South CarolinaSouth Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT PHYSICAL PRIVACY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS MEASURES TO PROMOTE AND ENSURE PRIVACY AMONG SEXES USING CERTAIN FACILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Act No. 152Latest
- May 26Effective date 05/15/26
- May 15Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 14Ratified R 202
- Apr 15Roll call Yeas-77 Nays-31
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Apr 1Scrivener's error corrected
- Apr 1Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-14-26
- Mar 26Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-2
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 25Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-2
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 25Read second timeMinor
- Mar 25AmendedMajor
- Mar 25Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Mar 24Special order, set for March 24, 2026
- Mar 17Committee report: Favorable with amendment EducationMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 4Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 3Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Jan 29Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-19
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second timeMinor
- Jan 29AmendedMajor
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 6. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 5. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Cloture. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 28. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adjourn For The Day. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 27. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Pope, Magnuson, McCravy, Edgerton, Gisbson, Terribile, Morgan, Calhoon, Cox, Ford, Cromer, Robbins, Gatch, Whitmire, Duncan
- Jan 28AmendedMajor
- Jan 28Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
- Jan 22Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 21Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger, Teeple, Guffey, McCabe
- Jan 15Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
- Jan 14Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, D.Mitchell, Cromer, Gilreath, Huff
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 13Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 16PrefiledIntroduced