S 863 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Culinary Arts Management Degree

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-103-15, RELATING TO THE STATE'S MISSION AND GOALS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN CULINARY ARTS MANAGEMENT DEGREE FROM INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PART OF THE STATE TECHNICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59-103-15, RELATING TO FUNDING FOR CERTAIN DEGREES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT APPLIED BACCALAUREATE IN CULINARY ARTS MANAGEMENT DEGREE PROGRAMS ARE ONLY ALLOWED IF STATE FUNDS ARE NOT APPROPRIATED TO FUND THE PROGRAMS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

42–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 44

Apr 1, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

30 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

May 6, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (109-0-5)

house

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-1-1)

senate

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Education

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors