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Our Record

Life, Liberty, Faith, and Family — since 2017.

Who We Are

The South Carolina Family Caucus was formed in the summer of 2017 — a coalition of two dozen Christian conservative legislators who share the same core convictions of faith and family. Today we include representatives and senators from across the state, united around a single mission: to protect Life, Liberty, Faith, and Family.

We are a team of legislators dedicated to preserving and protecting families in South Carolina. We do not endorse candidates. We work, bill by bill and vote by vote, to advance the values our members were elected to defend.

A Record of Accomplishment

  1. 2018

    • Introduced the Heartbeat Bill
      Introduced
    • Worked to defund Planned Parenthood in the state budget
    • Began interviewing judicial candidates before elections

  2. 2019

    • Passed the Heartbeat Bill in the SC HouseH. 3020
      Passed the SC House

  3. 2020

    • Pressed to advance the Heartbeat Bill in the Senate — interrupted by COVID-19

  4. 2021

    • Fetal Heartbeat Act signed into lawS. 1 / Act 1 of 2021
      Signed into law
    • REACH Act signed into lawS. 38 / Act 26 of 2021
      Signed into law

  5. 2022

    • MEDS Act (Medical Ethics & Diversity)H. 4776 / Act 235 of 2022
      Signed into law
    • Save Women's Sports ActH. 4608 / Act 193 of 2022
      Signed into law
    • Religious Freedom ActH. 3105 / Act 141 of 2022
      Signed into law
    • Motto ActS. 969 / Act 177 of 2022
      Signed into law
    • Military Retirement Income Tax Exemption (full exemption)H. 3247 / Act 156 of 2022
      Signed into law
    • Abortion Reversal Pill Disclosure passed the SC HouseH. 4568
      Passed the SC House
    • Secured ongoing state funding for pregnancy resource centers
      Ongoing funding
    • Took part in the post-Dobbs Ad Hoc Life Committee

  6. 2023

    • Fetal Heartbeat Act re-enacted and upheld after the 2021 law was struck downS. 474 / Act 70 of 2023
      Signed into law
    • First School Choice (Education Scholarship) lawS. 39 / Act 8 of 2023
      Signed into law
    • Fentanyl Trafficking FelonyH. 3503 / Act 72 of 2023
      Signed into law
    • First-Offense DUI Interlock (Emma's Law expansion)S. 36 / Act 55 of 2023
      Signed into law
    • Adoption ReformH. 3553 / Act 80 of 2023
      Signed into law
    • Human Life Protection Act passed the SC HouseH. 3774
      Passed the SC House

  7. 2024

    • Help Not Harm ActH. 4624 / Act 203 of 2024
      Signed into law
    • Child Online Safety / Age Verification ActH. 3424 / Act 198 of 2024
      Signed into law
    • ESG Ban (pension investment protections)H. 3690 / Act 103 of 2024
      Signed into law
    • Israel Resolution condemning the October 7 attackH. 4923
      House resolution
    • Continued state funding for pregnancy resource centers
      Ongoing funding

Landmark Victories

Fetal Heartbeat Act

Signed into law

Act 70 of 2023

Introduced in 2018 and passed by the House in 2019, the Heartbeat Act was signed into law in 2021. After the SC Supreme Court struck down that version, the caucus passed it again — and the 2023 act was upheld and remains in effect today.

Help Not Harm Act

Signed into law

Act 203 of 2024

Protects minors from irreversible gender-transition procedures. Signed into law in 2024.

Save Women's Sports Act

Signed into law

Act 193 of 2022

Preserves girls' and women's school sports for biological females. Signed into law in 2022.

Child Online Safety Act

Signed into law

Act 198 of 2024

Requires age verification on websites with content harmful to minors. In effect since January 2025.

School Choice

Signed into law

Act 11 of 2025

The caucus passed South Carolina's first education-scholarship law in 2023. When the courts struck it down, the caucus came back with a stronger replacement, now in effect.

REACH Act

Signed into law

Act 26 of 2021

Requires public colleges to teach the nation's founding documents. Signed into law in 2021.

Military Retirement Tax Exemption

Signed into law

Act 156 of 2022

Fully exempts military retirement income from state income tax. Signed into law in 2022.

Pregnancy Center Funding

Ongoing funding

Secured ongoing state support for pregnancy resource centers serving mothers across South Carolina.

Defending the Bench

In South Carolina, judges are elected by the General Assembly. Few decisions shape the future of our state more, and few receive less public attention.

The Family Caucus has helped elect conservative judges to South Carolina's courts. We extensively interview every judicial candidate, asking about their values and their faith, and we share what we learn with our fellow legislators so they can cast informed votes.

What We're Still Fighting For

The work continues. These are the priorities the Family Caucus is pressing for next.

Family & Culture

  • Closing South Carolina's open primaries
  • Parental rights in education and in medical decisions
  • A parent's right to affirm their child's biological sex
  • Ending sex changes on birth certificates
  • Ending public funding for drag shows
  • Maternity coverage for dependents
  • Removing pornography from school libraries
  • Dismantling DEI in schools and state government
  • Passing the Student Privacy Act

Economy & Government

  • Cutting state regulations by 25%
  • A South Carolina DOGE initiative
  • Property-tax relief for seniors
  • Eliminating the marriage-penalty tax
  • Stopping China from purchasing South Carolina land

Constitution

  • 2nd Amendment 'stand your ground' protections in churches
  • Banning ranked-choice voting

Help us keep fighting for South Carolina families.

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