South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 3873
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Erickson, Crawford, Bernstein, Calhoon, Teeple and Bowers
Document Path: LC-0259WAB25.docx
Introduced in the House on January 30, 2025
Introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2026
Last Amended on March 31, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 47) |
| 1/30/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 47) |
| 3/26/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal-page 8) |
| 3/31/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers |
| 3/31/2026 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 291) |
| 3/31/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 2291) |
| 3/31/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 292) |
| 4/1/2026 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19) |
| 4/1/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 17) |
| 4/1/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 17) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/30/2025
03/26/2026
03/31/2026
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Amended
March 31, 2026
H. 3873
Introduced by Reps. Erickson, Crawford, Bernstein, Calhoon, Teeple and Bowers
S. Printed 3/31/26--H.
Read the first time January 30, 2025
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-3-35, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINGERPRINT AND DNA IDENTIFICATION KITS THROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO MAKE THE DISTRIBUTION MANDATORY INSTEAD OF UPON REQUEST.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-3-35(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(A) The Department of Education shall provide Office of the Attorney General shall have available to all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools inkless, in-home fingerprint and DNA identification kits to be distributedfor distribution throughout the district or school on request to the parent or legal custodian of any kindergarten, elementary, middle, or high school student. The kits must be provided to the parent or legal custodian of any kindergarten, elementary, middle, or high school student upon their request. The Department of Education shall provide student counts by district to inform the number of kits needed each year.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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