South Carolina House Bill 3831

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-6)
Status: Passed on April 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Act No. 108
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "smart Heart Act" By Adding Section 59-17-165 So As To Provide Definitions And To Provide For The Development And Implementation Of A Cardiac Emergency Response Plan In Each Public School; And By Amending Section 59-17-155, Relating To The Automated External Defibrillator Program In High Schools, So As To Provide Each Public School Shall Ensure The Presence Of An Automated External Defibrillator Onsite And Within Certain Proximity Of School Athletic Venues, And To Provide Related Testing, Maintenance, And Personnel Training Requirements. - Ratified Title

Smart Heart Act

Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]
Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]
Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]	Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. Dennis Moss [R]	Rep. Adam Duncan [R]
Rep. Blake Sanders [R]	Rep. Hamilton Grant [D]	Rep. Leon Howard [D]	Rep. Heather Bauer [D]
Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Carla Schuessler [R]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]
Rep. Courtney Waters [D]

2026-03-25 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-04-08 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-02		Act No. 108
2026-04-02		Effective date 07/01/26
2026-03-30		Signed By Governor
2026-03-25		Ratified R 115
2026-03-25	House	Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
2026-03-25	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2026-03-19	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2026-03-17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2026-03-17	Senate	Read second time
2026-03-17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-03-11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2025-04-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2025-04-09	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-04-09	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-04-08	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2025-04-08	House	Read second time
2025-04-08	House	Amended
2025-04-08	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
2025-04-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2025-04-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers
2025-03-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
2025-02-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
2025-02-13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan, Sanders, Grant, Howard, Bauer, Pedalino
2025-01-29	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-01-29	House	Introduced and read first time

H3576 (Similar To) 2025-01-28 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	17	155	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	17	165	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3831&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250129.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250402.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250404.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20250408.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260311.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3831_20260317.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3831%202025-01-29%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25772
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27000
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27054