---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charter school enrollment preferences"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3862"
citation: "South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Mitchell", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliam", "M.M. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3862&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "6fb06a695f64106a4ebfeee30749ed3eb9c02d550072cae44a704e1da76a5119"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026) — Charter school enrollment preferences

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3862.htm)
2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250130.htm)
3. **02/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250206.htm)
4. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250213.htm)
5. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250326.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3862_20250429.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **24–11** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
- **2025-02-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
- **2025-02-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-02-13** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2025-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
- **2025-05-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2025-05-07** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 66
- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
- **2025-05-19** Act No. 47

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).