H 3578 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cursive writing coursework

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-29-15, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CURSIVE WRITING BE TAUGHT IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO AS TO SPECIFY THAT THE CURSIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION MUST BEGIN IN SECOND GRADE AND CONTINUE IN EACH GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025

Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

98–0

Passed · 20 other

Total votes 118

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic33

28 Yea 5

84% Yea

R Republican85

70 Yea 15

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

17

Key actions

4

Committee

4

Amendments

1

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 8, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (98-0-20)

house

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 12, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

lower

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Carla Schuessler

Courtney Waters

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Kambrell Garvin

Robert Williams

Rosalyn Henderson-Myers

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Wendell Gilliard