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---
type: "Bill"
title: "College Safety Training Programs for Students"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 TO CHAPTER 101, TITLE 59 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THIS STATE TO IMPLEMENT A SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIONS FROM THE PROGRAMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAMS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-440 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE SHALL MAKE OPIOID AND FENTANYL PREVENTION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ENROLLED STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5205"
citation: "South Carolina H 5205 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erickson", "Govan", "Grant", "McGinnis", "Spann-Wilder"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b08624f-d6b3-41cf-8913-2dbd976b5c88"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5205&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "aedf40985962ebe88107a478076b52f396ce849a6b867c6f57f202a4c6319e54"
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 5205 (2025-2026) — College Safety Training Programs for Students
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 TO CHAPTER 101, TITLE 59 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN THIS STATE TO IMPLEMENT A SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIONS FROM THE PROGRAMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAMS, TO REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-440 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE SHALL MAKE OPIOID AND FENTANYL PREVENTION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ENROLLED STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS. - 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/5205.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260218.htm)
3. **02/18/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260218a.htm)
4. **02/19/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260219.htm)
5. **02/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260224.htm)
6. **04/16/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260416.htm)
7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5205_20260429.htm)
## Votes
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Govan — primary (person)
- Grant — primary (person)
- McGinnis — primary (person)
- Spann-Wilder — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-02-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
- **2026-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2026-02-25** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 215
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 161
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b08624f-d6b3-41cf-8913-2dbd976b5c88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).