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South Carolina General Assembly · H 5653 · Effective date 05/19/26

Lee County School District Board of Trustees

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD, THE MANNER IN WHICH BOARD ELECTIONS ARE CONDUCTED, AND THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES ON THE BOARD ARE FILLED; Read the full text

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126th session (2025-2026)

Where it is

Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 14) · May 5, 2026

House

Referred to Lee Delegation (House Journal-page 14) · May 5, 2026

House

Committee report: Favorable Lee Delegation (House Journal-page 8) · May 6, 2026

House

Read second time (House Journal-page 16) · May 7, 2026

House

Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 16) · May 7, 2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 18) · May 7, 2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1) · May 8, 2026

House

Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 7) · May 12, 2026

Senate

Read second time (Senate Journal-page 44) · May 13, 2026

Senate

Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 96) · May 14, 2026

Senate

Ratified R 263 · May 15, 2026
Signed By Governor · May 19, 2026
Effective date 05/19/26 · Jun 5, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Scott

Recorded votes

Passage of BillHouse · 2026-05-07 · Passed · Yeas 105, Nays 0, Excused Absence 13, Not Voting 6
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: Effective date 05/19/26 (Jun 5, 2026).