H 3920 South Carolina House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-63-85 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS, SHALL POST AT LEAST FIVE SIGNS THAT PROVIDE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND RELATED INFORMATION FOR REPORTING INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION; AND TO PROVIDE DETAILS CONCERNING THE CONTENT, PLACEMENT, AND APPEARANCE OF THE SIGNS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-910, RELATING TO A TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR THE REFERRAL OF INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MAY MAINTAIN, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN SUCH A SERVICE AND TO INCLUDE CHILD EXPLOITATION AMONG THE CATEGORIES OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS FOR WHICH THE SERVICE IS INTENDED.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2017 Last action Jan 30, 2018
Floor votes · House Jan 25, 2018

How they voted

102–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 120
Jan 25, 2018
D Democratic43
37 Yea 6
86% Yea
R Republican77
65 Yea 12
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 30, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
upper
Jan 30, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 25, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-18)
house
Jan 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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