Loading
1 bill found
April 03, 2026, 07:27:06 pm
Session 126 - (2025-2026)
Bill Number(s)...415
Printer Friendly
(pdf format)
S*0415 (Rat #0103, Act #0099 of 2026) General Bill, By Young, Elliott, Sutton, Ott, Devine, Reichenbach and Zell
Summary: Child Welfare Caregivers
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE TERM "LICENSED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION BY A STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE, SO AS TO APPLY TO CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2320, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF A KINSHIP FOSTER PARENT FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WHEN LICENSING RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2350, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2400, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN WHO MAY BE PLACED IN A FOSTER HOME, SO AS TO REMOVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT LIMITATIONS FROM KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
View full text View Vote History
Summary: Child Welfare Caregivers
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-20, RELATING TO CHILDREN'S CODE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD THE TERM "LICENSED"; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION BY A STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE, SO AS TO APPLY TO CHILDREN PLACED WITH RELATIVES OR FICTIVE KIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2320, RELATING TO THE KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, SO AS TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE OF A KINSHIP FOSTER PARENT FROM TWENTY-ONE TO EIGHTEEN AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO USE DIFFERENT STANDARDS WHEN LICENSING RELATIVES AND FICTIVE KIN; BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2350, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR LEGAL GUARDIAN PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 63-7-2400, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN WHO MAY BE PLACED IN A FOSTER HOME, SO AS TO REMOVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT LIMITATIONS FROM KINSHIP FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
View full text View Vote History
| 03/04/25 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 03/04/25 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 03/26/25 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 15) |
| 03/28/25 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/01/25 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26) |
| 04/01/25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26) |
| 04/02/25 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9) |
| 04/03/25 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 27) |
| 04/03/25 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 27) |
| 02/03/26 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 6) |
| 02/05/26 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 27) |
| 02/05/26 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 27) |
| 02/05/26 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28) |
| 02/05/26 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 29) |
| 02/06/26 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments |
| 02/11/26 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled |
| 02/25/26 | Ratified R 103 | |
| 02/27/26 | Signed By Governor | |
| 03/05/26 | Effective date 02/27/26 | |
| 03/05/26 | Act No. 99 |
Go to top