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| Bill | School meals for students in poverty | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-795 SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY SHALL IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF ITS STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES FOR THESE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL BOARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SUSPENDED IF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING IS SUSPENDED OR DISCONTINUED. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | S 425 | South Carolina S 425 (2025-2026) |
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South Carolina S 425 (2025-2026) — School meals for students in poverty
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-795 SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY SHALL IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF ITS STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES FOR THESE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL BOARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SUSPENDED IF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING IS SUSPENDED OR DISCONTINUED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 03/05/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/01/2025 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Passage of Bill — 94–15 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Davis — primary (person)
- Devine — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Rankin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-03-05 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2025-03-05 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2025-03-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-01 Committee Amendment Adopted
amendment-passage - 2025-04-01 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-04-01 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 2025-04-02 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 Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
referral-committee - 2025-04-29 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-30 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-04-30 Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-15
- 2025-05-01 Read third time and enrolled
passage, reading-3 - 2025-05-06 Ratified R 39
- 2025-05-08 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-16 Effective date 05/08/25
- 2025-05-16 Act No. 23
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c78206aa-9624-4ee9-81c1-0318f88bc4e0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).