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H4727 • 2026

Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

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Sponsor
Reps. Calhoon, Chumley and Edgerton
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 68 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

What This Bill Does

  • Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 68 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 68 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Official Summary Text

Interscholastic athletic event admission payments

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4727: Interscholastic athletic event admission payments - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4727
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Calhoon, Chumley and Edgerton
Document Path: LC-0500WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Interscholastic athletic event admission payments
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 68
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 68
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
59-17-180
SO AS TO require PUBLIC SCHOOLS to ACCEPT CASH AS A FORM OF PAYMENT
FOR ADMISSIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
WHERE A FEE IS CHARGED FOR ADMISSION, AND TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL GOVERNING
BODIES MAY ADOPT CERTAIN RELATED POLICIES.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 17, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
59-17-180
. A public school shall accept cash as a form of payment for
admissions at the time of the event for any interscholastic athletic activity
where a fee is charged for admission. The governing body of a public school may
adopt a policy allowing any cash accepted pursuant to this section to be
deposited at a financial institution on the next business day. The policy must
include procedures for handling the cash prior to deposit.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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