STEM scholarship stipends
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-15, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, AND SECTION 59-104-25, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSEWORK IN...” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-149-15, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL LIFE SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, AND SECTION 59-104-25, RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP STIPENDS, BOTH SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSEWORK IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STATISTICS MUST COUNT TOWARDS CERTAIN REQUIRED FRESHMAN YEAR COURSEWORK IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, AND TO CLARIFY THESE PROVISIONS APPLY BEGINNING WITH ACCOUNTING MAJORS WHO COMPL
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Where it is
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Prefiled · Dec 12, 2024
House
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works · Dec 12, 2024
House
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 272) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 272) · Jan 14, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 5, 2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer · Apr 8, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 46) · Apr 24, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 27) · Apr 29, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27) · Apr 29, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 29, 2025
Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 34) · Apr 30, 2025
House
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6) · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 6) · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Polled out of committee Education (Senate Journal-page 11) · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 11) · Apr 30, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 62) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 62) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 39) · May 7, 2025
Senate
Ratified R 63 · May 8, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 12, 2025
Effective date 05/12/25 · May 19, 2025
Act No. 44 · May 19, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
EricksonSpann-WilderBauer
Recorded votes
Chaplin, JDSenate · 2025-05-06 · Passed
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Yeas 112, Nays 0, Excused Absence 1, Not Voting 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 44 (May 19, 2025).