South Carolina H 4717: Female Health and Wellness Act

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2025-2026 Bill 4717 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4717

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA code of laws BY ADDING SECTION 
7-19-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE 
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION; 
AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-19-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS 
OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO AUTHORIZE THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO INTERVENE IN ANY STATE OR 
FEDERAL ACTION CONCERNING THIS LEGISLATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
SENATE TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE 
SENATE REGARDING REDISTRICTING; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF 
THE HOUSE REGARDING REDISTRICTING.

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

 Area

 Population

 County: Beaufort SC 

 187,117

 County: Berkeley SC 

 229,861

 County: Charleston SC

 VTD: Awendaw 

 1,621

 VTD: Christ Church 

 1,164

 VTD: Edisto Island 

 1,884

 VTD: Folly Beach 1 

 920

 VTD: Folly Beach 2 

 1,196

 VTD: Isle Of Palms 1A 

 1,120

 VTD: Isle of Palms 1B 

 1,524

 VTD: Isle of Palms 1C 

 1,758

 VTD: James Island 10 

 2,195

 VTD: James Island 11 

 2,559

 VTD: James Island 12 

 1,661

 VTD: James Island 13 

 2,088

 VTD: James Island 14 

 1,129

 VTD: James Island 15 

 2,166

 VTD: James Island 17 

 2,355

 VTD: James Island 19 

 2,233

 VTD: James Island 1A 

 2,687

 VTD: James Island 1B 

 1,408

 VTD: James Island 2 

 7,318

 VTD: James Island 20 

 1,976

 VTD: James Island 22 

 1,920

 VTD: James Island 3 

 1,069

 VTD: James Island 5A 

 1,875

 VTD: James Island 5B 

 1,108

 VTD: James Island 6 

 2,102

 VTD: James Island 7 

 2,684

 VTD: James Island 8A 

 1,842

 VTD: James Island 8B 

 2,568

 VTD: James Island 9 

 1,837

 VTD: Johns Island 1A 

 2,742

 VTD: Johns Island 1B 

 3,313

 VTD: Johns Island 3A 

 5,443

 VTD: Johns Island 3B 

 2,184

 VTD: Johns Island 4 

 1,860

 VTD: Kiawah Island 

 2,012

 VTD: McClellanville 

 1,975

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 1 

 1,904

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 10 

 1,358

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 11 

 1,903

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 12 

 3,436

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 13 

 1,630

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 14 

 2,113

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 15 

 2,919

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 16 

 948

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 17 

 3,786

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 18 

 1,528

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 19 

 2,968

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 2 

 1,564

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 20 

 1,715

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 21 

 2,194

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 22 

 2,266

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 23 

 2,724

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 24 

 1,040

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 25 

 1,402

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 26 

 734

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 27 

 4,062

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 28 

 1,560

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 29 

 385

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 3 

 1,914

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 30 

 2,607

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 31 

 2,093

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 32 

 3,609

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 33 

 5,428

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 34 

 2,358

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 35 

 7,539

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 36 

 2,481

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 37 

 4,732

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 38 

 2,331

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 39 

 5,875

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 4 

 2,032

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 5 

 1,644

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 6 

 2,648

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 7 

 1,353

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 8 

 1,193

 VTD: Mt. Pleasant 9 

 1,354

 VTD: Sullivans Island 

 1,891

 VTD: Town of Seabrook 

 2,178

 VTD: Wadmalaw Island 1 

 1,406

 VTD: Wadmalaw Island 2 

 1,442

 County Charleston SC Subtotal 

 179,743

 County: Colleton SC

 VTD: Edisto Beach 

 1,253

 VTD: Green Pond 

 1,105

 County Colleton SC Subtotal 

 2,358

 County: Dorchester SC

 VTD: Ashborough East 

 2,166

 VTD: Ashborough East 2 

 1,045

 VTD: Ashborough West 

 924

 VTD: Ashborough West 2 

 1,538

 VTD: Bacons Bridge 

 3,470

 VTD: Bacons Bridge 2 

 1,332

 VTD: Beech Hill 

 1,657

 VTD: Beech Hill 2 

 Block: 450350108014000 

 1,050

 Block: 450350108014001 

 40

 Block: 450350108014002 

 130

 Block: 450350108014003 

 149

 Block: 450350108014004 

 61

 Block: 450350108014008 

 69

 Block: 450350108014009 

 455

 Block: 450350108014010 

 70

 Block: 450350108014012 

 64

 Block: 450350108014013 

 77

 Block: 450350108014014 

 26

 VTD Beech Hill 2 Subtotal 

 2,191

 VTD: Brandymill 

 993

 VTD: Brandymill 2 

 1,956

 VTD: Briarwood 

 2,153

 VTD: Briarwood 2 

 1,522

 VTD: Briarwood 3 

 1,008

 VTD: Butternut 

 2,971

 VTD: Carolina 

 2,965

 VTD: Central 

 2,206

 VTD: Cen