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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3011: Parental Rights in Education Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3011 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Parental Rights in Education Act. Primary sponsor: Tommy Pope (Republican), Josiah Magnuson (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), John McCravy (Republican), Bill Chumley (Republican), Weston Newton (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican), Thomas Beach (Republican), Lee Hewitt (Republican), David Vaughan (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican), Steven Long (Republican), Melissa Oremus (Republican), Jackie Terribile (Republican), Daniel Gibson (Republican), Chris Huff (Republican), Brian Lawson (Republican), Mike Burns (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican), Randy Ligon (Republican), Brandon Guffey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PARENTAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION ACT"; BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 28, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO RECOGNIZE THAT PARENTS HAVE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THEIR CHILDREN, TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM SUBSTANTIALLY BURDENING THOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE TO OBTAIN PARENTAL CONSENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATION OF THE CHAPTER, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 28, TITLE 59, AS ARTICLE 1 ENTITLED "GENERAL PROVISIONS."

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Josiah MagnusonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
John McCravyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Bill ChumleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Weston NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Thomas BeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Lee HewittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
David VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Steven LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jackie TerribilePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Daniel GibsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Chris HuffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Brian LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Mike BurnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Randy LigonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Brandon GuffeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse48

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Long, Oremus, Terribile, Gibson, Huff, Lawson, Burns, Edgerton
  4. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
  6. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  7. Introduced and read first time
  8. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  9. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source