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IntroducedMar 06, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
South Carolina House Bill
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 59, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSE, FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF THE ASSOCIATION; TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS, MAY NOT JOIN OR AFFILIATE WITH ANY OTHER ENTITY WITHIN THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNING, SANCTIONING, OR OPERATING INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC PROGRAMS; AND TO PROVIDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRANSFER STUDENTS, HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS, PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND APPEALS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
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Senate • Mar 04, 2026: Referred to Committee on Education
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Summary
Comments on H 4163
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Crawfordprimary
- Davisprimary
- Pedalinoprimary
- Hartnettprimary
- Neeseprimary
- M.M. Smithprimary
- Oremusprimary
- Lawsonprimary
- Vaughanprimary
- Herbkersmanprimary
- B.J. Coxprimary
- Collinsprimary
- B.L. Coxprimary
- Forrestprimary
- Brewerprimary
- Burnsprimary
- Gatchprimary
- Haddonprimary
- Hagerprimary
- Hixonprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Taylorprimary
- Whitmireprimary
- Teepleprimary
- Guestprimary
- Alexanderprimary
- Robbinsprimary
Votes
YES: 112
- Alexander, Terry
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Bamberg, Justin T.
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bauer, Heather
- Beach, Thomas
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Burns, James Mikell
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Chumley, William M.
- Clyburn, William
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Cromer, April
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Ford, Greg
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gatch, Gil
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Hart, Christopher R.
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Howard, Leon
- Huff, William C.
- Jones, Wendell K.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- King, John Richard C.
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Luck, Jason S.
- Magnuson, Josiah
- Martin, David
- McCravy, John R., III
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Mitchell, Dianne
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV
- Moore, Travis A.
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Neese, Mike M.
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Robbins, Robby
- Rose, Seth
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Sanders, Richard Blake
- Schuessler, Carla
- Scott, Keishan M.
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Vaughan, David
- Waters, Courtney S.
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Williams, Robert Q.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
- Yow, Richard L.
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 7
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- Moore, JA
Actions
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Education
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Mar 04, 2026 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-3-26
- Feb 19, 2026 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McGinnis, Willis
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple, Guest
- Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: C.Mitchell, B.Newton
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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