South CarolinaStreaming of School Board Meetings
What it does
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
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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
- 2025
- May 19Act No. 28Latest
- May 19Effective date 05/12/25
- May 12Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 8Ratified R 46
- May 7Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- May 7Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 6Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Read second timeMinor
- May 6Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hayes, Wooten
- May 6AmendedMajor
- May 1Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public WorksMinor
- Feb 25Referred to Committee on Education and Public WorksMinor
- Feb 25Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 20Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19AmendedMajor
- Feb 19Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Feb 12Committee report: Favorable with amendment EducationMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 11Referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Dec 11PrefiledIntroduced