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How everyone voted: The “Fingerprint Background Checks Update” (S 996) | Votenoted

South Carolina Senate vote

The “Fingerprint Background Checks Update” (S 996)

Official title: Fingerprint Background Checks Update

Passed: 43 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting

Mar 25, 2026, S 996

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

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

How each party voted

Republicans31 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting
Democrats12 YES · 0 NO

Yes (43)

Republicans (31)

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
Tom FernandezState Senator
Michael GambrellState Senator
Stephen GoldfinchState Senator
Lawrence GroomsState Senator
Greg HembreeState Senator
Michael JohnsonState Senator
Joshua KimbrellState Senator
Shane MartinState Senator
Shane MasseyState Senator
Harvey PeelerState 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 (12)

Karl AllenState Senator
Tameika DevineState Senator
Jeffrey GrahamState Senator
Bradley HuttoState Senator
Darrell JacksonState Senator
Margie MatthewsState Senator
Russell OttState Senator
Ronnie SabbState Senator
Ed SuttonState Senator
Deon TedderState Senator
Overture WalkerState Senator

Absent (3)

Republicans (3)

Billy GarrettState Senator
Carlisle KennedyState Senator
Matthew LeberState 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).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

Kent Williams

State Senator