H4757Introduced in the House
Parental Rights
Introduced by Thomas Pope, District 47
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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 Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 63-5-340, Relating To Minor Consent For Health Services, So As To Clarify, Strengthen, And Expand Requirements For Parental Consent For Nonemergency Medical Treatment Of Minors, To Provide Procedures And Remedies For Violations Alleged By Parents, And To Define Necessary Terms, Among Other Things; By Repealing Section 63-5-350 Relating To Furnishing Health Services To Minors Without Parental Consent; By Designating The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59 As "general Provisions"; And By Repealing Section 63-5-370 Relating To Certain Consent Not Being Subject To Disaffirmance.
Where it stands
Referred to Committee on Education
February 24, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · February 19, 2026
105
Yes
1
No
18
Absent or Not Voting
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What do people think?
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| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | Yes |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | Yes |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | Yes |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | Yes |
| Don Chapman | 8 | Yes |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Not Voting |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | Absent |
Bill history
Prefiled
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Sanders
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Cromer
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Lastinger
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
Requests for debate-Rep
Scrivener's error corrected
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
Scrivener's error corrected
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-1
Scrivener's error corrected
Read third time and sent to Senate
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Education
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