2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3556: Infant Safe Havens
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Infant Safe Havens, So As To Allow The Permanency Planning Hearing And Termination Of Parental Rights Hearing To Occur In The Same Proceeding, With Exceptions.
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
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: Weeks, Wheeler
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson, Pace, Taylor, Pope
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Roll call Yeas-109 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
109
Yea
0
Nay
14
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/4/2023
111
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/5/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Murrell Smith
Republican
Co-Sponsors (21)
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Heather Crawford
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Travis Moore
Republican
John Mccravy
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Richard Yow
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican
David Weeks
Democrat
William Wheeler
Democrat
Josiah Magnuson
Republican
Jordan Pace
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican