republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/s-974.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Accredited institutions	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 59-104-20, 59-149-10, AND 59-150-370, ALL RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION" FOR PURPOSES OF THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS, THE LEGISLATIVE INCENTIVES FOR FUTURE EXCELLENCE (LIFE) SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE SC HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO ADD NOT FOR PROFIT INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION OF CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO THE DEFINITION. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	S 974	South Carolina S 974 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Bennett	6	18	2	2024-01-18	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/92054f28-db9f-4e52-ad8c-7021012db3c0	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=974&session=125&summary=B	cb1b58f07de4327cbc799efe98ebf2f398f8b15458dc2f9f7737f82c6e0ed51a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 974 (2023-2024) — Accredited institutions

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 59-104-20, 59-149-10, AND 59-150-370, ALL RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION" FOR PURPOSES OF THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS, THE LEGISLATIVE INCENTIVES FOR FUTURE EXCELLENCE (LIFE) SCHOLARSHIPS, AND THE SC HOPE SCHOLARSHIPS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO ADD NOT FOR PROFIT INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION OF CAREER SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES TO THE DEFINITION. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/18/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/14/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/14/2024-A (committee substitute) — source
5. 02/21/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 108–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bennett — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-18 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-01-18 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2024-02-14 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-21 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2024-02-21 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-02-21 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2024-02-22 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2024-02-27 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2024-02-27 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2024-05-01 Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-05-07 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Erickson, Hiott, Carter, Hixon, Guffey, B Newton, Sessions, MM Smith, BL Cox, West, Long
• 2024-05-08 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-05-08 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
• 2024-05-09 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-15 Ratified R 194
• 2024-05-21 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-05-29 Effective date 05/21/24
• 2024-05-29 Act No. 191

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/92054f28-db9f-4e52-ad8c-7021012db3c0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).