YEAS - 45 Republicans (62%), 2 Democrats
NAYS - 24 Republicans (33%), 45 Democrats
Minority (33%) of SC House Republicans voted to reject
SC State Budget SHIP Abortion-Funding Conference Report
Majority (62%) of SC House Republicans voted to approve
SCState Budget SHIP Abortion-Funding Conference Report
A combination of a minority of principled pro-life Republicans, and otherwise disgruntled Democrats, resulted in the REJECTION of the STATE BUDGET SHIP ABORTION-FUNDING CONFERENCE REPORT
[ The SC House has 73 Republicans, 51 Democrats. ]
Please check today's Roll Call vote below for the H. 4657 - Conference Report, and call your SC House member to either: 1) continue to vote against the State Budget Conference Report with the State Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) Abortion-Funding if they voted "Nay" today; or,
2) if they voted "Yea" in support of the State Budget Conference Report with the SHIP Abortion-Funding, challenge them to vote "Nay" - if the SC House Leadership, led by Speaker Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston), calls for a re-vote on Thursday, June 3. The SC House session starts at 10 AM on Thursday, June 3. You can watch the proceedings in the SC House Chamber live.
SC House members contact info.
Read and download the entire report here.
