H 5120 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fingerprinting, offenses by minors

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2020, RELATING TO CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILE RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN NOTICE ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF A CASE AGAINST A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, AND TO CLARIFY WHEN JUVENILE FINGERPRINT RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, HOW THESE RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THESE RECORDS MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER AGENCY OR PERSON; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-19-2030, RELATING TO JUVENILE LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, SO AS TO CLARIFY WHEN INCIDENT REPORTS ABOUT A CHILD CHARGED WITH CERTAIN OFFENSES MUST BE PROVIDED TO A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

420
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
May 13, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 13, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-2)
senate
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 4, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-13)
house
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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