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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 1020: Lexington County School Board Partisan Elections

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

S 1020 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on March 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Lexington County School Board Partisan Elections. Primary sponsor: Carlisle Kennedy (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2026): Referred to Lexington Delegation.

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 PROVIDE THAT THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 4 BE ON A PARTISAN BASIS BEGINNING IN 2028.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carlisle KennedyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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 Lexington Delegation
  2. Introduced and read first time
  3. Read third time and sent to House
  4. Read second time
  5. Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar

Sources

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