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type: "Bill"
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title: "Streaming of School Board Meetings"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-85 SO AS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ACCESS TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS BY REQUIRING SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT PROVIDE LIVESTREAM OR ALTERNATE ELECTRONIC MEANS TRANSMISSION OF SUCH MEETINGS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND TO REQUIRE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026. - 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 77"
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citation: "South Carolina S 77 (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: ["Grooms", "Hembree", "Zell"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-12-11"
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last_action: "2025-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b3bec28-8be1-432f-a16c-8fdb8399af6c"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=77&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "7035b0b5ddd9a5ef5d16022b382b91b976f116be3ea6596313454c104b524b69"
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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 77 (2025-2026) — Streaming of School Board Meetings
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-19-85 SO AS TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ACCESS TO SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS BY REQUIRING SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES THAT PROVIDE LIVESTREAM OR ALTERNATE ELECTRONIC MEANS TRANSMISSION OF SUCH MEETINGS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AND TO REQUIRE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026. - 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/77.htm)
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2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/77_20250212.htm)
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3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/77_20250219.htm)
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4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/77_20250501.htm)
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5. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/77_20250506.htm)
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6. **12/11/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/77_20241211.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- Hembree — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-11** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-11** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-25** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hayes, Wooten
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- **2025-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-07** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-07** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2025-05-08** Ratified R 46
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- **2025-05-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-19** Effective date 05/12/25
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- **2025-05-19** Act No. 28
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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/3b3bec28-8be1-432f-a16c-8fdb8399af6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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