South Carolina Senate Bill 240

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-16 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
Pending: Senate Family and Veterans Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "south Carolina Parental Rights To Affirm Biological Sex In Child Welfare And Placement Act"; And By Adding Section 63-7-50 So As To Encourage Children To Identify With Their Biological Sex By Requiring Courts And Agencies To Consider A Child's Biological Sex As A Positive Factor In Child Welfare Proceedings, To Provide That Parents And Legal Guardians Have The Right To Encourage A Child To Align With Their Biological Sex, Including In Making Medical Decisions, And To Offer Protections For Exercising This Right, To Require The Department Of Social Services And Family Court System To Develop Policies And The Department Of Social Services To Submit Annual Reports, And To Define Necessary Terms.

Parental Rights to Affirm Biological Sex in Child Welfare

Sen. Richard Cash [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]

Sen. Matthew Leber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
2025-01-16	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3094 (Similar To) 2025-02-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	7	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0240&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/240_20250116.htm