Bill Commons

SC H 5201

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Safe Schools Act of 2026

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did SC H 5201 pass?

Not yet. SC H 5201 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Referred to Committee on Education

What is SC H 5201 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SAFE SCHOOLS ACT OF 2026" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 59, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MULTIJURISDICTIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATION PLANS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFIED SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND REQUIRED LIVE DRILLS, AND TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY SLED, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Who sponsors SC H 5201?

Pedalino, Teeple, Erickson and 1 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5201.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SAFE SCHOOLS ACT OF 2026" BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 59, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MULTIJURISDICTIONAL SCHOOL SAFETY TASK FORCE, TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP MULTIHAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATION PLANS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTIFIED SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS AND REQUIRED LIVE DRILLS, AND TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY SLED, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Referred to Committee on Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Teepleprimary
  • Ericksonprimary
  • Govanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Referred to Committee on Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-28

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-04-24

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2026-04-23

    Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

  5. 2026-04-23

    Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0

  6. 2026-04-23

    Read second time

    reading-2

  7. 2026-04-23

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan

  8. 2026-04-21

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson

  9. 2026-04-20

    Scrivener's error corrected

  10. 2026-04-16

    Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-04-15

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple

  12. 2026-02-18

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-18

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage of Bill

    2026-04-23 · pass · 99-0

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

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