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Republican
· State Representative
Bill Chumley
Represents District 35 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
90%
on 205 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
63%
Yea or Nay on 849 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
0 of 15
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 5
Roll calls on record
1,347
126th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 126th General Assembly.
How Bill Chumley votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Bill Chumley sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Bill Chumley is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
20 of 205 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Table Motion To Recommit · 2026-04-21 · Failed 54–54 · most Republicans voted the other way
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Continue · 2026-04-21 · Failed 46–61 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4817 · Insurance Rate Reduction and Policy Holder Protection Act
In plain English Prohibits residential builders and contractors from paying or rebating insurance deductibles, and expands insurance fraud investigation and enforcement duties.
House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 62–52 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4817 · Insurance Rate Reduction and Policy Holder Protection Act
In plain English Prohibits residential builders and contractors from paying or rebating insurance deductibles, and expands insurance fraud investigation and enforcement duties.
House: Table Amendment 8 Amendment Number 8 · 2026-04-01 · Passed 71–39 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4216 · Income tax
In plain English Reduces the top income tax rate to 5.21 percent, creates a 1.99 percent tax bracket, allows a state income adjusted deduction, and establishes a maximum earned income tax credit.
House: Concur In Senate Amendments · 2026-03-10 · Passed 71–49 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4763 · Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act
In plain English Prohibits approaching, impeding, harming, or harassing first responders or emergency medical care providers after being warned verbally.
House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 83–31 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4762 · School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
House: Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-02-25 · Passed 76–38 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4762 · School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-02-25 · Failed 35–78 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4759 · Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
House: Motion To Recommit · 2026-02-04 · Passed 63–50 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4759 · Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
House: Table Motion To Reconsider Recommit Bill · 2026-02-04 · Failed 50–60 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Table Motion To Recommit · 2026-04-21 · Failed 54–54
H4767 · Physician Noncompete Contract Prohibition
In plain English Prohibits noncompete clauses in physician contracts while allowing recoupment of certain expenses and protection of legitimate business interests.
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-03-25 · Failed 53–53
S0287 · Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation
House: Table Amendment 26 Amendment Number 26 · 2026-01-21 · Passed 50–48
H4759 · Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
House: Table Motion To Recommit · 2026-02-04 · Passed 56–53
H4025 · Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
House: Adopt Amendment 55a Amendment Number 55a · 2025-05-06 · Failed 45–50
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Lucas AtkinsonDemocrat · District 57 · 232 shared contested votes
33%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 287 shared contested votes
24%
Heather BauerDemocrat · District 75 · 308 shared contested votes
19%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (498 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Bill Chumley was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced15
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
Antique motor vehicle tags
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 56-3-2210 And 56-3-2230, Both Relating To Classification Of Certain Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles As Antique, So As To Clarify That Antique Motor Vehicles May Be Used At Night For Purposes Identified In These Sections If…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns · 2026-01-14
Old Antioch Church Way
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of South Carolina Highway 417 In Spartanburg County From The Enoree River To South Carolina Highway 101 "old Antioch Church Way" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2025-05-08
Public School-Based Canneries Pilot Program
Provide A Three-year Pilot Program Establishing Public School-based Community Canneries Where Members Of The General Public May Bring Locally Grown Produce To Be Canned For Their Personal Use, And To Provide Related Responsibilities Of The State Board Of Education And Clemson Extension Agency.
Passed one chamberReferred to Committee on Education · 2025-05-01
Ejections
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Provide For The Removal Of Certain Park Guests Under Certain Circumstances.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns · 2025-02-26
State Work Program
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 17 To Chapter 13, Title 24 So As To Establish A State Work Program Within The Department Of Corrections.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton · 2025-02-12
Judicial Elections, lawyer-legislators
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 2-19-5, Relating To South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission Creation, Appointment, And Terms, So As To Require Attorney-legislators Who Serve On The Commission To Recuse Themselves From The Vote And Screening Process Of Judges Or…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton · 2025-02-12
Stand Your Ground, religious services
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-420, Relating To Intent And Findings Of The General Assembly Relating To The Article Commonly Referred To As Stand Your Ground, So As To Include Places Of Worship; By Amending Section 16-11-430, Relating To Definitions…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton · 2025-02-12
Daylight Saving Time
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 1, Title 1 So As To Provide That The Time Known As Eastern Standard Time Is Advanced By One Hour Beginning At 2:00 A.m. On The Second Sunday Of March Of 2025,…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile · 2025-02-06
Disrupting a religious service or funeral
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-530, Relating To Public Disorderly Conduct, So As To Restructure The Offense To Include Disrupting Or Disturbing A Religious Service Or Funeral In The Purview Of The Statute And To Provide Graduated Penalties For A…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2025-01-14
Residential architectural review enforcement suspension
Place A Moratorium On The Enforcement Of Architectural Review Ordinances For Commercial Properties Until July 1, 2028.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2025-01-14
African-American Confederate Veterans Monument
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 10-1-220 So As To Provide For An African American Confederate Veterans Monument; By Adding Section 10-1-230 So As To Establish An African American Confederate Veterans Monument Commission, To Provide The Composition Of The Commission, To…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2025-01-14
Telephone Solicitation Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "telephone Solicitation Act" By Adding Chapter 31 To Title 37 So As To Provide Definitions, Prohibit Certain Telephonic Sales Calls, Prohibit Certain Commercial Telephone Sellers From Using Certain Technology, To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption For…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2025-01-14
Motor vehicles, proof of insurance
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 56-10-225, Relating To The Maintenance Of Proof Of Insurance In A Vehicle, So As To Clarify That A Motor Vehicle May Not Be Confiscated Based On A Violation Of This Section.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2025-01-14
Classic cars
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 1-1-668 So As To Designate The Restoration, Exhibition, Showing, And Enjoyment Of Classic And Antique Motor Vehicles As The Official Family-friendly Pastime Of The State.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs · 2025-01-14
Bad faith copyright infringement
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-5-190 So As To Provide That It Is An Unlawful Trade Practice For A Person Or Entity To Make A Bad Faith Assertion Of Copyright Infringement, To Provide Evidentiary Considerations, And To Provide Remedies.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2025-01-14
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Invoke The Previous Question (cloture))
H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Table Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a)
H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Table Amendment 2a Amendment Number 2a)
H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Table Motion To Waive Rule 4.8)
H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Waive Rule 4.8)
H3305 · 2026-08-25
Supplemental Appropriations (House: Concur In Senate Amendments)
H5126 · 2026-08-11
Budget (House: Proviso To 117.220)
H5126 · 2026-08-11
Budget (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H4042 · 2026-08-11
Ivermectin (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H4300 · 2026-08-11
Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors (House: Concur In Senate Amendments)
H3924 · 2026-06-25
Hemp-derived ingestible (House: Adopt Conference Report)
S0011 · 2026-06-25
Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H4042 · 2026-06-25
Ivermectin (House: Table Motion To Commit)
H4042 · 2026-06-25
Ivermectin (House: Commit)
H3387 · 2026-06-25
Unlawful occupants of property (House: Adopt Conference Report)
S0428 · 2026-06-25
Fraudulent Check Expungement (House: Override Veto By The Governor)
H4069 · 2026-06-25
Patient-Friendly Billing (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H3558 · 2026-06-25
Commissioners to Article V Convention (House: Override Veto By The Governor)
H3021 · 2026-06-25
Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H4248 · 2026-06-25
Food labeling (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H5538 · 2026-06-25
Guarantee Banking Act (House: Concur In Senate Amendments)
H4763 · 2026-06-25
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (House: Grant Free Conference Powers)
H4763 · 2026-06-25
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act (House: Grant Free Conference Powers)
H4635 · 2026-06-25
Physical Fitness Services (House: Adopt Conference Report)
H4709 · 2026-06-25
US produced iron and steel (House: Adopt Conference Report)
S0238 · 2026-06-25
Sine Die (House: Override Veto By The Governor)
S0922 · 2026-06-25
Appointments (House: Concur In Senate Amendments)
H5683 · 2026-05-20
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Passage Of Bill)
H5683 · 2026-05-20
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Passage Of Bill)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 16 Amendment Number 16)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 17 Amendment Number 17sub)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 18 Amendment Number 18)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Adopt Amendment 21 Amendment Number 21)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 605 Amendment Number 605)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 22 Amendment Number 22)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 46 Amendment Number 46)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 65 Amendment Number 65)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 124 Amendment Number 124)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 144 Amendment Number 144)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 303 Amendment Number 303)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 309 Amendment Number 309)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 435 Amendment Number 435)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 482 Amendment Number 482)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 601 Amendment Number 601)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Amendment 602 Amendment Number 602)
H5683 · 2026-05-19
Redistricting, Congressional Districts (House: Table Motion To Reconsider)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1347 total roll-call votes this session).
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