South CarolinaChild Welfare Caregivers
What it does
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
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 5Act No. 99Latest
- Mar 5Effective date 02/27/26
- Feb 27Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- Feb 25Ratified R 103
- Feb 11Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Feb 6Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 5Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- Feb 5Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5AmendedMajor
- Feb 3Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- 2025
- Apr 3Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Apr 3Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Apr 2Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Apr 1Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Read second timeMinor
- Mar 28Scrivener's error corrected
- Mar 26Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' ServicesMinor
- Mar 4Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' ServicesMinor
- Mar 4Introduced and read first timeIntroduced