Senate passes Student Physical Privacy Act on third reading, 33–2

On special order the Senate took up House Bill 47 56, the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act, which would set standards governing privacy in school restrooms and changing facilities. After the reading clerk called the bill for third reading, senators requested a roll call. The presiding officer granted unanimous consent that members in the subcommittee upstairs be allowed to vote from the gallery.

The roll-call vote was recorded and the clerk tabulated the result: 33 ayes and 2 noes, and the bill was granted third reading by the Senate. The transcript records individual yea/nay and not-voting entries as senators were polled and several members were noted as having leave or not voting. The clerk announced the tabulation and the bill received a third reading on the floor.

What happens next: Passage on third reading means the bill advances according to legislative calendar procedures (engrossment and any subsequent concurrence as required between chambers). The transcript does not record further amendments on the floor during third reading.