republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3589.md

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Bill	School of choice	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF CHOICE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN STATUTES AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THESE SCHOOLS AS BEING SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AND RENEWING STATUS AS A SCHOOL OF INNOVATION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3589	South Carolina H 3589 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Allison Calhoon Felder Huggins Lucas M.M. Smith	7	36	7	2021-01-12	2021-04-26	openstates	ocd-bill/552d8b73-de2e-45b1-a73a-8f4730cf31a8	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3589&session=124&summary=B	04ab5054843020599239d512a50606aef23799c9fb6700348c778712c0de9967	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3589 (2021-2022) — School of choice

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-19-350, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF CHOICE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN STATUTES AND REGULATIONS, SO AS TO REDESIGNATE THESE SCHOOLS AS BEING SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH MULTIPLE SCHOOLS OF INNOVATION, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AND RENEWING STATUS AS A SCHOOL OF INNOVATION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/27/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/3/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/17/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 4/21/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 81–32 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Conference Report — 88–21 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Amendment 1A — 106–1 (pass) · lower
• to adopt the conference report — 42–1 (pass) · upper
• to concur — 0–45 (fail) · upper
• Table Amendment 1 — 78–37 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Calhoon — primary (person)
• Felder — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2021-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
• 2021-01-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, Felder
• 2021-01-27 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-01-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
• 2021-02-02 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Hart, Garvin, Tedder, Thigpen, Finlay, JL Johnson, Howard, R. Williams, Brawley, S. Williams, Daning, Clyburn, King, Cobb-Hunter, Murray, Anderson, Jefferson, Govan, Robinson, Dillard, Weeks, Matthews, McKnight, Wetmore, Hosey, Wheeler, and J Moore
• 2021-02-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-02-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-02-03 Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-32
• 2021-02-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-04 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2021-03-04 Recalled from Committee on Education
• 2021-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-04 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2021-03-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-03-05 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-10 Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-16-21
• 2021-03-17 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2021-03-17 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2021-03-17 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1
• 2021-03-23 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2021-03-23 Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-45
• 2021-04-06 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Allison, Felder, Alexander
• 2021-04-07 Conference committee appointed Setzler, Hembree, Rice
• 2021-04-15 Conference report received and adopted
• 2021-04-15 Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-21
• 2021-04-21 Conference report received and adopted
• 2021-04-21 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
• 2021-04-21 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2021-04-22 Ratified R 36
• 2021-04-23 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-04-26 Effective date 04/22/21
• 2021-04-26 Act No. 20

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/552d8b73-de2e-45b1-a73a-8f4730cf31a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).