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type: "Bill"
title: "Sumter County School District"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 321 OF 2010, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ESTABLISH AND REAPPORTION THE NINE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NINE MEMBERS OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION AND EVERY TWO OR FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO STAGGER THE MEMBERS' TERMS; AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 5288"
citation: "South Carolina H 5288 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith", "Weeks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-04-26"
last_action: "2022-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7647cef-0f87-4ce1-ba85-6b5d262a03d1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5288&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "2008629bdbd0cab7ce9920d8d7585cb5ba1158c8ab4a4aaf6890e86c25cdd621"
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 5288 (2021-2022) — Sumter County School District
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 321 OF 2010, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ESTABLISH AND REAPPORTION THE NINE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST BE ELECTED BEGINNING WITH THE 2022 SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NINE MEMBERS OF THE SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST BE ELECTED FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION AND EVERY TWO OR FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER, EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO STAGGER THE MEMBERS' TERMS; AND TO PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THESE SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/5288.htm)
2. **4/26/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5288_20220426.htm)
3. **5/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5288_20220510.htm)
4. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5288_20220504.htm)
5. **5/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/5288_20220505.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **91–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-04-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-04-26** Referred to Sumter Delegation
- **2022-05-04** Recalled from Sumter Delegation
- **2022-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-05** Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-0
- **2022-05-05** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2022-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-05-06** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-10** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-10** Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next two consecutive legislative days
- **2022-05-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-05-12** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-05-12** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-0
- **2022-05-12** Ratified R 231
- **2022-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-31** Effective date 05/18/22
- **2022-07-25** Act No. 262
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7647cef-0f87-4ce1-ba85-6b5d262a03d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).