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Republican
· State Representative
Carla Schuessler
Represents District 61 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
95%
on 294 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 1,278 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
4 of 11
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 5
Roll calls on record
1,347
126th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 23, 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 Carla Schuessler 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 Carla Schuessler 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. Carla Schuessler is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
16 of 294 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H4042 · Ivermectin
House: Commit · 2026-06-25 · Passed 58–37 · most Republicans voted the other way
S0933 · Legislative compensation
In plain English Increases combined legislative compensation and service allowance for state lawmakers to $47,500, adjusted every two years by inflation up to five percent.
House: Passage Of Bill · 2026-05-13 · Passed 59–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4270 · Evictions
House: Table Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a · 2026-05-13 · Passed 62–45 · most Republicans voted the other way
H5126 · Budget
In plain English Appropriates funds and provides revenues for South Carolina state government operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
House: Adopt Amendment 15a Amendment Number 15a · 2026-05-06 · Passed 62–42 · most Republicans voted the other way
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Table Amendment 27a Amendment Number 27a · 2026-04-22 · Passed 58–56 · most Republicans voted the other way
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Table Motion To Reconsider The Vote · 2026-04-22 · Passed 53–41 · most Republicans voted the other way
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Adopt Amendment 17a Amendment Number 17a · 2026-04-22 · Passed 56–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
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: Passage Of Bill · 2026-03-26 · Passed 58–53 · most Republicans voted the other way
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: Passage Of Bill · 2026-03-25 · Passed 65–50 · most Republicans voted the other way
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 Motion To Commit · 2026-03-25 · Passed 64–49 · 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
In plain English Requires age verification for electronic nicotine delivery system sales and updates related tobacco law definitions.
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 · 347 shared contested votes
77%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 419 shared contested votes
62%
David WeeksDemocrat · District 51 · 321 shared contested votes
53%
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 (69 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Carla Schuessler 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.
Introduced11
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber4
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
Evictions
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 30-2-60 So As To Provide For The Removal Of Certain Public Records. – Ratified Title
Became lawEffective date 01/01/27 · 2026-06-05
Support recycling in SC
Support And Encourage All Efforts To Reduce Waste Generation And Increase Opportunities For Waste Diversion Through Recycling Initiatives In Order To Address Decreasing Disposal Capacity.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-04-28
Conway- Holiday Capital of South Carolina
Dedicate The City Of Conway In Horry County As The Holiday Capital Of South Carolina.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-03-17
Gross income
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, So As To Provide That Gross Income Does Not Include Certain Retirement Benefits Received From The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System Or Other Retirement Benefits Received By Police Officers,…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox · 2026-03-04
Political Signs
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-30-180 So As To Provide A Homeowners Association The Ability To Adopt And Enforce Rules Relating To Political Signs Provided Those Rules Meet Criteria Designated By This Section.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-01-29
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
Recognize And Support "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day"; To Encourage The Participation Of Students, Educators, Engineers, Families, And Community Partners Across The State; And To Declare Tuesday, February 24, 2026, As "introduce A Girl To Engineering Day" In South Carolina.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-01-29
Child Welfare
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 63-7-2630 And 63-9-765 So As To Require Family Courts To Consider The Appropriateness Of No-contact Orders Or Supervised-contact Orders When Terminating Parental Rights Or Finalizing Adoptions; To Authorize These Orders; And For Other Purposes.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-01-22
South Carolina Fostering Futures Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Fostering Futures Act" By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 111, Title 59, So As To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Education To Waive Tuition And Fees For Certain Current And Former…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Ways and Means · 2026-01-22
Interior Designers
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-3-25 So As To Delineate Actions That Constitute The Practice Of Registered Interior Design And Specify Exclusions; By Amending Sections 40-3-5; 40-3-10; 40-3-20; 40-3-30; 40-3-80; 40-3-110; 40-3-115; 40-3-130; 40-3-140; 40-3-150; 40-3-200; 40-3-230; 40-3-240; 40-3-250; 40-3-260;…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-01-22
Helen Munnerlyn, retirement
Congratulate Helen Munnerlyn Upon The Occasion Of Her Retirement As Executive Director Of Leadership South Carolina, To Commend Her For More Than Two Decades Of Dedicated Service, And To Wish Her Much Continued Success And Fulfillment In The Years To Come.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-02-25
Travis E. Overton – sympathy
Recognize Travis E. Overton For His Seventeen Years Of Service To The State Of South Carolina As A Member Of The Coastal Carolina University Family In Support Of Its Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, And Friends, And To Express Profound Sorrow Upon His Sudden Passing.
Became lawIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence · 2025-02-19
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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