South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA STEM OPPORTUNITY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 13 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COALITION, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION FUND WITHIN THE STATE TREASURY, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2024
How they voted
106–0
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 122
Mar 28, 2024
D
Democratic34
82% Yea
R
Republican88
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 28, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-0-16)
house
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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