---
type: "Bill"
title: "Antisemitism"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH ANTISEMITISM IS CONSIDERED REGARDING ALL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY ACTS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4042"
citation: "South Carolina H 4042 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "Bauer", "Bernstein", "Brittain", "Elliott", "Gilliard", "Henegan", "Howard", "J.E. Johnson", "Jefferson", "Jordan", "King", "Pope", "Rutherford", "Stavrinakis", "W. Newton", "Wetmore", "Wheeler"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2024-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81824c41-506a-441a-9a39-c18530e50382"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4042&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "5abe8bc2c197c95a00af9ad169aed6f3a9c4183934cdc8a599bbb5c9c80637c8"
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 4042 (2023-2024) — Antisemitism

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 27 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK IN WHICH ANTISEMITISM IS CONSIDERED REGARDING ALL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATORY ACTS. - 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/4042.htm)
2. **02/28/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4042_20230228.htm)
3. **04/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4042_20240410.htm)
4. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4042_20240417.htm)
5. **04/19/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4042_20230419.htm)
6. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4042_20230504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **76–27** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bannister — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Bernstein — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Wheeler, Wetmore, King, Howard, Henegan, Stavrinakis, Bauer, Rutherford
- **2023-04-19** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-26** Requests for debate-Rep(s). McCravy, Harris, Magnuson, Cromer, Chumley, Burns, May. McCabe, Trantham, Vaughan, TA Morgan, Elliott, Bernstein, Jordan, White, Gilliard, Kirby, Hosey, Beach
- **2023-04-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Jordan, Pope, Bannister, J.E.Johnson, Brittain, Elliott
- **2023-05-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson
- **2023-05-02** Debate adjourned
- **2023-05-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Campsen, Sabb, Reichenbach, Tedder
- **2024-04-10** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-04-18** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-04-24** Roll call Yeas-xxx Nays-xxx
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 153
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-20** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-20** Act No. 138

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81824c41-506a-441a-9a39-c18530e50382`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).