Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · South Carolina
Republican
· State Representative
Patrick Haddon
Represents District 19 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
97%
on 276 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 1,222 of 1,347 roll calls · House median 90%
Their bills that became law
4 of 15
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 Patrick Haddon 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 Patrick Haddon 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. Patrick Haddon is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
7 of 276 party-line votes.
H5683 · Redistricting, Congressional Districts
In plain English Establishes new congressional election districts for South Carolina and repeals the previous district boundaries.
House: Table Amendment 605 Amendment Number 605 · 2026-05-19 · Passed 72–38 · 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: Passage Of Bill · 2026-03-04 · Passed 95–18 · 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 5 Amendment Number 5 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 79–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4759 · Intoxicating Hemp Beverages
House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2sub · 2026-02-04 · Passed 59–52 · most Republicans voted the other way
S0287 · Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Regulation
House: Table Amendment 20 Amendment Number 20 · 2026-01-21 · Passed 54–45 · most Republicans voted the other way
H4025 · Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
House: Adopt Amendment 55a Amendment Number 55a · 2025-05-06 · Failed 45–50 · most Republicans voted the other way
S0074 · Electronic Records
House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4 · 2025-04-23 · Failed 36–63 · 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
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
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 · 305 shared contested votes
72%
Jackie HayesDemocrat · District 55 · 378 shared contested votes
54%
Chris HartDemocrat · District 73 · 211 shared contested votes
46%
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 (125 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Patrick Haddon 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.
Introduced15
Out of committee6
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.
Unstructured and self-directed recess in public schools
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-10-10, Relating To Physical Education And Physical Activity Requirements In Public Schools, So As To Expand Such Requirements To Include Students In Four-year-old Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade And To Establish Requirements For Physical Education, Physical…
Became lawAct No. 202 · 2026-06-02
Roadside Markets
In plain English Exempts certain farmer-operated roadside markets from local zoning rules and some state and local regulations.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-145 So As To Provide That Certain Roadside Markets Operated By Farmers Are Not Considered Commercial Operations For Local Zoning Purposes And Are Exempt From Certain Local And State Regulatory Requirements, And To Define Necessary…
Became lawAct No. 157 · 2026-05-26
Bioenergy; Forest Products
In plain English Requires energy produced from certain biomass sources to be considered carbon neutral and from other sources carbon negative.
Official synopsis: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-23-185 So As To Define "biomass" And Other Relevant Terms; To Require That Energy Produced From Certain Sources Be Considered Carbon Neutral And From Other Sources Carbon Negative; And For Other Purposes. – Ratified Title
Became lawAct No. 117 · 2026-04-23
Foreign ownership of real estate
In plain English Prohibits companies owned in whole or part by U.S.-declared foreign adversaries from owning, leasing, possessing or controlling real estate in South Carolina, and voids fraudulent transactions.
Official synopsis: 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, By Any United States-declared Foreign Adversary May Not Own, Lease, Possess, Or Exercise Any Control Over Any Real Estate In This…
Passed one chamberReferred to Committee on Judiciary · 2026-04-22
Property Rights Protection Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 28-2-70, Relating To The Appraisal Of Property And Condemnor's Right To Enter Upon Land For Limited Purposes So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Condemnor To Knowingly Make Certain False, Fraudulent, Or…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese · 2026-04-01
Firearm Safety Pilot Program
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Provide That The Department Of Education Shall Establish A Firearm Safety Program, To Provide Instruction Requirements, And To Provide For The Development Of The Program.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works · 2026-03-11
Lab grown/cultured meat
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Article 5 Of Chapter 17, Title 47, Relating To Misrepresenting Products That Are Cell-cultured Meat, So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Manufacture, Sell, Or Distribute Artificial Or Cell-cultivated Food Products In This State, To…
Passed one chamberMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt · 2026-02-25
Income tax deduction
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-6-1155 So As To Allow A Deduction For A Farmer Who Sells Or Leases Farmland To A Beginning Farmer Or Enters Into A Crop-share Agreement With An Existing Farmer, And To Set Forth The Limitations…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby · 2026-02-17
Young Farmer Loan Program
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 48-59-160 So As To Establish The "young Farmer Loan Program" Under The South Carolina Conservation Bank Act; And By Amending Section 48-59-50, Relating To Bank Powers And Duties Of The South Carolina Conservation Bank, So…
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger · 2026-02-12
Conservation tax credit
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-3515, Relating To The Income Tax Credit For Conservation Or Qualified Conservation Contribution Of Real Property, So As To Increase The Amount Of The Credit Allowed.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam · 2026-01-21
Excused school absences
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-1-462 So As To Excuse Absences, Not To Exceed Ten School Days Per School Year, For Public School Students When Participating In Certain Career And Technical Student Organization Experiences, And To Provide Students And Their…
Became lawAct No. 6 · 2025-05-07
Agriculture
An Amendment To The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, By Adding Section 26 To Article I So As To Provide That All Individual Citizens In This State Have The Inalienable Right To Grow, Raise, Harvest, Produce, And Consume Food Of Their Own Choosing.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Edgerton · 2025-02-12
Farmer Protection Act
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 1, Title 46 By Enacting The "farmers Protection Act" So As To Prevent Discrimination In Financing Against Farmers.
Not out of committeeMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Long, Oremus, Gibson, Huff, Burns, Magnuson, Edgerton · 2025-01-28
Food and Beverage Labels
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 39-25-220 So As To Provide For Certain Food And Beverage Labeling.
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs · 2025-01-14
Campus security
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-116-10; Section 59-116-20; Section 59-116-30; Section 59-116-80; And Section 59-116-120, All Relating To The Establishment And Conduct Of Campus Security Departments By Private Institutions Of Higher Learning In This State, So As To Include The…
Not out of committeeReferred to Committee on Education and Public Works · 2025-01-14
“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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