Critical race theory instruction prohibition
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H 3464 — Critical race theory instruction prohibition
Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-12 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY NOT DIRECT OR OTHERWISE COMPEL STUDENTS TO PERSONALLY AFFIRM, ADOPT, OR ADHERE TO THE TENETS OF "CRITICAL RACE THEORY" OR PROVIDE RELATED INSTRUCTION, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY.
Bill Text
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Read H 3464 on the official South Carolina source →Action History
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber, Nutt, Hartnett
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Introduced and read first time
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Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
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Prefiled
Sponsors
- Roger A. Nutt · Primary
- Representative Steven Wayne Long · Primary
- Representative John R. McCravy III · Primary
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Primary
- Representative Josiah Magnuson · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley · Primary
- Representative Jordan S. Pace · Primary
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin · Primary
- Representative Thomas Beach · Primary
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris · Primary
- Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett · Primary
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →13 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on
Sponsors (13)
- Nutt, Roger A.
- Representative Steven Wayne Long
- Representative John R. McCravy III
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns
- Representative Josiah Magnuson
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley
- Representative Jordan S. Pace
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Representative Thomas Beach
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber
- Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (157)
157 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 157 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 105 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (121)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 78 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Total | 78 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 0% | 0% | 36% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony, Michael A. | — | Yea |
| Atwater, Todd K. | — | Yea |
| Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. | — | Yea |
| Blackwell, Bart T. | — | Yea |
| Brown, Robert L. | — | Yea |
| Clary, Gary E. | — | Yea |
| Clemmons, Alan D. | — | Yea |
| Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Cole, J. Derham, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Crosby, William E. | — | Yea |
| Douglas, MaryGail K. | — | Yea |
| Duckworth, Gregory D. | — | Yea |
| Felder, R. Raye | — | Yea |
| Finlay, Kirkman, III | — | Yea |
| Forrester, P. Michael | — | Yea |
| Fry, Russell W. | — | Yea |
| Hamilton, Daniel P. | — | Yea |
| Henderson, Phyllis J. | — | Yea |
| Henegan, Patricia Moore | — | Yea |
| Huggins, Chip | — | Yea |
| Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Loftis, Dwight A. | — | Yea |
| Lucas, James H. | — | Yea |
| Mack, David J., III | — | Yea |
| McCoy, Peter M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| McEachern, Joseph A. | — | Yea |
| Norrell, Mandy Powers | — | Yea |
| Parks, J. Anne | — | Yea |
| Ridgeway, Robert L., III | — | Yea |
| Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. | — | Yea |
| Ryhal, Mike | — | Yea |
| Sandifer, William E., III | — | Yea |
| Smith, Garry R. | — | Yea |
| Smith, James E., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Sottile, F. Michael | — | Yea |
| Spires, L. Kit | — | Yea |
| Tallon, Edward R., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Toole, McLain R. | — | Yea |
| West, John Taliaferro, IV | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Katherine E. | — | Not Voting |
| Bedingfield, Eric M. | — | Not Voting |
| Martin, Richard | — | Not Voting |
| Stringer, Tommy M. | — | Not Voting |
| Allison, Merita A. | — | Not Voting |
| Daning, Joseph S. | — | Not Voting |
| Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Funderburk, Laurie Slade | — | Not Voting |
| Hill, Jonathon D. | — | Not Voting |
| Knight, Patsy G. | — | Not Voting |
| McKnight, Cezar E. | — | Not Voting |
| Mitchell, Harold, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Neal, Joseph H. | — | Not Voting |
| Norman, Ralph W. | — | Not Voting |
| Pitts, Michael A. | — | Not Voting |
| Putnam, Joshua A. | — | Not Voting |
| Quinn, Rick | — | Not Voting |
| Simrill, J. Gary | — | Not Voting |
| Thayer, Anne J. | — | Not Voting |
| Thigpen, Ivory Torrey | — | Not Voting |
| Whipper, J. Seth | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Jeffrey E. | — | Not Voting |
| Murphy, Chris | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Beth E. Bernstein | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Bill Taylor | — | Yea |
| Representative Brandon Newton | — | Yea |
| Representative Bruce W. Bannister | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Carl L. Anderson | — | Yea |
| Representative Chandra E. Dillard | — | Yea |
| Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Craig A. Gagnon | — | Not Voting |
| Representative David R. Hiott | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Dennis C. Moss | — | Yea |
| Representative Dennis C. Moss | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Heather Ammons Crawford | — | Not Voting |
| Representative J. David Weeks | — | Yea |
| Representative J. Todd Rutherford | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes | — | Yea |
| Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns | — | Yea |
| Representative Jeff Bradley | — | Yea |
| Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Representative John R. McCravy III | — | Not Voting |
| Representative John Richard C. King | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White | — | Yea |
| Representative Josiah Magnuson | — | Yea |
| Representative Justin T. Bamberg | — | Yea |
| Representative Kevin Hardee | — | Yea |
| Representative Lee Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Representative Leon Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis | — | Yea |
| Representative Lonnie Hosey | — | Yea |
| Representative Lucas Atkinson | — | Yea |
| Representative Mark N. Willis | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV | — | Yea |
| Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Nathan Ballentine | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Neal A. Collins | — | Yea |
| Representative Phillip Bowers | — | Yea |
| Representative Phillip D. Lowe | — | Yea |
| Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow | — | Yea |
| Representative Robert Q. Williams | — | Yea |
| Representative Roger K. Kirby | — | Yea |
| Representative Shannon S. Erickson | — | Yea |
| Representative Steven Wayne Long | — | Yea |
| Representative Sylleste H. Davis | — | Yea |
| Representative Terry Alexander | — | Yea |
| Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Wendell G. Gilliard | — | Yea |
| Representative William "Bill" Clyburn | — | Not Voting |
| Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman | — | Not Voting |
| Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley | — | Yea |
| Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon | — | Yea |
| Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire | — | Yea |
| Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Jason Elliott | — | Yea |
| Senator Russell L. Ott | — | Yea |
| Senator Sean M. Bennett | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Wheeler, William W., III | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does H 3464 do?
- A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-12 SO AS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING MAY NOT DIRECT OR OTHERWISE COMPEL STUDENTS TO PERSONALLY AFFIRM, ADOPT, OR ADHERE TO THE TENETS OF "CRITICAL RACE THEORY" OR PROVIDE RELATED INSTRUCTION, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMINOLOGY.
- Who sponsors H 3464?
- H 3464 is sponsored by Nutt, Roger A., Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., and Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus.
- What is the current status of H 3464?
- This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track H 3464?
- Track H 3464 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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