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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Fingerprint Background Checks Update"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 996"
+citation: "South Carolina S 996 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Devine", "Elliott", "Reichenbach", "Sutton", "Tedder", "Young", "Zell"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-03-10"
+last_action: "2026-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=996&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "4dbc0fd9d2cd5cc473e09466a76a2ebbcdb2e12dae7fa18ddedba8fb8b6915ab"
+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 996 (2025-2026) — Fingerprint Background Checks Update
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-13-190, RELATING TO FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECKS OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN CHILDCARE FACILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/996.htm)
+2. **03/10/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260310.htm)
+3. **03/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260312.htm)
+4. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260506.htm)
+5. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/996_20260513.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Devine — primary (person)
+- Elliott — primary (person)
+- Reichenbach — primary (person)
+- Sutton — primary (person)
+- Tedder — primary (person)
+- Young — primary (person)
+- Zell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-03-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-03-10** Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-12** Polled out of committee Family and Veterans' Services
+- **2026-03-12** Committee report: Favorable Family and Veterans' Services `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2026-03-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
+- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 243
+- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
+- **2026-06-03** Act No. 232
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc1ba5d0-7b5f-48e4-941e-1ea79de08098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+