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How everyone voted: The “Increased Penalties for Driving Without a License” (S 59) | Votenoted

South Carolina Senate vote

The “Increased Penalties for Driving Without a License” (S 59)

Official title: Increased Penalties for Driving Without a License

Passed: 38 yes, 0 no, 7 not voting

Jan 14, 2026, S 59

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: scstatehouse.gov(opens in a new tab)

How each party voted

Republicans30 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting
Democrats8 YES · 0 NO · 4 not voting

Yes (38)

Republicans (30)

Brian AdamsState Senator
Thomas AlexanderState Senator
Sean BennettState Senator
Allen BlackmonState Senator
Lee BrightState Senator
George CampsenState Senator
Richard CashState Senator
JD ChaplinState Senator
Wes ClimerState Senator
Thomas CorbinState Senator
Ronnie CromerState Senator
Thomas DavisState Senator
Jason ElliottState Senator
Michael GambrellState Senator
Billy GarrettState Senator
Lawrence GroomsState Senator
Greg HembreeState Senator
Michael JohnsonState Senator
Carlisle KennedyState Senator
Matthew LeberState Senator
Shane MartinState Senator
Shane MasseyState Senator
Luke RankinState Senator
Mike ReichenbachState Senator
Rex RiceState Senator
Everett StubbsState Senator
Ross TurnerState Senator
Danny VerdinState Senator
Thomas YoungState Senator
Jeff ZellState Senator

Democrats (8)

Tameika DevineState Senator
Jeffrey GrahamState Senator
Bradley HuttoState Senator
Russell OttState Senator
Ronnie SabbState Senator
Ed SuttonState Senator
Deon TedderState Senator
Kent WilliamsState Senator

Absent (7)

Republicans (3)

Stephen GoldfinchState Senator
Joshua KimbrellState Senator
Harvey PeelerState Senator

Democrats (4)

Karl AllenState Senator
Darrell JacksonState Senator
Margie MatthewsState Senator
Overture WalkerState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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