South Carolina House Bill 4739

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Pending: House Education and Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 4 To Chapter 101, Title 59 So As To Require Each Public College, University, And Technical College In This State And Each Independent Institution Of Higher Education In This State That Receives Certain Lottery Scholarship-funded Tuition Payments To Implement A Safety Training Program For All New Students, To Provide Exclusions From The Programs, To Provide Requirements Of The Programs, To Require Each Institution To Compile And Annually Report Certain Campus Crime Statistics, Among Other Things, To Provide Additional Reporting Requirements, And To Provide Enforcement Mechanisms.

College Safety Training Programs for Students

Rep. Timothy McGinnis [R]

Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]

Rep. Hamilton Grant [D]

Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

H5205 (Similar To) 2026-06-02 - Act No. 161

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4739&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4739_20251217.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4739%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4739%202026-01-29%20amended.pdf