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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "First responder automobile insurance premiums"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INSURERS OR AGENTS FROM CONSIDERING THE WORK-RELATED DRIVING RECORD OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER'S PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3259"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3259 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B.L. Cox", "Chapman", "Davis", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Holman", "Lawson", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "Pedalino", "Pope"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34e70e52-d052-4655-982f-c82f47634c36"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3259&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "ae5edc9250e0d74cad14fb696c432b354ed2a89053408e7fcaa72c2d15b08018"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3259 (2025-2026) — First responder automobile insurance premiums
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 38-77-128 SO AS TO PROHIBIT INSURERS OR AGENTS FROM CONSIDERING THE WORK-RELATED DRIVING RECORD OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN DETERMINING THE PREMIUM RATE FOR THE FIRST RESPONDER'S PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICY. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3259.htm)
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2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250226.htm)
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3. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250227.htm)
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4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20250416.htm)
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5. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3259_20241205.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Holman — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox, Ligon
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- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
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- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 172
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 133
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34e70e52-d052-4655-982f-c82f47634c36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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