A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20(6) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY DEFINITIONS TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING OR SEVERE FORMS OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IS A VICTIM OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2017
Last action Mar 22, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2018
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
Mar 20, 2018
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 22, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-1)
senate
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, McLeod, Senn, R.J.Cash
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
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