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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3263: Student physical privacy

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 3263 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Student physical privacy. Primary sponsor: Tommy Pope (Republican), Chris Wooten (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Cal Forrest (Republican), Lee Hewitt (Republican), Sylleste Davis (Republican), Mark Smith (Republican), David Vaughan (Republican), Kathy Landing (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), April Cromer (Republican), Rob Harris (Republican), Randy Ligon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

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 "SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT PHYSICAL PRIVACY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 23, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE VARIOUS MEASURES TO PROMOTE AND ENSURE PRIVACY AMONG SEXES USING CERTAIN RESTROOMS AND CHANGING FACILITIES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Chris WootenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Cal ForrestPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Lee HewittPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Sylleste DavisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
David VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Kathy LandingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse80
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
April CromerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Rob HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Randy LigonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“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: Ligon
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Harris
  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, Landing
  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Davis, M.M.Smith
  6. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  7. Introduced and read first time
  8. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  9. Prefiled

Sources

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