Child protection and permanency
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20(6) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF "CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT" OR "HARM".
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Mar 7, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0-1)
senate
Feb 27, 2019
Amended
Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Shealy (ch), Young, Climer, Fanning, McLeod
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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