Foster care or adoption placement
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2350, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION PLACEMENTS, SO AS ALSO TO APPLY TO EMPLOYEES OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES IN WHICH FOSTER CHILDREN ARE PLACED AND TO ADD BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Signed May 26, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Feb 11, 2020
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 26, 2020
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
upper
May 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Shealy, Hutto and Young
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Bernstein, Collins, Caskey
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 11, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-0-15)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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