H 5351 — A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 16, 2026, AS "SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHER EDUCATION DAY."
Last action — Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 6)
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1Introduced
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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 has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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124 sponsors
1 primary, 123 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
South Carolina Higher Education Day
Bill Text
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Action History
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Referred to Committee on Education (Senate Journal-page 6)
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Introduced (Senate Journal-page 6)
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Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 18)
Sponsors
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Cosponsor
- Representative Chris Wooten · Cosponsor
- Representative Heath Sessions · Cosponsor
- Representative Keishan M. Scott · Cosponsor
- Carla M. Schuessler · Cosponsor
- Representative Richard Blake Sanders · Cosponsor
- Representative J. Todd Rutherford · Cosponsor
- Representative Seth Rose · Cosponsor
- Representative Robby Robbins · Cosponsor
- Sr. Representative Michael F. Rivers · Cosponsor
- Representative Robert T. Reese · Cosponsor
- Representative Luke S. Rankin · Cosponsor
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Cosponsor
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino · Cosponsor
- Representative Mark N. Willis · Cosponsor
- Representative Robert Q. Williams · Cosponsor
- Representative Paul B. Wickensimer · Cosponsor
- Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Cosponsor
- Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White · Cosponsor
- Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Cosponsor
- Representative J. David Weeks · Cosponsor
- Representative Courtney S. Waters · Cosponsor
- Representative David Vaughan · Cosponsor
- Representative Jackie R. Terribile · Cosponsor
- Representative James E. Teeple · Cosponsor
- Representative Bill Taylor · Cosponsor
- Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Cosponsor
- Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder · Cosponsor
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative G. Murrell Smith · Cosponsor
- Representative Jordan S. Pace · Cosponsor
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Cosponsor
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton · Cosponsor
- Representative Brandon Newton · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest · Cosponsor
- Representative Hamilton R. Grant · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Jerry N. Govan · Cosponsor
- Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath · Cosponsor
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard · Cosponsor
- Representative Daniel Gibson · Cosponsor
- Representative Mike M. Neese · Cosponsor
- Representative Dennis C. Moss · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative T. Alan Morgan · Cosponsor
- Representative Travis A. Moore · Cosponsor
- Representative JA Moore · Cosponsor
- Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV · Cosponsor
- Representative Dianne Mitchell · Cosponsor
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell · Cosponsor
- Representative Annie E. McDaniel · Cosponsor
- Representative John R. McCravy III · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Donald Ryan McCabe · Cosponsor
- Representative David Martin · Cosponsor
- Representative Josiah Magnuson · Cosponsor
- Jason Luck · Cosponsor
- Representative Phillip D. Lowe · Cosponsor
- Representative Steven Wayne Long · Cosponsor
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Cosponsor
- Representative M. Brian Lawson · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative John T. Lastinger · Cosponsor
- Representative Kathy Landing · Cosponsor
- Representative Roger K. Kirby · Cosponsor
- Representative John Richard C. King · Cosponsor
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan · Cosponsor
- Representative Wendell K. Jones · Cosponsor
- Representative William C. "Chris" Huff · Cosponsor
- Representative Leon Howard · Cosponsor
- Representative Lonnie Hosey · Cosponsor
- Representative Harriet A. Holman · Cosponsor
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon · Cosponsor
- Representative David R. Hiott · Cosponsor
- Representative Lee Hewitt · Cosponsor
- Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Cosponsor
- Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Cosponsor
- Representative Charles V. Hartz · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett · Cosponsor
- Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart · Cosponsor
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris · Cosponsor
- Representative Kevin Hardee · Cosponsor
- Representative William "Bill" Hager · Cosponsor
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon · Cosponsor
- Representative Brandon Guffey · Cosponsor
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam · Cosponsor
- Representative Gil Gatch · Cosponsor
- Representative Kambrell H. Garvin · Cosponsor
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon · Cosponsor
- Stephen D. Frank · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest · Cosponsor
- Representative Greg Ford · Cosponsor
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson · Cosponsor
- Representative Sarita L. Edgerton · Cosponsor
- Representative Adam L. Duncan · Cosponsor
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard · Cosponsor
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis · Cosponsor
- Representative April Cromer · Cosponsor
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford · Cosponsor
- Representative Brandon L. Cox · Cosponsor
- Representative Neal A. Collins · Cosponsor
- Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Cosponsor
- Representative William "Bill" Clyburn · Cosponsor
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley · Cosponsor
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Cosponsor
- Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV · Cosponsor
- Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon · Cosponsor
- Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos · Cosponsor
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Cosponsor
- Jr. Representative Gary S. Brewer · Cosponsor
- Representative Jeff Bradley · Cosponsor
- Representative Phillip Bowers · Cosponsor
- Representative Beth E. Bernstein · Cosponsor
- Representative Thomas Beach · Cosponsor
- Representative Heather Bauer · Cosponsor
- Representative Bruce W. Bannister · Cosponsor
- Representative Justin T. Bamberg · Cosponsor
- Representative Nathan Ballentine · Cosponsor
- Representative William H. Bailey · Cosponsor
- Representative Lucas Atkinson · Cosponsor
- Representative Carl L. Anderson · Cosponsor
- Representative Terry Alexander · Cosponsor
- Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Primary
- Brittain · Cosponsor
- J.E. Johnson · Cosponsor
- J.L. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 123 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (123)
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow
- Representative Chris Wooten
- Representative Heath Sessions
- Representative Keishan M. Scott
- Carla M. Schuessler Republican
- Representative Richard Blake Sanders
- Representative J. Todd Rutherford
- Representative Seth Rose
- Representative Robby Robbins
- Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr.
- Representative Robert T. Reese
- Representative Luke S. Rankin
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino
- Representative Mark N. Willis
- Representative Robert Q. Williams
- Representative Paul B. Wickensimer
- Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire
- Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
- Representative J. David Weeks
- Representative Courtney S. Waters
- Representative David Vaughan
- Representative Jackie R. Terribile
- Representative James E. Teeple
- Representative Bill Taylor
- Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis
- Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith
- Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
- Representative Jordan S. Pace
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton
- Representative Brandon Newton
- Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Representative Hamilton R. Grant
- Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
- Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard
- Representative Daniel Gibson
- Representative Mike M. Neese
- Representative Dennis C. Moss
- Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr.
- Representative Travis A. Moore
- Representative JA Moore
- Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV
- Representative Dianne Mitchell
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell
- Representative Annie E. McDaniel
- Representative John R. McCravy III
- Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- Representative David Martin
- Representative Josiah Magnuson
- Jason Luck Democrat
- Representative Phillip D. Lowe
- Representative Steven Wayne Long
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
- Representative M. Brian Lawson
- Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr.
- Representative Kathy Landing
- Representative Roger K. Kirby
- Representative John Richard C. King
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.
- Representative Wendell K. Jones
- Representative William C. "Chris" Huff
- Representative Leon Howard
- Representative Lonnie Hosey
- Representative Harriet A. Holman
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon
- Representative David R. Hiott
- Representative Lee Hewitt
- Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman
- Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes
- Representative Charles V. Hartz
- Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Representative Kevin Hardee
- Representative William "Bill" Hager
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon
- Representative Brandon Guffey
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
- Representative Gil Gatch
- Representative Kambrell H. Garvin
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon
- Stephen D. Frank Republican
- Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr.
- Representative Greg Ford
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson
- Representative Sarita L. Edgerton
- Representative Adam L. Duncan
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis
- Representative April Cromer
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford
- Representative Brandon L. Cox
- Representative Neal A. Collins
- Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- Representative William "Bill" Clyburn
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV
- Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon
- Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns
- Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Representative Jeff Bradley
- Representative Phillip Bowers
- Representative Beth E. Bernstein
- Representative Thomas Beach
- Representative Heather Bauer
- Representative Bruce W. Bannister
- Representative Justin T. Bamberg
- Representative Nathan Ballentine
- Representative William H. Bailey
- Representative Lucas Atkinson
- Representative Carl L. Anderson
- Representative Terry Alexander
- Brittain
- J.E. Johnson
- J.L. Johnson
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
Not signed on (46)
46 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does H 5351 do?
- South Carolina Higher Education Day
- Who sponsors H 5351?
- H 5351 is sponsored by Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Heath Sessions, Representative Keishan M. Scott, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Seth Rose, Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative JA Moore, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative Dianne Mitchell, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative David Martin, Representative Josiah Magnuson, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Kathy Landing, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, Representative Leon Howard, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative Greg Ford, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative April Cromer, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Brittain, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, and Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D..
- What is the current status of H 5351?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 11, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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