H 3798 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Military chaplains

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 25-1-180 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR MILITARY CHAPLAINS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT MILITARY CHAPLAINS HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REFUSE TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Mar 9, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Feb 18, 2025

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 45

Feb 18, 2026

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

25

Key actions

10

Committee

4

Amendments

2

Mar 9, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)

senate

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 18, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (111-0-8)

house

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Leon Stavrinakis

Robert Williams

Shannon Erickson

Wendell Gilliard