---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP ENHANCEMENT, DESIGNATED AS"
description: ", PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 389"
citation: "South Carolina S 389 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-26"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7eb24e-3a85-4c26-9b39-7cd0822d90b8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=389&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "dc4c869065c659579eab9ec342ecebd4232753f03d2c464c8ba81b6eba345bcc"
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 S 389 (2025-2026) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO LIFE SCHOLARSHIP AND SCHOLARSHIP ENHANCEMENT, DESIGNATED AS

, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS. - 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/389.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/389_20250226.htm)
3. **02/26/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/389_20250226a.htm)
4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/389_20250325.htm)
5. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/389_20250409.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senate Education — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-26** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Recommitted to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Recalled from Committee on Education
- **2025-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-04-01** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Regulations, Admin. Proc., AI and Cybersecurity `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-09** Committee report: Favorable Regulations, Admin. Proc., AI and Cybersecurity `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2025-04-10** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-04-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 16
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 94

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d7eb24e-3a85-4c26-9b39-7cd0822d90b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).