South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 1162

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gambrell
Document Path: LC-0429HDB26.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 30, 2026
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on May 13, 2026

Summary: Anderson County School District No. 2

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
4/30/2026 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate Journal-page 5)
5/5/2026 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
5/6/2026 Senate Read third time and sent to House
5/7/2026 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal-page 68)
5/12/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 10)
5/12/2026 House Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 10)
5/13/2026 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 20)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 166
5/18/2026 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/30/2026
4/30/2026-A


NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R166, S1162)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 509 OF 1982, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SIX MEMBERS OF THE SEVEN-MEMBER GOVERNING BODY MUST BE ELECTED FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Election of trustees

SECTION 1.    SECTION 13A. (B)(1) of Act 509 of 1982, as last amended by Act 232 of 2024, is amended to read:

(B)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the seven-member governing body of Anderson County School District 2 must be elected as follows:

(a) one member each from Districts 2, 5, and 6 must be elected from each respective single-member district beginning with school trustee elections in 2028;

(b) one member each from Districts 1, 3, and 4 must be elected from each respective single-member district beginning with school trustee elections in 2026; and

(c) one member elected from Anderson County School District 2 at large.

A candidate for a numbered district seat must reside in, and be elected by the qualified electors of, the district for which the candidate files for election. Each of the seven members must be elected to four-year terms with the winners from each numbered district seat and the at-large seat determined by plurality vote. The numbered districts are defined on map number S-07-02-24 as maintained in the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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