H 5073 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public school grading

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEMS, TO CONDITION ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT RECOVERY AND CONTENT RECOVERY ON COMPLETION OF REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS, TO LIMIT THE USE OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS, TO PROVIDE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND REVISIONS TO THE UNIFORM GRADING POLICY, AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDED REVISIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

42–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 45

Apr 29, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)

senate

Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 4, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (101-1-12)

house

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

45 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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