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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Carolina High School Athletic Association"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 4163"
citation: "South Carolina H 4163 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["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"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 33
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-06"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4163&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "ceb0deb85ae80ca48448fd3b029a2c83ef0cb7d050379af2e211fb7a0323cd7e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["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](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4163.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260218.htm)
3. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260219.htm)
4. **03/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260303.htm)
5. **03/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260304.htm)
6. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20250306.htm)
7. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260421.htm)
8. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260506.htm)
9. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260507.htm)
10. **05/07/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4163_20260507a.htm)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377d2685-755d-4247-b4ce-55b1d45b7fd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).