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type: "Bill"
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title: "South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA STEM OPPORTUNITY ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 13 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COALITION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION FUND, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - 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 3863"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3863 (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: ["Davis", "Henderson-Myers", "M.M. Smith", "Pope", "Rivers", "Waters"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fcc0da1-327d-4090-b0db-545062e94285"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3863&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "5ae7fc49f2dc7027441786a500164ef881cf4acd642c1351b46b5b6ce9017330"
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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 3863 (2025-2026) — South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STEM OPPORTUNITY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 13 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COALITION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION FUND, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - 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/3863.htm)
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2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250130.htm)
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3. **04/02/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250402.htm)
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4. **04/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250408.htm)
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5. **04/09/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20250409.htm)
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6. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20260505.htm)
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7. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3863_20260506.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Rivers — primary (person)
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- Waters — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
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- **2025-04-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
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- **2025-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
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- **2025-04-08** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters, Pope
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- **2025-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-06** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 185
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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. 142
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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/8fcc0da1-327d-4090-b0db-545062e94285`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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