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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sunscreen at School"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OR PERSONAL USE OF SUNSCREEN, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "S 256"
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citation: "South Carolina S 256 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Grooms", "M. Johnson"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-11-30"
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last_action: "2023-05-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5117157d-fa34-4dc6-a82d-25d578767c5d"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=256&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "cb6ecb72c9f4254344d51ebac70adc105c298aaf893663c47a37593ee5acbb21"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 256 (2023-2024) — Sunscreen at School
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OR PERSONAL USE OF SUNSCREEN, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/256.htm)
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2. **11/30/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20221130.htm)
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3. **2/22/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230222.htm)
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4. **2/23/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230223.htm)
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5. **2/24/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230224.htm)
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6. **2/28/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230228.htm)
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7. **3/2/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230302.htm)
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8. **4/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/256_20230427.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- M. Johnson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-30** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2022-11-30** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-23** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-02-28** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-02-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-28** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2023-03-01** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-02** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-02** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2023-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
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- **2023-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Ratified R 28
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- **2023-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-25** Effective date 05/16/23
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- **2023-05-25** Act No. 21
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5117157d-fa34-4dc6-a82d-25d578767c5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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