| Bill Chumley | |
| State House: | South Carolina |
| District: | 35th |
| Term Start: | 2011 |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | Republican |
William M. Chumley (born September 24, 1947) is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 35th District, serving since 2011. He is a member of the Republican party.[1]
Chumley is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.[2] [3] He also serves on the House Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee.[4]
In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Charleston in 2015, Chumley said he would not vote to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state house.[5] In press reports, he observed "These people sat in there and waited their turn to be shot, that's sad. Somebody in there with a means of self-defense could've stopped this."[6]
On December 13, 2017, Chumley and fellow South Carolina representative Mike Burns proposed building a monument to South Carolina's black Confederate soldiers, although the historical record shows that no such soldiers existed.[7]
In December 2016, Chumley pre-filed a bill that would require the installation of "pornography blockers" on all computers sold in South Carolina with a payment of $20 required to lift the blocker.[8]
In 2023, Chumley was one of 21 Republican co-sponsors of the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023, which would make women who had abortions eligible for the death penalty.[9] [10]