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Bill	South Carolina High School Athletic Association	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES AS A CONDITION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS TO JOIN, AFFILIATE WITH, PAY DUES OR FEES TO, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 2-2-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "AGENCY" TO INCLUDE OTHER ENTITIES AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-15-50, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "STATE AGENCIES" TO INCLUDE ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, BODY, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 4163	South Carolina H 4163 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Alexander B.J. Cox B.L. Cox Bowers Bradley Brewer Burns Collins Crawford Davis Erickson Forrest Gatch Guest Haddon Hager Hartnett Herbkersman Hixon Lawson M.M. Smith Murphy Neese Oremus Pedalino Robbins Taylor Teeple Vaughan Whitmire	10	33	4	2025-03-06	2026-06-02	openstates	ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4163&session=126&summary=B	ceb0deb85ae80ca48448fd3b029a2c83ef0cb7d050379af2e211fb7a0323cd7e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4163 (2025-2026) — South Carolina High School Athletic Association

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES AS A CONDITION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS TO JOIN, AFFILIATE WITH, PAY DUES OR FEES TO, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR ENTITIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 2-2-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "AGENCY" TO INCLUDE OTHER ENTITIES AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 2-15-50, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COUNCIL, SO AS TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "STATE AGENCIES" TO INCLUDE ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, BODY, OR ENTITY AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/18/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/19/2026 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/03/2026 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/04/2026 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/21/2026 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/06/2026 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/07/2026 (committee substitute) — source
10. 05/07/2026-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 24–17 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 28–12 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• B.J. Cox — primary (person)
• B.L. Cox — primary (person)
• Bowers — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Burns — primary (person)
• Collins — primary (person)
• Crawford — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• Gatch — primary (person)
• Guest — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hager — primary (person)
• Hartnett — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Lawson — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Neese — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pedalino — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Teeple — primary (person)
• Vaughan — primary (person)
• Whitmire — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-06 Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works referral-committee
• 2025-03-11 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple, Guest
• 2025-03-11 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: C.Mitchell, B.Newton
• 2025-03-27 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McGinnis, Willis
• 2025-04-10 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
• 2025-04-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
• 2026-02-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-19 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-02-24 Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-3-26
• 2026-03-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-03-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-03-03 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
• 2026-03-04 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-03-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-04 Introduced introduction
• 2026-03-04 Referred to Committee on Education referral-committee
• 2026-04-21 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-05-05 Special order, set for May 5, 2026
• 2026-05-06 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2026-05-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-05-06 Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-12
• 2026-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-05-07 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-07 Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-17
• 2026-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-05-13 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2026-05-13 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
• 2026-05-14 Ratified R 190
• 2026-05-18 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-02 Effective date 05/18/26
• 2026-06-02 Act No. 187

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).