SC H 5504
in committeeForeign Influence Operations Out of American Education Act
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did SC H 5504 pass?
Not yet. SC H 5504 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-30): Referred to Committee on Education
What is SC H 5504 about?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS OUT OF AMERICAN EDUCATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-425 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING CERTAIN GIFTS OR TRAVEL FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY NATIONS, FOREIGN PRINCIPALS, OR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, TO RESTRICT FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON HIRING, CURRICULUM, AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF GIFTS AND CONTRACTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND FOREIGN PRINCIPALS TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER.
Who sponsors SC H 5504?
Crawford, G.M. Smith, Teeple and 2 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 5504.
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS OUT OF AMERICAN EDUCATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 59-101-425 SO AS TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING CERTAIN GIFTS OR TRAVEL FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY NATIONS, FOREIGN PRINCIPALS, OR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS, TO RESTRICT FOREIGN INFLUENCE ON HIRING, CURRICULUM, AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF GIFTS AND CONTRACTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND FOREIGN PRINCIPALS TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE TREASURER.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-02
- Latest action
- 2026-04-30 — Referred to Committee on Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Crawfordprimary
- G.M. Smithprimary
- Teepleprimary
- C. Mitchellprimary
- Bernsteinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-30
Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee
2026-04-30
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-04-30
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2026-04-30
Read third time and sent to Senate
passage,reading-3
2026-04-30
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-29
Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-13
2026-04-29
Read second time
reading-2
2026-04-29
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-04-29
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein
2026-04-23
Debate adjourned
2026-04-22
Requests for debate-Rep(s). McDaniel, King, Govan, McGinnis, Erickson, Hardee, Crawford, Bailey, Vaughan, Dilliard, Bauer, Guest, Williams, Hosey, Henderson-Myers, Water, Jones, Scott
2026-04-22
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell
2026-04-20
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-16
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-15
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple
2026-04-02
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-04-02
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passage of Bill
2026-04-29 · pass · 91-13
Member-level votes (124)
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: 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
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: 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
- Rose, Seth: yes
- Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Alexander, Terry: no
- Anderson, Carl L.: no
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: no
- Dillard, Chandra E.: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: no
- Hosey, Lonnie: no
- Jones, Wendell K.: no
- Moore, JA: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
- Waters, Courtney S.: no
- Williams, Robert Q.: no
- Erickson, Shannon S.: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Holman, Harriet A.: excused
- King, John Richard C.: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: excused
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
- Ligon, Thomas R.: excused
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: excused
- McDaniel, Annie E.: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Robbins, Robby: excused
- Smith, Marvin: excused
Passage of Bill
2026-04-30 · pass · 105-0
Member-level votes (123)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: 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
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: 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
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hart, Christopher R.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: 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
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Mitchell, Dianne: 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
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Rose, Seth: yes
- Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: 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
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
- Guffey, Brandon: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Martin, David: excused
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: excused
- Pope, Thomas E.: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
- Waters, Courtney S.: excused
- Atkinson, Lucas: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Gibson, Daniel: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- King, John Richard C.: excused
- Landing, Kathy: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
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