---
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).