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Democratic
· State Representative
Spencer Wetmore
Represents District 115 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
94%
on 268 party-line votes · House Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
88%
Yea or Nay on 1,179 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
5 of 13
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 9
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 Spencer Wetmore 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 Spencer Wetmore 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. Spencer Wetmore is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
16 of 268 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
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: Grant Free Conference Powers · 2026-06-25 · Failed 74–21 · most Democrats 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: Grant Free Conference Powers · 2026-06-25 · Failed 82–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
H5683 · Redistricting, Congressional Districts
In plain English Establishes new congressional election districts for South Carolina and repeals the previous district boundaries.
House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7 · 2026-05-18 · Passed 83–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
H5709 · Special Order, H. 5683
House: Recede · 2026-05-18 · Failed 26–82 · most Democrats 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: Concur In Senate Amendments · 2026-05-14 · Failed 13–91 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0325 · Department of Consumer Affairs
In plain English Creates a Department of Consumer Affairs in the executive branch, replacing the Commission on Consumer Affairs with an administrator appointed by the governor with Senate approval.
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-05-13 · Passed 84–22 · most Democrats 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: Passage Of Bill · 2026-04-01 · Passed 96–17 · most Democrats 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: Passage Of Bill · 2026-03-04 · Passed 95–18 · most Democrats 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 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-03-04 · Failed 25–91 · most Democrats voted the other way
H5073 · Public school grading
In plain English Requires public schools to condition credit and content recovery on completing assignments, limits certain assessments, and directs the state board to establish a task force to evaluate grading policies.
House: Table Motion To Recommit · 2026-03-04 · Passed 92–20 · most Democrats 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
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
H4042 · Ivermectin
House: Table Motion To Reconsider · 2026-08-11 · Passed 43–51
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
Republicans 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.
Tom HartnettRepublican · District 110 · 402 shared contested votes
58%
Christopher MurphyRepublican · District 98 · 60 shared contested votes
55%
Bill TaylorRepublican · District 86 · 357 shared contested votes
52%
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 (168 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Spencer Wetmore 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.
Introduced13
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers5
Became law5
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 9 bills that became law this session.
William Rakin Singleton
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of William Rakin "keem" Singleton Of James Island And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Became lawScrivener's error corrected · 2026-04-06
Gregory Anderson sympathy
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Gregory George Anderson Of Folly Beach And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-04-01
SFC Isaac Gethers Jr. Intersection
Request The Department Of Transportation Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At The Traffic Circle Located At The Intersection Of Camp Road And Fort Johnson Road On James Island In Charleston County That Contain The Words "in Memory Of Sgt. First Class Isaac Gethers Jr."
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-04-01
National Heritage Fellow Janie Bligen Hunter Intersection
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of River Road And Maybank Highway On Johns Island In Charleston County "janie Bligen Hunter '1984 National Heritage Fellow' Intersection" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-04-01
Human trafficking awareness and prevention training
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 40-33-31 So As To Require Certain Human Trafficking Awareness And Prevention Training For Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, And Advanced Practice Registered Nurses; By Adding Section 40-47-39 So As To Require Certain Human Trafficking Awareness…
Became lawAct No. 106 · 2026-03-12
Local planning
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 6-29-720, Relating To Zoning Ordinances, So As To Define "concurrency Programs"; And By Amending Section 6-29-1130, Relating To Regulations, So As To Include A Reference To An Adopted Concurrency Program.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Herbkersman, Erickson, Bradley · 2026-03-10
Educational institution applicant disclosures
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-22-960, Relating To Employer Immunity For Employees With Expunged Criminal Records, So As To Provide Employers And Educational Institutions May Not Require Applicants For Employment Or Admission To Disclose Arrests, Criminal Charges, Or Criminal Convictions…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-03-05
Dr. Layton McCurdy, sympathy
Express The Profound Sorrow Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives Upon The Passing Of Dr. Robert Layton Mccurdy Of Charleston And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy To His Family And Many Friends.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-02-17
Probate, notice to creditors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-9-720, Relating To Service On Unknown Parties By Publication For Certain Real Property Actions, So As To Allow Service By Publication To Be Published In Either The Print Or Online Version Of A Newspaper Of…
Passed one chamberReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-02-11
Solicitation of charitable funds
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 33-56-50, Relating To Organizations Exempt From Registration Provisions, So As To Increase Thresholds For Charities Requesting Exemptions; By Amending Section 33-56-70, Relating To Contracts With Professional Solicitors, So As To Limit Filing Requirements To Commercial…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2025-04-23
Speed control devices
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 57-7-230, Relating To The Construction And Maintenance Of Speed-control Devices, So As To Increase The Posted Speed Limit For Roads Or Streets Upon Which Municipalities Or Counties May Construct And Maintain Speed-control Devices.
Not out of committeeCommitted to Committee on Education and Public Works · 2025-04-10
Dental hygienists
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 40-15-85, Relating To Definitions Concerning The Regulation Of Dentists, Dental Hygienists, And Dental Technicians By The State Board Of Dentistry, So As To Define A Necessary Term; By Amending Section 40-15-80, Relating To Acts Considered…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2025-03-06
Lights Out Nights in SC
Declare The Nights Of March Through May And August Through October As "lights Out Nights In South Carolina Season" And To Urge South Carolina Residents To Turn Out Nonessential Lights At Night During These Critical Periods In The Spring And Fall For The Protection Of…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-02-13
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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