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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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| S 176 — Certified Public Accountants | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3932 — Clarendon County precincts | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 345 — Baiting Wild Turkeys | Yea | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 244 — Tort Reform | Nay | Mar 6, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3247 — Excused school absences | Yea | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 79 — Noncertified Teacher Pilot Program | Yea | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 157 — Storm Damage Recovery | Yea | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 276 — SC Child Abuse and Neglect Network | Yea | Mar 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 244 — Tort Reform | Nay | Feb 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 2 — Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 219 — Snapper-Grouper Fishery | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 275 — EV Charging Stations | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3438 — Catawba Indian Expansion | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 264 — Property tax exemptions | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 125 — Property tax exemption | Yea | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| H 3523 — Organized Retail Crime | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 291 — Continuing Resolution | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 51 — Public Service Authority RFP for V.C. Summer | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 159 — Organized Retail Crime | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 156 — Fentanyl Induced Homicide | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 136 — Dismissal of pending gun possession charges | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 127 — Catawba Nation | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 183 — Drug Induced Homicide | Yea | Feb 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 101 — Firefighter registration requirements | Yea | Feb 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| S 363 — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC… | Yea | Feb 20, 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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