H 3220 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 15, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ENACT THE "UNIFORM CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT", TO PROVIDE A LEGAL MECHANISM TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CREDIBLE RISKS OF ABDUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL CUSTODY OR VISITATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 63-7-2340, 63-7-2345, 63-7-2350, 63-13-50, 63-13-60, 63-13-190, 63-13-420, 63-13-430, 63-13-620, 63-13-630, 63-13-820, 63-13-830, 63-13-1010, AND 63-11-70, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT REVIEWS AND BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER PARENTS, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS, OTHER CHILD WELFARE EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS, GROUP CHILDCARE HOMES, FAMILY CHLDCARE HOMES, AND RELIGIOUS CHILDCARE CENTERS, AMONG OTHERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House May 3, 2023

How they voted

450
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 7, 2024
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
3
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)
senate
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Adams, Garrett, Gustafson, Tedder
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-0-20)
house
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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