H 5012 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Rules, immediate consideration and questions during debate

Summary
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO AMEND RULE 5.16 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, RELATING TO IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A HOUSE OR CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONCERNING SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE, AND IF THE RESOLUTION IS REPORTED OUT FAVORABLY FROM THE RULES COMMITTEE, IT SHALL RECEIVE IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION; AND TO AMEND RULE 5.19, RELATING TO DEBATE ON PARTICULAR QUESTIONS BEFORE THE HOUSE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TIME LIMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MEMBER ACCEPTS QUESTIONS DURING THE MEMBER'S SPEECH, THE MEMBER MAY NOT THEREAFTER REFUSE TO ACCEPT QUESTIONS, AND SUCH REFUSAL SHALL RESULT IN THE TERMINATION OF THE MEMBER'S ALLOTTED TIME.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Jan 22, 2026
Floor votes · House Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

984
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 115
Jan 22, 2026
D Democratic33
23 Yea 4 Nay 6
69% Yea
R Republican82
75 Yea 7
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended and adopted
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 22, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-4-13)
house
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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