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D South Carolina Senate · District 45

Sen. Margie Bright Matthews

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Total votes
3,422
all sessions
Attendance
81%
682 missed
Lower than 90% of chamber peers
With party
93%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
191
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
6
assignments
191 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
191
Primary
191
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Primary S 1046
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Retirement-Chief Bobby Baker -Taylors Fire Department

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHIEF BOBBY SCOTT BAKER UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS FORTY-ONE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

Passed Mar 24, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 183
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Drug Induced Homicide

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-80 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 16-1-10, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION FROM THE CATEGORIZATION OF FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE.

Passed Mar 24, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1033
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Dale J. Moore

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF DALE JOHNSON MOORE AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Passed Mar 18, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 1013
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution formally celebrates the grand opening of the Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. The document honors the center as the first maritime museum dedicated exclusively to African-descended maritime art, history, and culture, named after internationally acclaimed artist Jonathan Green. It recognizes the institution's role in preserving and interpreting the legacy of African diasporic coastal communities within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Copies of the resolution are to be presented to Jonathan Green, Dr. Kim Cliett Long, and the center's leadership.

Passed Mar 17, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 964
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Suits and Sneakers Day

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO CANCER, AND RECOGNIZE MARCH 4, 2026, AS "SUITS AND SNEAKERS DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Passed Mar 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 990
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Harry Hopkins Bright

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF HARRY HOPKINS BRIGHT AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Passed Mar 10, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 974
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Lionel Smith, Ltd

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE LIONEL SMITH, LTD., ON THE OCCASION OF ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY; TO COMMEND THE STORE FOR ITS SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN MENSWEAR, TAILORING, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE; TO HONOR LIONEL "SMITTY" SMITH AND VAN SMITH FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL LIFE OF DOWNTOWN AIKEN AND THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA; AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED PROSPERITY.

Passed Mar 4, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 955
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
Laura Lorine Patterson Huggins Sympathy

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF LAURA LORINE PATTERSON HUGGINS AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Passed Feb 25, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 947
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
United States Women’s Hockey Team

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE 2026 UNITED STATES WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM AND TO RECOGNIZE ALL FEMALE ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES FOR THEIR DEDICATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND REPRESENTATION OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS AND LEADERSHIP.

Passed Feb 24, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary S 946
Passed · South Carolina Senate · Lead sponsor
George A. Malone

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF GEORGE A. MALONE AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Passed Feb 24, 2026 0 co-sponsors
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