SC H3873 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-01 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-01 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-3-35, Relating To The Distribution Of Fingerprint And Dna Identification Kits Through Public Schools, So As To Make The Distribution Mandatory Instead Of Upon Request.
Title
School distribution of in-home identification kits
Sponsors
| Rep. Shannon Erickson [R] | Rep. Heather Crawford [R] | Rep. Beth Bernstein [D] | Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R] |
| Rep. James Teeple [R] | Rep. Phillip Bowers [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-31 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 111 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-1 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Amended |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Introduced and read first time |
