Parental Rights
Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Sponsors
- +59
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2026
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PARENTAL RIGHTS ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 28, TITLE 59, TO AFFIRM AND ENUMERATE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THEIR CHILDREN, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT MINIMUM STANDARDS TO IMPLEMENT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND A RELATED MODEL PARENTAL RIGHTS POLICY, TO PROVIDE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES SHALL ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT RELATED POLICIES, TO ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND RESOLUTION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A LIMITED PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION UPON EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES, AND TO…
Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Adam Duncan
- April Cromer
- Bill Chumley
- Bill Herbkersman
- Bill Hixon
- Bill Taylor
- Bill Whitmire
- Blake Sanders
- Brandon Guffey
- Brandon Newton
- Brian Lawson
- Cal Forrest
- Carla Schuessler
- Charlie Hartz
- Chris Wooten
- Cody Mitchell
- Craig Gagnon
- D. Mitchell
- Davey Hiott
- David Martin
- David Vaughan
- Don Chapman
- Doug Gilliam
- Fawn Pedalino
- Gary Brewer
- Gil Gatch
- Harriet Holman
- Heath Sessions
- Heather Crawford
- Jackie Terribile
- James Teeple
- Jay Kilmartin
- Jeff Bradley
- Joe White
- John McCravy
- Josiah Magnuson
- Kevin Hardee
- Lastinger
- Lee Gilreath
- Lee Hewitt
- Mark Smith
- Mark Willis
- Melissa Oremus
- Micah Caskey
- Murrell Smith
- Patrick Haddon
- Paul Wickensimer
- Phillip Bowers
- Phillip Lowe
- Randy Ligon
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in South Carolina.