Bill Commons

SC H 4339

in committee

South Carolina Healthy School Meals Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 4339 pass?

Not yet. SC H 4339 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-05-07): Referred to Committee on Education

What is SC H 4339 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTHY SCHOOLS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-10-325 SO AS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF HARMFUL FOOD ADDITIVES IN SCHOOL MEALS, ENSURING INGREDIENT TRANSPARENCY, ESTABLISHING COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, TO PROVIDE A PERIODIC REVIEW AND POSSIBLE UPDATES OF PROHIBITED ADDITIVES, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO MAKE RELATED FINDINGS.

Who sponsors SC H 4339?

Erickson, Terribile, Bradley and 60 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 4339.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTHY SCHOOLS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-10-325 SO AS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF HARMFUL FOOD ADDITIVES IN SCHOOL MEALS, ENSURING INGREDIENT TRANSPARENCY, ESTABLISHING COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, TO PROVIDE A PERIODIC REVIEW AND POSSIBLE UPDATES OF PROHIBITED ADDITIVES, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO MAKE RELATED FINDINGS.

Introduced
2025-04-09
Latest action
2025-05-07 — Referred to Committee on Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ericksonprimary
  • Terribileprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Martinprimary
  • Huffprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Forrestprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Duncanprimary
  • Kilmartinprimary
  • Lawsonprimary
  • Hagerprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Beachprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • J.L. Johnsonprimary
  • Gilliamprimary
  • Rankinprimary
  • Bauerprimary
  • Teepleprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • McCabeprimary
  • Bustosprimary
  • Wickensimerprimary
  • Cobb-Hunterprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Haddonprimary
  • Willisprimary
  • Longprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • Paceprimary
  • Caskeyprimary
  • Chumleyprimary
  • Whitmireprimary
  • Morganprimary
  • Magnusonprimary
  • Gibsonprimary
  • Davisprimary
  • Edgertonprimary
  • Hartzprimary
  • Bernsteinprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • B. Newtonprimary
  • Hewittprimary
  • Watersprimary
  • Luckprimary
  • Riversprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • B.L. Coxprimary
  • Reeseprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Bowersprimary
  • Gagnonprimary
  • Herbkersmanprimary
  • Jordanprimary
  • McGinnisprimary
  • Mossprimary
  • Spann-Wilderprimary
  • Weeksprimary
  • Gilreathprimary
  • Cromerprimary
  • Guffeyprimary
  • Popeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-07

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-05-07

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2025-05-06

    Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0

  5. 2025-05-06

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-05-06

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope

  8. 2025-05-01

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey

  9. 2025-05-01

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-30

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath, Cromer

  11. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-09

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2025-05-06 · pass · 107-0

    Member-level votes (123)
    • Anderson, Carl L.: yes
    • Atkinson, Lucas: yes
    • Bailey, William H.: yes
    • Ballentine, Nathan: yes
    • Bauer, Heather: yes
    • Beach, Thomas: yes
    • Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
    • Bowers, Phillip: yes
    • Bradley, Jeff: yes
    • Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
    • Burns, James Mikell: yes
    • Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
    • Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
    • Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
    • Chapman, Donald G.: yes
    • Chumley, William M.: yes
    • Clyburn, William: yes
    • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
    • Collins, Neal A.: yes
    • Cox, Brandon L.: yes
    • Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
    • Cromer, April: yes
    • Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
    • Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
    • Duncan, Adam L.: yes
    • Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
    • Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
    • Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
    • Frank, Stephen: yes
    • Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
    • Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
    • Gatch, Gil: yes
    • Gibson, Daniel: yes
    • Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
    • Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
    • Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
    • Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
    • Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
    • Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
    • Guffey, Brandon: yes
    • Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
    • Hager, William: yes
    • Hardee, Kevin: yes
    • Harris, Robert J.: yes
    • Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
    • Hartz, Charles V.: yes
    • Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
    • Hewitt, Lee: yes
    • Hiott, David R.: yes
    • Hixon, William M.: yes
    • Holman, Harriet A.: yes
    • Hosey, Lonnie: yes
    • Howard, Leon: yes
    • Huff, William C.: yes
    • Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
    • Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
    • Jones, Wendell K.: yes
    • Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
    • Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
    • King, John Richard C.: yes
    • Kirby, Roger K.: yes
    • Landing, Kathy: yes
    • Lawson, M. Brian: yes
    • Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
    • Long, Steven Wayne: yes
    • Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
    • Luck, Jason S.: yes
    • Magnuson, Josiah: yes
    • Martin, David: yes
    • May, Robert J., III: yes
    • McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
    • McCravy, John R., III: yes
    • McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
    • McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
    • Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
    • Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
    • Moore, Travis A.: yes
    • Moss, Dennis C.: yes
    • Newton, Brandon: yes
    • Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
    • Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
    • Pace, Jordan S.: yes
    • Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
    • Pope, Thomas E.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke S.: yes
    • Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
    • Rose, Seth: yes
    • Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
    • Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
    • Sessions, Heath: yes
    • Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
    • Smith, Marvin: yes
    • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
    • Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
    • Taylor, Bill: yes
    • Teeple, James E.: yes
    • Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
    • Vaughan, David: yes
    • Waters, Courtney S.: yes
    • Weeks, J. David: yes
    • Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
    • White, Joseph S.: yes
    • Whitmire, William R.: yes
    • Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
    • Williams, Robert Q.: yes
    • Wooten, Chris: yes
    • Yow, Richard L.: yes
    • Cox, Bobby J.: excused
    • Murphy, Chris: excused
    • Willis, Mark N.: excused
    • Alexander, Terry: excused
    • Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
    • Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
    • Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
    • Hart, Christopher R.: excused
    • Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: excused
    • Herbkersman, William G.: excused
    • Moore, JA: excused
    • Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: excused
    • Neese, Mike M.: excused
    • Reese, Robert T.: excused
    • Robbins, Robby: excused
    • Schuessler, Carla: excused

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