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type: "Bill"
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title: "Excused student absences"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-462 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO EXCUSED SCHOOL ABSENCES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACTIVITY IS SANCTIONED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING ENTITY, AND TO REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS BE IN ACADEMIC GOOD STANDING TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES. - 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 4257"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4257 (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: ["B. Newton", "Brittain", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Crawford", "Gagnon", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Hayes", "Hiott", "J.E. Johnson", "Jordan", "Lowe", "McCabe", "Pedalino", "Rankin", "Schuessler", "Yow"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-27"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49a13d3f-d736-48ea-a331-f4468888b019"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4257&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "072b6e4fba7c424f3b29969987c12b7d38a34431b5ece820056163f4414c7c3d"
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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 4257 (2025-2026) — Excused student absences
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-1-462 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, RELATING TO EXCUSED SCHOOL ABSENCES FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITY AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ACTIVITY IS SANCTIONED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING ENTITY, AND TO REQUIRE THAT STUDENTS BE IN ACADEMIC GOOD STANDING TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXCUSED ABSENCES. - 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/4257.htm)
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2. **02/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20260211.htm)
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3. **03/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250327.htm)
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4. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250429.htm)
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5. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250430.htm)
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6. **04/30/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4257_20250430a.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Brittain — primary (person)
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- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Hayes — primary (person)
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- Hiott — primary (person)
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- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Jordan — primary (person)
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- Lowe — primary (person)
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- McCabe — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Yow — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Jordan, B.Newton, Caskey, Gilliam, Rankin, Schuessler, Hayes, Guest, Crawford, Gagnon, McCabe, Pedalino, Hiott
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- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-01** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-11** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
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- **2026-02-18** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Ratified R 105
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- **2026-02-27** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-05** Effective date 02/27/26
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- **2026-03-05** Act No. 100
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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/49a13d3f-d736-48ea-a331-f4468888b019`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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