S 996 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fingerprint Background Checks Update

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Mar 10, 2026 Signed May 19, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House May 13, 2026

How they voted

42–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 45

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

30 Yea 3

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 13, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (105-0-9)

house

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)

senate

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors