H 3915 South Carolina House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Child welfare system

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-7-10 AND 63-7-1620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT MUST ENSURE THAT CHILD WELFARE AND SAFETY ARE THE SOLE BASIS OF DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND DECISIONS IN SUCH PROCEEDINGS AND THAT THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THE SOLE DISCRETION ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OVER ANY DECISIONS PERTAINING TO SUCH PROCEEDINGS.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

May 2019

House Passage

May 2019

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2019 Last action May 2, 2019

Floor votes · House May 1, 2019

How they voted

87–7

Passed · 28 other

Total votes 122

May 1, 2019

D Democratic43

29 Yea 14

67% Yea

R Republican79

58 Yea 7 Nay 14

73% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

22

Key actions

4

Committee

3

Amendments

1

May 2, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

May 2, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

May 2, 2019

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

May 1, 2019

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 1, 2019

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (87-7-28)

house

Mar 27, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 6, 2019

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Ashley Trantham

Bruce Bannister

Mandy W. Kimmons

Shannon Erickson

Shedron D. Williams

Todd Rutherford

Wendell Gilliard