South Carolina H 3927: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



H. 3927



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Gilliam, Hiott, G.M. Smith, Bailey, Ballentine, Bannister, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Bustos, Caskey, Chapman, B.J. Cox, B.L. Cox, Crawford, Davis, Erickson, Forrest, Gagnon, Gatch, Gibson, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Hartnett, Hartz, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hixon, Holman, J.E. Johnson, Jordan, Landing, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Martin, McCravy, McGinnis, Mitchell, Montgomery, T. Moore, Moss, Murphy, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Sanders, Schuessler, Sessions, M.M. Smith, Taylor, Teeple, Vaughan, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Willis, Wooten, Yow, Terribile, Pace, Kilmartin, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Cromer, Huff and Gilreath

Companion/Similar bill(s): 368

Document Path: LC-0151DG25.docx



Introduced in the House on February 6, 2025

Introduced in the Senate on April 10, 2025

Last Amended on April 2, 2025


Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary



Summary: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	2/6/2025	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal‑page 31)

	2/6/2025	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 31)

	2/11/2025	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
 Terribile, Pace, Kilmartin, Beach, Edgerton,
 Magnuson, Cromer, Huff
 

	3/4/2025	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath
 

	3/20/2025	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works (House Journal‑page 10)

	3/25/2025	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Lawson, Bowers, T Moore, Edgerton, Guffey, Beach, Magnuson, Frank, Hixon, Taylor, Huff, Hewitt, J Moore, Reese, Gilreath, Cromer, Gilliard, Kirby, Bamberg, Erickson, Whitmire, Henderson-Myers, McDaniels, Hosey, Clyburn, Hager, Williams, Govan, King, Bradley, Rankin, Gilliam, Garvin, Spann-Wilder, Rivers, Alexander, Cobb-Hunter, Mitchell, Yow, Grant, JL Johnson, Brittain, McGinnis, JE Johnson, Guest, Weeks, Jones, Dilliard, Hart, Caskey, Wooten, Montgomery, Chapman, Ballentine, Martin (House Journal‑page 64)

	3/25/2025		Scrivener's error corrected
 

	3/26/2025	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Calhoon
 

	3/26/2025	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-1-25 (House Journal‑page 40)

	4/1/2025	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal‑page 31)

	4/1/2025	House	Reconsidered (House Journal‑page 34)

	4/1/2025	House	Debate interrupted (House Journal‑page 35)

	4/2/2025	House	Amended (House Journal‑page 15)

	4/2/2025	House	Read second time (House Journal‑page 15)

	4/2/2025	House	Roll call Yeas-82  Nays-32 (House Journal‑page 15)

	4/3/2025	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal‑page 46)

	4/10/2025	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 6)

	4/10/2025	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal‑page 6)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



02/06/2025

03/20/2025

03/25/2025

04/02/2025









Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter



Amended

April 2, 2025



H. 3927



Introduced by Reps. Gilliam, Hiott, G. M. Smith, Bailey, Ballentine, Bannister, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Bustos, Caskey, Chapman, B. J. Cox, B. L. Cox, Crawford, Davis, Erickson, Forrest, Gagnon, Gatch, Gibson, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Hartnett, Hartz, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hixon, Holman, J. E. Johnson, Jordan, Landing, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Martin, McCravy, McGinnis, Mitchell, Montgomery, T. Moore, Moss, Murphy, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Robbins, Sanders, Schuessler, Sessions, M. M. Smith, Taylor, Teeple, Vaughan, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Willis, Wooten, Yow, Terribile, Pace, Kilmartin, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Cromer, Huff and Gilreath 



S. Printed 4/2/25--H.

Read the first time February 6, 2025



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A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS by ENACTing THE “ENDING ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND RESTORING MERIT-BASED OPPORTUNITY ACT” BY ADDING article 29 to Chapter 1, title 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT EVERY OFFICE, DIVISION, OR OTHER UNIT BY ANY NAME OF EVERY OFFICE OR DEPARTMENT OF THIS STATE, AND ALL OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, INCLUDING ALL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FROM PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; and TO PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE, EXCELLENCE, AND HARD WORK; AND TO SPECIFY APPLICABILITY.

	Amend Title To Conform



Whereas, longstanding state and federal civil rights laws protect individual South Carolinians from discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability. These civil rights protections serve as a bedrock supporting equality of opportunity for all South Carolinians; and

 

Whereas, the General Assembly finds it necess