H 4762 General Bill, By Long, Bailey, Brewer, Caskey, Chapman, Crawford, Davis, Forrest, Gatch, Gilliam, Guest, Haddon, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Lawson, Ligon, Lowe, McCravy, C. Mitchell, T. Moore, W. Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Sanders, Schuessler, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Taylor, Vaughan, Whitmire, Willis, Wooten, Yow, B. Newton, Chumley, Edgerton, Magnuson, White, Lastinger, D. Mitchell, Cromer and Gilreath
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Summary: School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-335 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN VOLUNTEER SCHOOL CHAPLAIN POLICIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 59-1-485 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPLAY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND OTHER HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY CLASSROOMS.
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12/16/25	House	Prefiled
12/16/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/26	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 107)
01/13/26	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 107)
01/20/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
02/12/26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 29)
02/17/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
02/17/26		Scrivener's error corrected
02/17/26	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Hewitt, Kirby, Wetmore, Weeks, Caskey, Anderson, Martin, Magnuson (House Journal-page 14)
02/19/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell
02/25/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
02/25/26	House	Amended (House Journal-page 30)
02/25/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 30)
02/25/26	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-31 (House Journal-page 109)
02/26/26		Scrivener's error corrected
02/26/26		Scrivener's error corrected
03/03/26	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 45)
03/04/26	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 27)
03/04/26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 27)