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S 695 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Unauthorized Fees for Claim Assistance

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SAFEGUARDING AMERICAN VETERANS' BENEFITS ACT"; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 11, TITLE 25, SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, SET GUIDELINES AND LIMITS FOR COMPENSATION, MEMORIALIZE TERMS, AND STATE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill explicitly safeguards veterans' benefits through fee restrictions, compensation guidelines, and penalties for noncompliance, aligning with protective measures for veterans' services.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
Feb 5, 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
27
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-24)
house
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0)
senate
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ed Sutton
Ed Sutton
DDemocratic
SC
20
P
Photo of Jeffrey Graham
Jeffrey Graham
DDemocratic
SC
35
P
Photo of Overture Walker
Overture Walker
DDemocratic
SC
22
P
Photo of Tameika Isaac Devine
Tameika Isaac Devine
DDemocratic
SC
19
P
Photo of Tom Young
Tom Young
RRepublican
SC
24