South Carolina Senate Bill 179

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-7-1990, Relating To Confidentiality And Release Of Records And Information, So As To Authorize Disclosure Of Case Records To County And State Guardian Ad Litem Staff And The State Child Advocate's Divisions; By Amending Section 63-11-550, Relating To Confidentiality Of Records And Information, So As To Provide That The Appointed Guardian Ad Litem Can Share Case Records To County And State Guardian Ad Litem Staff And The State Child Advocate's Divisions; By Amending Section 63-11-700, Relating To The Division For Review Of The Foster Care Of Children, So As To Update Statutes Related To The State Child Advocate's Division; By Amending Section 63-11-1340, Relating To The Director And Other Staff, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And By Amending Section 63-11-1360, Relating To The Annual Report, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Department of Children’s Advocacy

Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	11	1340	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	11	1360	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	11	550	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	11	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	7	1990	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0179&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/179_20250114.htm