South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

H 4699 — Statement of Economic Interests

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T.Moore, Caskey

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • 8 sponsors

    8 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-1357 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO FILE PROOF OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AT THE SAME TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES HIS STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.

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2025-2026 Bill 4699 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
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17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4699Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-1357 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO FILE PROOF OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AT THE SAME TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES HIS STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 13, Chapter 13, Title 8 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 8-13-1357.
In addition to all other requirements of this chapter, a candidate for public office must file proof of current compliance with all state and federal income tax filing requirements at the same time the candidate files his statement of economic interests pursuant to Section 8-13-1356.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Jordan, Brittain, Guest, T.Moore, Caskey

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  5. Prefiled

Sponsors

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4699 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 8-13-1357 SO AS TO REQUIRE A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE TO FILE PROOF OF CURRENT COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS AT THE SAME TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES HIS STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS.
Who sponsors H 4699?
H 4699 is sponsored by Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Travis A. Moore, and Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV.
What is the current status of H 4699?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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