---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections - REAPPORTIONMENT: Adopting 2020 Census and Establishing New Senate and House Districts"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-19-35 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO INTERVENE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL ACTION CONCERNING THIS LEGISLATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE SENATE REGARDING REDISTRICTING; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 865"
citation: "South Carolina S 865 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Harpootlian", "Matthews", "Rankin", "Sabb", "Talley", "Young"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 27
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-12-06"
last_action: "2022-01-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8f5bba6-514b-4e9e-916b-7088a6b21415"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=865&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "e951788efee205c879fe1cf2543ae5b71c976baffe4b731075339f4a8e31a6c8"
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 S 865 (2021-2022) — Elections - REAPPORTIONMENT: Adopting 2020 Census and Establishing New Senate and House Districts

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-45 SO AS TO ESTABLISH ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7-19-35 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS WERE FORMERLY ELECTED; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO INTERVENE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL ACTION CONCERNING THIS LEGISLATION; TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE SENATE REGARDING REDISTRICTING; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF THE HOUSE REGARDING REDISTRICTING. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/865.htm)
2. **1/11/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20220111.htm)
3. **1/12/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20220112.htm)
4. **1/12/2022-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20220112a.htm)
5. **1/20/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20220120.htm)
6. **12/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20211206.htm)
7. **12/6/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20211206a.htm)
8. **12/7/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20211207.htm)
9. **12/8/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/865_20211208.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **68–36** (pass) · lower
- to lay on the table — **27–12** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **27–11** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **26–13** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **25–11** (pass) · upper
- to adopt — **26–15** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **72–33** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **74–35** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1 — **73–35** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Harpootlian — primary (person)
- Matthews — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
- Sabb — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-06** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-12-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-12-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-07** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- **2021-12-07** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2021-12-08** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-12-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-12-09** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-01-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-01-12** Special order, set for immediately after the adoption of H. 4781
- **2022-01-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-12** Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-35
- **2022-01-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-12** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-35
- **2022-01-13** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-01-13** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2022-01-13** Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-36
- **2022-01-20** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2022-01-20** Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-15
- **2022-01-20** Returned to House with amendments
- **2022-01-26** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-01-26** Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-33
- **2022-01-26** Ratified R 121
- **2022-01-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-27** Effective date 01/26/2022
- **2022-01-27** Act No. 118

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8f5bba6-514b-4e9e-916b-7088a6b21415`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).