Education Scholarship Trust Fund
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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS;” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-110, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-115, RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES, SO AS PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRIORITY AND GENERAL APPLICATIONS, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPUBLIC EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 59-8-120, RELAT
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Where it is
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Prefiled · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 54) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 54) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Polled out of committee Education (Senate Journal-page 119) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Committee report: Favorable Education (Senate Journal-page 119) · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 12) · Jan 15, 2025
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 19) · Jan 16, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 19) · Jan 16, 2025
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 16) · Jan 28, 2025
Senate
Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 16) · Jan 28, 2025
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 13) · Jan 29, 2025
Senate
Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 13) · Jan 29, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Jan 30, 2025
Amended (Senate Journal-page 10) · Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10) · Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-12 (Senate Journal-page 10) · Jan 30, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Jan 31, 2025
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-31 Nays-9 (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 4, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 4, 2025
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 43) · Feb 6, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 43) · Feb 6, 2025
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 34) · Feb 20, 2025
House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Weeks, JL Johnson, King, Grant, Cobb-Hunter, Hewitt, Govan, McDaniel, Clyburn, Hosey, Whitmire, Hager, Bowers, JA Moore, Erickson, Rankin, Gilliam, Bauer, Bernstein, Spann- · Feb 25, 2025
House
Amended (House Journal-page 31) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 31) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-79 Nays-38 (House Journal-page 75) · Feb 26, 2025
House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 37) · Feb 27, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-80 Nays-32 (House Journal-page 38) · Feb 27, 2025
House
House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 55) · Apr 16, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-13 (Senate Journal-page 55) · Apr 16, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 22, 2025
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 23, 2025
House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 52) · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 52) · Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Apr 29, 2025
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 167) · May 1, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-32 (House Journal-page 170) · May 1, 2025
House
Ratified R 27 · May 6, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 7, 2025
Effective date See Act for Effective Date · May 12, 2025
Act No. 11 · May 12, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
HembreeRiceGrooms
Recorded votes
Concur in Senate AmendmentsHouse · 2025-05-01 · Passed · Yeas 73, Nays 32, Excused Absence 6, Not Voting 12
to lay on the table Amendment No. 13Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 11, Excused Absence 3
to lay on the table Amendment No. 12Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 29, Nays 12, Excused Absence 3
to lay on the table Amendment No. 11Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 12, Excused Absence 3
to lay on the table Amendment No. 9Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 29, Nays 12, Excused Absence 2
to lay on the table Amendment No. 8Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 28, Nays 13, Excused Absence 2
to lay on the table Amendment No. 7Senate · 2025-04-29 · Passed · Ayes 29, Nays 12, Excused Absence 2
to lay on the table Amendment number RFH-2Senate · 2025-04-24 · Passed · Ayes 21, Nays 10, Excused Absence 10
to adopt Amendment number RFH-1Senate · 2025-04-16 · Passed · Ayes 29, Nays 13, Excused Absence 2
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-02-27 · Passed · Yeas 80, Nays 32, Excused Absence 4, Not Voting 6
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 79, Nays 38, Excused Absence 3, Not Voting 2
Table Motion to Invoke Rule 3.9House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 90, Nays 9, Excused Absence 3, Not Voting 20
Adopt Amendment 15 Amendment number 15House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 109, Nays 0, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 11
Table Amendment 14 Amendment number 14House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 77, Nays 37, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 6
Table Amendment 13 Amendment number 13House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 57, Nays 44, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 19
Table Amendment 12 Amendment number 12House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 76, Nays 36, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 8
Table Amendment 11 Amendment number 11House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 75, Nays 37, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 8
Table Amendment 8 Amendment number 8House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 77, Nays 35, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 8
Table Amendment 7 Amendment number 7House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 76, Nays 34, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 10
Table Amendment 6 Amendment number 6House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 78, Nays 37, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 5
Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment number 1House · 2025-02-26 · Passed · Yeas 82, Nays 32, Excused Absence 2, Not Voting 6
3rd ReadingSenate · 2025-02-04 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 9, Excused Absence 4
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-01-30 · Passed · Ayes 32, Nays 12, Excused Absence 2
to lay on the table Amendment number 42Senate · 2025-01-30 · Passed · Ayes 26, Nays 18, Excused Absence 2
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-01-30 · Passed · Ayes 43, Nays 0, Excused Absence 3
to lay on the table Amendment number 41Senate · 2025-01-30 · Passed · Ayes 32, Nays 10, Excused Absence 3
to lay on the table Amendment number 39Senate · 2025-01-30 · Passed · Ayes 31, Nays 13, Excused Absence 2
to lay on the table Amendment number 27Senate · 2025-01-29 · Passed · Ayes 30, Nays 11, Excused Absence 3
to adopt Amendment number 14Senate · 2025-01-29 · Passed · Ayes 30, Nays 11, Excused Absence 4
to lay on the table Amendment number 10Senate · 2025-01-28 · Passed · Ayes 26, Nays 15, Excused Absence 5
to adopt Amendment number 1Senate · 2025-01-16 · Passed · Ayes 37, Nays 2, Excused Absence 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: Act No. 11 (May 12, 2025).