H 3578 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Cursive writing coursework - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 3578

Session 2025-2026

Cursive writing coursework

Introduced

Introduced in Senate on Apr 9, 2025

Sponsors

First Action

Dec 12, 2024

Latest Action

Apr 9, 2025

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

3578

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Annie E. McDaniel

Primary

Carla Schuessler

Primary

Courtney Waters

Primary

Fawn M. Pedalino

Primary

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Primary

Kambrell H. Garvin

Primary

Primary

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Primary

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Primary

Robert Q. Williams

Primary

Primary

Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers

Primary

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Primary

Wendell G. Gilliard

Primary

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on April 8, 2025

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Yes

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Excused

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Yes

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Yes

Excused

Yes

Excused

Excused

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Excused

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Heather Ammons Crawford

Excused

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Yes

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James M. "Mike" Neese

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Excused

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Excused

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Excused

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

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Excused

Yes

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Excused

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Nathan Ballentine

Yes

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Excused

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "RJ" May, III

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Excused

Robert Q. Williams

Excused

Yes

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Yes

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

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

Excused

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Excused

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

Excused

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.

Text (4)

12/12/2024

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3578_20241212.htm

04/02/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3578_20250402.htm

04/08/2025

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3578_20250408.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3578.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3578.docx

Actions (16)

Show Only Major Actions

04/09/2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Education

04/09/2025

Senate

Introduced and read first time

04/09/2025

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

04/08/2025

House

Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0

04/08/2025

House

Read second time

04/08/2025

House

Amended

04/08/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, Waters, Garvin, Williams, Reese

04/03/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers

04/02/2025

House

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works

03/26/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

03/25/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel, M.M.Smith

02/19/2025

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson

01/14/2025

House

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

01/14/2025

House

Introduced and read first time

12/12/2024

House

Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

12/12/2024

House

Prefiled

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3578&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H3578/

Record Created

Dec 13, 2024 12:55:59 AM

Record Updated

Apr 9, 2025 3:56:15 PM