H 3862 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Charter school enrollment preferences

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-40-50, RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, SO AS TO REVISE ADMISSIONS PREFERENCE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, AND TO ADD PROVISIONS CONCERNING STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE ENROLLMENT PREFERENCES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

28 Yea 3

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 12, 2025

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (37-0-3)

senate

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Education

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors