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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-1-50, RELATING TO THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE STATE CHILD ADVOCATE TO THE COMMITTEE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "S 299"
+citation: "South Carolina S 299 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Goldfinch", "Hutto", "Jackson", "Shealy"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2022-12-07"
+last_action: "2023-05-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23a0a260-32d9-473c-8e24-818cbe685b5f"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=299&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "e64677316a47e55b9a4d1de2c544f96b2c9611a18b483103675e0137991326ef"
+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 299 (2023-2024) — Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-1-50, RELATING TO THE JOINT CITIZENS AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE STATE CHILD ADVOCATE TO THE COMMITTEE. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/299.htm)
+2. **12/7/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/299_20221207.htm)
+3. **2/8/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/299_20230208.htm)
+4. **4/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/299_20230426.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Waive Rule 5.14 24hr Print — **76–13** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Goldfinch — primary (person)
+- Hutto — primary (person)
+- Jackson — primary (person)
+- Shealy — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-12-07** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2022-12-07** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-08** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-14** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2023-02-15** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-02-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-02-16** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
+- **2023-04-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2023-04-28** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-05-02** Ratified R 17
+- **2023-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-10** Effective date 05/08/23
+- **2023-05-10** Act No. 9
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23a0a260-32d9-473c-8e24-818cbe685b5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+