South Carolina Senate Bill 589

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-04-23 - Committed to Committee on Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "make South Carolina Healthy Again Act"; By Amending Section 59-10-310, Relating To The Establishment Of School Food Service Meals And Competitive Foods, District Policies, And Exemptions, So As To Require The State Board Of Education's School Food Service Policy To Include A Prohibition On Public Schools Providing Ultra-processed Food To Students On The School Campus During The Normal School Day; And To Add Article 11 To Chapter 5, Title 43, So As To Provide That The South Carolina Department Of Social Services Shall Submit A Request For A Federal Waiver To The U.s. Department Of Agriculture, Food And Nutrition Service To Prohibit The Use Of Snap Benefits For The Purchase Of Candy And Soft Drinks; To Provide Guidelines For The Waiver; And To Provide Definitions Relating To The Snap Program.

SNAP Lunches

Sen. Wes Climer [R]

Sen. Everett Stubbs [R]

Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-23	Senate	Committed to Committee on Finance
2025-04-23	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Education
2025-04-22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2025-04-22	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H4061 (Similar To) 2026-01-21 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	10	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0589&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/589_20250422.htm