republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/h-3195.md

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Bill	Unstructured and self-directed recess in public schools	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-10, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO EXPAND SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND RECESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-30, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE NONCERTIFIED STAFF AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-80, RELATING TO REQUIRED SUBJECTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS; AND TO REDESIGNATE ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 AS "PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY." - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 3195	South Carolina H 3195 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Anderson Bradley Chumley Erickson Gilliard Haddon Hartz Hixon Ligon Luck Oremus Pedalino Pope Rivers Taylor Weeks Williams	10	35	3	2024-12-05	2026-06-02	openstates	ocd-bill/eb00aa35-53ce-40dc-b8dc-f65c981e6a43	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3195&session=126&summary=B	9ba17174589bba45ab5780b0bc82baa8d40581505475c0e32b5c4afe3ebdb3d0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3195 (2025-2026) — Unstructured and self-directed recess in public schools

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-10, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO EXPAND SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS IN FOUR-YEAR-OLD KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND RECESS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-10-30, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITY DIRECTORS AND VOLUNTEERS, SO AS TO INCLUDE NONCERTIFIED STAFF AND MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-80, RELATING TO REQUIRED SUBJECTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE ATTEMPTING HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS; AND TO REDESIGNATE ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 10, TITLE 59 AS "PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITY." - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/11/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/13/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 02/18/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/25/2026 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/29/2026 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/06/2026 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/13/2026 (committee substitute) — source
10. 12/05/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 41–2 (pass) · upper
• Adopt Amendment 1A — 102–11 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 101–3 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Chumley — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Gilliard — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hartz — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• Luck — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pedalino — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Rivers — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)
• Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-12-05 Prefiled filing
• 2024-12-05 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-14 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2025-02-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Bradley
• 2025-02-06 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-02-11 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
• 2025-02-11 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-02-12 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Weeks, Oremus, Hartz, Williams, Luck
• 2025-02-12 Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
• 2025-02-13 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Rivers, Anderson
• 2025-02-13 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-02-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-02-13 Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-3
• 2025-02-13 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2025-02-18 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-02-18 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2025-02-18 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-03-25 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-29 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2026-04-29 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-04-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-04-29 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
• 2026-04-30 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-05-07 Debate adjourned
• 2026-05-12 Debate adjourned
• 2026-05-13 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2026-05-13 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2026-05-13 Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-11
• 2026-05-14 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2026-05-15 Ratified R 245
• 2026-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-02 Effective date 05/18/26
• 2026-06-02 Act No. 202

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb00aa35-53ce-40dc-b8dc-f65c981e6a43. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).