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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-111-20, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3453"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3453 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Moore", "Pope", "Rose", "Spann-Wilder"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd8c960-8122-4cbe-a346-9ca7eac22a4f"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3453&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "c7a659fc8a262d7f7140cd9130cdca4406b53c2150b5514ab8f3f35ad35b51ce"
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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 H 3453 (2025-2026) — Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-111-20, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3453.htm)
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2. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260325.htm)
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3. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260429.htm)
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4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250501.htm)
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5. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250506.htm)
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6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20241205.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **101–7** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- J. Moore — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Rose — primary (person)
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- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-06** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-07** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 174
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 135
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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/dfd8c960-8122-4cbe-a346-9ca7eac22a4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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