Deon Tedder

SC Senate District 42

Democratic South Carolina since Jan 9, 2024

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Criminal Justice & Policing 11 Government Operations & Budget 8 Economy & Taxes 6 Healthcare 6 Education 5 Environment & Energy 4 Transportation & Infrastructure 4 Agriculture 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 3 Elections & Voting 3 Gun Policy 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Defense & Military 2 Labor & Employment 2 Other 2 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Banking & Finance 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
SC Senate District 42 current South Carolina	Democratic	Jan 9, 2024	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0
SC Senate District 42 South Carolina	Democratic	Nov 9, 2020	Jan 8, 2024	openstates/people CC0-1.0
SC House District 109 South Carolina	Democratic	—	Nov 6, 2023	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (678 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
H 3924 Hemp-derived ingestible	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b8563588-482d-4c77-a856-415738a75d33	Mar 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b8563588-482d-4c77-a856-415738a75d33 CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll d542cc87-3632-40d1-968c-ac81bf0a4d40	Mar 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d542cc87-3632-40d1-968c-ac81bf0a4d40 CC0-1.0
	2nd Reading	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 97f6d342-6374-4c63-9b30-67b8b3ed6d3e	Mar 19, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/97f6d342-6374-4c63-9b30-67b8b3ed6d3e CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f87c0b9-4df2-4d95-add1-06e5a43fe0a7	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f87c0b9-4df2-4d95-add1-06e5a43fe0a7 CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e8f2888e-e59f-47d4-aefb-eefc124e2494	Mar 18, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e8f2888e-e59f-47d4-aefb-eefc124e2494 CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c8e64e7-6c5c-4d61-a84b-e4e32ef0cf7d	Mar 18, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c8e64e7-6c5c-4d61-a84b-e4e32ef0cf7d CC0-1.0
	to adopt	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 39fb2c2e-6ecb-420a-8ea0-b71f0482c236	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39fb2c2e-6ecb-420a-8ea0-b71f0482c236 CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 55e85555-88ec-4352-8625-53c158c3d4e5	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/55e85555-88ec-4352-8625-53c158c3d4e5 CC0-1.0
	to adopt	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 760ac50f-c6c9-4a4e-a4b2-5c0fa9c85f4a	Mar 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/760ac50f-c6c9-4a4e-a4b2-5c0fa9c85f4a CC0-1.0
	to lay on the table	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll bee3fb09-56c1-4129-962d-7e4be7e40c39	Mar 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bee3fb09-56c1-4129-962d-7e4be7e40c39 CC0-1.0
	to adopt	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll bfaa1dac-fd5a-402c-8aa6-7a513a20a854	Mar 11, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfaa1dac-fd5a-402c-8aa6-7a513a20a854 CC0-1.0
	to adopt	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 31446fd4-747d-4cad-974c-88cef7bc8f1b	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/31446fd4-747d-4cad-974c-88cef7bc8f1b CC0-1.0
	to adopt	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f68d0ea-3d8a-4f55-b3bf-0208fd13b36a	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f68d0ea-3d8a-4f55-b3bf-0208fd13b36a CC0-1.0
S 831 SCDOT Modernization	3rd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 02bf24cb-342b-419c-87c2-b2dbcfb686f0	Mar 19, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02bf24cb-342b-419c-87c2-b2dbcfb686f0 CC0-1.0
S 922 Appointments	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cd6ea85b-b878-4d8e-a716-b74c690c4830	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd6ea85b-b878-4d8e-a716-b74c690c4830 CC0-1.0
H 3629 Forestry Commission	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 01b26f0c-0156-4ee1-8231-f2f0421ab2a6	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01b26f0c-0156-4ee1-8231-f2f0421ab2a6 CC0-1.0
H 3831 Smart Heart Act	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5ea9312d-f555-4e8c-9837-60caaac86a33	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5ea9312d-f555-4e8c-9837-60caaac86a33 CC0-1.0
S 961 Red drum, saltwater fish, deer hunting	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e30dfb69-4e5a-4130-a7fa-3ee41b61e2a4	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e30dfb69-4e5a-4130-a7fa-3ee41b61e2a4 CC0-1.0
S 504 Distribution of controlled substance within proximity	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9179bf28-1ea8-45d2-af09-67ac49bff770	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9179bf28-1ea8-45d2-af09-67ac49bff770 CC0-1.0
S 823 Child Welfare	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll cb596205-b8cb-4566-a477-a9742c025b75	Mar 17, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb596205-b8cb-4566-a477-a9742c025b75 CC0-1.0
S 183 Drug Induced Homicide	3rd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ba267799-4a22-4cec-ac71-5495fc38cc9b	Mar 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba267799-4a22-4cec-ac71-5495fc38cc9b CC0-1.0
H 3585 Employee leave for school functions	3rd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bc95e1f-b1fe-41c2-bfbc-d833e3c5f4c7	Mar 5, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bc95e1f-b1fe-41c2-bfbc-d833e3c5f4c7 CC0-1.0
H 3858 Taxation on boats	to lay on the table	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 5e3e3697-4853-430c-9aa4-cc4eeaf4c9d5	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e3e3697-4853-430c-9aa4-cc4eeaf4c9d5 CC0-1.0
H 3858 Taxation on boats	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll befda843-4d91-493f-9208-79730a29c1df	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/befda843-4d91-493f-9208-79730a29c1df CC0-1.0
S 751 Prohibition of sale of nitrous oxide to minors	2nd Reading	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eab49341-698b-4c7e-b8e1-5489fd0368a6	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eab49341-698b-4c7e-b8e1-5489fd0368a6 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (678 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (94 as lead sponsor)