Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · South Carolina
Republican
· State Representative
Gary Brewer
Represents District 114 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
93%
on 232 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
83%
Yea or Nay on 1,114 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
9 of 22
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 Gary Brewer 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 Gary Brewer 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. Gary Brewer is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
16 of 232 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
H4042 · Ivermectin
House: Table Motion To Reconsider · 2026-08-11 · Passed 43–51 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4042 · Ivermectin
House: Commit · 2026-06-25 · Passed 58–37 · 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: Continue · 2026-04-22 · Failed 33–78 · 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
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: Adopt Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4sub · 2026-03-04 · Passed 75–29 · 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 4 Amendment Number 4sub · 2026-03-04 · Failed 32–72 · 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
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 70a Amendment Number 70a · 2025-05-06 · Failed 43–48
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 · 294 shared contested votes
73%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 340 shared contested votes
68%
Leon StavrinakisDemocrat · District 119 · 321 shared contested votes
58%
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 (233 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Gary Brewer 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.
Introduced22
Out of committee11
Passed one chamber11
Passed both chambers9
Became law9
Never left committee11
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
DNR
Affirm The Support Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives For The Lawful And Responsible Tradition Of Hunting Deer With Dogs; To Recognize And Support The Rights Of Private Property Owners; To Declare That Material Changes To The Laws Governing The Pursuit Of Deer With…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-08-25
Manufactured and modular homes
In plain English Prohibits local governments from blocking replacement of existing manufactured homes with other manufactured homes, updates modular home standards, and allows joint residential improvement districts between jurisdictions.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-29-735 So As To Prohibit Local Governments From Preventing The Continuance Of Lawful Nonconforming Use Of Property When A Preexisting Manufactured Home Is Replaced With Another Specific Manufactured Home, To Provide Exceptions, And To Provide…
Became lawEffective date 05/19/26 · 2026-06-05
Highway system construction
In plain English Extends a highway construction law's expiration date to July 1, 2032, and allows federal court lawsuits against the state regarding environmental policy assignments.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Act 36 Of 2019, Relating To Highway System Construction, So As To Change The Sunset Expiration Provision To July 1, 2032; And By Adding Section 57-3-790 So As To Provide The State Waives Immunity And Consents…
Became lawEffective date See Act for Effective Date · 2026-06-05
SC Community Choice Aggregation Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Community Choice Aggregation Act" By Adding Chapter 45 To Title 58 So As To Provide The Requirements For Establishing A Community Choice Aggregation; To Provide For The Related Duties Of The Public Service…
Not out of committeeScrivener's error corrected · 2026-06-04
Electric Retail Customer Choice and Third-Party Electric Suppliers
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 32 To Title 58 So As To Allow Eligible Customers To Purchase All Or Part Of Their Electricity Demand From Third-party Electric Suppliers; To Establish Related Terms, Conditions, And Requirements For Eligible Customers, Third-party Electric…
Not out of committeeScrivener's error corrected · 2026-06-04
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.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "insurance Rate Reduction And Policyholder Protection Act;" By Amending Section 38-3-110, Relating To Duties Of The Director Of The Department Of Insurance, So As To Expand Those Duties; By Adding Section 38-55-172 So…
Passed one chamberCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance · 2026-04-30
Lodging Accommodations Ejectment
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 27-40-120, Relating To The Residential Landlord Tenant Act Exclusions, So As To Exempt Certain Tenancies From The Act; By Adding Section 45-2-65 So As To Provide For Certain Rights For Owners To Demand A Tenant's…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith · 2026-04-14
Taxation on boats
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 1 Of Chapter 23, Title 50, Section 50-23-345, And Section 50-23-375, All Relating To The Titling Of Watercraft And Outboard Motors, So As To Provide For Regulations On Watercraft And Outboard Motors; By Amending Section…
Became lawAct No. 109 · 2026-04-02
Electricity Retail Choice
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Electric Retail Choice Act" By Adding Chapter 46 To Title 58 So As To Permit Residential And Small Commercial Customers To Choose Their Electric Generation Supplier; To Prohibit Competitive Electric Generation…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-03-26
SCAPA 60th
Congratulate The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association On The Occasion Of Its Sixtieth Anniversary And To Recognize The Association And Its Members For Their Many Contributions To The State's Transportation Infrastructure, Economy, Innovation, And Environmental Stewardship.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-03-25
Solar, Agricultural, Farmland and Environmental Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 33, Title 58 So As To Establish The "solar, Agricultural, Farmland, And Environmental Act"; To Provide For Definitions; To Establish Certificate Requirements For Construction Of Photovoltaic Energy Facilities; To Establish The Certificate…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-03-04
Assault and Battery, corrections officials
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-600, Relating To Assault And Battery Offenses, So As To Add That Assault And Battery Of A High And Aggravated Nature Occurs When A Person Injures A Corrections Officer In The Discharge Of Or Because…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam · 2026-02-03
Engineers Day
Recognize And Commend The Professional Engineers Who Live And Work In The Great State Of South Carolina, To Encourage All South Carolinians To Honor Our Engineers For Their Many Contributions To The Palmetto State's Quality Of Life, And To Declare Wednesday, February 25, 2026, As…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-01-28
Co-owned home
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 27-1-80 So As To Provide That Any Regulation Regarding The Use, Disposition, Sale, Or Any Imposition Of Any Prohibition, Restriction, Fee Imposition, Or Taxation Of A Co-owned Home Must Be Done By The General Assembly.
Not out of committeeCommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-01-21
Public school sports events scheduling
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-339 So As To Prohibit The Scheduling Of Sports Events For A High School To Occur On The Same Day On Which The School Is Holding Its Graduation Ceremonies Or Prom, And To Make Such…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works · 2026-01-13
“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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