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type: "Bill"
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title: "School meals for students in poverty"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-795 SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY SHALL IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF ITS STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES FOR THESE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL BOARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SUSPENDED IF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING IS SUSPENDED OR DISCONTINUED. - 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: "S 425"
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citation: "South Carolina S 425 (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: ["Davis", "Devine", "Elliott", "Hembree", "Jackson", "Ott", "Rankin"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-05"
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last_action: "2025-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c78206aa-9624-4ee9-81c1-0318f88bc4e0"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=425&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "85706901e120f5effb5b45691b5a5d44d9065c3b6904939c25a827728a5ae47e"
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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 S 425 (2025-2026) — School meals for students in poverty
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-795 SO AS TO PROVIDE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY SHALL IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF ITS STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY AND INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE SCHOOL BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES FOR THESE STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY, TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND SCHOOL BOARDS, AND TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE SUSPENDED IF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING IS SUSPENDED OR DISCONTINUED. - 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/425.htm)
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2. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/425_20250305.htm)
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3. **03/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/425_20250326.htm)
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4. **04/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/425_20250401.htm)
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5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/425_20250429.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **94–15** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Davis — primary (person)
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- Devine — primary (person)
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Jackson — primary (person)
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- Ott — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-05** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-01** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2025-04-02** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-30** Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-15
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- **2025-05-01** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 39
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- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
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- **2025-05-16** Act No. 23
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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/c78206aa-9624-4ee9-81c1-0318f88bc4e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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