republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/h-3862.md

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Bill	Charter school enrollment preferences	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 3862	South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	C. Mitchell Erickson G.M. Smith Gilliam M.M. Smith	6	23	4	2025-01-30	2025-05-19	openstates	ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3862&session=126&summary=B	6fb06a695f64106a4ebfeee30749ed3eb9c02d550072cae44a704e1da76a5119	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3862 (2025-2026) — Charter school enrollment preferences

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
4. 02/13/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/26/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/29/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 37–0 (pass) · upper
• to lay on the table — 24–11 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• C. Mitchell — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-30 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-01-30 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2025-02-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
• 2025-02-06 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-02-12 Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-13-25
• 2025-02-13 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-02-13 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-02-13 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 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
• 2025-03-26 Committee report: Favorable Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-04-29 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-04-29 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-04-29 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
• 2025-04-30 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-06 Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
• 2025-05-07 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2025-05-07 Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
• 2025-05-08 Ratified R 66
• 2025-05-12 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-19 Effective date 05/12/25
• 2025-05-19 Act No. 47

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eb5554d4-4c39-41b0-b582-d3aaadce4bf0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).