Confidential or unfounded child abuse and neglect reports
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-940, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AUTHORIZED USES OF UNFOUNDED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD FATALITIES OR NEAR FATALITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND RELEASE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RECORDS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT CHILD FATALITIES OR NEAR FATALITIES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-20, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONAL TERMS, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "NEAR FATALITY". - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Jun 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2021 · House May 10, 2022
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Mar 25, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Jun 17, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
May 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Young, Shealy, McElveen
upper
May 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Bernstein, Collins, Davis
lower
May 12, 2022
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 10, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-19)
house
May 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Young
RRepublican
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