---
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).