South Carolina STEM Opportunity Act
Summary
AN ACT 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, AND THE SC STEM COALITION ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPECTIVE PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
42–0
Passed
Total votes 42
May 6, 2026
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican30
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 6, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0)
senate
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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