---
type: "Bill"
title: "Paid family leave"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-151 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-156 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON THE INITIAL PLACEMENT OF A CHILD BY ADOPTION FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3908"
citation: "South Carolina H 3908 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Ballentine", "Bannister", "Bernstein", "Brewer", "Calhoon", "Carter", "Caskey", "Cobb-Hunter", "Collins", "Crawford", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "G.M. Smith", "Garvin", "Gatch", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Henegan", "Hyde", "Lawson", "M.M. Smith", "McGinnis", "Mitchell", "Murphy", "Oremus", "Ott", "Pace", "Pope", "Robbins", "Rose", "Sandifer", "Stavrinakis", "T. Moore", "Tedder", "Trantham", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Wetmore", "Wheeler", "Whitmire", "Williams", "Willis", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec336ab9-fb0b-45e5-bbf8-d61c2a80dd37"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3908&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "fbd4495e352ecc08b6dabfce6d114fe67c76cef3f7d410a0bb2c427d1fc8b0e5"
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 3908 (2023-2024) — Paid family leave

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-151 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-156 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON THE INITIAL PLACEMENT OF A CHILD BY ADOPTION FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3908.htm)
2. **2/8/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230208.htm)
3. **3/30/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230330.htm)
4. **4/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230427.htm)
5. **4/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230404.htm)
6. **4/5/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230405.htm)
7. **5/4/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3908_20230504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Collins — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Garvin — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hyde — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Pace — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Tedder — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, Stavrinakis
- **2023-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow
- **2023-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2023-03-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
- **2023-03-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
- **2023-03-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter, Oremus, McGinnis, Trantham
- **2023-03-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, Gatch, Weeks, Rose, Alexander, Tedder, Garvin
- **2023-03-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2023-04-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, Sandifer, Hartnett, Robbins, Brewer, Pope, Pace, Henegan, Williams, Wheeler
- **2023-04-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, T.Moore, Hyde, Lawson
- **2023-04-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2023-04-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-06** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02** Special order, set for May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-02** Roll call Ayes-xxx Nays-xxx
- **2023-05-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- **2023-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-10** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 53
- **2023-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Effective date 06/26/23
- **2023-05-12** Act No. 17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec336ab9-fb0b-45e5-bbf8-d61c2a80dd37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).