2025 SC Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the South Carolina General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. "Free" School Meals
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.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
Allows municipalities without an existing operating millage to impose one, capped at one-third of the previous year's general fund or proposed budget.
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
Prohibits state and local governments from accepting or requiring payment in a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or participating in CBDC testing.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
Expands access to hormonal birth control by allowing pharmacists to dispense "self-administered hormonal contraceptives" without a patient-specific doctor's prescription.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
Applies to Congress for an Article V constitutional convention limited to proposing an amendment that would impose term limits on members of the U.S. House and Senate.
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Constitutional Vote: No
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
Dismisses and expunges pre-2024 unlawful-handgun-possession charges or one prior conviction, shields such cases from civil suits, and requires applications within five years.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-044
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
60% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-007
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-038
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-027
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-043
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-029
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-005
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-046
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-039
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-035
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
25% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-028
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-040
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-021
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-041
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-013
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-045
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
40% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-026
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
40% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-032
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-020
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-042
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-022
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-030
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. "Free" School Meals
2. Millage Rates: Property-tax Increase
3. Central Bank Digital Currency Ban
4. Pharmacist-prescribed Birth Control
5. Con-Con: Term Limits
6. Dismissal of Gun-possession Charges
