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Democratic
· State Representative
Lonnie Hosey
Represents District 91 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
96%
on 306 party-line votes · House Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
90%
Yea or Nay on 1,217 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
4 of 10
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 Lonnie Hosey 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 Lonnie Hosey 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. Lonnie Hosey is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
13 of 306 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 82–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
H5709 · Special Order, H. 5683
House: Adjourn For The Day · 2026-05-18 · Passed 80–14 · 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
H3924 · Hemp-derived ingestible
In plain English Requires regulation of the sale of hemp-derived consumable products.
House: Adjourn For The Day · 2026-04-21 · Passed 67–44 · 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
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 Democrats voted the other way
H4216 · Income tax
House: Concur In Senate Amendments · 2026-03-10 · Passed 71–49 · most Democrats voted the other way
H4762 · School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
House: Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-02-25 · Passed 76–38 · most Democrats voted the other way
H4762 · School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 · 2026-02-25 · Failed 35–78 · most Democrats voted the other way
H4756 · South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act
House: Passage Of Bill · 2026-01-29 · Passed 96–19 · 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
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
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.
Christopher MurphyRepublican · District 98 · 60 shared contested votes
60%
Tom HartnettRepublican · District 110 · 440 shared contested votes
58%
Bill TaylorRepublican · District 86 · 393 shared contested votes
48%
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 (130 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Lonnie Hosey 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.
Introduced10
Out of committee4
Passed one chamber4
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee6
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 9 bills that became law this session.
Veterans Memorial Highway
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of Patterson Mill Road From South Carolina Highway 125 In Allendale County To South Carolina Highway 64 In Barnwell County "veterans Memorial Highway" And Place Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Transportation · 2026-05-12
Sgt. O.J. Smith Memorial Road
Request The Department Of Transportation Name Moody Road In The Town Of Martin In Allendale County From Millet Road To Patterson Mill Drive "sgt. Orenthial J. 'o.j.' Smith Memorial Road" And Erect Appropriate Markers Or Signs At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-05-07
The Honorable Dorothy S. Riley Highway
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Portion Of United States Highway 278 East From Feed Lot Road To The Town Limit Of Fairfax In Allendale County The "honorable Dorothy S. Riley Highway" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Transportation · 2026-04-30
Johnnie Doctor Jr. Memorial Intersection
Request The Department Of Transportation Name The Intersection Of United States Highways 278 And 301 In The Town Of Allendale In Allendale County "petty Officer 1st Class Johnnie Doctor Jr. Memorial Intersection" And Place Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2026-03-19
Mayor William Holmes
Recognize And Honor The Honorable William Holmes For His Historic Election On April 13, 1976, And Commend Him For Twenty Years Of Distinguished Service As Mayor Of The Town Of Allendale, And For A Lifetime Of Military, Professional, And Civic Achievements Which Represent A Defining…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-02-19
Doreatha Gillis-Bishop, sympathy
Remember And Honor The Life Of Doreatha Gillis-bishop And To Express The Deepest Sympathy Of The Members Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives To Her Family And Many Friends Upon Her Passing.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-02-11
Mt. Joy Holiness Church
Congratulate Mt. Joy Holiness Church Of Ulmer On The Occasion Of Its Fifty-second Anniversary And To Commend The Church For More Than A Half-century Of Service To God And The Community.
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2026-01-15
I-95 Corridor Authority Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 54 To Title 11 So As To Establish The "i-95 Corridor Authority Act" And To Provide For The Composition, Duties, And Powers Of The Authority.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry · 2026-01-13
Benjamin F. Corbett Highway
Request The Department Of Transportation Name South Carolina Highway 389 In Orangeburg County From The Town Of Neeses To The Orangeburg/aiken County Line "benjamin F. Corbett Memorial Highway" And Erect Appropriate Signs Or Markers At This Location Containing These Words.
Not out of committeeAdopted, returned to House with concurrence · 2025-04-30
Community Health Worker Awareness Week in SC
Declare The Week Of August 25 Through August 29, 2025, As "community Health Worker Awareness Week" In South Carolina, In Recognition Of The Vital Contributions That Community Health Workers Make To Public Health, And To Encourage Continued Support And Collaboration At All Levels To Advance…
Became lawIntroduced and adopted · 2025-04-29
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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