South Carolina Senate Bill 897

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Pending: Senate Medical Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-29-180, Relating To Vaccination And Immunization Requirements Of School Pupils And Day Care Center Children, So As To Remove The Religious Exemption For The Mmr Vaccine For Children Attending Public Schools; By Amending Section 59-8-110, Relating To Education Scholarship Trust Fund Definitions, So As To Define An Eligible Student As One Who Has Had A Mmr Vaccine Or A Medical Exemption; By Amending Section 59-41-20, Relating To Children Eligible For Grants, So As To Include A Requirement That An Eligible Child Has A Mmr Vaccine Or Medical Exemption; And By Adding Section 59-101-600 So As To Mandate A Person Must Have A Mmr Vaccine To Attend A Public Institution Of Higher Learning.

Measels Vaccine Required to Attend Public School

Sen. Margie Matthews [D]

Sen. Ed Sutton [D]

Sen. Jeffrey Graham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
2026-02-05	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
44	29	180	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	101	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	41	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	8	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0897&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/897_20260205.htm