South Carolina Senate Bill 38

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-04-15 - Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-12
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Enact The "reinforcing College Education On America's Constitutional Heritage Act" Or The "reach Act"; To Amend Section 59-29-120(a), Relating To The Study Of The United States Constitution Requisite For Graduation, To Provide That Each Public High School Must Provide Instruction Concerning The United States Constitution, The Federalist Papers, And The Declaration Of Independence To Each Student For At Least One Year; To Amend Section 59-29-130, Relating To The Duration Of Instruction In The Essentials Of The United States Constitution, To Provide That Each Institution Of Higher Learning Must Provide Instruction Concerning The United States Constitution, The Federalist Papers, And The Declaration Of Independence To Each Undergraduate Student For Three Semester Credit Hours; And To Repeal Section 59-29-140, Relating To The Enforcement Of The Program Of Study Of The United States Constitution By The State Superintendent Of Education.

Reinforcing College Education on America's Constitutional Heritage Act (REACH Act)

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Rep. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Greg Hembree [R]	Sen. Danny Verdin [R]
Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Rep. Thomas Corbin [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]
Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Thomas Young [R]

2021-04-15 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 91 N: 12 NV: 11 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2021-03-02 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-15	House	Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-12
2021-04-15	House	Read second time
2021-04-15	House	Amended
2021-04-14	House	Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-15-21
2021-04-14	House	Amended
2021-04-13	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-14-21
2021-04-07	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
2021-03-04	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2021-03-04	House	Introduced and read first time
2021-03-03	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2021-03-02	Senate	Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
2021-03-02	Senate	Read second time
2021-03-02	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2021-02-25		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-02-24	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

H3338 (Similar To) 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	29	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	29	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	29	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0038&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20201209.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210224.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210225.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210302.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210407.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210414.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/38_20210415.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0038%202021-01-12%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0038%202021-03-09%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18487
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=19219