Palmetto Fellows Scholarship
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-104-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO INCLUDE TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AMONG INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WHOSE STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 59-149-60, RELATING TO THE DURATION OF LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS, SO AS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS MAY NOT RECEIVE LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE THAN SIX SEMESTERS FOR THREE-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2021 · House Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Apr 20, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 6, 2021
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 17, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-9)
house
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annie McDaniel
DDemocratic
P
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Lucas Atkinson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
R.J. May
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Stewart Jones
RRepublican
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Wendy C. Brawley
DDemocratic
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