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Republican
· State Representative
Lee Hewitt
Represents District 108 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 304 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 1,306 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
7 of 14
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 5
Roll calls on record
1,347
126th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 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 Lee Hewitt 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 Lee Hewitt 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. Lee Hewitt is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
9 of 304 party-line votes.
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
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: Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-03-25 · Failed 48–62 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4025 · Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
House: Adopt Amendment 18a Amendment Number 18a · 2025-05-06 · Failed 39–60 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4025 · Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
House: Table Motion To Reconsider · 2025-03-10 · Failed 22–86 · 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 · 343 shared contested votes
76%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 422 shared contested votes
60%
Chris HartDemocrat · District 73 · 234 shared contested votes
50%
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 (41 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Lee Hewitt 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.
Introduced14
Out of committee10
Passed one chamber10
Passed both chambers8
Became law7
Never left committee4
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
Hospitals
In plain English Allows hospitals to place beds in hallways and corridors during justified emergencies without meeting standard fire and building codes.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 44-7-255 So As To Provide For Fire And Building Code Exceptions For Placement Of Hospital Beds In Hallways, Corridors, Or Other Means Of Egress During Justified Emergencies. – Ratified Title
VetoedDebate adjourned · 2026-06-25
Property tax
In plain English Allows property taxed at four percent to continue at that rate after the owner dies, and allows certain property tax exemptions to continue after the owner dies.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-43-220, Relating To Assessment Ratios, So As To Provide That Under Certain Circumstances, Property Receiving The Four Percent Assessment Ratio Shall Continue At Four Percent When The Owner Dies; And By Adding Section 12-37-460 So…
Became lawAct No. 140 · 2026-05-26
William Hewitt "Witt" Mitchell
Recognize And Honor William Hewitt "witt" Mitchell For His Exemplary Service As A Page To The South Carolina House Of Representatives Since 2024 And To Commend Him For His Willingness To Serve As Acting Reading Clerk In The Absence Of The Distinguished James L. Mann…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-05-14
Gracie Hicks
Recognize And Honor Gracie Hicks, Of Murrells Inlet, For Her Outstanding Service, Leadership, And Impact To Communities Throughout The Palmetto State.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-05-05
Accommodations
In plain English Requires accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit state and local taxes and fees on lodging, and requires local governments to notify revenue officials of such impositions.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-36-72 So As To Specify The Party Responsible For Collecting And Remitting Certain Taxes And Fees Imposed On Accommodations; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definition Of Retailer, So As To Include Persons Operating…
Passed one chamberCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Finance · 2026-05-05
Jim Fitch 50th anniversary as executive director of the Rice Museum
Recognize And Honor Jim Fitch, Executive Director Of The Rice Museum, And To Congratulate Him Upon The Occasion Of His Fiftieth Anniversary Of Directing The Museum.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-04-16
Hospitals
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-7-130, Relating To Healthcare Facility Definitions, So As To Change The Definition Of Hospital.
Passed one chamberReferred to Committee on Medical Affairs · 2026-04-16
Linda Ketron, 2025 Frances Mims-Paul Talmadge Literary Advocacy
Recognize And Honor Linda Ketron, Founder Of Class Publishing And The Moveable Feast Literary Luncheon Program In Georgetown County, And To Congratulate Her Upon Receiving The 2025 Frances Mims-paul Talmadge Literary Advocacy Award.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-01-15
Dalton Buford Floyd Jr., sympathy
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Dalton Buford Floyd Jr. Of Murrells Inlet And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-04-23
Geales Gavin Sands, retirement
Honor Geales Gavin Sands, Executive Director Of The Frances P. Bunnelle Foundation, On The Occasion Of Her Retirement, To Extend Deep Appreciation For Her Twenty-one Years Of Working To Improve Quality Of Life For The People Of Georgetown County, And To Offer Best Wishes For…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-04-22
Building codes
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-9-6 So As To Define Terms; By Amending Section 6-9-55, Relating To The Requirement Of Council To Promulgate Regulations, So As To Require Regulations Are Consistent With The Provisions Of Chapter 9, Title 6; By…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2025-03-27
Rental property management licensure
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-57-20, Relating To Licensure Requirements For Real Estate Brokers, Salespersons, And Property Managers, So As To Require Licensure For Individuals Responsible For The Rental Or Management Of Three Or More Properties; And By Amending Section…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus · 2025-02-13
Short-term rentals
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-195 So As To Prohibit A Governing Body Of A Municipality, County, Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State From Enacting Or Enforcing An Ordinance, Resolution, Or Regulation That Prohibits The Rental Of A Residential…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs · 2025-01-30
Executive Office of Health Policy
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 44 So As To Create The Executive Office Of Health And Policy To Include The Departments Of Health Financing, Public Health, Aging, Intellectual And Related Disabilities, And Behavioral Health, And To Provide…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis · 2025-01-15
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. 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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