South Carolina House Bill 5504

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 30 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-30 - Referred to Committee on Education
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "foreign Influence Operations Out Of American Education Act" By Adding Section 59-101-425 So As To Prohibit Public Institutions Of Higher Learning From Soliciting Or Accepting Certain Gifts Or Travel From Foreign Adversary Nations, Foreign Principals, Or Foreign Terrorist Organizations, To Restrict Foreign Influence On Hiring, Curriculum, And Campus Organizations, And To Require Disclosure Of Gifts And Contracts From Foreign Countries And Foreign Principals To The Office Of The State Treasurer.

Foreign Influence Operations Out of American Education Act

Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. James Teeple [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]

2026-04-30 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-04-29 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 91 N: 13 NV: 14 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2026-04-30	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-04-30	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2026-04-30	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-04-30		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-29	House	Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-13
2026-04-29	House	Read second time
2026-04-29	House	Amended
2026-04-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
2026-04-23	House	Debate adjourned
2026-04-22	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2026-04-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell
2026-04-20		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-16	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2026-04-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple
2026-04-02	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2026-04-02	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	101	425	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5504&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5504_20260402.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5504_20260416.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5504_20260420.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5504_20260429.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5504_20260430.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H5504%202026-04-14%20amended.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H5504%202026-04-28%20updated.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27470
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=27514