2023). 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.
H3604 Infrastructure (Passed 100 to 12 on 3/15/2023). 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.
Hate Crimes House
H3014 Hate Crimes (Passed 84 to 31 on 3/8/2023). Provides for an enhanced penalty for certain violent crimes committed against a victim who was intentionally targeted due to the offender’s belief or perceptions about the victim.
Constitutional Carry House
H3594 Constitutional Carry (Passed 87 to 26 on 2/23/2023). Enacts the South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023.
Abortion Ban House
H5399 Abortion Ban (Rejected 47 to 55). Prohibits abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Save Women's Sports Act House
H4608 Save Women's Sports Act (Passed 70 to 33 on 5/10/2022). Ensures fairness in women’s sports in the state and requires the designation of separate sex-specific sports teams to maintain fairness in athletic opportunities for women.
ARPA Funds House
H4408 ARPA Funds (Passed 102 to 8 on 5/4/2022). Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds that have been disbursed to the state in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Con Con House
H3205 Con Con (Passed 64 to 48 on 3/29/2022). Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Constitutional Carry House
H3096 Constitutional Carry (Passed 69 to 47 on 4/7/2021). Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.
Rental Assistance House
H3770 Rental Assistance (Passed 96 to 14 on 3/4/2021). Disburses funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to assist eligible households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
