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Republican
· State Representative
Doug Gilliam
Represents District 42 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 295 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
93%
Yea or Nay on 1,252 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
9 of 30
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 Doug Gilliam 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 Doug Gilliam 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. Doug Gilliam is circled.
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Times they broke with their party
8 of 295 party-line votes.
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
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
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 · 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
H4216 · Income tax
House: Passage Of Bill · 2025-05-06 · Passed 68–46 · most Republicans voted the other way
H3815 · House Rules revisions
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2025-01-29 · Passed 64–50 · 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 · 333 shared contested votes
73%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 397 shared contested votes
57%
David WeeksDemocrat · District 51 · 325 shared contested votes
45%
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 (95 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Doug Gilliam 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.
Introduced30
Out of committee12
Passed one chamber12
Passed both chambers9
Became law9
Never left committee18
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
Clinton High School baseball team
Recognize And Honor The Clinton High School Baseball Team, Coaches, And School Officials On An Outstanding 2026 Season, And To Congratulate Them For Winning The Class Aa State Baseball Championship Title.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-08-25
Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax
In plain English Allows additional counties to impose a sales and use tax for education capital improvements.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-10-470, Relating To Counties In Which The Education Capital Improvements Sales And Use Tax May Be Imposed, So As To Provide Additional Authorizations. – Ratified Title
Became lawAct No. 203 · 2026-06-02
County Veterans' Affairs officers
In plain English Requires the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to appoint one county veterans' affairs officer per county and directs the General Assembly to fund two full-time employees in each office.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 25-11-40, Relating To County Veterans' Affairs Officers, So As To Provide That The Secretary Of The South Carolina Department Of Veterans' Affairs Shall Appoint One County Veterans' Affairs Officer For Each County In The State…
Passed one chamberScrivener's error corrected · 2026-05-13
Col. Walter Todd Exit
Request The Department Of Transportation Name Interstate Highway 26 Exit 54 In Laurens County "col. Walter Blakely Todd Memorial Exit" And Place Appropriate Markers Or Signs Containing These Words At This Location.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Transportation · 2026-04-30
Chinese Land Ownership Prohibition
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Certain Companies Owned, In Whole Or In Part, Or Controlled By The People's Republic Of China Or The Chinese Communist Party May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin, Chapman, Gagnon, Sanders, Vaughan, Pedalino, Willis, Crawford, Erickson, Hartnett · 2026-04-01
Month of the military child
Recognize And Honor The Contributions And Personal Sacrifices Our Military Children Make And To Designate April 2026 As "month Of The Military Child" In South Carolina.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-03-26
United States Space Force
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 7-15-310, 7-15-610, 8-7-10, And 63-5-910, All Relating To Armed Forces Definitions, So As To Include Members Of The United States Space Force As Members Of The Armed Forces.
Passed one chamberReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-02-11
Purple Star School Program
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-46-60 So As To Provide For The Establishment Of A South Carolina Purple Star School Program, To Provide For An Application Process, And To Provide For The Display Of The Purple Star School Designation.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler · 2026-01-21
Residency Requirements
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-63-33, Relating To Residency Requirements Compliance, So As To Provide Flexibility In Enrollment Requirements For Military Families.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler · 2026-01-21
Military Installation Childcare
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-13-810, Relating To Registration Required For Family Childcare Homes, So As To Provide For Certain Exemptions For Childcare Providers On Military Installations.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler · 2026-01-21
Critical Infrastructure
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Prohibit Certain Contracts With Certain Foreign-owned Companies In Connection With Critical Infrastructure.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-01-15
Foster Care
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 63-7-2335 So As To Prohibit The Department Of Social Services And Child-placing Agencies From Requiring Foster Parents To Disclose Information Related To Firearms That Are Present In The Home; To Create Civil Penalties; And For…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-01-13
Laurens County School District 55
Amend Act 779 Of 1988, As Amended, Relating To Laurens County School District 55, So As To Reapportion The Seven Single-member Districts From Which Members Of The Laurens County School District 55 Board Of Trustees Must Be Elected, To Redesignate The Map Number On Which…
Became lawAct No. 87 · 2025-06-05
Laurens County School District 56
Amend Act 779 Of 1988, As Amended, Relating To Laurens County School District 56, So As To Reapportion The Seven Single-member Districts From Which Members Of The Laurens County School District 56 Board Of Trustees Must Be Elected, To Redesignate The Map Number On Which…
Became lawAct No. 88 · 2025-06-05
Social Work Interstate Compact Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "social Work Interstate Compact Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 63, Title 40 So As To Provide The Purpose, Functions, Operations, And Definitions Concerning The Compact, Among Other Things; By Adding Section 40-63-32 So…
Became lawAct No. 66 · 2025-05-27
“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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