Compare SC H 3927 (2025) and SC H 4663 (2024)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- SC H 3927 (2025) · South Carolina · 2025 · Pending
- SC H 4663 (2024) · South Carolina · 2024 · Failed
415 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| SC H 3927 (2025) | SC H 4663 (2024) |
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| South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 3927 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS by | South Carolina General Assembly 125th Session, 2023-2024 Bill 4663 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY |
| 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 | BY ADDING article 27 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 |
| Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION |
| SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Article 29 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Section 1-1-1910. (A) As used in this section, promoting "diversity, equity, and inclusion" means any attempt or effort to: (1) influence hiring or employment practices with respect to race, sex, color | SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 1 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: Article 27 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Section 1-1-1710. (A) As used in this section, promoting "diversity, equity, and inclusion" means any attempt or effort to: (1) influence hiring or employment practices with respect to race, sex, color |
| other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state and federal antidiscrimination laws; (2) promote differential treatment of or providing special benefits to individuals on the basis of race | other than through the use of color-blind and sex-neutral hiring processes in accordance with any applicable state and federal antidiscrimination laws; (2) promote differential treatment of or providing special benefits to individuals on the basis of race |
| on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity | on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity |
| ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law | ensuring compliance with any applicable court order or state or federal law |
| 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 | 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 |
| institutions of higher learning and school districts, is prohibited from | institutions of higher learning and school districts, is prohibited from |
| learning and school districts, is prohibited from spending any money appropriated or authorized to the office or department until the governing board or chief executive officers, as applicable, submits to the General Assembly a report certifying compliance with this section during the preceding fiscal year. (2) Additionally, in the interim between each regular session of the General Assembly, the individual that certified the report required by item | learning and school districts, is prohibited from spending any money appropriated or authorized to the office or department until the governing board or chief executive officers, as applicable, submits to the General Assembly a report certifying compliance with this section during the preceding fiscal year. (2) Additionally, in the interim between each regular session of the General Assembly, the individual that certified the report required by item |
| the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over the department or office | the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over the department or office |
| at a public hearing of the committee regarding compliance with this section. (3) The State Auditor shall periodically conduct a compliance audit of each department or office to which this subsection applies as to whether the money has been expended in violation of this section. The State Auditor shall adopt a schedule by which the State Auditor will conduct compliance audits under this subsection. The schedule must ensure that each department or office is audited at least once every four years. (4) If the State Auditor determines pursuant to a compliance audit conducted pursuant to item (3) that a department or office has spent state money in violation of this section, the department or off… | at a public hearing of the committee regarding compliance with this section. (3) The State Auditor shall periodically conduct a compliance audit of each department or office to which this subsection applies as to whether the money has been expended in violation of this section. The State Auditor shall adopt a schedule by which the State Auditor will conduct compliance audits under this subsection. The schedule must ensure that each department or office is audited at least once every four years. (4) If the State Auditor determines pursuant to a compliance audit conducted pursuant to item (3) that a department or office has spent state money in violation of this section, the department or off… |
| withhold all future distributions to the department or office until the | withhold all future distributions to the department or office until the |
| SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and School Year 2025-2026. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on | SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and School Year 2024-2025. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on |