S 612 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Child Welfare

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-10, RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S CODE, SO AS TO REVISE STATED CHILD WELFARE SERVICE PRINCIPLES AND REQUIRE CERTAIN REPORTING; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-920, RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS AND CASE DETERMINATION, SO AS TO CHANGE GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING IN THE CASE OF A REPORT OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

May 2023

Introduced Mar 8, 2023 Signed May 16, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House May 4, 2023

How they voted

40–1

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 45

Mar 29, 2023

D Democratic14

14 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

25 Yea 1 Nay 4

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 16, 2023

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 5, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

May 4, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (108-0-14)

house

May 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 8, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 8, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors