South Carolina House Bill 4902

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-4)
Status: Passed on April 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-23 - Act No. 119
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 59-158-50, Relating To An Exemption Of An Intercollegiate Athlete's Name, Image, And Likeness Compensation Contract Documentation Maintained By Public Institutions Of Higher Learning From Public Disclosure Under The South Carolina Freedom Of Information Act, So As To Remove An Exception To The Exemption, And To Provide That Records Of Aggregate Revenue Funds Expended For Intercollegiate Athletics Revenue-sharing Programs By A Public Institution Of Higher Learning Each Fiscal Year Are Subject To The South Carolina Freedom Of Information Act Subject To Exceptions From Such Disclosure For Individual Athlete Payments, Sport-specific Allocations, And Negotiation Records. - Ratified Title

Intercollegiate Athletes' Compensation for Name, Image, or Likeness

Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]
Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]	Rep. Leonidas Stavrinakis [D]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]
Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Neal Collins [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. William Herbkersman [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]
Rep. Robert Reese [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

2026-04-01 - Senate - Senate: To Override The Veto (Y: 30 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - House: Override Veto By The Governor (Y: 88 N: 22 NV: 11 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 30 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-15 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 111 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-23		Act No. 119
2026-04-23		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2026-04-01	Senate	Veto overridden Ayes-30 Nays-12
2026-03-25	House	Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-88 Nays-22
2026-03-11		Vetoed by Governor
2026-03-05		Ratified R 112
2026-02-26	Senate	Read third time and enrolled
2026-02-17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-30 Nays-13
2026-02-17	Senate	Read second time
2026-02-11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Education
2026-01-20	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2026-01-20	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-01-16	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-01-15	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2026-01-15	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-2
2026-01-15	House	Read second time
2026-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Reese, Gilliard
2026-01-14	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	158	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4902&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4902_20260114.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4902_20260114A.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4902_20260211.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26347
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=26476
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27044
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27155