South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House

H 4867 — Election of House Chaplain

Last action — Introduced and adopted

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO SET THE ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CALL OF THE ROLL OF THE HOUSE, TO SERVE THE REMAINING UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES E. SEASTRUNK, JR., UPON HIS RETIREMENT, AND PURSUANT TO RULE 2.11 AND 2.12 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO FILL THE ROLE OF PROVIDING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill H 4867 specifies that the House of Representatives will hold an election for a new Chaplain on January 21, 2026, after the roll call. This is in response to the retirement of the current Chaplain, Charles E. Seastrunk, Jr., and ensures that the House will continue to have spiritual support for its members. This change matters because it addresses the gap in leadership for spiritual guidance within the legislative body and keeps the tradition of having a Chaplain active in the House.

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2025-2026 Bill 4867 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4867Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   TO SET THE ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CALL OF THE ROLL OF THE HOUSE, TO SERVE THE REMAINING UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES E.
SEASTRUNK, JR., UPON HIS RETIREMENT, AND PURSUANT TO RULE 2.11 AND 2.12 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO FILL THE ROLE OF PROVIDING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
  Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
  That Wednesday, January 21, 2026, immediately following the call of the roll of the House, is the time set for the election of Chaplain of the House of Representatives to serve the remaining unexpired term of the Honorable Charles E.
Seastrunk, Jr., upon his retirement, and pursuant to Rule 2.11 and 2.12 of the Rules of the House of Representatives to fill the role of providing spiritual guidance to the members of the House.
  ----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 14, 2026 at 03:36 PM
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What does H 4867 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO SET THE ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CALL OF THE ROLL OF THE HOUSE, TO SERVE THE REMAINING UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE HONORABLE CHARLES E. SEASTRUNK, JR., UPON HIS RETIREMENT, AND PURSUANT TO RULE 2.11 AND 2.12 OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO FILL THE ROLE OF PROVIDING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE.
Who sponsors H 4867?
H 4867 is sponsored by Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr..
What is the current status of H 4867?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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