H 3509 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Child protection and permanency

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 7, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ESTABLISH AN EXTENDED FOSTER CARE PROGRAM AND RELATED PROCEDURES TO ENABLE CERTAIN CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON THEIR EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY AND COURT-ORDERED EXTENDED FOSTER CARE; TO REQUIRE CASE REVIEW AND PERMANENCY PLANNING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1700, RELATING TO PERMANENCY PLANNING HEARINGS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Jan 12, 2021 Signed Apr 25, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022

How they voted

40–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 44

Apr 6, 2022

D Democratic15

13 Yea 2

86% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

26 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2022

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Apr 7, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

Apr 6, 2022

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0-4)

senate

Mar 23, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Feb 24, 2021

Committee

Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Feb 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 12, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 16, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors