SC S0235 2026

Prostitution

Date of Vote: May 13, 2026

Chamber of Origin: Senate

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-90, Relating To Prostitution, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," Revise The Statute And Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution For Victims Of Human Trafficking And Victims Under The Age Of Eighteen; By Amending Section 16-15-100, Relating To Further Acts Of Prostitution, So As To Define Necessary Terms, Revise The Statute Regarding Promoting Prostitution, Increase The Penalties For Violations, And Provide Exceptions To Prosecution To Persons Coerced As Result Of Being A Victim Of Human Trafficking; By Amending Section 16-15-110, Relating To Solicitation Of Prostitution Offenses, So As To Define The Term "prostitution," And Increase The Penalties For Violations; And By Adding Section 16-15-115 So As To Provide That Persons Previously Convicted Of A Prostitution Offense May Be Eligible To Participate In A Treatment And Rehabilitation Program Under Certain Circumstances, And To Provide A Procedure For Expungement Of The Arrest Record. - Ratified Title

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Voted YEA

107
78.5% REPUBLICANS21.5% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

1
0% REPUBLICANS100% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

Timothy MorganState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:94.44
Patrick HaddonState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:100.00
Stephen FrankState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:89.29
Dianne MitchellState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:100.00
Paul WickensimerState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:100.00
Chandra DillardState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:44.74

Voted nay

James RutherfordState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:39.47

Not Voting

Gil GatchState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:86.84
Brandon GuffeyState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:94.44
J. David WeeksState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:52.63
Jermaine JohnsonState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:42.11
Richard YowState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:89.47
Frank AtkinsonState HouseSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:73.68
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