South Carolina Senate Bill 945 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 6 2022 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-05-12 - Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-37
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 59-19-85 So As To Promote Public Access To School Board Meetings By Requiring School Boards To Adopt And Implement Policies That Provide Live Electronic Transmission Of Such Meetings, To Extend Applicability Of These Provisions To The Governing Bodies Of Charter Schools And Special Schools, To Provide Flexibility In Certain Circumstances, And To Provide Related Requirements Of The State Board Of Education; And To Provide The Provisions Of This Act Must Be Implemented Before July 1, 2023.

School Board Meetings

Sen. Greg Hembree [R]

Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]

2022-05-12 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 70 N: 37 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 72 N: 36 NV: 10 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Adjourn For The Day (Y: 37 N: 68 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 9 Amendment Number 9 (Y: 71 N: 32 NV: 15 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 14 Amendment Number 14 (Y: 73 N: 32 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 13 Amendment Number 13 (Y: 72 N: 32 NV: 14 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 12 Amendment Number 12 (Y: 75 N: 32 NV: 11 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 11 Amendment Number 11 (Y: 72 N: 33 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 10 Amendment Number 10 (Y: 74 N: 35 NV: 9 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 8 Amendment Number 8 (Y: 72 N: 33 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7 (Y: 72 N: 33 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-05-11 - House - House: Table Amendment 6 Amendment Number 6 (Y: 70 N: 35 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-04-06 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-12	House	Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-37
2022-05-12	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
2022-05-11	House	Roll call Yeas-72 Nays-36
2022-05-11	House	Read second time
2022-05-11	House	Amended
2022-05-10	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2022-05-04	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
2022-04-07		Scrivener's error corrected
2022-04-07	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
2022-04-07	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-04-06	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
2022-04-06	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2022-04-06	Senate	Amended
2022-04-06		Committee Amendment Adopted
2022-04-05	Senate	Read second time
2022-03-31		Scrivener's error corrected
2022-03-30	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
2022-01-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Education
2022-01-11	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	19	85	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0945&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220111.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220330.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220331.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220406.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220407.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220504.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/945_20220511.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0945%202022-01-11%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0945%202022-03-30%20amended.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0945%202022-05-03%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=20799
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21420
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21421
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21422
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21423
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21424
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21425
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21426
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21427
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21428
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21429
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21430
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21490