Financial Literacy Month in SC

2025-2026 Bill 4998: Financial Literacy Month in SC - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4998
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. C. Mitchell, Yow, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis and Wooten
Document Path: LC-0499SA-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 22, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on January 28, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 10, 2026
Summary: Financial Literacy Month in SC
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

1/22/2026

House

Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 23
)

1/28/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 10
)

1/28/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Education
(
Senate Journal-page 10
)

3/5/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Education
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

3/10/2026

Senate

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence (
Senate Journal-page 59
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/22/2026
03/05/2026

Recalled

March 5, 2026

H. 4998

Introduced by Reps. C. Mitchell, Yow, Alexander,
Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach,
Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey,
Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis,
Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin,
Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey,
Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers,
Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J. E. Johnson,
J. L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger,
Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel,
McGinnis, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B.
Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers,
Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G. M. Smith,
M. M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis and Wooten

S. Printed 3/5/26--S.

Read the first time January 28, 2026

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS "FINANCIAL
LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

W
hereas, it is vital
that South Carolina's public schools teach financial literacy to our students
and prepare them to make appropriate personal financial decisions for college,
career, and civic participation; and

W
hereas, states across
the country have designed financial literacy programs and standards that assist
students in preparing for their future lives; and

W
hereas, Youth Finance
USA has determined that financial literacy is not just a high school concern
but, rather, a concern for students throughout their K-12 education and college
years; and

W
hereas, educational
institutions, governments, private businesses, and community-based
organizations should work together in educating consumers to make sound
financial decisions; and

W
hereas, a strong group
of educators and organizations are presently working to improve financial
literacy and the handling of personal finances throughout South Carolina. Now,
therefore,

B
e it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, declare the month of April
2026 as "Financial Literacy Month" in the State of South Carolina.

B
e it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be presented to Youth Finance USA, South Carolina
Chapter.

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