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type: "Bill"
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title: "South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT PHYSICAL PRIVACY ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS MEASURES TO PROMOTE AND ENSURE PRIVACY AMONG SEXES USING CERTAIN FACILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, 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 4756"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4756 (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", "Bailey", "Ballentine", "Bowers", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Bustos", "C. Mitchell", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Chumley", "Crawford", "Cromer", "D. Mitchell", "Davis", "Duncan", "Edgerton", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Gagnon", "Gatch", "Gibson", "Gilliam", "Gilreath", "Guest", "Guffey", "Hardee", "Hartz", "Herbkersman", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Holman", "Huff", "J.E. Johnson", "Landing", "Lastinger", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Long", "Lowe", "M.M. Smith", "Magnuson", "Martin", "McCabe", "McCravy", "McGinnis", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Rankin", "Robbins", "Sanders", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Teeple", "Terribile", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "White", "Whitmire", "Wickensimer", "Willis", "Wooten", "Yow"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2025-12-16"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fd2c983-8a9e-4349-8991-58f6555e1dac"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4756&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "5e484ad80bf5ec08409033f897c116aac196f261527bba3594f5dc05039800b5"
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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 4756 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT PHYSICAL PRIVACY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS MEASURES TO PROMOTE AND ENSURE PRIVACY AMONG SEXES USING CERTAIN FACILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, 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/4756.htm)
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2. **01/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260122.htm)
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3. **01/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260128.htm)
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4. **01/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260129.htm)
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5. **02/03/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260203.htm)
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6. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260317.htm)
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7. **03/25/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260325.htm)
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8. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20260401.htm)
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9. **12/17/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4756_20251217.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **96–19** (pass) · lower
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **77–31** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **35–2** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading — **33–2** (pass) · upper
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- Table Amendment 2 — **80–31** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 27 — **82–30** (pass) · lower
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- Adjourn For The Day — **27–87** (fail) · lower
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- Table Amendment 5 — **85–32** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 28 — **80–30** (pass) · lower
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- Cloture — **83–32** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 3 — **86–30** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 6 — **85–30** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B. Newton — primary (person)
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- Bailey — primary (person)
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- Ballentine — primary (person)
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- Bowers — primary (person)
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Brittain — primary (person)
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- Bustos — primary (person)
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- C. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Chumley — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- D. Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Duncan — primary (person)
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- Edgerton — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Gagnon — primary (person)
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- Gatch — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Gilreath — primary (person)
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- Guest — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hardee — primary (person)
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- Hartz — primary (person)
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- Herbkersman — primary (person)
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- Hewitt — primary (person)
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- Hiott — primary (person)
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- Holman — primary (person)
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- Huff — primary (person)
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- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Landing — primary (person)
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- Lastinger — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- Long — primary (person)
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- Lowe — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Magnuson — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- McCabe — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- McGinnis — primary (person)
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- Oremus — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- Sanders — primary (person)
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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Teeple — primary (person)
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- Terribile — primary (person)
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- Vaughan — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- White — primary (person)
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- Whitmire — primary (person)
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- Wickensimer — primary (person)
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- Willis — primary (person)
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- Wooten — 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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- **2025-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, D.Mitchell, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff
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- **2026-01-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
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- **2026-01-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger, Teeple, Guffey, McCabe
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- **2026-01-22** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
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- **2026-01-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-28** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Pope, Magnuson, McCravy, Edgerton, Gisbson, Terribile, Morgan, Calhoon, Cox, Ford, Cromer, Robbins, Gatch, Whitmire, Duncan
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- **2026-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
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- **2026-01-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-29** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-19
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- **2026-02-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** Special order, set for March 24, 2026
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- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-2
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- **2026-03-26** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-26** Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-2
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- **2026-04-01** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-14-26
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- **2026-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-04-15** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-04-15** Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-31
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 202
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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. 152
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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/5fd2c983-8a9e-4349-8991-58f6555e1dac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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