H 3645 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Paid family leave

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-11-150 AND 8-11-155, BOTH RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE IN THE EVENT OF THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A CHILD FOR ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEES.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

82–18

Passed · 18 other

Total votes 118

Apr 30, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican85

50 Yea 18 Nay 17

58% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 12, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

27 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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