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+type: "Bill"
+title: "PSC Elections"
+description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND THE PROVISION IN SECTION 58-3-20(C) THAT PROHIBITS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM HOLDING AN ELECTION UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE COURTS REGARDING ITS REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026; AND TO SUSPEND SECTION 2-20-15 FOR ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 4402"
+citation: "South Carolina H 4402 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Herbkersman"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-04-24"
+last_action: "2025-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e97b1fc2-888a-4dff-a72e-56e3db04dfe7"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4402&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "d100306fc30ba2102b75b5b4560a6ec94ac6634516ea526f9c527c543c6660fd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 4402 (2025-2026) — PSC Elections
+
+A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND THE PROVISION IN SECTION 58-3-20(C) THAT PROHIBITS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FROM HOLDING AN ELECTION UNTIL A FINAL DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE COURTS REGARDING ITS REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026; AND TO SUSPEND SECTION 2-20-15 FOR ELECTIONS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2025 AND 2026. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4402.htm)
+2. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250424.htm)
+3. **04/24/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250424a.htm)
+4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4402_20250501.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Joint Resolution — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Herbkersman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-24** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-29** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
+- **2025-04-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-30** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-01** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
+- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-07** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 81
+- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
+- **2025-06-05** Act No. 75
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e97b1fc2-888a-4dff-a72e-56e3db04dfe7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+