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2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature

H3554: Adoption

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-520, Relating To Adoption Investigations And Reports, So As To Give The Court The Discretion To Waive The Requirement For Certain Preplacement Reports And Any Postplacement Investigation And Report; And By Amending Section 63-9-510, Relating To Temporary Placement And Custody Of Adoptees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

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Bill History

12/15/2022
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/15/2022
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/12/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
House of Representatives
1/18/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Hiott
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, M.M.Smith
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Weeks, Wheeler
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Pope
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/5/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/20/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Matthews, McLeod, Garrett, Gustafson
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
4/5/2023
105
Yea
0
Nay
18
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/4/2023
106
Yea
0
Nay
15
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/5/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 24
Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Murrell Smith
Murrell Smith
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text • 3/29/2023 • 15.7 KB
LegiScanState Site
Introduced
Bill Text • 12/15/2022 • 4.7 KB
LegiScanState Site
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note • 3/28/2023 • 166.8 KB
LegiScanState Site

External Links

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