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Key Votes

Representative Don Carson Bowen's Voting Records

Don Bowen
Full Name: Don Carson Bowen
Office: State House (SC) - District 8, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Tomilyn; 3 Children: Amy, Don Jr., Ward
Birth Date: 05/07/1945
Birth Place: Charleston
Home City: Anderson, SC

Issue

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South Carolina Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
June 26, 2012 H 4497 Authorizes Information On and Access to the HPV Vaccine Veto Override Failed - House
(54 - 47)		 Nay
March 29, 2012 H 4894 Authorizes Income Tax Credit for Tuition Payments Bill Passed - House
(62 - 38)		 Yea
March 28, 2012 SB 1227 Prohibits Camping on State House Grounds Bill Passed - House
(85 - 22)		 Yea
March 21, 2012 HB 4967 Amends the South Carolina Retirement System Bill Passed - House
(86 - 27)		 Yea
June 22, 2011 H 3700 2011-2012 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House
(57 - 54)		 Yea
June 14, 2011 H 3992 Congressional Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(83 - 25)		 Yea
May 25, 2011 H 3407 Establishing a School Voucher Program Bill Tabled - House
(60 - 59)		 Nay
May 25, 2011 S 20 Immigration Enforcement Bill Passed - House
(65 - 39)		 Yea
April 27, 2011 Amendment No. 1 Distribution Facilities and the Sales Tax Amendment Rejected - House
(47 - 71)		 Nay
April 26, 2011 H 3003 Voter ID Conference Report Adopted - House
(71 - 36)		 Yea
April 5, 2011 S 434 Prohibiting DHHS From Reducing Provider Rates Joint Resolution Passed - House
(63 - 44)		 Yea
March 29, 2011 H 3408 Freedom of Conscience Act Bill Passed - House
(69 - 41)		 Yea
March 15, 2011 H 3700 2011-2012 Budget Bill Passed - House
(77 - 42)		 Yea
March 15, 2011 Amdt 71 Repeals Funding for the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary Amendment Rejected - House
(46 - 69)		 Nay
Feb. 23, 2011 H 3241 Funding for Charter Schools Bill Passed - House
(85 - 32)		 Yea
Feb. 16, 2011 H 3507 Call For Constitutional Convention Resolution Passed - House
(72 - 44)		 Yea
Jan. 26, 2011 H 3003 Voter ID Bill Passed - House
(74 - 45)		 Yea
June 3, 2010 H 4657 2010-2011 Budget Conference Report Adopted - House
(64 - 54)		 Yea
May 12, 2010 H 3584 Cigarette Tax Increase Veto Override Passed - House
(90 - 29)		 Did Not Vote
March 10, 2010 H 3305 Requiring Secret Ballot Elections Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(106 - 12)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2010 S 191 Authorizing Warrantless Searches and Seizures of Probationers and Parolees Motion Agreed - House
(81 - 26)		 Yea
Jan. 13, 2010 H 4219 Censuring Governor Mark Sanford Resolution Passed - House
(102 - 11)		 Yea
May 20, 2009 H 3560 2009-2010 Budget Veto Override Passed - House
(98 - 19)		 Yea
March 11, 2009 H 3560 2009-2010 Budget Motion Agreed - House
(71 - 43)		 Yea
March 3, 2009 H 3418 Requiring Photo Identification to Vote Bill Passed - House
(67 - 44)		 Yea
Feb. 26, 2009 H 3245 24-Hour Waiting Period for Abortions Bill Passed - House
(87 - 24)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2009 Amdt 2 Exempting Cases of Rape from Abortion Waiting Period Amendment Tabled - House
(69 - 45)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2009 Amdt 5 Prohibiting Employment Termination Due to Abortion Waiting Period Amendment Rejected - House
(54 - 60)		 Nay
Feb. 12, 2009 H 3301 Payday Lending Regulations Motion Agreed - House
(93 - 16)		 Yea
Oct. 21, 2008 H Amdt 11 to H 5300 Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. Funding Amendment Tabled - House
(66 - 50)		 Yea
Oct. 21, 2008 H Amdt 20 to H 5300 Repealing Property Tax Exemption Amendment Tabled - House
(98 - 17)		 Yea
Oct. 21, 2008 S 429 DNA Sampling Upon Felony Arrest Veto Override Passed - House
(86 - 25)		 Yea
May 29, 2008 H 4400 Immigration Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(94 - 16)		 Yea
May 27, 2008 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Veto Override Failed - House
(54 - 57)		 Nay
May 21, 2008 H Amdt 7A To Reduce Income Tax Amendment Tabled - House
(68 - 52)		 Nay
May 21, 2008 H 3816 Bankruptcy Exemptions Veto Override Passed - House
(78 - 26)		 Yea
May 21, 2008 H Amdt 3A Cigarette Tax Increase for Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House
(67 - 51)		 Nay
May 21, 2008 H Amdt 4A Cigarette Tax for Small Business Employee Health Care Amendment Tabled - House
(60 - 58)		 Yea
May 7, 2008 Amendment No. 8A Requiring Employers to Verify Immigration the Status of Their Employees Amendment Adopted - House
(80 - 33)		 Yea
April 9, 2008 H 4549 Funding Road Repair and Maintenance Bill Passed - House
(91 - 9)		 Yea
April 9, 2008 H 4673 Cost-of-Living Pension Increases for Retired Legislators and State Workers Bill Passed - House
(58 - 51)		 Yea
April 2, 2008 H 4550 Marriage Tax Cut Bill Passed - House
(100 - 14)		 Yea
April 2, 2008 AM 1 Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment Rejected - House
(40 - 73)		 Nay
March 5, 2008 H 4620 Expanding Governor's Appointment Power Joint Resolution Passed - House
(83 - 24)		 Yea
Jan. 31, 2008 H 4400 Immigration Bill Bill Passed - House
(80 - 13)		 Yea
June 28, 2007 H 3124 Open Enrollment and School Choice Veto Override Failed - House
(60 - 52)		 Nay
June 20, 2007 H 3124 Open Enrollment and School Choice Conference Report Adopted - House
(62 - 49)		 Nay
June 19, 2007 S 99 Presidential Primaries Conducted by the State Election Commission Veto Override Passed - House
(87 - 18)		 Yea
April 25, 2007 H 3567 Cigarette Tax Increase Bill Passed - House
(78 - 37)		 Yea
March 29, 2007 H 3124 Open Enrollment and Optional Programs Bill Passed - House
(69 - 53)		 Yea

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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