S 77 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Streaming of School Board Meetings

Summary
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
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

410
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Feb 19, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (107-0-11)
house
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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