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Margie Bright Matthews
SC Senate District 45
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 10Education 5Healthcare 5Transportation & Infrastructure 5Environment & Energy 3Housing 3Criminal Justice & Policing 2Economy & Taxes 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Agriculture 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Defense & Military 1Elections & Voting 1Social Services & Welfare 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| SC Senate District 45 current
South Carolina |
Democratic | Oct 27, 2015 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (676 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| H 4025 — Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Nay | Apr 23, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 4025 — Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026 | Yea | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 534 — Removal of State Teasurer | Yea | Apr 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2 — Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | Not voting | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 463 — Public Boat Landings | Not voting | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 62 — Education Scholarship Trust Fund | Not voting | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3196 — Educator Assistance Act | Not voting | Apr 16, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3654 — Child Welfare | Not voting | Apr 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3813 — Bear hunting | Not voting | Apr 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3497 — Liquor liability | Not voting | Apr 15, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 171 — Regrooved and Regroovable Tires | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 469 — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING OF BIG GAME - SC… | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3309 — Electrical Utilities | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 470 — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA REGULATIONS; TURKEY… | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 12 — Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3309 — Electrical Utilities | Yea | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 210 — Captive Insurance Companies | Not voting | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3309 — Electrical Utilities | Yea | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 269 — Private Security Services in Public Schools | Not voting | Apr 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3430 — Tort Reform and Liquor Liability | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 405 — Homicide by Child Abuse | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 415 — Child Welfare Caregivers | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 220 — Insurance Holding Company Regulatory Act | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 425 — School meals for students in poverty | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 32 — Pregnancy Resource Act | Yea | Apr 1, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (99 as lead sponsor)
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S 566
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MMIW Red Dress Day
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S 844
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Carolina Day
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S 548
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Jeannine Smalls
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S 435
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Girl Scouts
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S 200
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Congressman John Spratt
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S 1013
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Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center
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S 947
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United States Women’s Hockey Team
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S 630
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Marine Corps 250th Anniversary
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S 232
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Charles Marshall Death
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S 544
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Kidney Disease Awareness Day
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