S 1043 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Civil Air Patrol Leave Act

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CIVIL AIR PATROL LEAVE ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 23 TO TITLE 25 SO AS TO DEFINE NECCESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AIR PATROL LEAVE, TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES AND RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS REGARDING CIVIL AIR PATROL LEAVE, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROTECTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Signed Jun 30, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House May 14, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed

Total votes 45

May 7, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 30, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

May 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 14, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (105-0-10)

house

May 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference

lower

May 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

May 7, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0)

senate

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors