SC H 5201
in committeeSafe 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
- —
Sponsors
- Pedalinoprimary
- Teepleprimary
- Ericksonprimary
- Govanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-28
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-04-28
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-04-24
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-04-23
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2026-04-23
Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
2026-04-23
Read second time
reading-2
2026-04-23
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
2026-04-21
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
2026-04-20
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-16
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple
2026-02-18
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
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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