South Carolina H 5683: Redistricting, Congressional Districts
Status: Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-18 (as of 2026-05-26)
State: South Carolina · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: H 5683
Sponsors: B. Newton, Bailey, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, C. Mitchell, Chumley, Cromer, Edgerton, G.M. Smith, Gilreath, Guest, Haddon, J.E. Johnson, Jordan, Lawson, Lowe, Magnuson, McCravy, McGinnis, Oremus, Pace, Rankin, W. Newton, White
Bill Text
South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 H. 5683 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Reps. Rankin, Pace, C. Mitchell, Cromer, Gilreath, Bustos, Magnuson, Edgerton, Burns, Oremus, Bailey, Guest, Brittain, Chumley, J.E. Johnson, Haddon, Jordan, Lawson, Lowe, McGinnis, B. Newton, W. Newton, G.M. Smith, White, Willis and McCravy Document Path: LC-0459HDB26.docx Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 Introduced in the Senate on May 20, 2026 Last Amended on May 18, 2026 Currently residing in the Senate Summary: Redistricting, Congressional Districts HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 5/7/2026 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 93) 5/7/2026 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal‑page 93) 5/13/2026 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal‑page 5) 5/15/2026 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). W Newton, Garvin, McCravy, Ballentine, White, Edgerton, Hixon, Oremus, Cromer, Cox, Waters, Gilliard, Rivers, Kirby, Hewitt, Grant, Govan (House Journal‑page 8) 5/15/2026 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy 5/15/2026 House Amended (House Journal‑page 12) 5/15/2026 House Debate interrupted (House Journal‑page 12) 5/18/2026 House Amended (House Journal‑page 9) 5/18/2026 House Debate interrupted (House Journal‑page 9) 5/18/2026 House Special order, set for immediate consideration upon adoption of H. 5709 (Special order Resolution) (House Journal‑page 35) 5/19/2026 House Read second time 5/19/2026 House Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-36 5/20/2026 House Read third time and sent to Senate 5/20/2026 House Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-37 5/20/2026 Scrivener's error corrected 5/20/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 6) 5/20/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 6) 5/21/2026 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 20) 5/21/2026 Senate Debate interrupted (Senate Journal‑page 4) 5/22/2026 Senate Debate interrupted (Senate Journal‑page 7) 5/23/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal‑page 3) 5/26/2026 Senate Continued (Senate Journal‑page 2) 5/26/2026 Senate Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-18 (Senate Journal‑page 2) View the latest legislative information at the website RELATED MAP Map - May 07, 2026 (Original) House Redistricting Website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 05/07/2026 05/13/2026 05/15/2026 05/18/2026 05/19/2026 05/20/2026 05/20/2026-A Committee Report May 20, 2026 H. 5683 Introduced by Reps. Rankin, Pace, C. Mitchell, Cromer, Gilreath, Bustos, Magnuson, Edgerton, Burns, Oremus, Bailey, Guest, Brittain, Chumley, J. E. Johnson, Haddon, Jordan, Lawson, Lowe, McGinnis, B. Newton, W. Newton, G. M. Smith, White, Willis and McCravy S. Printed 5/20/26--S. Read the first time May 20, 2026 ________ The committee on Senate Judiciary To whom was referred a Bill (H. 5683) to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 7-19-35 so as to establish the election districts from which members of the U.S. House of Representatives, etc., respectfully Report: That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass: LUKE RANKIN for Committee. _______ A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED; and BY REPEALING SECTION 7-19-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Title 7 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Section 7‑19‑35. The State is divided into seven congressional districts as follows: District 1 Population County: Beaufort SC 187,117 County: Berkeley SC VTD: Alvin 1,230 VTD: Bethera 350 VTD: Beverly Hills 2,179 VTD: Bonneau 1,892 VTD: Bonneau Beach 2,100 VTD: Boulder Bluff 3,803 VTD: Bushy Park 42 VTD: Cainhoy 1,522 VTD: Cane Bay 5,038 VTD: Cane Bay East 1,877 VTD: Cane Bay North 2,008 VTD: Cane Bay South 3,131 VTD: Carnes Cross Road 2 1,460 VTD: Carnes Cross Roads 1 2,474 VTD: Central 3,890 VTD: Cobblestone 3,345 VTD: Cordesville 1,777 VTD: Cross 1,630 VTD: Cypress 3,422 VTD: Danie
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