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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4737: Training for new college and university board members

Passed one chamber 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 4737 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Training for new college and university board members. Primary sponsor: Tim McGinnis (Republican), Hamilton Grant (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2026): Referred to Committee on Education.

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 ADDING SECTION 59-101-35 SO AS TO CREATE A MANDATORY ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY OF EACH INSTITUTION.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim McGinnisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Hamilton GrantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“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. Referred to Committee on Education
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Read third time and sent to Senate
  4. Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-17
  5. Read second time
  6. Amended
  7. Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Govan, Dilliard, Jones, Anderson, Rivers, Waters, Gilliard
  8. Debate adjourned
  9. Debate adjourned
  10. Debate adjourned
  11. Debate adjourned
  12. Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Govan, Weeks, Dillard, Jones, JL Johnson, Hart, Gilliard, Waters, Rivers, Anderson

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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