SC H3311 | 2009-2010 | 118th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-13)
Status: Passed on June 12 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-12 - Act No. 41
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-13)
Status: Passed on June 12 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-06-12 - Act No. 41
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SUBARTICLE 8 TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 9, TITLE 63 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBLE FATHER REGISTRY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN UNMARRIED BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF A CHILD, OR A MALE CLAIMING TO BE THE UNMARRIED BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF A CHILD, MUST FILE A CLAIM OF PATERNITY WITH THIS REGISTRY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF A TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ACTION OR AN ADOPTION ACTION PERTAINING TO THIS CHILD; TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO FILE A CLAIM CONSTITUTES AN IMPLIED IRREVOCABLE WAIVER OF THE FATHER'S RIGHT TO NOTICE OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE TERMINATION OF HIS PARENTAL RIGHTS AND FOR THE CHILD'S ADOPTION; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CONDUCT BY AN UNMARRIED BIOLOGICAL FATHER IS DEEMED TO BE NOTICE TO THIS FATHER OF THE BIOLOGICAL MOTHER'S PREGNANCY; AND TO FURTHER ESTABLISH FILING PROCEDURES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE REGISTRY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-730, RELATING TO PERSONS AND ENTITIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE OF ADOPTION ACTIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A PERSON WHO HAS REGISTERED WITH THE RESPONSIBLE FATHER REGISTRY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2530, RELATING TO THE FILING OF A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SO AS TO REQUIRE A TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS ACTION TO BE HEARD WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE DATE THE PETITION IS FILED AND TO PROVIDE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A CONTINUANCE MAY BE GRANTED; TO AMEND SECTION 63-7-2550, RELATING TO PERSONS AND ENTITIES ENTITLED TO BE SERVED WITH A PETITION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SO AS TO FURTHER SPECIFY THE AGE AS FOURTEEN FOR SERVING A CHILD, TO PROVIDE SERVICE ON THE GUARDIAN AD LITEM OF A CHILD UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND TO SPECIFY THE NOTICE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AN UNMARRIED BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF A CHILD WHOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE BEING TERMINATED. - ratified title
Title
Further Specify The Age As Fourteen For Serving A Child, To Provide Service On The Guardian Ad Litem Of A Child Under Fourteen Years Of Age, And To Specify The Notice Provisions Applicable To An Unmarried Biological Father Of A Child Whose Parental Rights Are Being Terminated. - Ratified Title
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-12 | Act No. 41 | |
| 2009-06-11 | Effective date See Act for Effective Date | |
| 2009-06-02 | Signed By Governor | |
| 2009-05-27 | Ratified R 99 | |
| 2009-05-14 | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-55 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-38 | |
| 2009-05-13 | Senate amendment amended HJ-38 | |
| 2009-05-12 | Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, May 13, 2009 HJ-42 | |
| 2009-04-28 | Read third time and sent to House SJ-25 | |
| 2009-04-24 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2009-04-23 | Read second time SJ-22 | |
| 2009-04-23 | Amended SJ-22 | |
| 2009-04-15 | Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-37 | |
| 2009-04-14 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-17 | |
| 2009-04-14 | Introduced and read first time SJ-17 | |
| 2009-04-02 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2009-04-02 | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-53 | |
| 2009-04-01 | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 HJ-86 | |
| 2009-04-01 | Read second time HJ-86 | |
| 2009-04-01 | Amended HJ-78 | |
| 2009-04-01 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield | |
| 2009-03-26 | Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2009 HJ-32 | |
| 2009-03-24 | Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kennedy, Hosey, JH Neal, Govan, Allen, Harvin, Weeks, HB Brown, Clemmons, Bannister, Daning, Crawford, Brady, Erickson, Brantley, King, and Parks HJ-45 | |
| 2009-03-24 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bannister | |
| 2009-03-11 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rice, Hiott | |
| 2009-03-05 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 2009-03-05 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers, Owens | |
| 2009-03-04 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-64 | |
| 2009-03-04 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrester | |
| 2009-02-26 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wylie | |
| 2009-02-19 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Weeks | |
| 2009-02-04 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.R.Young, Limehouse, Sottile, Viers, Williams | |
| 2009-02-03 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith, Hamilton, Jennings | |
| 2009-01-29 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, Harvin, Hutto, Neilson, Nanney, Miller | |
| 2009-01-27 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-11 | |
| 2009-01-27 | Introduced and read first time HJ-10 |
Same As/Similar To
S0284 (Similar To) 2009-04-28 - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 7 | 2530 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 63 | 7 | 2550 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 63 | 9 | 730 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
South Carolina State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3311&session=118 |
