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H4772 • 2026

Public school sports events scheduling

Public school sports events scheduling

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Sponsor
Reps. Brewer, Hartnett, C. Mitchell and B. Newton
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 86 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Public school sports events scheduling

Public school sports events scheduling

What This Bill Does

  • Public school sports events scheduling

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 86 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works ( House Journal-page 86 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works

Official Summary Text

Public school sports events scheduling

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4772: Public school sports events scheduling - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4772
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Brewer, Hartnett, C. Mitchell and B. Newton
Document Path: LC-0449WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Education and Public Works
Summary: Public school sports events scheduling
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 86
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Education and Public Works
(
House Journal-page 86
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
59-1-339
SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SCHEDULING OF SPORTS EVENTS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL TO
OCCUR ON THE SAME DAY ON WHICH THE SCHOOL IS HOLDING ITS GRADUATION CEREMONIES
or prom, AND TO MAKE SUCH EVENTS SCHEDULED IN VIOLATION OF THIS PROHIBITION
VOID.

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

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 5, Chapter 1, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
59-1-339
.
(
A) The High School
League or other similar interscholastic athletics sanctioning body may not
schedule an athletic event for a high school to occur on the same day on which
the school is holding its:

(
1)
graduation ceremony; or

(
2)
prom or other similar formal dance held by the school near the end of the
academic year.

(
B) A
decision by the High School League or other similar interscholastic athletics
sanctioning body made in violation of subsection (A) is void and the outcome or
forfeiture of any athletic competition scheduled in violation of this section
is void.

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

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