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S 11 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee

Summary
AN ACT 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 AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE" AND TO INCREASE CERTAIN PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAmends definition of eligible state employees for paid family leave, expanding access to this worker benefit and aligning with labor protections.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Jun 30, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Jun 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Matthews
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Ballentine, Collins, Cobb-Hunter
lower
May 14, 2026
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 13, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-14)
house
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0)
senate
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Darrell Jackson
Darrell Jackson
DDemocratic
SC
21
P
Photo of Tom Davis
Tom Davis
RRepublican
SC
46