H 3453 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 3453

Session 2025-2026

Veterans' Children Tuition Assistance

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 15, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Dec 5, 2024

Latest Action

May 26, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

3453

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

Primary

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Primary

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Primary

House Votes (2)

Senate Votes (1)

Motion Text

Concur in Senate Amendments

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Excused

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Excused

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Excused

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Yes

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Yes

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Yes

Kambrell H. Garvin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Excused

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Yes

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Mitchell, Dianne

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Yes

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Excused

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Yes

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Scott, Keishan M.

Excused

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Yes

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Yes

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Yes

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Yes

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Excused

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Yes

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

Text (6)

12/05/2024

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20241205.htm

05/01/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250501.htm

05/06/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20250506.htm

03/25/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260325.htm

04/29/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3453_20260429.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3453.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3453.docx

Actions (24)

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05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 135

05/26/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/15/26

05/15/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 174

05/06/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0

05/06/2026

House

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

04/30/2026

Senate

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

04/29/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

04/29/2026

Senate

Read second time

04/29/2026

Senate

Amended

04/29/2026

Senate

Committee Amendment Adopted

03/25/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education

05/07/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education

05/07/2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

05/07/2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

05/06/2025

House

Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-7

05/06/2025

House

Read second time

05/06/2025

House

Amended

05/06/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore

05/01/2025

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

01/14/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

01/14/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

12/05/2024

House

Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

12/05/2024

House

Prefiled

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3453&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3453/

Record Created

Dec 7, 2024 12:34:31 AM

Record Updated

May 26, 2026 10:21:07 PM