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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY ADOPT A CHILD, SO AS TO ADD CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A NONRESIDENT MAY ADOPT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT TO FILE A PETITION FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHOM HAS CUSTODY OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-9-750 AND 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION HEARINGS AND STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE ADOPTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-370 SO AS TO ADDRESS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. - ratified title"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY ADOPT A CHILD, SO AS TO ADD CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A NONRESIDENT MAY ADOPT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT TO FILE A PETITION FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHOM HAS CUSTODY OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-9-750 AND 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION HEARINGS AND STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE ADOPTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-370 SO AS TO ADDRESS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "H 3442"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3442 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Ballentine", "Bedingfield", "Clary", "Delleney", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Hamilton", "Henderson", "Henegan", "Hixon", "King", "Kirby", "Knight", "Martin", "Norman", "Norrell", "Pope", "Putnam", "Simrill", "Thayer", "V.S. Moss", "W. Newton", "West", "Wheeler", "Yow"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2017-01-12"
+last_action: "2018-04-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c278c2ee-5422-4b8d-a59f-0654cf36fd52"
+source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3442&session=122&summary=B"
+source_hash: "d5d17756093126ded42a5c497b429cde211de9e7583dc335d1cf5c6c21e04c04"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3442 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY ADOPT A CHILD, SO AS TO ADD CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A NONRESIDENT MAY ADOPT AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT TO FILE A PETITION FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT REGARD TO WHOM HAS CUSTODY OF THE CHILD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-9-750 AND 63-9-1110, RELATING TO ADOPTION HEARINGS AND STEPPARENT OR RELATIVE ADOPTIONS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 63-9-370 SO AS TO ADDRESS THE RIGHT TO ADOPT A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **1/12/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20170112.htm)
+2. **1/25/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20170125.htm)
+3. **3/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20180308.htm)
+4. **3/9/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20180309.htm)
+5. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20170503.htm)
+6. **5/5/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3442_20170505.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 3rd Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **104–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- Ballentine — primary (person)
+- Bedingfield — primary (person)
+- Clary — primary (person)
+- Delleney — primary (person)
+- Elliott — primary (person)
+- Erickson — primary (person)
+- Felder — primary (person)
+- Hamilton — primary (person)
+- Henderson — primary (person)
+- Henegan — primary (person)
+- Hixon — primary (person)
+- King — primary (person)
+- Kirby — primary (person)
+- Knight — primary (person)
+- Martin — primary (person)
+- Norman — primary (person)
+- Norrell — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Putnam — primary (person)
+- Simrill — primary (person)
+- Thayer — primary (person)
+- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
+- W. Newton — primary (person)
+- West — primary (person)
+- Wheeler — primary (person)
+- Yow — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Putnam, Clary, Hamilton, Yow, W.Newton, Kirby, Erickson
+- **2017-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight, Hixon, Elliott, Henderson
+- **2017-01-25** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-01-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield, V.S.Moss
+- **2017-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
+- **2017-01-31** Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-1-17
+- **2017-02-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, King, Henegan, West
+- **2017-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-01** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
+- **2017-02-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-02-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-06** Referred to Subcommittee: Massey (ch), McElveen, Senn
+- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-03-08** Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
+- **2018-03-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-08** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
+- **2018-03-09** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2018-03-13** Recalled from House
+- **2018-03-13** Reconsider vote whereby read third time and returned with amendments
+- **2018-03-15** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2018-03-22** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2018-03-22** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
+- **2018-04-03** Ratified R 152
+- **2018-04-04** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2018-04-06** Effective date 04/04/18
+- **2018-04-09** Act No. 144
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c278c2ee-5422-4b8d-a59f-0654cf36fd52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+