South Carolina House Bill 3097

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: N/A - 0% progression
Action: 2024-12-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The South Carolina Adoption Act, So As To Change The Term "special Needs Child" To "child With Challenging Adoption Circumstances"; By Amending Sections 63-9-60, 63-9-750, 63-9-1370, 63-9-1750, And 63-9-2030, All Relating To Adoptions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Tax Deductions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Adoption

Rep. Jermaine Johnson [D]

Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	6	1140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	1700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	1370	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	1750	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	2030	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	750	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3097&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3097_20241205.htm