South Carolina House Bill 3555

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 5 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-04-20 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Matthews, McLeod, Garrett, Gustafson
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Certain Changes To Promote Timely Permanence For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; By Amending Sections 63-7-1710, 63-7-2530, And 63-7-1660, Relating To Termination Of Parental Rights And Removal Actions, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-9-710, Relating To Petitions For Adoption, So As To Address The Filing Of Adoption Petitions For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services.

Permanency Planning

Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]
Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Kathy Landing [R]
Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]

2023-04-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 17 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 108 N: 0 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Matthews, McLeod, Garrett, Gustafson
2023-04-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-04-05	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-04-05	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
2023-04-05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2023-04-04	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2023-04-04	House	Read second time
2023-04-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Pope
2023-04-03		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-30	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2023-03-29	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2023-03-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer
2023-03-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
2023-02-01	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
2023-01-19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
2023-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter, Hixon, Hiott
2023-01-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	1660	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	1700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	1710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	2530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	9	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3555&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3555_20221215.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3555_20230403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3555_20230404.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3555_20230329.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3555%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3555%202023-04-10%20updated.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22655
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22663