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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Adoption"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO A PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT, SO AS TO ALLOW A BIOLOGICAL PARENT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL MEDICAL HISTORY AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION CONSENT OR RELINQUISHMENT, AND TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED TO THE PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT AND TO THE ADOPTEE UPON REACHING THE AGE OF MAJORITY OR PRIOR TO THE AGE OF MAJORITY FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "S 181"
+citation: "South Carolina S 181 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Climer", "Johnson", "McElveen", "McLeod", "Shealy"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-12-12"
+last_action: "2020-10-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62ebd667-ce51-4c55-929e-d6a0b44e7f25"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=181&session=123&summary=B"
+source_hash: "e224547f0f35316f1b7a6a8215ca5d5c6b0801b5ad17180a65aa9e7cb5b39f8a"
+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 S 181 (2019-2020) — Adoption
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO A PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT, SO AS TO ALLOW A BIOLOGICAL PARENT TO PROVIDE PERSONAL MEDICAL HISTORY AT THE TIME OF ADOPTION CONSENT OR RELINQUISHMENT, AND TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED TO THE PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT AND TO THE ADOPTEE UPON REACHING THE AGE OF MAJORITY OR PRIOR TO THE AGE OF MAJORITY FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/181.htm)
+2. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/181_20181212.htm)
+3. **2/13/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/181_20190213.htm)
+4. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/181_20190219.htm)
+5. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/181_20190502.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Climer — primary (person)
+- Johnson — primary (person)
+- McElveen — primary (person)
+- McLeod — primary (person)
+- Shealy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee on General `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-19** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-19** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2019-02-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-02-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-02-21** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-08** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, S. Williams, Garvin, Bales, McCravy, Simmons, Gilliard
+- **2020-02-19** Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-17-20
+- **2020-09-22** Debate adjourned until Wed., 9-23-20
+- **2020-09-23** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Matthews, Rutherford and Garvin
+- **2020-09-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2020-09-23** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
+- **2020-09-24** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 150
+- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
+- **2020-10-02** Act No. 144
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62ebd667-ce51-4c55-929e-d6a0b44e7f25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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