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H 3453 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-111-20, RELATING TO FREE TUITION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS' CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE TUITION IF THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. - RATIFIED TITLE
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands higher education access by providing free tuition to veterans' children meeting residency criteria, directly advancing educational opportunity.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExpands veterans' children's tuition benefits by changing residency requirement to 'since birth,' increasing access to free education for more veterans' families.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Apr 29, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 6, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-7-13)
house
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of J.A. Moore
J.A. Moore
DDemocratic
SC
15
P
Photo of Seth Rose
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
SC
72
P
Photo of Tiffany Spann-Wilder
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
DDemocratic
SC
109
P
Photo of Tommy Pope
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
SC
47